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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... end-use, raw material, and investment projections through 2009. The report is for sale to INDA members for $995 and nonmembers for $1,595; and to EDANA members for (euro)795 and nonmembers for (euro)1,295. ...

Preparation=Die-Cutting Success

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April 29, 2005, ... growth of digital systems, Pawlowski says, especially all-inclusive digital systems that produce finished labels from raw stock. Rieder says small, relatively inexpensive rotary die-cutters for the digital ...

Reporter Clips

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April 29, 2005, ... your customers are doing—don’t be concerned with what your competition is doing. Examine your relationships with your suppliers. Draw a plan for where your company fits in the marketplace now and in the ...

Ashland Increases Prices on P-S Adhesives

(Archive)

April 02, 2005, ... by 5%-10% on all p-s adhesives—including solution and emulsion acrylics and solvent and hot-melt rubber-based products—on April 15, 2005. The increase is driven by a continuing escalation of raw materials ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ... a deeper draw for medical, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical products such as sutures, diagnostics, implantables, tablets, caplets, liquid unit dose, etc. Turret Rewinder Aids Label Operation  ...

DuPont and Celanese Announce Price Increases

(Archive)

March 21, 2005, ... by a minimum of $0.80/lb. due to a continuing escalation in raw material, utility, and transportation costs and the impact of strong demand across various market segments. The increase covers all products ...

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

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February 27, 2005, ... films historically used as stretch hood film have a number of technical and economic drawbacks. Metallocene polyethylene combined with an EVA copolymer produces a new high performance stretch hood film. ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

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February 27, 2005, Recent shortages of acrylic acid exemplify the problem of raw material supply and its impact on the price stability. Last year has seen various price increases in raw materials, and this trend is continuing ...

New Products

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February 27, 2005, ... line. Monitors product stretch or draw to ensure proper thickness and to prevent breaks. Also ensures two products being joined together during lamination are moving at proper speeds. Documents product ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... problems: As I have highlighted before in this column, it is proving difficult enough to set up environmentally responsible waste management for release liners across the EU. With raw material prices rising, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... at Chicago’s McCormick Place. For more information contact GASC at 703/264-7200 or visit gasc.org. GOA Draws Crowds Graphics of the Americas, held February 4–6 at the Miami Beach Convention Ctr., ...

EDANA Launches the Nonwovens Research Academy

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... knowledge that will support growth in the industry. The PDF attached below outlines 12 new papers covering the latst research into raw materials, structure/function, characterization/modelling, and ...

Skeist Offers a Series of Industry Studies

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... VII, and Photopolymers V. (skeistinc.com) Inks II will provide in depth information on the following: Technical, economic, and marketing information on existing raw materials and end products.  ...

In Defense of Control Freaks

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January 30, 2005, ... that may occur during the long road from manufacture of various raw materials to the assembly of the final package. In these processes, "control" means equipment performing any operation can operate only ...

Reporter Clips

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January 30, 2005, ... for 2.5 billion kg of raw materials, including adhesives and various backing substrates. World Tape Market (millions square meters) % Annual Growth Item 1998 2003 2008 03/98 08/03 World ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... chuck. ANI Issues an Alert on Shortage PLYMOUTH, MN—ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based ...

New Report Focuses on Worldwide Nonwovens Industry

(Archive)

January 18, 2005, ... from 1994 through 2004 and end-use, raw material, and investment projections through 2009. "This comprehensive ‘Worldwide Outlook’ is designed as both a barometer of the size and scope of the global ...

Sun Chemical Forms New Business Unit, Sun Chemical Security

(Archive)

January 02, 2005, ... use of taggants or markers by "fingerprinting" raw materials. Currency—primarily intaglio inks as well as varnish and overt features designed to prevent counterfeiting. "There is a confusing variety of ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... with flexo printing, die-cutting, folding/gluing, corrugated and board conversion, inspection, and accessories all in one zone. Notes exhibition director Trevor Crawford, "…the lines between postpress ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... g/m2 at 150 m/min to obtain stable processing conditions. The line speed was then increased in steps of 50 m/min until the web broke. The line speed at which the web broke (draw-down speed) and the neck-in ...