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Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... the substrate surface without flowing down and away from where bonding should occur. Reportedly, adhesives allow laminators that convert paper products to minimize moisture and cost and to aid high-productivity ...

Antioxidants, Oxygen Scavengers, Free Radicals, and Packaging

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... processes that lead to food spoilage by reducing oxygen and moisture. Antioxidants and free radical scavengers are used for this purpose. Among the oxygen reduction advances in packaging have been the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... cores of the Korad film rolls. After banding, the entire unit is wrapped in a poly stretch wrap to seal it from moisture during its ocean voyage. “The Pak-Line solution initially cost the same as our ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

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February 28, 2002, ... against moisture and oxygen, as well as physical damage. We expect our food to be fresh and without contamination. To this end, packaging engineers constantly develop packaging products that improve product ...

FPA Honors Both Flexible & Flashy

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February 28, 2002, ... less than 0.1%. This active scavenging process increases the shelf life of refrigerated pasta by more than 50% and does not require moisture to activate the scavenging process, rendering it equally effective ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

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February 28, 2002, ... of web breaks, excellent die-cutting surface, excellent profile control, and minimal moisture sensitivity.   Equally important, the surface smoothness of the polyester film makes it an ideal candidate ...

Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... or even failure. Dust absorbs moisture, which also contributes to failure. Spraying air through the heat sink fan periodically is a good PM measure. Discharging compressed air into a VFD is a viable ...

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 ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... provide outstanding durability in high-moisture envelopes and an exceptionally smooth printing surface. These new grades are FDA-compliant for food contact and complement co.'s substrate offerings for glue-applied ...

High & Dry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... edge guides that direct the material onto the machine. Pneumatic edge guides from Coast Controls use air from the plant's main compressed air system. In the past, moisture built up in the air lines, ...

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2002, ... due to its strength, stiffness, and competitive-pricing structure as well as its favorable environmental profile. Improved graphic capabilities and stronger moisture barriers also will aid growth. However, ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 31, 2001, ... levels. Also reports inks feature low paper moisture levels to control paper curl and uniformly distribute color to a wide range of web-fed, coated and uncoated paper basis weights, porosities, and variations ...

Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers

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December 31, 2001, ... peel is the real challenge. Peelable sealant materials rarely contain a single component or a single layer. A siingle component cannot meet the demands of food packaging — barrier to oxygen and moisture, ...

Battling the Biothreats

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November 30, 2001, ... The silver ions are released in the presence of surface moisture," says the company. "Less than 0.001 percent of the silver is in the coating itself, but it’s so effective that its shelf life is typically ...

Battling the Biothreats

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2001, ... The silver ions are released in the presence of surface moisture," says the company. "Less than 0.001 percent of the silver is in the coating itself, but it’s so effective that its shelf life is typically ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... plies of spiral-wound recycled paperboard with an inner ply of 15-g LDPE for moisture protection. The total construction is 0.040 thick. The recessed paper bottom is 0.032 thick, with LDPE for moisture ...

What's New Product

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September 30, 2001, ... MD space required with provision for accurate CD moisture profile correction with CD zones as narrow as 1 in. (25 mm). Bagmaker Features Gearless Technology Curioni Sun, Galgagnano, Italy; +39 0371 ...

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... width of a web. A papermaker will also include basis weight and moisture with caliper as a measure of profile. Some say that a web with baggy lanes has a poor profile. Bagginess is a variation of machine ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... barrier to moisture and flavor taint and a high degree of puncture resistance, thereby prolonging shelf life, co. reports. Tape Allows Fewer Roll Changes Tesa Tape, Charlotte, NC; 704/554-0707; tesatape.com ...

Vacumet Makes Metallizing Dreams Come True

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... customers, each roll is sealed in a moisture-resistant plastic. McGarel recalls a large shipment of wrapped rolls sent to a customer in Europe. “The rolls arrived with sea salt on them. We don't know how ...