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Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... to the coating head. With our previous gauge, we were forced to measure at a point 35 feet downstream from the coating head, because the coating had to be dry before the snap gauge could be used. So, by ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... for narrow web presses that have limited mounting space available. It has a smaller camera and a more compact size that gives companies greater options in mounting and using the system, Luranc points out. ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... industries comprise about one-half of the total volume. The more mature overprint coatings have captured a significant share of the market for high-gloss finishing of point-of-purchase signage, folding ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... tension and dryer set points, and machine speed. The Vision's computerized management information system stores all critical data on job settings, production, and operation. Instantaneous retrieval and ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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April 30, 1996, ... as he had the first with a Markem hot stamp LP375 press, making simple point-of-purchase labels. "We still have that press. When we started it was just doing foil labels, but that's a very small part of ...

Guide to European packaging will keep converters up to date

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April 30, 1996, ... value of approximately $100 billion. Following difficult years when the economic recession was at its worst, 1993 proved to be the turning point for the packaging industry, while 1994 and 1995 have seen ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... product. A stand-up pouch and hologram graphics combine to heighten point-of-purchase appeal and set the product apart from conventional folding carton packaging. The pouch can be displayed standing up ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... says Romanski. "We challenge our people to be the best, and they take this challenge very seriously, both from a quality and a production standpoint." Culver says there is one additional secret ingredient ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... Inc., Columbus, GA, supplied the lamination structure. James Dawson designed the package. Furniture Stays Safe The LockPak[TM], converted by Guilford Packaging & Fiber Inc., High-point, NC, is a ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... at about 50 cents a pound lower than I paid in July. Supply will be no problem." Adds Ward Thompson, president of Rexam Metallising, "At some point in time, in 1996 or the first half of '97, there's going ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... then takes a final Zahn cup reading and enters the elapsed time into the MP90 viscosity controller. This cup time represents the station's setpoint. The press operator can now place the unit into the automatic ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

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December 31, 1995, ... of variable speed capability. Microprocessors Change the Picture All that changed with the advent of microprocessors. "To run an AC motor and control it from a speed and torque standpoint, you need ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... constructions, including point-of-purchase hang tabs and book dust jackets (see photo). The Dynatec equipment provides several important advantages for KAPCO: a greater potential for combining operations ...

Recycled paperboard mfrs. unite to promote usage.

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July 31, 1995, ... as supermarkets. With the support of point-of-purchase displays and in-store events, these promotions are designed to generate store traffic, sales and community goodwill for participating retailers and ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... competition. "Our design team offers some 80 years experience in problem solving - film, extrusion, printing, laminating and bagmaking." And they do more than design, he points out. They are out on the ...

Educate the consumer to become a better customer.

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June 30, 1995, ... from that point. There are also many headquarter commissaries in the Midwest and on the west coast that belong to the supermarket chains. The Northeast probably isn't as focused in food service as other ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... Mylar Films, Wilmington, DE. Technical and marketing excellence are the focal points of the AIMCAL competition, and packaging and labels containing a metallized substrate and currently in commercial ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... and converting in register to holograms are "incredible," according to Monaghan. "In the point-of-purchase field for packaging or displays, the object is to have the consumer to look at the product for two ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... allowing customers to select the recycled option without sacrificing performance. During a recent award ceremony, McDonald's and Perseco pointed to their mutual desire to incorporate recycled fiber into ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... and component parts. Despite the cost pressures manufacturers are facing, many have reached the point where surging orders require staff additions. "Manufacturers are biting the bullet and hiring ...