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Testing Equipment: Does Your Lab Measure Up?

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... you're using can be of great value. It can be used to establish tighter specifications on raw materials, process tolerances, and finished converted products, says Avalon. “This leads to improved quality ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... advantages, while minimizing or eliminating the sometimes frustrating problems caused by its disadvantages. Raw materials and processing are areas of potential improvement. Addressing the aspect of ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... easy to drive most digital cutters and print/cut ink jet plotters using cutting paths created in popular draw applications. Said to be simple to use and to excel in scenarios that require printing an image ...

FTIR Spectroscopy Means Faster, More Reliable Analysis

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... and identify contaminants. Using the FTIR as a tool for assessing quality can reduce many incoming tests on raw materials. Batch-to-batch comparisons can be made readily, and rejection standards can ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... history and be ready to help them out.’ We do a lot of stocking of raw materials for customers, even though we don't have orders yet, so we're prepared to convert their product. Some of our customers also ...

Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... focus on food-type packaging, although it's secondary packaging,” explains Gupta. It's giving us this window of having lower odor and lower extractability.” Changes in the raw materials used to create ...

CFPA Recognizes Cascades or Environmental Efforts

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2003, ... and continues through the pulp/paper-making process. This certification ensures the delivery of products that are manufactured from sustainable raw materials in a chlorine-free process." Adds the assn., ...

First Quarter Performance Mixed

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2003, ... strong volume increases, the impact of the company's productivity program, and cost-containment efforts more than offset a significant increase in raw material costs and lower pension income. "Core" earnings ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to draw their own conclusions as to whether the package has or has not passed. For more information contact HCPC at 703/538-4020; unitdose.org. Shrink Bag ...

Choosing Laboratory Dispersing Equipment That's Right for Yo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... are used in package printing inks. Pigments, as raw materials, are not suitable for printing inks until they are reduced to a fine particle size to optimize color and performance characteristics. Pigments ...

Going, Going... Gone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... that require more consultative selling, unique knowledge, and experience. For example, personalized direct mail requires both detailed planning and flawless execution to move a customer from raw data to ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... application weight of adhesive will increase the raw material costs of the lamination. Before increasing the adhesive coating weight, the converter should examine other variables, including pressure. ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... system, which has some drawbacks to the process. ELS shifts the print by moving the position of the rotogravure cylinder. For gravure applications, ELS is still rather early in the game. As time goes on, ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... printing. Superfine label stock is available in 60# Ultrawhite Smooth, White Smooth, and Softwhite Smooth, 8.5 × 11 in. and 17 × 22 in. Navajo label stock is available in 60# Brilliant White, 8.5 × 11 ...

Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... symbolically representing the steps necessary to convert raw materials into salable product. Third, produce only what is needed, when needed. This is pull production. With waste eliminated and pull production ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... The new stocks are suitable for both offset and digital printing. Superfine label stock is available in 60# Ultrawhite Smooth, White Smooth, and Softwhite Smooth, 8.5 × 11 in. and 17 × 22 in. Navajo label ...

National Starch Reports Price Increase for Adhesives

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2003, ... energy and raw material costs, including natural gas prices at "historic pricing levels," according to Charles Call, VP, US Adhesives. "At the same time," states the co., "sustained high prices for crude ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... at all levels, from raw material suppliers and self-adhesive laminators to label converters, end-users, and retailers.” Following a short history of wine bottle labeling, the report moves through the ...

Is There a Great Discovery in the Mess You're about to Trash

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... one of the major discoveries of the last century and play an important part in today's packaging and printing of raw materials. Perhaps the lesson to learn from these chance discoveries is this: “Don' ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... its laser scoring technology to develop a stand-up pouch for Coca-Cola (Turkey) with the straw laminated inside the packaging. A convenient tear strip created by the in-line laser allows the consumer to ...