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Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, Filmic release liners are used in many pressure-sensitive applications today. The market for filmic release liners is growing at a rate of 10%/yr, fueled in part by the emergence of premium applications ...

Reporter Clips

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December 30, 2005, Narrow web news from: Digital Labels, Lowry Computer Products, and Raflatac. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Press Cures Growing Pains TURATE, ITALY—Digital Labels, Amman, Jordan, is the proud ...

The Digital Demand

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December 30, 2005, ... press prints on a range of substrates, paper or filmic, pressure-sensitive or non-supported. Compatible materials include self-adhesive papers, synthetic (including polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, ...

ASC Call for Speakers

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November 14, 2005, ... Equipment Business Section International and Domestic Markets Finance/Accounting Issues Development in Supply Chain Management Product Stewardship Technical Sessions Innovations in Pressure-Sensitive ...

Spinnaker Receives Award for Film on Film Literature

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November 07, 2005, Spinnaker Coating received an American Graphic Design Award for their literature promoting their recently released Insight line of pressure-sensitive film on film products. The ‘sales kit’ features a ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2005, Narrow web converting industry news from: Fernqvist Labeling Solutions, Scapa Medical, Western States Envelope, Avery Dennison RFID, and Texas Instruments. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Digital ...

Mastering RFID

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September 29, 2005, ... a plastic substrate, usually PET. The RFID chip houses the data with the product- related information. These components then are placed onto either a pressure-sensitive label stock or film carrier material ...

A Menu for Thickness Control

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August 30, 2005, ... weight to apply. For example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive used for a decal might require a coating that is 1 mil thick. A laminating adhesive for a snack package would probably be approximately 3 lbs/ream. ...

Reporter Clips

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August 30, 2005, ... Douglas Weiss, Ph.D, 3M, receives the 2005 Carl Dahlquist Award from the Pressure-Sensitive Tape Council, Northbrook, IL. The award is presented to one speaker at each annual technical conference who demonstrates, ...

Converting Industry News

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August 30, 2005, ... Sealants, “...Both companies will work jointly to help formulators and converters in pressure-sensitive adhesives and caulks applications assess and implement these solutions as high-performance and cost-effective ...

First Glance

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July 30, 2005, ... product that allows visibility through windows from inside the hotel. Jittu Sarna, president of Inkjet Intl., says, “…At first we were concerned that the performance of a regular pressure-sensitive ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2005, ... in pressure-sensitive adhesives and caulks applications to assess and implement these solutions as high-performance and cost-effective alternatives to solvent-based products.” The two companies collaborated ...

One Stop Shop

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May 30, 2005, ... seal, gusset pouches, and bags. There are reclosable zipper pouches for powders and granules and reclosable cap and pouring-spout pouches for liquids. Carrier bags and a fairly extensive tattoo (pressure-sensitive ...

Give Customer What He Wants

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May 30, 2005, ... film with an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coated on it means exactly that. The PP film must be the proper gauge and not slightly less or more. The PSA must be that specified and not a version ...

Reporter Clips

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May 30, 2005, ... and owner of Geo, says, "Our focus is on pressure-sensitive labels for supermarkets. In that business, we must respond quickly and deliver excellent quality. The Instaprep allows us to streamline our changeover ...

Reporter Clips

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April 29, 2005, News from: MACtac, label converters at TLMI, and Mesirow Financial. Narrow Web Converting Industry News PSA materials supplier MACtac, Stow, OH, supplied the self-adhesive construction for the 170 ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

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March 30, 2005, ... Label-Retail category. The label’s construction involves pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), polyester film, multiple-station printing, and a combination of matching color-shifting and non-color-shifting ...

Advances in Coating

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March 30, 2005, ... fpm. Figure 3 shows a curtain applying pressure-sensitive adhesive at 100 mpm. Advances in coating station support, station technology, fabrication, and measurement capability have contributed to improved ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

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February 27, 2005, ... 10,000–15,000-sq-ft building.) Politics and P-S Labels & Systems specializes in pressure-sensitive labels and non-p-s tags in sheets and rolls. Products include packaging labels for jars, cans, and ...

Film Opens New Markets

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February 27, 2005, Since pressure-sensitive labels and tapes—and other materials such as stamps—have become more sophisticated, the market for these materials has been expanding rapidly. In such product constructions, it ...