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2006 RFID What's News, Part

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July 29, 2006, ... that have come from nowhere, including baggage tagging and people tagging for reducing queues and improving safety and accuracy. Drug tagging also was covered, primarily for anti-counterfeiting. The message ...

Inks Keep Getting Smarter

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June 29, 2006, ... a senior scientist at Wageningen Research Inst. (Netherlands), is looking at the interaction of intelligent inks in food packaging as a device for enhancing food safety and hygiene. Even more advanced ...

Converting Industry News

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June 14, 2006, ...  Controlling Chemicals By Corey Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Many EU government initiatives address environmental control and safety at work. Perhaps the most significant for our industry is ...

Food Contact Materials Literature

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May 28, 2006, ... of rubbers in contact with food and then assessing the safety of materials being used. The results have now been published and a summary can be found in Forrest's new book, Food Contact Rubbers 2—Products, ...

2006 RFID What's New

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February 28, 2006, ... - at the request of retailers, military forces and postal authorities and for legal reasons. In these cases, the primary benefits sought will be broader and include cost, increased sales, improved safety, ...

2004 RFID What's New

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February 26, 2006, ... praises mandatory moves toward bar codes on drugs at the annual meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Organization but said additional technology could ensure greater safety, reports eWeek (eweek.com). ...

2003 RFID What's New

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February 26, 2006, ... customer safety and satisfaction. The system will be designed to track automatically all passenger bags through inline explosive detection and screening equipment, ensuring safe passage for the airport’s ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, ... good wetting, and optical clarity. However, they cure more slowly than solventless coatings and have a more limiting health, safety, and environmental profile. UV-Curable Solventless Coatings—UV-curable ...

Packaging 2006: What's Ahead

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November 29, 2005, ... of active and intelligent packaging to enhance product safety and help identify product tampering or contamination. Some say regulatory barriers exist in this area in markets such as the EU, suggesting ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2005, ... health, safety, and security, says, “By being associated with Green Tier, we hope to show our customers, our community and state, and our colleagues that good environmental performance is good business ...

Need a Hand?

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November 29, 2005, ... lost productivity, and lost money. In addition to damaged rolls and materials, employee safety is a major risk when rolls are handled manually. Consider roll handling equipment. Your workers—and your company’s ...

Stork Cellramic Launches New Web Site

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November 14, 2005, Stork Cellramic has opened an new online store for supplies used by flexographic printers, including anilox rolls, anilox care and cleaning supplies, safety materials, measureing and inspection equipment, ...

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

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October 31, 2005, ... PFFC columnist, Tim Walker. Topics include: Winding Techniques Specifying a Slitter/Rewinder/Salvage Rewinder Winding Defects Machine Safety Shear Slitting—Refining the Process Crush Slitting ...

Converting Industry News

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October 30, 2005, ... higher reliability; minimum safety hazards; and minimum negative environmental effects. According to Snyder, the next generation of bearings includes “smart” bearings with sensors that monitor a certain ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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September 29, 2005, ... problem as closely as possible. This encompasses effective collection of particles and aerosols, excellent collection efficiency, simple operational requirements, a low cost of operation, and safety.  ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2005, ... with a 76#, white polycoated kraft release liner. The company says the tape has passed skin irritation, cytoxicity, and sensitization product safety testing. Converter Takes on Envelopes MILWAUKEE, ...

Climate Control

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August 30, 2005, ... and safety issue. “We concentrate on slitting and sheeting, where we convert polyester and polypropylene substrates into sheets and rolls,” says Allie. “Static electricity affects the efficiency of ...

Obesity: Can Packaging Help?

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July 30, 2005, It's no secret that people around the world are getting fatter. The causes of overweight and obesity are multi-factorial. Food safety agencies like the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1

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July 30, 2005, ... counterfeiting or tampering and provides customers the peace of mind of buying a product that meets their needs in terms of perceived purity, safety, and authenticity. The threat of product tampering ...

What's Driving Your Operatio

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July 30, 2005, Performance, safety, and user-friendly are just a few of the buzzwords coming up in conversations about today’s drive controls. Poduct Focus Performance, safety, and user-friendly are just a few of ...