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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... relation to adhesives, inks, and other coatings. Manufacturers and importers into the EU will be required to collect data on the properties of chemical substances they use in their products and—if they ...

RFID Technology To Replace Supply Chain

(Archive)

June 10, 2006, ... impact over the next few years, as well as some of the broader challenges confronting the industry. The report identified product safety and healthcare as other areas where RFID could play an important ...

Food Contact Materials Literature

(Archive)

May 28, 2006, ... of rubbers in contact with food and then assessing the safety of materials being used. The results have now been published and a summary can be found in Forrest's new book, Food Contact Rubbers 2—Products, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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March 30, 2006, Improving productivity with automated slitter positioning, polymeric nanocomposites enabled by controlled architecture materials, benefits of new technology ionizers for web handling, and the effect of ...

Will Food Laws Be Uniform?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The bill has been referred to the Senate, and opponents are gearing up to oppose its adoption. Business supporters of H.R. 4167, however, say national ...

What Makes an MSDS Useful?

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March 30, 2006, ... the Chemical Mfrs. Assn. developed a suggested list of sections for an MSDS: Chemical product and company ID Composition and data on ingredients Identification of hazards First aid measures Fire ...

All About ESD

(Archive)

March 12, 2006, ... and outside the ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999 ESD protective area (EPA). A study of the materials qualification sequence will be discussed for product protection in the factory, cleanrooms, plus outgoing shipments ...

2006 RFID What's New

(Archive)

February 28, 2006, ...  MARCH Process Provides Case- and Item-Level Packaging Options DALLAS, TX—Texas Instruments (TI) and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. demonstrated the first Electronic Product Code (EPC) Generation 2 (Gen ...

Zero Funding for FCN Program?

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February 27, 2006, ... adopted, apply to any company that can make the product in compliance with the regulation. While there is no denying the current national budgetary pressures and deep concerns about maintaining the ...

If Not Rough, How About Groovy?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... with your product. Wraps may insulate any desired heat transfer or create more (or less) electrostatic charging or dissipation. Acknowledging these drawbacks, roller wraps remain a quick, inexpensive solution. ...

2004 RFID What's New

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February 26, 2006, ... steps it will take to keep the US drug supply secure. The report cites RFID tagging "of products by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers appears to be the most promising approach to reliable product ...

2003 RFID What's New

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February 26, 2006, ... an academic research project headquartered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the EPCglobal Network is a system based on a unique number called the electronic product code or EPC. The ...

Reporter Clips

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January 30, 2006, ...  SUPPLIER INFO: HP Indigo—hp.com Raflatac Adds P-S Plant in China SHANGHAI, CHINA—UPM’s Raflatac reports it will build a world-class p-s label stock production facility in Changshu, China, adjacent ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

(Archive)

December 30, 2005, ... in many pressure-sensitive applications today, ranging from no-label look beverage labels to diaper closures, medical applications, and labels for health and beauty aid products. The market for filmic ...

Packaging 2006: What's Ahead

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November 29, 2005, ... more convenience and better product protection, while also providing eye-catching ways to focus on customers’ brands and products. Yet business challenges remain that will affect members of the converting ...

People & Places

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November 29, 2005, ... of PSA tape systems. The company started in Westbury, NY, and moved to its 200,000-sq-ft facility in 1999. Keri Otremba is hired as a new-product engineer for Laminations, part of Great Northern Corp.’s ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2005, ... strike in Finland. Finland represents about 15% of the world’s paper products production, including a high percentage of label facestocks and release liner base, so mid-year specialty paper supply in Europe ...

Need a Hand?

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, Improper roll handling boils down to one thing: loss. Lost workers, lost productivity, and perhaps most import, lost money. Product Focus Improper roll handling boils down to one thing: loss. Lost workers, ...

Stork Cellramic Launches New Web Site

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November 14, 2005, Stork Cellramic has opened an new online store for supplies used by flexographic printers, including anilox rolls, anilox care and cleaning supplies, safety materials, measureing and inspection equipment, ...

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

(Archive)

October 31, 2005, This two-day seminar will cover processes and problems, with numerous speakers covering a variety of topics. PRESS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC—Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn. (CEMA) will hold a seminar November ...