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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... graphic arts, photoinitiators, cationic chemistry, formulation, nanotechnology, raw materials, industrial applications, water-borne formulations, and an international market overview. As part of the ...

Technical Conference Announced for Leading UV & EB Event

(News | New Products)

January 20, 2004, ... including: Chemistry, Equipment, Adhesives, Measurement & Analysis, Graphic Arts, Photoinitiators, Cationic Chemistry, Formulation, Nanotechnology, Raw Materials, Industrial Applications, Waterborne Formulations, ...

Where Past Meets Future

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... we are creating PFFC's Economic Monitor, which will include data on converter revenue, profitability, work on-hand, raw material costs, capital investment, economic conditions, and much more. The only ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... 300 tables and graphs, the contents include history and economics of coextrusion, blown film, combining systems, coextruded coating film and sheet equipment, product characteristics, and raw materials. ...

6 Sigma Success

(Tapes)

December 30, 2003, ... steps before the final product is complete. A variety of chemicals and raw materials also are used in the manufacturing process, including aluminum foils from Alcan, Anticosti papers, polyethylene film, ...

Leading Consumer Product and Converting Companies On Tap for RadTech's Spring 2004 UV & EB Tech Exp

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2003, ... promises to be the largest UV and EB marketplace ever assembled as well as the best source for equipment, coatings, inks, adhesives, supplies, raw materials, and more." More information, including session ...

European Report Covers Flex-Pack Industry in Depth

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2003, ... (Quarter 1 2003) is an example of what “European Flexible Packaging” contains on a regular basis. The report begins with a summary of resins, substrates, and raw materials prices. Tracing the prices of ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... responsible? The answer may be no if they do not conserve raw materials by using the minimum amount of packaging possible. Each additional layer in a composite, each additional color of ink on a surface, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Tapes)

November 30, 2003, ... tension control. The slitter includes entry and exit “S” wrap pull rolls for tension isolation and draw control. PFFC-ASAP 320 Horizontal Film/Lamination Roll Take-Off Soars American Leistritz Extruder ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... within a five to six hour drive for many raw material and equipment suppliers, converters, service and consulting companies, and end users. Driving to Indianapolis and using the low hotel room rate makes ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... simplicity and accuracy and enable processors to enhance product consistency, save on raw materials, shorten set-up times, and reduce scrap. Advanced yield control is available without the need for large, ...

AWA Reports on European Self-Adhesive Industrial Tape Market in 'Groundbreaking' New Stud

(Tapes)

November 13, 2003, ... self-adhesive tapes, including market segmentation across the value chain, from raw material suppliers through to the end user. "Present and future volume demand (including projected growth rates) by ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... raw materials in the adhesives, packaging, construction, and compounding sectors. The expansion, expected to be complete by mid-2004, will double the capacity of the G-1 unit at the Belpre plant.  ...

Finding Your Comfort Zone in Tomorrow's Econom

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... at prices that are less than the cost of the raw materials. No efficiency program can be developed to combat this. Silverstein feels definitive actions should be taken to address difficulties in manufacturing ...

Structured for Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

October 31, 2003, ... properties desired, selection of raw materials to achieve those properties, trials of different coating methods to make the final product, customer evaluation of those trial products, and refinement of ...

What Works Best?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... “one of the finest pilot lines around.” The company's 260,000-sq-ft pilot lab is used both internally, to develop polymers and conduct quality control checks on raw and extruded materials, and by customers ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... thermoforming or deep-draw capability, and economically efficient operation of the extrusion line. Unnecessarily high use of valuable and expensive raw materials such as polyamide or other resins in the ...

Auto Industry Applications Drive P-S Tape Markets

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... a multinational, even global, concern — is making it difficult for tape laminators and converters alike to pass on raw material increases, putting added pressure on margins. But overall, the opportunities ...

Coating Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

September 30, 2003, ... step. The coating process is serial in nature in that it starts with raw materials, which are converted to the final product in the subsequent steps. A base roll with defective gauge bands and poor ...

Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... Agency or paying a membership fee to participate in an industry-sponsored recovery program. Fees are apportioned among raw material suppliers, converters, packaging businesses, and retailers or end-users. ...