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Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ...  Proofer with UV Aids Pilot Plant KWH Plast, a Finnish manufacturer of calendered and coextruded plastic foils and films, has a pilot plant that provides the company with the ability to develop specialized ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, News from: DuPont, Drent Goebel, Ampac, Baird Display, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., CMM Intl., Omet, Soma Engineering, Kurz, TLMI, Flint Ink, Harper Corp. of America, Myllykoski North America, and Microtrace. ...

More of the 411 on RFID

(Archive)

August 30, 2005, ... study ways to make RFID tags work on produce shipments and keep perishable food from spoiling, will manage the research pilot, dubbed Visibility Validated (V2). RFID Journal also reports process efficiencies ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

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August 30, 2005, In September the Toxins in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) is planning to commence a pilot testing program, funded by the EPA, to randomly test product packaging for toxic materials that violate state laws. ...

Reporter Clips

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August 30, 2005, ... UPDATE RFID Program On-Line TAMPERE, FINLAND—UPM Rafsec reports its newly developed manufacturing technology for the mass production of state-of-the-art RFID tags has gone through a successful pilot program ...

Ampacet Expands Thailand Facility

(Archive)

July 30, 2005, ... Center to provide color matching and quality control services, as well as application pilot lines for film extrusion and blow and injection molding. The new capabilities expand the facility to more than ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... that needs FDA compliance. To obtain this, a migration study is done on pilot EB equipment using the same dose of 3 Mrads. These laminates then undergo extraction work using appropriate food stimulants. ...

E-waste Recycling Legislation Could Frame Waste Management Debate

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June 29, 2005, ... state is evaluating an EPR approach to E-waste. On May 10 the governor of Maryland signed the Statewide Computer Recycling Pilot Program into law. The law, which implements EPR principles by requiring ...

New Products

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February 27, 2005, ...  Tension tuning device eliminates the guesswork in tension setting by predicting desired web tension scientifically. Company also offers a Plasma3 pilot line (pictured) for trialing atmospheric plasma ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... coated with the oxygen barrier primer at a pilot coating facility using direct gravure application. Based on barrier testing, the various primer/metal combinations tested in this work provide excellent ...

Reporter Clips

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January 30, 2005, Narrow web news from: Freedonia Group, TLMI, Sato America, MPI Label Systems, MACtac, Printex Packaging Corp., XericWeb Drying Systems, and Appleton. Narrow Web Converting Industry News XericWeb Acquires ...

ERPs Tricky for Converters

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January 30, 2005, ... it on 10, 15, or 20 of your products," says Aharon. "It’s expected that you would have to pay some costs associated with doing one of these pilots, but you shouldn’t have to make a commitment to purchase ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... rheological properties. Thirteen grades of autoclave LDPE from different suppliers were tested in two pilot extrusion coating lines on three different occasions. All grades had MFR between 7 and 9 g/10 ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... adhesives that can function at these low temperatures." The Aerobot will be delivered by rocket to Titan and piloted by computer on Earth. It will remain active for several months to conduct a relatively ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... are experienced in facilitating evidence-based decisions and regularly perform pilot and large-scale manufacturing for companies still deciding whether to outsource or to finance in-house coating options ...

Technical Facility

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October 30, 2004, The Brueckner Group, a German manufacturer of film stretching lines, film and sheet lines, and extrusion equipment, has a pilot lab most film converters would love to get their hands on. Stretching Film ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... its commitment to flexible packaging converters on September 28 at an open house by showing off the newest additions to its Ringwood Midwest Pilot Coater Ctr. In the spotlight was a new duplex Comexi ...

Polytype Switzerland to Host Another Polyshow

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September 06, 2004, ... machinery know how," adds the manufacturer. This year's edition of the Polyshow will include a factory visit and machine production runs in Polytype's Technology Center, with demonstrations on two pilot ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... simulation and visualization tool and the first protoype of an energy detection and tag emulation tool. Packaging SIG members were given prototype energy detection tools for use within their pilots and ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 2

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... the PowerID System, which will be introduced via demonstrations and pilots in the coming quarter. The recently formed epcSTARS (epcstars.com) alliance has endorsed a specific plan to achieve total ...