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Hierarchy of Value: Part II

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, Last month’s column offered a value model as a way of visualizing the value of a product or service based on price/performance ratio Process Management Last month's column offered a value model as a ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... the edges of rolled and contoured products, acting as a barrier against damage in shipping, storage, and handling. Laminations | 800-925-2626 | laminationsonline.com | PFFC-ASAP 406 Get Spool ...

Let's All Get Together No

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, At a recent FTA meeting, C. Wayne Barlow, a buyer for Sears, berated both converters and buyers for not working closely together to form mutually effective partnerships, and even after all these years ...

Baggy Webs: Part II Measuring

(Archive)

April 30, 2007, ... plate and measure ripple or curl deviations from planar. Perform Test 2 online with a scanning distance measuring device, such as a laser triangulation micrometer or an ultrasonic sensor. Perform Test ...

Cause & Defect

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... the February 2004 issue or visit us online at www.pffc-online.com. Table I Coating & Drying Process Measurements Web Handling Line speed Tension levels through web path Drive motors ...

Color 101: Part II

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, Last month we discussed control of raw materials, and now we look at a simple check list of procedures required for color measurement and control. If any of these are missing or are suspect, the result ...

Color 101: Part I

(Process Management)

December 31, 2006, It has been my experience that color theory basics are communicated well by suppliers of color measurement devices. This month we will explore the practical application of this information. Process Management ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... is Flexible Research Inc., Eden Prairie, MN; 952/941-3300; researchinc.com Model 1000 UV OnLine System can be integrated on wet offset or flexo presses, as well as other applications in which UV curing ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... all others, an automated online demonstration is available at scorecardlibrary.com. The initiative, which is part of a plan to reach a 5% packaging reduction across Wal-Mart’s supply chain by 2013, ...

Wal-Mart's Clean Imag

(Editorial)

November 30, 2006, However you feel about Wal-Mart’s business tactics, you gotta hand it to the world’s largest retailer: It knows what sells. And what sells better than a “clean” image? Editorial However you feel about ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... label brand suppliers now have access to the packaging scorecard. For all others, an automated online demonstration is available at www.scorecardlibrary.com. The initiative, which is part of a plan ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, Last month we discussed ink composition in relation to various printing methods. Now we’ll look at basic differences in ink delivery. Process Management Last month we discussed ink composition in relation ...

the PLACE

(The Place)

September 30, 2006, ... melt indexer or rheometer for these measurements. The disadvantages of these online instruments are that they are expensive and can require frequent maintenance. Typically a different grade of HDPE ...

LabelExpo

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ...  Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER; #6334; www.pffc-online.com Paper Resources; #1924; www.paperresources.com; PC Industries; #1411; www.pcindustries.com PCMC; #5621 Pemla Ink Technologies; #6329 ...

What Makes Winding Difficult?

(Archive)

July 31, 2006, ... measurement to take. Loads are quite high, and strains are quite small. In measuring stack modulus, the real kicker is that there is no one value. Stack or radial modulus is a nonlinear variable and can ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, Automatic servo positioned air knife systems for optimal cast film quenching and inertial measurement of roller parallelism. Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries… ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, News from: AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Intl. Gamco, Tempo Plastics, Freedonia Group, Sun Chemical, CMM, Society of Vacuum Coaters, Battenfeld Gloucester, X-Rite, Amazys Holding, Praxair, Smurfit-Stone ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, New products from: Rayven, Nordmeccanica, Ampacet, Apex Europe, Mokon, Praxair, ADM Tronics, Pamarco Global Graphics, Maxson, Danarota Technic, Faustel, Integrity Engineering, Precision AirConvey, Schlumpf, ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... Knives Lund Precision Products, Hudson, MA; 978/562-4444; lundonline.com BrazeCoat ultra-high-density carbide coating can be applied to shear bars (stationary knives) to improve wear resistance and service ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, Celplast reinvents its business model to focus on value-added specialty films. Metallized Films Located 30 minutes from Toronto’s bustling Pearson Intl. Airport is the headquarters and production facility ...