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International Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... there has been significant interest from other Asian countries, resulting in four machine sales into Japan and one to Malaysia. Ultimet Continues Expansion in Metallized Films NORWICH, ENGLAND—Reflecting ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... M. Podhajny of Colorcon addressed problem solving techniques involved in analyzing a complicated ink adhesion problem. His example involved ink adhesion failure associated with metallized paper labels ...

Corona Treaters Adapt to Converting Processes

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September 30, 2000, ... does not call for treating conductive substrates such as metallized material, explains Charles Ballard, product manager at Pillar Technologies (pillartech.com), Hartland, WI. A bare roll treater is used ...

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

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September 30, 2000, ... a main product line. Custom Tapes has grown to offer approximately 40 different specialty tape products, which include silver and gold decorative metallized films; a "pre-space tape" for the graphic arts ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... by technical innovation and broadening the use of metallized films rather than adding other converting processes. Substance over Size Starting in South Hackensack, NJ, with a single 60-in. metallizing ...

Hologram in 3-D Makes Postage Stamp a Keeper

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August 31, 2000, ... a "shim" that embosses the holographic image into the roll leaf product. After embossing, Crown Roll Leaf metallized the hologram and applied adhesive. The process took four weeks. The goal was to hot ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... on "The Latest Technologies for Manufacturing Monolayer and Multilayer PET Preforms"; Jim Schneider of AET Films USA for "Innovations and Applications of Barrier and Metallized OPP Films"; Jason Kim of EVALCA ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ...  Sonoco is supplying eight different SKUs in a structure using a Toray 60-ga clear OPP (F61W), reverse printed and extrusion laminated to a Toray 60-ga metallized heat-sealable OPP (PWS). The 8-color ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... kit contains all the materials necessary to view anilox inventories accurately, mfr. says. Kit includes either 10 or 25 Echocheks[TM], a metallized laboratory tape that, when applied to the face of an ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... use of metallized PP and polyester film. Food Industry Trends Food industry trends directly influence converted flexible packaging opportunities, since specific flexible materials (e.g., film, paper, ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... damage. Coextrusion process develops, combining various hot plastics to produce more desirable packaging properties. Vacuum metallized films introduced; these films provide superior oxygen-resistant ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... all the old stand-bys--paper, film, and foil--and also runs nylons and metallized polyester. "All of those base substrates are either reverse printed or surface printed, depending on the application. On ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... and Mark Spaulding, editor-in-chief of Converting Headquartered in Fort Mill, SC, AIMCAL is an international, nonprofit trade association representing converters of metallized, laminated, and coated ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... as food preparation. Bags typically incorporate high-barrier materials such as ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyvinylidene chloride, or metallized polyester or nylon. Bag-in-box is the traditional package, ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

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February 29, 2000, ... chloride (PVDC)/PE (cured meats); PET/metallized PET/PE (powder drinks); and BOPP/PVDC/white OPP (filled cookies). BOPP film is purchased from ExxonMobil and Vitopel. Morton Chemical and Liofol supply ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... pressure-sensitive, gummed, and heat seal labelstock; flexible packaging, including barrier, clear, and metallized laminates and lidding materials; a range of p-s and heat seal mounting and laminating ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... nylon, PVDC [polyvinylidene chloride], EVOH [ethylene vinyl alcohol], and metallized films. But the consumer demand to have fresher, more flavorful, higher quality foods has driven the demand for more ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... such as (biaxially oriented polypropylene) BOPP/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP; PET/ink/adhesive/metallized low-density polyethylene; and BOPP/ink/adhesive/BOPP/adhesive/pearl BOPP/adhesive/metallized BOPP. ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

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December 31, 1999, ... new testing equipment manufactured by Testing Machines Inc. The company works with more than 20 paper suppliers; film suppliers include AET, QPF, and Toray, which also provides metallized films. CEI ...