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- Think Lean
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2003, ... Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service (GAMIS) reported “flexography is the primary printing method used overall in the packaging industry. The value of flexo printing currently is almost $15 billion; ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... first ten-color press, Shaw says, “The primary consideration in the decision-making process…was the eight-color W&H press we put in service two years ago. The delivery, installation, and startup went precisel ...
- Counterfeiting and Converting Industry Connections
- (News | New Products)
- February 09, 2003, ... buyers, and intellectual property teams. The manual’s primary objective is to give these groups the ability to understand what they can do to fight counterfeiting, the systems and solutions available to ...
- Atmospheric Plasma
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... packaging, apparel, and hardware. A Nonwovens Trial Plasma treatment on nonwoven substrates provides four primary beneficial effects: Cleaning Effect — Combined with changes in wettability and ...
- Good News Hunting Is Easier Than It Sounds
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... in November 2002 to Caltius Capital Management. And Bedford, U.K.-based Atlas, of Valmet Converting, happily reports outstanding sales success of primary film slitters in China, where there has been an ...
- Consolidation in the Self-Adhesive Laminating Industry
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... producing mainstream primary product labels and variable information printed labels have a challenging time ahead and face a highly competitive environment. Now that self-adhesive laminators are becoming ...
- Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... certain rates better than others. “One of our primary customer markets in the US,” she says, “is film manufacturers that purchase machines with three-meter-plus widths. We also have a four-meter machine ...
- Metallized Products Sourcebook Predicts Increased Demand
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... thanks to their recyclability and esthetic features, and both papers and films continue to be used extensively in primary product labeling applications and in cigarette packaging. AWA predicts overall ...
- International Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2002, ... from Dubai Polyfilm of the United Arab Emirates. The order comprises one 8-m-wide Atlas primary film slitter; one Atlas CW800 2.5-m-wide slitter/rewinder; and two 2,850-mm-wide General “K” Series vacuum ...
- South America and the Self-Adhesive Label Industry
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2002, ... usage. Primary product labels, variable-information print and office labels, and functional/security labels are the three main application areas. Primary product labels take the largest share — 57% of ...
- Energy-Curable Inks
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2002, ... gains and operational efficiencies continue to develop, higher cost remains the primary barrier inhibiting the popularization of UV/EB technologies in the printing industry. The future of this technology ...
- Finding the Software Solution That's Just Right for Yo
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2002, ... present in some plants, Edmondson predicts the future of software is in the Web. “It is not a case of if, but when, the Web will be a primary communication channel for converters and their customers and ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2002, ... Mist Generation and Measurement The primary application methods for silicone release coatings are multi-roll coating heads—typically five-roll, smooth roll—and three-roll differential offset gravure ...
- Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2002, ... More recently, they were joined by digital color print — featuring digital print “engines” integrated into label converting lines — for applications such as short-run, limited-edition primary product labels. ...
- UV-Curable Jet Inks Are We There Yet?
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2002, ... of course, screen printing. The only major printing process missing is rotogravure. The primary reason for this is the low viscosity required by the rotogravure process, which has limited the use of UV ...
- EPA Agrees to Backpedal on MACT Permit Application Deadlines
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2002, ... enclosed device using controlled flame combustion whose primary purpose is the recovery of thermal energy in the form of steam or hot water. The boilers or process heaters themselves do not have to be ...
- What's Ahead for Bagmakers
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2002, ... all, when looking at this segment of flexible packaging production, one must differentiate between primary packaging (bread bags, diaper bags, pouches, and other bags for industrial packaging) and secondary ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2002, ... the medium term, supported by consumer goods' manufacturers demands for more—and more innovative—primary product labels; high growth rates in the building and insulation market and others; and an established ...
- US Label Shipments to Grow thru 2006
- (News | New Products)
- October 22, 2002, ... the information processing, secondary, office, and consumer label markets, most of which are enjoying healthy secular growth. Flexography will remain the primary label printing methods, with above-average ...
- GAMIS Funds Proofing and Printing Sales Studies for 2003
- (News | New Products)
- October 20, 2002, ... services by type of printers (size as well as primary market) and assess trends and impacts for the future. It is anticipated this research will be repeated every two to three years to track changes and ...
