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New Test May Detect Pathogens in PE Food Wrap

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January 31, 2001, ... food in the home. Some researchers fear the wrap won't be sensitive enough to be useful. Mike Doyle, a microbiologist and director of the Center for Food Safety and Quality Enhancement at the Univ. of ...

Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits

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January 31, 2001, ... that could result in the following: Variation in product properties Excess operating waste Surplus start-up time or waste Poor reliability or significant downtime Additional safety problems This ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... Environmental, Health, and Safety Conference for the Graphic Communications Industries, March 25-27 in St. Louis, MO. For more information contact FTA at 631/737-6020; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... be recycled. Other sessions covered safety in the converting operation; static electricity; flammability reduction; warehouse protection options for flammable storage; and equipment safety. Tuesday' ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ...  Internet MSDS Management System Now Available Online A web site is now available to aid in organizing and managing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). MSDSBank.com has a library of MSDSs for common ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

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September 30, 2000, ... "team-results sharing plan." Lingle says the plan provides everyone in the plant with the opportunity to earn 18% of their base pay. "We pay that out quarterly, and that's based on five things: safety, quality, ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, ... Network Package/Product Coding with Other Packaging Line Operations , Paul Mills, Markem Corp. Packaging and Food Safety in Latin America , Dr. Luis Madi, Institute of Food Technology, Sao Paulo, ...

Material Handling Equipment: An Ergonomic Answer

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August 31, 2000, Converters and manufacturers be aware: If you haven't yet instituted an ergonomics program in your workplace, you may be required to do so by the end of this year. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ...  to be refrigerated or frozen, and aseptic processing reportedly ensures consistent flavors, colors, textures, and safety. Their block shape is said to make stacking in storage areas easy and space-efficient ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... are used to print such things as company logos and product safety warnings. (Ink suppliers are proprietary.) Ray Glenn emphasizes that his company's newest Battenfeld Gloucester lines provide not just ...

Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line

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March 31, 2000, ... finished roll is via overhead hoist with secondary hooks for increased production and operator safety. Once clear of the machine, a roll extraction system removes the roll from the rewind shaft. Shaft ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... convenience, and safety is increasing for retail products. The agriculture and industrial segments had projected sales of $450 million and $250 million, respectively, in flexible packaging. Bulk sacks ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... began several years ago, when Shanks was assigned to research and secure the best possible static control solution available in an effort to improve employee safety and optimize quality control within ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... capabilities also include oriented polypropylene varnish application and heat seal application. A fire in December 1942 that almost destroyed the entire company left Dixie Toga extremely safety-conscious. ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, New anilox roll technologies and materials have paralleled the rise of flexo, and it's no coincidence.The vast improvement in the quality of flexographic New anilox roll technologies and materials have ...

Foil and potatoes - Aluminum Assn. presents a response.

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July 31, 1996, Note: My February column on the safety of baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil elicited a response from the Aluminum Assn., Washington, DC. In the Note: My February column on the safety of baked potatoes ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... health and safety, marketing/economics, government affairs, and an international perspective. To obtain conference proceedings, or for information on RadTech membership, upcoming events (RadTech 1998 ...

Congress is considering FDA reform bills

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May 31, 1996, ... or for a warning concerning the safety of the food, drug, or cosmetic. This provision would cover such issues as California's Proposition 65 warnings on the covered product, as well as the requirements ...

International Converting Industry News

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May 31, 1996, ... a dual-language Dusenbery touch-screen that can be switched between English and German at the touch of a button. Clear plastic guards enclose the slitting, autoload, and rewind sections. A safety key ...