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Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... be posting good performance figures. What other industry would accept its most expensive piece of capital equipment sitting idle 40%-50% of the time? Why does the package printing industry accept such ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... as a surface printing ink vehicle. Control Web Tension with Digital Package Andantex USA, Wanamassa, NJ; 800/713-6170; andantex.com User-friendly web tension control system for printing, label, paper, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... processing digital flexo plates. System includes PixFlow software workflow package, a laser imagesetter, and an in-line system for automatic processing of digital plates. Hot Melt Application Is SimplifiedNordson ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... from MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Package Resources Group. The board combines a bright-white coating facing stock with a kraft board. Forte's facing stock is said to deliver superior reproduction without washboarding, ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ...  also the printing…and a package's seal integrity, its shelf life; and consumer-convenience or die-cut features. The list goes on and on. So many variables with which to contend could be seen, by some ...

From Concept to Completion

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... for commercial printing rarely are adequate for packaging applications due to the shapes of various packaging constructions, the wide range of package printing press tolerances, the practice of using special ...

RFID Reader Said to Break Barrier in Technology Adoption

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2003, ... which the company adds "will eliminate obsolescence, [resulting from the] continuing evolution in air-link protocol standards." The Advanced Reader, says the co., is packaged ready to interface with ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... of add-ons and accessories. Make Flat Crepe Paper Packages Automatically Elsner Engineering Works, Hanover, PA; 717/637-5991; elsnereng.com Model ACR-500 machine is designed to produce retail packages ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... importance. Shelf space is limited in supermarkets and competition intense among product manufacturers — particularly in packaged food and beverages. As multinational manufacturers continue to fine-tune ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ...  There is a large base of medical packagers in North America and Europe, each with its own specialty, and many of these companies work together. The largest medical packaging companies in the US and ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... the system includes the PixFlow software workflow package, a laser imagesetter, and an in-line system for automatic processing of Cosmolight water-wash flexo plates. Available in a range of sizes, system ...

It's a New YearTime to Ask, What Does the Future Hold

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... Increasingly, more items are becoming available in packages. Items that have been in packages for years are undergoing improvements so they have longer shelf lives, more attraction for the consumer, etc. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... Future of Food Packaging," focused on industry trends and the expectations of retail executives of their corrugated suppliers. Discussion ranged from the importance of package appeal to the innovations ...

Ink Quality Control Is Complex, But It's Worth the Troubl

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, Inks are formulated with many different ingredients to produce unique recipes that provide color on your finished printed package. End-use properties, Inks are formulated with many different ingredients ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... slitting, co. adds. Stainless Steel CTP Plate Offered Printing Developments, Racine, WI; 262/554-1030; pdiplates.com Prisma Steel bimetal CTP (computer to plate) plate, imaged at 830 nm, gives package ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... of majestic Mt. Rainier), not only make it in every day but make it in and then produce some of the best package printing in the US. Of course they have a little help from their range of presses, the ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... notes. Sytec RF4 shrink film for wrapping fresh or frozen meat and poultry is available with or without anti-fog capabilities and is said to create a strong, leak-proof package. Water-Based Adhesive ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... to 5,000 fpm. Key deliverables to WHRC sponsors include analysis and design software packages for winding, wrinkling, and transport. Web-transport system configurations can be analyzed with a computer-based ...

The Right Combination

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... Franklin, WI, has helped Glenroy print award-winning packages of vibrant color and high quality. Glenroy, a family-owned business founded by Roy Jablonka and his parents in 1965, provides flexible ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... gloss exhibited by energy-curable coatings that are applied in-line over energy-curable inks. The ability to coat in-line also allows for virtually immediate processing of the package, including die-cutting, ...