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A Scrappy Competitor

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ...  Finally, with the addition of a new Erema RGA 1108 TVE plastics recycling system, Mohawk reclaims 250,000-300,000 lbs of plastic waste a month, which amounts to 7%-10% of raw material usage. Notes Shaw, ...

Brushfoil Attains ISO Certification

(Archive)

February 28, 2007, Brushfoil has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system based on standards set by the Intl. Organization for Standardization (ISO). PRESS RELEASE GUILFORD, CT—Brushfoil ...

East Beats West

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... raw materials supply industry (mainly plastic resins, pulp, and aluminium) has been trading in an international market for some years to fill capacity and meet global customer needs. Now the plastic film, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... regulatory clearances. They will be used for surface protection in segments such as paper packaging, fluorosurfactants, coatings, and more. Machines Will Run at CMM NASHUA, NH—As CMM 2007 draws closer, ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... Vodka frozen cocktail. A notched easy-open tear feature and tapered top facilitate sipping the vodka slushy in a straw-like fashion. The pouch is claimed easy to store, occupies less shelf space, and weighs ...

Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... driver backed the trailer against the compression-style seal at the dock and crawled into the back of his cab to get some sleep. Unfortunately, the rig’s trailer lights were running hot and came into contact ...

Flint Group Increases Prices

(Archive)

February 04, 2007, ... has increased prices on all packaging and commercial inks, due to the continued rising costs of raw materials and energy. The increase went effective February 1, 2007. Customers will be notified directly ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ...  Explains Richard Pettifor, president of Sun Chemical North American Packaging Inks, “Despite our efforts to mitigate the impact of the rising costs in raw materials and fuel through active involvement ...

Color 101: Part II

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, Last month we discussed control of raw materials, and now we look at a simple check list of procedures required for color measurement and control. If any of these are missing or are suspect, the result ...

A Look at Liquid

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... is visible, microwavability, improved graphic quality, and improved openings (spouts, straws, etc.). Environmental Issues Environmental concerns about aseptic packaging led to a reduction in overall ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... time for wetting and chemical interaction), and greater stress during drawing. The study reported in this paper proposes a hypothesis for each of these potential mechanisms and tests the hypothesis using ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... disruption. An adhesive supplier with this capability is able to use its global purchasing capabilities to move key raw materials between regions to compensate for production disruption in emergencies ...

Color 101: Part I

(Process Management)

December 31, 2006, ... company has signed off on the color for its product, two basic areas have to be managed: raw materials and procedures. This will ensure repeat runs are on target and are produced efficiently, with low ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display for easy operation; rotary ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... HTD processing equipment for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display ...

Sun Chemical Increases Prices

(Archive)

December 04, 2006, ... North America, effective January 1, 2007. "Despite our efforts to mitigate the impact of the rising costs in raw materials and fuel through active involvement with our supplier base and by driving internal ...

Outlook: Challenging

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Outlook:Challenging The release liner industry is at a pivotal point in its development with raw material and petrochemical prices continuing to rise, the increasing purchasing ...

Wayne Machine Delivers New Extrusion Film Technology

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, ... structures for subsequent testing while using small amounts of raw material, utilizing five-layer blown film stack-type die and a five-layer feedblock and cast film die. The line consists of three one-inch ...

Why Flex-Pack Keeps Growing

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2006, ... are the features of flexible packages that attract customers. As all the companies in the chain of suppliers—from raw materials to those that place something in a flexible package—continue their work on ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... with UV or EB energy. These may be wet on wet or wet on dry trapped. For each ink type, the formulator is faced with making the optimum selection and balance of raw materials to come up with viable ...