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New Label Press Moves Company to the Next Level

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February 28, 2001, ... a big part of our decision.” The company runs a great deal of paper and some films. On a typical job, for example, it prints 1-mil polyester and laminates 1-mil polypropylene to it, then die-cuts, perforates, ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... of juice, water, soft drinks, wine, and liquor. The biaxially oriented polyolefin film reportedly achieves precision shrink consistently, without irradiation, at low sealant temperatures. Available in ...

Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits

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January 31, 2001, ... line audit. The purpose of the extruder is to melt, mix, and deliver a molten homogeneous polymer at a constant pressure and temperature. The audit team members must determine if the operator and supervisor ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ... run, some of which are difficult to print," Piotrowski adds. "For example, 15- to 40-micron oriented polypropylene and 30- to 40-micron materials for lidding for dairy products." In his investigations, ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ...  Industry Studies European PE Market Averages 4% Growth BRISTOL, ENGLAND—PE film extrusion accounted for more than 6.5 million tonnes of polymer in 1999, representing more than 20% of the total European ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... double-sided cloth stereo mounting tape, has a creped silicon paper liner and a high-performance adhesive made of natural rubber. It is suitable for mounting rubber and photopolymer plates onto cylinders. ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... in sizes up to a 78-in. opening and 240-in. depth. The rollstock is designed for applications in industries such as furniture, electronics, horticulture, appliances, and fixtures. Bags are shipped polybagged ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... polymer and platinum catalyst. It can be crosslinked with co.'s standard solventless crosslinkers and can be applied using traditional methods, including three-roll differential offset gravure and various ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... to the process." In other news from MacDermid, the company has unified the branding strategy for all its photopolymer printing plate products. Flex-Light products will include all sheet, liquid, water ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, ... Co., Polymag Tek, Simco Industrial Static Control, Tantec, and Thwing-Albert Instrument. Machinery, Accessories, Services Determine Abrasion Resistance Accurately Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc., Pompano ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ... three direct digital mask-removal processes, including removal from photo- polymer, enabling plate processing for printing and embossing forms; removal from metal, enabling multilayer, high-resolution ...

Presses and People Make a Powerful Combination

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September 30, 2000, ... raw materials and accessories, Valestrino notes, including Fasson rollstock, Akzo Nobel inks, DuPont photopolymer plates, and Rotoflex rewinders. Earning Its Good Reputation Today L.A. Label converts ...

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Succes

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September 30, 2000, ... polypropylene overwrap and rigid paperboard susceptor sleeve) with a single flexible wrapper, said to result in greater ease of use by the consumer and representing significant source reduction over the ...

Division Award Winners

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September 30, 2000, A highlight of each Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference is the presentation of Division Awards. For 2000, the Division Technical Award and Sam A highlight of each Polymers, Laminations and Coatings ...

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

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September 30, 2000, Application: A mixture of linear low density polyethylene and polystyrene with 40% filler consisting of 80% dolomite and 20% talc is very promising for synthetic paper uses. Application: A mixture of ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... a "mood film" on a polyester substrate. Flexo Presses Have Screen Capabilities Gallus Inc., Philadelphia, PA; 215/677-9600; gallus.org The Arsoma EM 280 flexo press is fitted with screen capability ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... plastic bags utilized in the food industry. In addition, foil is said to adhere to other flexible packaging plastics, including both CPP and OPP, polyester, PE, and p-s stocks. Series is described as an ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

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May 31, 2000, ... that the meat industry will be utilizing in the future. "Today," he adds, "they package chicken [for institutional use] in corrugated boxes that have either poly or wax liners, and they put these boxes in ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

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May 31, 2000, ... properties. Some of the major high-performance films include those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET polyester), nylon, polycarbonate (PC), polyimide (PI), and fluoropolymers. In 1999 Frost ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... said to offer several advantages over conventional corona or flame treatment. Use of specialty gases and electrode design enables the plasma system to activate surfaces such as polytetrafluoroethylene, ...