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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... The CI press is based on W&H's Novoflex concept and uses sleeves for both the anilox rolls and plate cylinders. These are said to be changed quickly from the operator side of the press. A conventional ...

Sonoco to Sell High Density Film Biz

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2003, ... density film business produces plastic grocery, retail, produce, and quick-service bags and agricultural film in five plants in the US. Hilex is a member of the Los Angeles, CA-based HPC Group of Companies ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... web format. It was all the wide web guys, so we battled through numerous issues to be able to go live with a real product in the market. And once we got there, we quickly started seeing the return in orders.” ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... 610/485-8300; amacoil.com EasyLock shaft collars reportedly install quickly without special tools to provide nonslip holding of tools and reels on smooth, case-hardened (Rockwell 55 and greater) shafts. ...

When It Comes to Sleeves, Thin Is Not In

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... inexpensive raw materials would be procured to ensure a low price to the converter. These sleeve products were then machined and cured as quickly as possible and tended to be considered disposable with ...

AVT Reports Record Sales Increase in Q2

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2003, ... market with the launch of several new products. "The PrintVision/Helios is one such product that is gaining market share quickly," states AVT. "It is an automatic quality assurance system for labels and ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... automatic. Test Different Materials Under Varied Conditions Advanced Pressure Products Inc., Ithaca, NY; 607/257-5544; 800/825-5764; pmiapp.com Model QS201A integrity analyzer provides a quick and ...

Lenticular Labels Emerge

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... for lenticular. Traub recalls when Colgate began marketing its Total brand toothpaste in a refractive foil package, its effectiveness quickly attracted imitators, and he expects to see much of the same ...

Standardizing Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... Nixa, MO, “We color code and stamp all of the journal ends of the anilox rolls so when walking by the press, a quick visual check can tell anyone what rolls are in what station at that time.” Based ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... operator; it necessitates significant planning and forethought in system design; and it provides the potential to create expensive scrap quickly. Richard W. Halle, senior staff engineer at ExxonMobil ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... for extended plate life. Create Void-Fill Pillows Quickly Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest, IL; 847/482-2000; pactiv.com The Air 5000 protective packaging system creates on-demand void-fill pillows quickly. ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... for smooth, quick, and easy adhesion of photographic and printed images to a variety of mounting surfaces, including Fome-Cor, Gatorfoam, Crescent board, Masonite, and Sintra. The IP5500 and its improved ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... “Still, we're trying to maintain the quick turnaround. Obviously, with a huge press like that you're limited mainly to the big runs. But we think we've positioned ourselves where we can handle runs from a ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... pressure often receives very scant attention. Converters usually set pressure to a certain predetermined level and vary it when problems occur in an attempt to provide a quick fix. This approach obviously ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... quickly and easily without having to first write a program. Die Allows High-Speed Curtain Coating Extrusion Dies Inc. (EDI), Chippewa Falls, WI; 715/726-1201; extrusiondies.com The 48-in. (1,220-mm) ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... Ont., Canada; 905/472-1282; www3.sympatico.ca/craig-copping A troubleshooting kit comprising a collection of quick comparative tests and 30 simple tools is designed to evaluate adhesive and coating problems. ...

Delivering Quality on Time

(Unprinted Rolls)

March 31, 2003, ... three different diameter roller bars, is quickly and easily adjusted, and provides a flat sheet without cracking or “checking” the surface of the web. With a maximum web width of 57 in. (1,450 mm), ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... quick response to customers' demands. They put us on the map.” In 1995, says Traver, Tech Pak became the first converter in Perú to go to an eight-color flexo process with its investment in Uteco's 42-in.-wide ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ...  According to Mike Oberkirch, marketing director for pouches, “These investments address trends in industry requirements for reduced contamination, smaller order sizes, quicker lead times, and lower ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... statistical analysis quickly and easily without having to first write a program. Die Allows High-Speed Curtain Coating Extrusion Dies Inc. (EDI), Chippewa Falls, WI; 715/726-1201; extrusiondies.com ...