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Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

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September 30, 2000, ... Corp. for his presentation on "Infrared Hot Melt Adhesive Detection Provides Seal Verification for Primary and Secondary Packaging." John W. McConville of 3M Company received a Certificate of Appreciation ...

Flexography Comes of Age and Keeps on Growing

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August 31, 2000, ... to reduce solvent emissions, UV has given narrow web flexo printers the ability to compete with lithography. UV has had limited success in wide web printing, due mainly to the fact that wide web's primary ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... zero gap splicing. Eliminates the need to stop the process line to change rolls, mfr. says. The Zero-Gap butt splice unit reportedly allows for easy splice preparation. During the splice cycle, the primary ...

For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritiz

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August 31, 2000, ... in its intended use as a package. The primary concern here is disposal of the packaging material as waste and the biodegradation time necessary for this waste. And, when this environmentally friendly ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

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June 30, 2000, ... North and South America, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe. Japan, North America, and Western Europe account for about 90% of world polymer consumption. Asia and South America are the primary areas ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

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May 31, 2000, ... most of our customers have focused on inventory control as a primary cost-cutter. Today, our challenge as a boxmaker is to provide just-in-time service without sacrificing anything on quality." Because ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

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May 31, 2000, ... for the primary unwind and a Measurex web inspection system. Denney says the Waynesville location supplies Blue Ridge's Diary-Pak converting operations with the coated board for the gable-top containers. ...

Globalization Is Driving Force Behind Fast-Growing NPE

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April 30, 2000, ... companies supply primary processing and auxiliary equipment systems; machine and mold components; resins and compounds; additives, fillers, and reinforcements; and mold-making services. In a recent ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

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March 31, 2000, ... in the future, thus elevating the importance of effective internal audit programs. On the international front, ISO-14000 continues to provide the primary impetus for the adoption of corporate environmental ...

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

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January 31, 2000, ... 3244 Autoloader (AL) in June 1999 (installation number 1,000 of a Heidelberg/Creo CTP system). The company uses the AL as the primary platemaking machine and the Spectrum for proofing and for offloading ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... on the wide web presses. Their primary concern was to maintain the highest standards of printing - the foundation of Duralam's reputation for quality. A new 29-in. flexographic press, developed by Paper ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... easy peel-open feature with a sterile presentation. The foil pouch provides excellent moisture, oxygen, and light barrier properties. The gusseted bottom allows sufficient space to hold the primary ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ...  primary reason why capacity utilization will go down. And there will be pressure on pricing." That pressure, he says, will come from a combination of capacity and competition from other substrates, suc ...

New hot stamper does more for short runs

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February 29, 1996, ... more than just hot stamping on labels! For runs as low as 250 up to 50,000, Fast Track Labels in Huntington Beach, CA, is having tremendous success in manufacturing not only retail stickers, its primary ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... year to take final action on amendments designed to simplify the Clean Air Act's Title V permitting process. The primary aim of these amendments is to streamline the procedures for revising Title V permits. ...

Pollution prevention makes good sense

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November 30, 1995, ... passed the first federal Pollution Prevention Act. The primary objective of the Act is the development of environmental protection measures designed to prevent or reduce pollution at the source. In ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

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September 30, 1995, ... direct mail and primary retail product identification. Video inspection on the 4200 press is done with a SUPER HANDYScan system from Pro Mark. The system is used to scan the back and front of the web ...

Plastics society urges repeal of Clean Air Act provisions

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September 30, 1995, ... facility whose primary function is to produce materials for sale," Seymour testified. He also noted that a facility has no guarantees that the MACT standard, when promulgated by EPA, won't be more stringent ...

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level

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August 31, 1995, ... until late 1995 or early 1996. According to Somerville, this is not the only problem PET users will face. "Another problem that will aggravate the film shortage in the future is a shortage of PET's primary ...

Recycled paperboard mfrs. unite to promote usage.

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July 31, 1995, ... have been burned or landfilled. A 1994 national survey of more than 1,200 primary shoppers conducted by LH Research showed that 84% report buying products packaged in 100% recycled paperboard, 81% feel ...