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Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... in flexible packaging, are tighter than ever before. By the same token and at the same AIMCAL meeting, I learned converters involved in flexible circuit laminates and pressure-sensitive adhesive coating ...

thePLACE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Deutschland GmbH spoke on “Shedding A New Light On Corona-Treated Alu-Foil.” “Oxygen Transmission Rate Measurement Using Oxygen Sensitive Fluorescent Tracers” was the title of the paper given by Lars R. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... managing director Paul Field. "It is capable of coating all unsupported filmic substrates along with metallized film, foil, and paper. In addition to a silicon release coating, we can apply pressure-sensitive ...

Avery Dennison Creates RFID Division

(Archive)

September 23, 2004, Avery Dennison Corp., manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labeling materials, says it has formed a new business unit dedicated to the manufacturing and marketing of low-cost radio frequency identification ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... label shipments, which Freedonia forecasts to increase 5.7%/yr to $15.2 billion in 2008. (Another report on an allied industry, titled “World Pressure Sensitive Tapes,” forecasts 5.3% growth through 2008, ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Inks that are sensitive to oxygen can take different forms. One such approach recently was described by the Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. A photoconductor (titanium dioxide) is used in the ink, ...

A Touch Above

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... to begin manufacturing its pressure-sensitive label constructions in the US to penetrate the marketplace fully. So in 2001, Raflatac, a laminator of paper- and film-based p-s materials for VIP (variable ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... and bubble packaging will present the best opportunities based on increasing need for the packaging of cold- and heat-sensitive products such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostic laboratory products. ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... processed, regardless of its position across the die, and is said to be well suited to shear-sensitive or low-viscosity materials. Measure Low Levels of Dust Land Instruments, Newtown, PA; 215/504-8000; ...

Ritrama Reels in New Biz with Innovative Adhesive Coatings, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, Ritrama relies on its coating expertise—and innovative adhesives—to hook new customers. At the Minneapolis office of Ritrama Inc., a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive films and specialty papers, company ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... thinner-gauge films at high speeds. The Doctor Machine is designed to handle light-tension materials, such as extensible films and other tension-sensitive materials. It can reach speeds of 1,000 ...

Optimum Release

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... While UV-cure coatings do not have wide application, they are essential in the niches they serve, particularly temperature-sensitive films, where the benefits outweigh their high cost. UV-cure silicones ...

The Secret's Out

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... company president Leo Valadez, LaFiesta Label has built its reputation as a high quality converter of pressure-sensitive labels for end-users in the Phoenix Metro area and beyond. The company was launched ...

When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose

(Archive)

March 31, 2004, ... web-tension-span combinations have no problem with an alignment error of 5-10 mil/ft. For wrinkle-sensitive materials (think thin and stiff), I recommend an alignment target of 2 mil/ft of width. I think ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... Visit Hall 3, Stand F69 at Drupa. Foil Stamp on Heat-Sensitive Materials Gietz & Co., Dietlikon, Switzerland; +41 (0) 1/833 01 33; gietz.com The FSA 1060 Foil Commander foil stamping and embossing ...

Reporter Clips & What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... as light as 40-240 gsm, polyester, and other plastic materials, foils, thermo-sensitive and carbonless stocks, and self-adhesive labels. The printing width goes to 18 in. (457.2 mm). Supplier Information ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... the presence of FWAs. This report describes work on method development and results for the migration of FWAs from recycled paper obtained with a sensitive research-grade spectrofluorimeter and an in-house ...

Adhesives Research Opens Tech Center in Singapore

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2004, ... development, and release liner design. GLEN ROCK, PA, USA—Adhesives Research Inc. reports it recently celebrated the opening of a Technical Center in Singapore. According to the manufacturer of pressure-sensitive ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... including heat-sensitive substrates. These units will be the core of the Austell, Georgia, facility.” The new Galileo machines feature an advanced computer control system, which, says McKeon, “ties ...

Raflatac Expands into US Midwest Region with Wisconsin Distribution Center

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2004, Raflatac, part of the UPM-Kymmene Group, is a leading supplier and producer of paper-based and film pressure-sensitive label materials. The company has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. FLETCHER, NC, ...