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Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... been unevenly treated will deliver different readings in different test areas, rendering the test useless. Because of these potential problems, some converters use a drawdown rod rather than a cotton ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... process using expensive screen printing technology. BKL Inc., located in King of Prussia, PA, however, claims to have "reinvented" the way EL lamps are made, using technology drawn from the high-speed converting ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... and hotels. Label America specializes in four-color process and data processing labels printed on a variety of papers, films, and specialty substrates and maintains an on-site raw materials inventory of ...

FDA proposes to reduce environmental filing burdens.

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July 31, 1996, ... substance in food, food packaging, or cosmetics (e.g., the withdrawal of approval of the use of a food or color additive) are excluded from the current EA requirements. These exclusions would be very ...

Bagmaking machines adapt to conquer new markets.

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July 31, 1996, ... manufactured today incorporates AC servo motors and controllers. Their job is to turn the draw rolls to accurately index the correct amount of film to make a perfect bag every time. The advantages of servo ...

Making Lemonade in the Converting Industry

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June 30, 1996, ...  The press release goes on to explain that the drop in profits on the part of flexible packagers corresponds to a "sizeable increase in costs for 1995. The cost of raw material, manufacturing expenses, ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... by members of RadTech International North America to assess the markets for UV- and EB-curable products. The studies involved a representative cross section of end users and suppliers of equipment, raw ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... & Hoelscher Corp., says that one of the biggest developments in the extrusion process involves not equipment but raw material called "metallocenes" that he says are "probably the biggest development since ...

Guide to European packaging will keep converters up to date

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April 30, 1996, ... structural realignment and expansion in the face of significant raw material price increases. Referring to the plastics market, Volume I states that, "in terms of total output, Germany and Italy are ...

Paperbox winners honored for industry excellence

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April 30, 1996, ... inner case that allows access to the product without raw edges. A folded SBS divider is included. Taylor Box reports that this is a compact, convenient way to store two disparate items and easily fits ...

Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.

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March 31, 1996, ...  The concept of using bagasse for papermaking is crucial to the Indian pulp and paper industry, which suffers a shortage of forest-based cellulosic raw materials. Recycling Units Tesco Stores U.K. ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... y faces," he says. "A very-low-inflation economy is good, but that puts a lot of pressure on industrial products pricing, and when we've had raw materials price increases, as we've had in paper and film  ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... within the hour, sheet it, and ship it to Hammer within 48 hours." Sheeting in-house is also viewed as a vehicle to help control the quality of raw materials, since the sheeting quality Hammer was getting ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... the plant, from checking incoming raw materials through in-line monitoring using Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), to final off-line quality checks. CIM facilities include infrared and beta-gauge ...

Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry

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January 31, 1996, ... adhesives business is the Environmental Protection Agency's push to eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Due to these restrictions, the raw materials used as the basis for today's adhesives are very ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... labels. End users are demanding materials that will offer the same superior performance but at a lower cost than several years ago. "You buy raw materials by the pound, so it makes sense that using thinner ...

Product liability and food safety reforms move along

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December 31, 1995, ... by the claimant. Special rules would apply to limit product liability actions that could be taken against suppliers of both raw materials and components used in permanently implantable medical devices. ...

Fresh produce offers converters opportunities for healthy sales

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December 31, 1995, ... growth market in the flex-pack industry. Growing an estimated 75% annually, sales of value-added prepared salads, lettuce, and raw vegetables are now an $800-million market, with Fresh Express Farms ...

Economic Forecast: More of the Same, Unless...

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December 31, 1995, ... the second quarter." Production then sagged, because companies that had built up inventories in the first quarter began to draw them down in the second-a classic inventory correction. In turn, companies ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... panel, rather than by dumping solvent into the ink pail. Inside the M8BO measuring element is a piston/cylinder setup. The piston is raised up by an air lifting mechanism, drawing a sample of the ink to ...