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Turning Standard into Specialty

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... product, for that matter.” What the Columbia, IL, company does offer is specialized converting services, including water jet cutting, narrow width slitting, die-cutting, printing, coating, laminating, ...

Tapes & More Tapes

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... a solid reputation for quality and service among those who matter most: their customers. “There are companies out there that offer specialty tapes, others that offer general-purpose products,” notes ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... label on the company's white HDPE containers. Unilever Korea says it decided to switch to in-mold labeling to reduce package decorating costs. FasClear In-Mold and PRIMAX In-Mold are matte clear and white ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... Employing embossed silver with black with a combination of matte and gloss finishes, it “advances the use of flexible packaging, giving the impression of chrome and steel in a traditionally printed and ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... the quality of the package. The package buyer is looking for performance: a specific gloss level (high, satin, or matte) or a particular coefficient of friction (COF). These are critical surface properties. ...

Cutting to the Chase

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... to activate the chucks. Once activated, the chuck's gripping elements penetrated the core wall and damaged the material at the end of the roll. To further complicate matters, the plant runs at least ...

Dive in the Ipex "SEE" of Technolog

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2002, ... & Leigh Slater also is displaying an array of special-effects boards, including iridescent, satin, and pearlized finishes. Also featured are the highly reflective and matte-film lined cartonboards. Visit ...

RFID Labels a Good Read

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... many bags have to be manually identified and routed to the right plane. It…would be a lot more efficient to have an RFID identifier that's not dependent on line of sight with the reader, so no matter how ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... on one's vantage point, the holographic pattern shifts from matte to sparkly and catches the attention of passing shoppers. ”The label really pops,” judges said. “It looks embossed, but it isn't.”  ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... overlaminates are designed to enhance both the durability and esthetics of digitally printed graphics, says co. These 4-mil overlaminating vinyls, available with a gloss, matte, or luster finish, are said ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... will provide a matte finish where this is the desired surface appearance. Another frequent benefit an overcoat can provide is moisture resistance. An overcoating can protect both a substrate and its ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... was Label Graphics. For both lines, Label Graphics used a PP label for durability in the high humidity of the bath and for a high-end, all-natural image. “We used a matte film laminate for a soft ...

Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... 25 hr a day, five days a week, the 50-mm dies produce high-density polyethylene from 7-18 in. in both clear and matte finishes. The blown film lines run at 100-150 fpm, and the film is corona treated in-line ...

What Makes a Meeting a Must?

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... (CEMA) had it on April 22-23, just prior to the opening of CMM Intl. in Chicago. Surely the subject matter as defined by a catchy title has something to do with drawing a curious crowd, right? Well, ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... on the printed matter is precisely analyzed by three CCD photoceptors arrayed geometrically at equal distances. System can display defects alternating with preceding image for easy comparison. Job-Change ...

Cut-to-Register Sheeting Trims Time and Labor Costs

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... can maintain a flat sheet in different environmental conditions, no matter where we ship it, since those fibers of the paper have already been relaxed.” Also on the finishing side is a new embosser/calender ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... is. Some competitors will assume the press will run as fast as paper when they estimate BOPP, then they find out it does — but the ink isn't drying. The truth of the matter is that not only does Hammer ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ...  drying. The truth of the matter is that not only does Hammer have its own proprietary inks and coatings we have developed with vendors for both ultraviolet and conventional runs, we also have uniquel ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... time. The times from start to save decrease to a matter of minutes rather than hours. Better gauge uniformity increases translate to flatter film. This gives flatter rolls, improved product performance, ...

Printer Helps Customers Manage Printing Needs

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... Future On-line shopping, of course, is growing at significant rates today. From "free rural delivery" to "e-commerce," the buzzwords certainly have changed. Yet, notes Keim, no matter how the transaction ...