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Converting Industry News

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August 30, 2005, ... healthcare packaging. It will be located at the company’s Field Boxmore subsidiary manufacturing plant in Nottingham, England. The center will focus on constructional design and new product development ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2005, ... RFID application technology at a seminar held this past April at Mark Andy’s Milford, OH, (Comco) production plant. SUPPLIER INFO: Ion Industrial—ion.com Mark Andy—markandy.com AGREEMENTS Bobst ...

Reporter Clips

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July 30, 2005, ...  Aquaflex—aquaflex.com Flexo Press Applies Holograms The first Omet Varyflex press for the tobacco industry is heading to a box plant in China. With ten printing stations and two in-line die-cutting ...

18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs

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June 29, 2005, ... coated web that are never seen in the product application. Preventive Maintenance #16 Don’t give up on preventive maintenance and wait for a seasonal plant shutdown or a failure. Proper lubrication, ...

Positive Projections

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May 30, 2005, ... 83% came from corrugator plants and 17% came from sheet plants. Shipments to end-use customers by companies vertically integrated with containerboard mills accounted for 76% of total shipments, while shipments ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ...  An Emerald in the Desert Poly Print, Tucson, AZ, has installed a Uteco Emerald ten-color CI gearless in its new 77,000-sq-ft plant and headquarters. The new press features a maximum printing width ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ... a deeper draw for medical, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical products such as sutures, diagnostics, implantables, tablets, caplets, liquid unit dose, etc. Turret Rewinder Aids Label Operation  ...

Long-Run Liners

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February 27, 2005, ... speed, average speed, bad count, good count, total count, and amount of web run, all automatically. Plant management also has the ability to remotely access and export the data log to a CSV file that can ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

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January 30, 2005, ... Milwaukee, WI; 414/774-9997; tailored.com Label Traxx software now includes the capability to monitor operations at multiple plants. Transactions are coded automatically to the appropriate location, and ...

Register System Suits Sleeve Converter

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November 30, 2004, ... at Fuji's Gillingham, UK, plant. The systems have resulted in an increase in press speeds by about 10% and a decrease in start-up times by 30%. Says Fuji print technician Alan Henderson, “This boost ...

More than Nuts & Bolts

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November 29, 2004, ... seek out programs such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing to improve plant efficiencies and ensure customer satisfaction. Although these process improvement approaches have proven successful for many, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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November 29, 2004, ... 55,000 metric tons/yr at its Berthierville, QC, Canada, plant. This includes wrapping paper, coated paper, and corrugated roll ends, as well as its trademarked laminated Sello-wrap-40, Sellopack, and Sellecoat ...

Supplier News

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October 31, 2004, ...  Rossini, known today as a producer of pressure rollers for rotogravure printing and sleeves for flexo printing, has opened a plant in L'Aquila and a production unit in Atlanta, GA. Recently, it acquired ...

Converting Industry News

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October 30, 2004, ... printed with elaborate color coding, necessitating more than 100 plate changes. Security personnel were present throughout the print process, and all waste was secured and not allowed to leave the plant ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2004, ... are always the priority.” Supplier Information Artwork Systems Group — artwork-systems.com Spear Purchases Sonoco Plant MASON, OH, USA — Spear, a supplier of film p-s labels to the beverage industry, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, ...  Vacumet Is On the Move MORRISTOWN, TN, USA — Vacumet’s 80,000-sq-ft expansion of its Atlanta, GA, USA, plant announced a year ago is nearing completion, the company reports. The additional capacity ...

Roots & Realized Dreams

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July 30, 2004, Established as a two-machine operation before 1920, Burrows Paper today boasts a dozen facilities. With a brand new F&K press, its newest packaging plant provides the promise of a thriving future. Established ...

Labelexpo Americas 2004 to Provide Focus for Narrow Web Industry; Smart Packaging Conference to Precede Show

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July 05, 2004, ...  The State of the Label Industry; The Current State of Digital Printing; Managing Cash Flow; Increasing Profits through Plant Efficiencies; and Educating Your Sales Force. Raflatac president Dan ...

Keeping Score

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June 29, 2004, ... has seen stronger growth than some other areas of the country. “Year after year, we’ve continued to invest in our plant and our equipment so we could stay on top of the curve. As our customers grew, ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... and more accurately with fewer plant resources. New capabilities allow users to measure and report waste accurately for each converting machine. Automate the Ink Supply Chain Stork Prints, Boxmeer, ...