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New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... foil, paper, and other materials in seconds without contact with cardboard core. Described as a lower-cost alternative to company’s larger Model 72 roll splitter. Slitter/Rewinder has Station for Each ...

Skeist Offers a Series of Industry Studies

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... VII, and Photopolymers V. (skeistinc.com) Inks II will provide in depth information on the following: Technical, economic, and marketing information on existing raw materials and end products.  ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... chuck. ANI Issues an Alert on Shortage PLYMOUTH, MN—ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... 800/645-4330; checkline.com Checkline LS Series linear stroboscopes are said to be ideal for inspecting web-type products such as labels, printed materials, nonwovens, and more. A super-bright Xenon light ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... of pancreatic cancer November 27. W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Columbia, MD, appoints Gregory E. Poling president of the newly formed Grace Davison Specialty Materials business. He will be responsible for ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... Laminates Although the development of wide-format digital printing technology brought welcome growth and new application areas, the market for self-adhesive graphic arts materials is entering the mature ...

FTA Seeks Applicants for Environmental Excellence Awards

(Archive)

November 07, 2004, ... that recover reusable materials or energy improved operation of existing process equipment and methods that reduce or prevent waste generation technical developments that result in waste reduction outreach ...

Better Bagging

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... lengths as needed. Since this resulted in wasted production time as well as materials, Iris Avitable, coordinator of the converting department, began to search for a tabletop automated bagging system. ...

Implications of Bioterrorism Act

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... under TSCA. Thus, to assure compliance and avoid shipment delays, a comprehensive understanding of the materials being sold, the intended end-use application, and the applicable law is needed. For ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... across the value chain of downgauging materials, and opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive laminate and make it more competitive. Discussions highlighted the need for greater innovation ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... to bring together end-user executives with specific package purchasing authority and converting materials and machinery suppliers with solutions to CPG converting. Developed and produced by Packaging ...

Sonoco Helps Home Guard Get Homeland Security Products in Stores for National Preparedness Month

(Archive)

September 07, 2004, ... producing corrugated POP display and shipping materials at our Winston-Salem, North Carolina, plant." Sonco says, in Winston-Salem, from 500 to 1,000 temporary workers worked overtime and double-time, ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... its line of library systems technology and solution choices, the 3M One-Tag RFID System. The single-tag system for authenticating, securing, tracking, and managing library materials uses Texas Instruments’ ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... low-odor, safety-driven inks that offer consistent color, low viscosity, and high strength. Company reports it has eliminated all hazardous and chemically suspect materials from these inks, and they are ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ...  In addition, packaging products can be subjected to undesirable fungi, of which yeast and mold are the main concerns. Microbe contamination in packaging materials typically is controlled by heat, ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... to work with means processors can take five- or seven-layer films and reduce the gauge of costly barrier materials and tielayers by adding less expensive resins to the structure. Since many of these are ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... offered by Decorated Paper, a div. of the Hazen Paper Co., is said to make short-run display materials appear to sparkle and shimmer. When Mira-Jet, a transfer medium, is used to print full-color digital ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... quality, dust attraction, tearing, or jamming are problems. The 9-in. stock length is suited to standards of many common materials. Force can be adjusted from a “blast” to a “breeze.” Air consumption has ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... Tutorials. Breakfast sessions, led by industry experts, covered such topics as optical design, smart materials, plasma processing of biomaterials. The two lunchtime sessions addressed “Whither the Future ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Said to offer attractive pricing and short lead times, it handles a wide range of packaging materials. The slitting section is easily accessible and allows good visibility of the scissor or razor blade ...