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Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... costly down time. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "Journals." Email the author ...

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... and precision composite blade materials that have been a standard product in the flexographic newspaper industry since the late 1980s now are being used in corrugated, flexible packaging, and labels. Automatic ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... and paper-based materials in multiple thicknesses and is adhesive-friendly. Tabletop Laminator Prints Durable Labels On Demand Sohn Manufacturing, Elkhart Lake, WI; 920/876-3361; sohnmanufacturing.com ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... Dodrill of Rollprint Packaging Products, Thomas G. Thompson of Glenroy, Inc., Thomas J. Dunn of Printpack, Inc., Mark Montsinger of Bryce Corp., Whitney Beale of International Paper, Ezra Bowen of Lawson ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... paper mill Schoeller & Hoesch GmbH & Co. KG to metallize precoated paper, will be designed to handle rolls 2,270 mm wide with diameters to 1,240 mm. Supplier Information Applied Films Corp.—PFFC-ASAP ...

Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... glass, 55% for paper and cardboard, and 50% for metals. Conceding the EU's inability to recycle its plastics waste, the Commission proposed to increase the individual target only to 20%. While stakeholders ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... as growth slows in Europe. Material Trends The most preferred substrate for release liners is calendered kraft paper, with 50% of the world market, followed by polyethylene-coated papers at 21%, still ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... for a wide range of substrate surfaces, including polymer films, woven and nonwoven fabrics, metallized films, natural and synthetic fibers, paper, and more. Mfr. adds substrates treated with atmospheric ...

Flex Pack Loses Industry Vet Visionary: Grover L. Foote

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2003, ...  In 1996, Grover founded Packaging Partners Ltd, which continues to prosper today, and at that time he began working closely with Paper, Film & Foil Converter magazine, acting as technical advisor to ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... newspaper with a steak knife, you find it is difficult to cut. The paper buckles without enough tension to create fracture stress. However, if you tension the newspaper, you will see an immediate improvement ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... long hours dedicated to the search of this rare creature, Paper Converting Machine Co.'s Evolution had, as PSG put it, intrigued them. “There were some things [about the Evolution] that really would ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... Film Easier Flexo Technologies Inc., Baldwin Pk., CA; 626/962-7077; flexotech.com.tw The LaserBlack Enhancer allows user to make prints on a tracing paper or transparent film with an existing PC or Mac ...

A New Attitude

(Corrugated)

August 31, 2003, ... with Specialty Papers Masters Forum Electronic Product Code Early Adoption Strategies Supply Chain Waste Management Roundtable Energy Saving Solutions for Corrugated Box Plants Industry Innovations ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2003, ... Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). For the Extrusion Division of SPE, he is a Board Member and Awards Chair. He has authored numerous publications that have appeared in Convertec Pacific; Paper, Film ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... customized printing. Using UV-curable inks, press prints on substrates ranging from ultra-thin flexible film, foil, or paper, to vinyl, paperboard, and aluminum-based materials. Prints images in at least ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... line/solid copy with 600-800 line aniloxes. Reportedly, inks show improved product and chemical resistance over conventional flexo inks and have excellent adhesion to many paper and film substrates.  ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... ultrasonic (ABUS) inspection technology for heat seals designed for use with sealed pouches, including side seals, trays, blisters, packages, and cups made of Tyvek, paper, foil, or plastic. Off-line system ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... recycled paperboard. It may be normal to replace the knife blades on a monthly basis, if not more frequently. Blade replacement usually takes 8 hr. Dual rotary knives typically last 9-12 mo or longer before ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... technical advantages are sufficient to propel coextrusion growth.” Oliver notes the recent appearance of a hybrid container that is a multilayer coated paperboard. “We are seeing this round container ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... Corp., and Graphic Packaging International Corp., Golden, CO, report they have signed a definitive merger agreement to create a global paperboard packaging company with leading market positions serving ...