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PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ... Tyler, TX, facility, which produces heavy duty plastic shipping sack and film rollstock, often for wrap and form/fill/seal applications, general manager Gulam Harji thought the customer’s idea had true ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... FSC-certified. We feel that is important because our goal is that 100 percent of the pulp we buy be from controlled wood, meaning harvesting practices balance key social and environmental issues. Of course, ...

CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program

(Trends/Management)

August 16, 2011, ... finished rolls critical to profits and securing future business. Technologies in finishing systems have undergone significant advancements in control systems and web management capabilities, making them ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... approach. According to P&G's Damon Jones, “It is dramatically different than the existing packaging. We began the rollout in Europe earlier this year, have already expanded to Asia, and will be in North ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... fpm). Another reason that static problems get worse at higher speeds is that more static charge is separated between the film and each roller by tribocharging. The key factors for tribocharging are ...

Surface Energy Matchmaking

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2011, ... overcome and a high likelihood of a persistent product. Happy matchmaking! Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, owner of Coating Tech Service, has 14+ years of slot die coating experience ...

Education Training: School's in Sessio

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2011, ... II exam and be FTA certified at that level. One of Belanger's biggest challenges is acquiring new equipment. Anilox rolls are maintained and redone by Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, NC, the company ...

Label Stock Suited for Short Runs

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, Company offers iGO p-s materials for use in HP Indigo roll presses. Materials provide a label stock said to be useful for short-run, on-demand digital Company offers iGO p-s materials for use in HP Indigo ...

Catching Up with PFFC News

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2011, ... or contract converter and your listing is missing, scroll to the bottom and click on Listing Options, or contact Tim Janes with questions at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 303-674-0577. While you're on our ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... or via the stand-alone roll-to-roll digital label presses. From what was originally a “professionals only” operation, bar code reading has become an option for the world's camera cell phone owners, for ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... (UV)-curable resin is applied to the substrate and the holographic relief pattern is pressed into this from a roll of holographic film. The resin is cured under UV light while in contact with the holographic ...

Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

June 09, 2011, ... waste and material expenses without compromising the quality of our products. With it we can effectively reclaim highly printed film and roll scrap and process it into superior quality repro pellets for ...

MPI Release Projects 20% Sales Increase

(Label/Tape)

June 07, 2011, ...  MPI’s product offerings, it also provides the security and convenience of a second climate-controlled facility. Ed Alois, president of MPI, states, “Our company’s ongoing goal is to build on it’s reputation ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... jobs as graphics change, he suggests. Controlling Ink Dynamics In a session on inks and substrates, Ed Dedman, director of emerging technology at Graymills Corp., Chicago, IL, encouraged attendees ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... are due to innovations that greatly reduce downtime — or non-running time — at key points in the slitting process. Major downtime causes are grouped in three areas: Loading jumbos rolls Getting ready ...

Capacity Needed

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... control system and an integral edge-trim extraction system. The pneumatically controlled braking system is said to provide accurate web tension control, and a digital edge-guide system controls lateral ...

BOPP Producer Needs Nine

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... feature a digital knife positioning system and an automated slit roll unloading system. This significant new investment represents an important diversification in business for Videolar, which has seized ...

Slit Thin-Gauge Films & More

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... for thin-gauge films, foils, and packaging materials. Capable of running 84-in.-wide webs at 1,500 fpm, unit can handle 48-in.-dia unwind rolls while producing 24-in.-dia slit rolls at rewind. Pull rolls ...

Slit, Rewind with Sensitive Control

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, The topslit, well suited for narrow or wide rolls with a large diameter, offers reproducible winding values, precise cutting tools, perfect finished roll The topslit, well suited for narrow or wide rolls ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... plastic shipping sack and film rollstock, often for wrap and form/fill/seal applications. Gulam Harji, general manager at its Tyler plant, learned its customer’s idea had true merit and could reduce materials ...