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Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... on other substrates that we’re not capable of right now. We’re looking for Scitex to show us whatever there is for the future." As for what the future holds, Richards makes it clear, "Our competition ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, You won’t find your company’s future in a crystal ball, tarot cards, or tea leaves, but you might find it in Peter Drucker’s advice: "The best way to deal with the future is to create it." Part 1 | ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2004, ... processability, machinability, and cost effectiveness compared with alternate materials or resin blends. Based on attributes this fits into such targeted applications as freshly cut produce, pet food, ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... for printing on thin flexible substrates. It was inevitable flexography would be competing against rotogravure. Although both processes use low-viscosity printing inks, flexo presses can be designed ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ...  Splice Many Materials Keene Technology Inc./KTI, South Beloit, IL; 815/624-8989; keenetech.com CF Series cantilever film splicer is said to eliminate stops for roll changes; work with PET, PVC, ...

Celplast Metallized Products Named Exclusive NA Distributor of Alcan's Ceramis Film Product

(Archive)

November 01, 2004, ... films are produced by the Business Unit Ceramis of Alcan Packaging, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. "Ceramis films are manufactured by the electron beam evaporation of silicon oxide onto PET, nylon, and OPP ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, News from: FINAT and Tarsus Group. Narrow Web Converting Industry News The Winning World of Labels COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—The international FINAT Label Competition celebrates 24 years of label excellence ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, Due to the intense competition in today's marketplace, extrusion-coating converters face greater challenges than ever. Coating Control Applying molten polymer to a substrate often entails drawdowns of ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, ... the nature-based containers being used by Club Fresh are NaturesPLAstic JustFresh bowls manufactured by Wilkinson Manufacturing Company, Fort Calhoun, NE, USA. "Like those made of petroleum-based plastic, ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ...  The same Lider store revealed the introduction of retort-pouched pet food packages. These “Whiskas” brand pouches represent the beginnings of a vibrant new market in stand-up pouches in pet food, seafood, ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... networking package. Called price-competitive, the unit is said to maintain precise tension control, provide automatic knife positioning, and control many other machine functions. Pump Has Protective ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Plastics. According to the company, these tapes offer exceptional performance for fine line masking in competitive PCB finger masking applications, as well as in demanding appliance powder coating applications. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... employs industrial PC technology, AC vector motors, and AC vector digital drive systems to produce operating speeds to 600 mpm on a range of products including PE, PP, PET, aluminum foil, and paper. Union ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... acquired substantially all the assets of its long-time competitor, Sherwood Tool, Kensington, CT, USA. Sherwood Tool’s operations will be moved to PMC’s Milwaukee headquarters. MEI Now Part of Danaher ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... cookies, oil-based confections, and pet foods. PVdC-coated film, however, is expensive due to its two-step manufacturing process. And in applications requiring either moisture- or oxygen-barrier properties, ...

W&H to Highlight TOPAS System at Pack Expo

(Flexpack)

September 21, 2004, ... goods, including plastic resins, fertilizers, salts, sugars, chemicals, vitamin powders, seeds, as well as pet food. Even difficult-to-handle products — such as heavy-flowing and powdery products or even ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... on just a snippet of what’s been going on in the world of RFID the past 12 months. September 2003 EAN Intl. and the Uniform Code Council (UCC) launch a joint venture named EPCglobal Inc. (epcglobalinc.org). ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ...  solventless manufacturing techniques and its Comexi laminator enable it to produce high-performance, solvent-free converted products at a cost-competitive level. “I think the superior nature of th ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, Converters in Italy use BST's print process management system to gain a competitive edge. Converters in Italy use BST's print process management system to gain a competitive edge. There's little doubt ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... future experience of successful industry players will be shaped by a keen awareness of where products are in their life cycle, the changing competitive landscape, and timely execution of sound business ...