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International Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... Indonesia; ph: +62-21-5372975; fax: +62-21-5387463. Operating within the facilities of Siti China Ltd., Kelvin Tang and Ed Luo will handle sales and service of Polytech equipment in China. Tang is located ...

Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Quality

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September 30, 2000, ... starch play an important role in waste reduction. "You know, the more you learn about operating the equipment you work on every day, the more you learn about short cuts, tricks, and things like that. ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... industry. The lack of liquid solvent in the dry waste stream. Temperature. At no time should dry NC be overheated or be in contact with any surface at unsafe elevated temperatures. Under actual operating ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... has opened an office in Shanghai, China, to serve as the focal point for services, information, and programs to end-users and PMMI members operating in the region. PMMI director Zhonghui Shen will head ...

For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritiz

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August 31, 2000, ... and consider changes in application technique, structure, operating conditions, etc., you could incur some additional costs but you might be able to enhance certain final package properties. An example ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... containers/min. Compact footprint and low operating cost make it ideal for in-plant container forming, co. reports. Cartoner Top Loads Flexible Pouches Dimension Industries LLC, div. of Douglas, Maple ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... operating stand-alone or in-line as part of a custom-designed system. Software Aids Engraved Cell Measurement Shima American Corp., Glendale Hts., IL; 630/871-8900 Micro-Check X-Y-Z software is designed ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

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June 30, 2000, ... slightly higher prices, increased operating rates, and the end of a major inventory drawdown cycle." Environmental issues will continue. Much progress has been made, but more needs to be done, both ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

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May 31, 2000, ... t to remove ourselves, if you will, from Champion. Before, we had this "Mother Champion looking-out-for-us" sort of thing. But the people are operating it very well. It's an ongoing learning process for a ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ...  gravure cylinder; the computer will calculate the diameter and the speed at which the cylinder is operating and will make it run at the same speed as the other stations' cylinders." Bell says this capabilit ...

Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Bes

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April 30, 2000, ... was the winner. Partnering with a flexo printer who wanted gravure quality to expand its customer base and a narrow web/short-run press manufacturer, the winner incorporated standard operating procedures ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... help us put a good-sized line in a pretty tight space." Single-Plant Advantage Glenn believes that operating a single plant is another key to quality control, allowing Apollo to offer more consistent ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ... requirements, type of control system to be used, costs, and in many cases, customer preference. Three operating characteristics are particularly important: torque, thermal horsepower, and revolutions per ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

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March 31, 2000, ... systems, the result likely will be greater operating flexibility, declining regulatory oversight, and expanded global business opportunities. Conversely, companies that fail to respond likely will see ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... metallizer operating costs. The 2000 AIMCAL Technology of the Year award winners were recognized on March 16 at the association's awards banquet during its 2000 Winter Management/Marketing Meeting at ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... splices. "And, if tinsel was allowed to contact the web, it might also scratch it." In addition, none of the products could communicate their operating state to line operators. Shanks' hope of finding ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... method, particularly if the wet film thickness is low. The web speed must be >10 m/s (600 mpm) if the wet film thickness is to be 10 microns and the curtain is to be stable. The Operating Window ...

Converters See Hurdles Ahead in Digital Printing

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January 31, 2000, ... a significant concern among members of the group. The consensus was that operating and servicing digital equipment requires a different breed of employee-someone who is both knowledgeable about converting/ ...

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

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January 31, 2000, ... the film scratch-free. We Tefloned everything. It's very good for quick changeovers." Also, Lee points out, the company owned a Moore & White sheeter (co. no longer operating) that had been idle until ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... his father's operations. "I did everything from sweeping the floor to running the presses to operating bindery equipment," he says. "Then I went to work in the office and got into sales, production estimating, ...