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Commitment to Excellence

(Editorial)

May 31, 2008, ... using a host of creative and frequently entertaining techniques. Spread before me as I write these words is a pile of PFFC issues with recorded recollections of past TLMI meetings serving as testimony ...

Automation a Selling Point

(Offset)

April 30, 2008, ... pile change,” says Robert D. Neff, chairman and CEO. “I could not envision printing on board at 18,000 sheets per hour without this degree of automation.” With 40-in. UV capability on the press, the ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

March 31, 2008, ... with square, accurate dimensions. Sheeter can handle cut lengths from 11-2,000 in. at speeds to 300 fpm. Continuous operating system allows sheeted material to be accumulated until completed pile is removed. ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... converting services; substrate supplier is Biofilm, Puerto Industrial Altamira, Mexico; metallizer is Poligal (Polipropileno de Galicia) S.A., Naron, Mexico. The contract packager is Molinos Azteca S.A. ...

Sustainability—Déjà Vu All Over Again?

(Bag Pouch)

February 29, 2008, ... sustainability efforts once again confusing to a general public that, for the most part, lumps all plastic bags into one pile as bad for the environment, thanks to incomplete stories provided by the general ...

Maxson Sheeter Debuts at CMM Show

(Archive)

October 01, 2007, Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. debuted the MDH sheeter with a dual position roll stand at CMM Intl. 2007. PRESS RELEASE WESTERLY, RI—Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. debuted the MDH sheeter with a dual ...

Operators' Opinions Matter

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... question such as “What issues do you have with ink?” or “What causes waste around here?” All responses are noted, and the employees are told their ideas will be compiled and communicated back to them. ...

Updating Critical Trends

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... after the numbers were compiled…for the better, I'm glad to announce. First, some background: With plenty of careful consideration last year, the PFFC staff determined something was missing in our industry: ...

Made of Money

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... a wave of private equity-driven merger and acquisition transactions. This activity is being fueled by an enormous stockpile of cash that needs to be invested by the private equity groups that have raised ...

Show Me the Money

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... a wave of private equity-driven merger and acquisition transactions. This activity is being fueled by an enormous stockpile of cash that needs to be invested by the private equity groups that have raised ...

Multi-Color Listed on FSB 100

(Archive)

July 09, 2006, ... Corp. has been listed on the FSB 100, the 2006 presentation of America's fasted-growing small public companies. The list is compiled by FORTUNE Small Business magazine with the assistance of financial research ...

What Static Can Do is Shocking

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... https://pilemeds.com/commander-kamagra-moins-cher.html . David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, and coatings with more than 30 years of experience in R&D ...

Paper's Prospect

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Amsterdam, Netherlands, a market research firm specializing in packaging and converting. Contact him at +31 (20) 676 20 69. Market data was compiled from the AWAreness ...

The Secret Strain

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... to the bottom of the pile. If you don’t consider strain, it would seem logical that 10 layers would cause a 10-time increase and 1,000 layers would increase internal roll pressure 1,000 times. This ...

PVC Production Increases

(Archive)

December 17, 2005, ... U.S. rose 8.8% to 16 billion lbs. in 2004. Statistics compiled by the American Plastics Council (APC) show a 6.6% percent growth rate in total sales and captive use of PVC resin in 2004. The total PVC ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... Technical Assn. (FTA) announces the availability of its comprehensive flexible packaging market research study entitled “Converter Benchmarking & End-User Perspectives in North America.” The study, compiled ...

Illustrated Glossary of Printing Now Available

(Archive)

October 22, 2005, ... web, midweb, wide web, and wide format printing; newspapers; commercial and package printing; and more. It was compiled by Dr. Nelson R. Eldred. The glossary also includes converting-related terms such ...

FTA Releases Market Research Study

(Archive)

September 28, 2005, ... Association (FTA) has released it's first-ever market research study, "Converter Benchmarking & End-User Perspectives in North America." The study was compiled by industry consulting and market research ...

Smurfit-Stone Earns Safety-Awards from PSSMA

(Archive)

June 04, 2005, ...  Wellsburg, WV (300,000 – 425,000 manhours category) Quincly, IL (less than 300,000 manhours category) PSSMA compiled statistical information from 35 multiwall bag packaging plants within the organization ...

"Small Guy" Equipped for Mega Growt

(Archive)

May 30, 2005, ... and sheet manufacturers compiled last year by the industry trade publication Plastics News—installed a 63-in., three-layer Windmoeller & Hoelscher Varex blown film extrusion line shortly after opening ...