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Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... we will need to reconsider. Who knows?" No matter how the company chooses to restructure its current operations, it will continue to make the most of today's trend toward customized/specialty products. ...

Converters See Hurdles Ahead in Digital Printing

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... one way to get the speeds up and reduce the costs, because you're going to have the traditional speeds and traditional costs for some of it. It's just going to be a matter of evolving the technologies together." ...

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

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December 31, 1999, ... for the company." Zohar says it's like driving a fast, well-built sports car and feeling secure and in control all the while. "No matter how high the speed, you feel very safe," he says. "Today's market ...

Corporate compliance audits may save legal hassles.

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... requirements; antitrust; health, safety, and environmental laws; employment matters, including Employment Retirement Income Security Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, and other federal employment laws; ...

Movin' on up - a look at relocating a business.

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... taxes, employee base, and access to rail lines or major transportation arteries. But for many companies, it is simply a matter of following their customer base. MPI Label Systems, today one of the nation' ...

Saudi methanol producer plans expansion program

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... are in operation. Three are treating solid waste, and the remaining plants are running on liquid manure of various dry matter contents from somewhere around 2%-12% total solids. Thirteen installations ...

Pointing finger places blame but won't solve the proble

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... of the problem. The best way to approach the matter is with the various tools of analytical chemistry. Gas chromatography and infrared spectrophotometry are probably the two most powerful techniques used ...

NOVA and Union Carbide to build ethylene plant

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... of their growing requirements over the coming years." A final decision on this matter is expected toward the latter part of this year. Film Acquisition ICI Australia is in the process of finalizing ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ...  the outset, a new attitude sprang up among the employees: Everyone's contribution mattered, and even the tiniest manufacturing detail can be vitally important to the quality and consistency of labels w ...

Tetra Pak plant in Spain is environmentally certified.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, Tetra Pak's converting facility for aseptic paper/poly/foil liquid food packaging materials in Arganda, near Madrid, Spain, has become the first factory Tetra Pak's converting facility for aseptic paper/poly/foil ...

Gravure winners go for gold

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... The package was redesigned to reflect an updated corporate image. Four different black inks combined with a soft backdrop to produce a duotone look, and matte and gloss contrast adds appeal. Engraver: ...

Making Lemonade in the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... nervousness. My concern over this matter goes back to last February when I received some information on how mergers and acquisitions were on the rise for midsize manufacturers and their suppliers. I ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... fits comfortably within Courtaulds." Vladimir Wolpert publishes reports dealing with paper and plastics technology, marketing, and environmental matters. He has been in the industry for more than 50 ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... all of the flow channels are always in use, no matter how many polymer layers are being produced or what the structure configuration is. "This characteristic," says Garton, "ensures that there is never ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... can vary from job to job. "It depends on what you're going to print, what your subject matter is," suggests Bruce M. Riddell, VP of engineering for Spectrum Label Corp., San Carlos, CA. "Based on the job ...

Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH commissioned M&Y to design and supply a trim system for a winder at its Tamil Nadu plant in India to handle newsprint Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH commissioned M&Y to ...

Flat tax proposal is getting serious consideration

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February 29, 1996, ... deductions, and real property taxes. Which deductions ultimately would be eliminated would be a matter of political debate, but the theory is that all would be cast aside in favor of a broad standard ...

European equity supplier acquires plastics division

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, NatWest Ventures announced the acquisition of three companies comprising the core of the Plastics Laminate Div. of Laporte PLC for $27 million.The companies NatWest Ventures announced the acquisition of ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... on matters of compliance assurance. We anticipate in 1996 a proliferation of regulations aimed at revamping the way in which the states will deal with the cleanup of abandoned industrial properties. ...

Product liability and food safety reforms move along

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... to product liability matters. The House bill also includes medical malpractice reform, while the Senate bill does not. Finally, the two bills differ in the amount of punitive damages that may be awarded. ...