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Truth or Myth?

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... and protective properties. However, there are other factors that come into play. This article presents work completed to understand slide angle control and measurement. Conventional Wisdom or Fact? ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... mm on 3- and 6-in. mandrels with a full air locking system, operated automatically. Designed to cut very tight rewound materials such as PE films, coated and noncoated plastic films, protective tapes, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ...  ProtecPac Starts Up US Plant MONTREAL, QC, CANADA—ProtecPac, a producer of protective packaging and building materials, has started production at a new facility in Sydney, OH, north of Dayton, to serve ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... of Great Northern’s Container and Display Groups. GW Assets Part of ProtecPac MONTREAL, QC, CANADA—ProtecPac has acquired the assets of GW Worldwide Protective Packaging Corp., Brampton, ON, Canada. ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... sparkle and shimmer when printed onto the Brilliance line of holographic and foil boards, causing posters to appear backlit and POP displays to have motion. Also applies a protective coating said to guard ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... networking package. Called price-competitive, the unit is said to maintain precise tension control, provide automatic knife positioning, and control many other machine functions. Pump Has Protective ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... and evaluate alternate topologies. For information on WSWANSIG membership, contact Toni-Marie Pommet at tmpommet@mit.edu. Industry Studies Protective Packaging Growing CLEVELAND, OH, USA — According ...

Embossing Impacts Form and Function

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, ... utilized for the end product. “We're finding more and more of this today in the electronics industry, for example, in protective films and coverings,” adds Pasquale. While embossing seems to be making ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... to the boardstock. Mira-Jet applies not only the image but adds an integral protective coating as well. Supplier Information Decorated Paper;. hazen.com Testing Flexo in Finland RK Print Coat ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... depositions are designed to provide specialized conductive, shielding, electroluminescent, optical, reflective, and protective properties in electronic, medical, and industrial applications. Sputtered ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... 800/479-3658; sti.com The MiniProtect MP2100 protective light curtain is said to provide reliable, cost-effective Type 2 guarding on equipment where low risk factors have been assessed. Control circuitry ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... symptoms. No converting information is available on the patch. Education Donation Protects Sleeves CHARLOTTE, NC, USA—Praxair Surface Technologies has donated 12 protective anilox sleeve covers ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... substrate provides excellent gloss and surface protection. Laminating inks do not require the same product resistance as they are “sandwiched” in a protective structure. Laminating inks can contain ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... and protective packaging. Uses for Degradable Packaging Products Degradable packaging products are most often the result of blending a substance into PE. The substance attacks the PE causing degradation ...

Less Coating, More Control

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... and high-tech.” Greer's take: “Radiation curing is well established in certain markets such as gloss/protective coatings. It is moving more slowly in adhesive applications, but gains are being made in this ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... Yupo Corp. America. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Film Forms Protective Pockets Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Chicago, IL; 866/704-2379; pechineyplasticpackaging.com Multilayer thermoformable ...

How Dirty Is Your Money?

(Magazine)

December 31, 2003, ... of SARS in China last year made a jittery situation even more jittery in parts of Asia. If you have traveled to Japan or Hong Kong, you would notice many people routinely wear protective masks to limit ...

There's a Duck in My Duct

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, Duck tape generally is a clear plastic film using an equally clear polyacrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive. It has use in packaging and protective applications. Duct tape frequently is a gray cloth-like ...

First Quarter Performance Mixed

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2003, ... L. Wambold, Pactiv's chairman and CEO. Pactiv, a $2.9 billion company, is a leading provider of advanced packaging solutions for the consumer, foodservice/food packaging, and protective/flexible packaging ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... the backside of a 100% printed substrate usually does not cause any color concerns. Contrast this with a PSA on a clear film intended for use as a protective covering for a surface. In this case, the ...