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Future of video inspection systems seems bright.

(Magazine)

June 30, 1995, ... justified. Passive line-scan systems do require some advanced operator input and programming, which can be a drawback if your operation doesn't have well-trained operators. Generally, the systems are ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... solid-waste generation is still increasing, it is growing at a much slower rate. * Recycling Guidelines - A 12-page report advises prospective recyclers to remember that success starts on the drawing ...

Quick changeovers, quality top bagmaking demands.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... g from our own research and development and customer concerns. We're developing draw tape technology right now. The drum size on an older machine was modified to allow for a longer dwell time so a bett ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... retort, hermetic sealing, heating to 250 [degrees] F, and meet FDA's requirements. By designing the bottom web of this 12.5 x 13-in. package to draw to approximately 1.5-in. deep, American National Can ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... all over the world, plus one domestic supplier. We move about 700,000 lb. a month of polyester, about 8.4 million lb. per year. "We see raw materials continuing to be tight," Woody said. "Prices are going ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... symbol that implies recyclability on plastic products old after Jan. 1, 1996, was withdrawn by the author. * California ACR 139 requests state agencies to act expeditiously to increase their purchase ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ...  industrial raw-commodity prices. But much of what they are looking at are fears. Are we not at the early stage of a wage/price cycle? Are we not beginning an inventory boom-bust cycle? Are we not enterin ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

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December 31, 1994, ...  Keeping costs down while maintaining or improving performance and production levels is the primary concern. "The biggest challenge is the price of raw materials keeps going up, pushing our costs exponentially, ...

Direct-mail group introduces green stewardship challenge

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ... they use were source reduced, reusable, recycled at a specific rate or contained recycled content. FPIs member companies - primarily manufacturers of food-service packaging and their raw-materials suppliers ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ... are concentrated on industrial-scale processes for the recovery of raw materials and for the manufacturing of secondary products. Gasification is one of the process lines we're following. In it, mixed plastic ...