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November 29, 2000, ... president of the International Olympic Committee, "...the Olympic Games in the year 2000 were awarded to the city of Sydney partly because of the consideration they gave to environmental matters." Biocorp' ...

A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls

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September 30, 2000, ... purpose. Four common roll finishes are polished, matte, release, and engraved. The polished roll has use to produce sheet products that have a smooth, polished look. The matte finish is useful for releasing ...

Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter

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March 30, 2000, ... could get our hands on," says president Tom Mumford. "We still operate that way today. No job is too big or too small. Our customers have helped us grow and will always be with us, no matter how big we ...

Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale

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February 29, 2000, ... by The Association for Suppliers of Printing and Publishing Technologies (NPES). Representatives will be on hand to provide support to visitors on all show matters in local languages. Show hours ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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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. ...

Pointing finger places blame but won't solve the proble

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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 ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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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 ...

Gravure winners go for gold

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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: ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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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

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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 ...

Economic Forecast: More of the Same, Unless...

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December 31, 1995, ...  he's going to get rid of inflation no matter how much it hurts. Shocks like these typically cause recessions. However, the economy appears healthy enough and self-correcting enough to solve its own problem ...

"Partnering" helps get press up to spee

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November 30, 1995, ... a huge just-in-time order to a major manufacturer. The job, to be printed on matte, clear PS, was complicated. It first required the laydown of an opaque color, followed by the laydown of four additional ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... sub-atomic particles at nearly light speeds in experiments on the nature of matter. The competition was chaired by Robert W. Heitzman, editor-in-chief, Packaging Digest. The judges included: Mona Doyle, ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ...  reality to set in." Republican control of Congress may help business at Flex Products Inc., Santa Rosa, CA, according to John Matteucci, manager of process equipment technology. A lot of the firm's busines ...