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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ...  Explains Garret Davies, Kraton's VP for the Americas, “Our new group will include dedicated research and development resources and a sales team specifically for these segments to help foster innovation ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... U.K. North American Market Studied “Labeling Markets: North American Sourcebook 2003,” to be published by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. later this year, looks at the North American labeling market from ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2003, ... the Flexible Packaging Committee was the dominant source of technical information for everyone working in packaging and converting. By identifying new leaders for this group, I want to guarantee that the ...

Flexible Packaging & Waste Disposal Laws: A US Perspective

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, The converting industry has brought flexible packaging options, with their attendant source-reduction benefits, to a great number of customers interested The converting industry has brought flexible packaging ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... pressure will push plastics to the forefront in an effort to conserve natural resources and provide an outlet for plastic package recycling. The group at Equistar Chemical thinks converters will find creative ...

Defoamers or Antifoamers? How Best to Combat Foam

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... or reduction. An excellent source of help is available from the technical service representatives of the manufacturers of the foam-fighting materials. They can provide small quantities of various materials ...

Going, Going... Gone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... percent were working from in-house, “home-grown” applications. The remaining 10% were buyers that wanted their technology source to remain confidential, seeing this as a competitive advantage or adherence ...

As Good as It Gets: PPC Awards

(Folding Cartons)

March 31, 2003, ... Duralift allows the use of 21-pt CNK along with a reduction in actual square inches of board usage, for a source reduction of 12%, the company notes. By using a 21-pt instead of a 27-pt board, more cartons ...

Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is a business and production philosophy that shortens the time between order placement and product delivery by eliminating waste in equipment usage, labor resources, and ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ...  packaging biz. On the Web, there's a burgeoning amount of data available about the flex-pack industry. A Google search-engine query of the term “flexible packaging” yields a plethora of resources: tren ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... in label lamination applications, co. notes. Paperboard Suited for Foldover Blister Cards MeadWestvaco Corp., Packaging Resources Group, Stamford, CT; 203/461-7658; meadwestvaco.com Specialty bleached ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... a long-term strategic partnership. Creo says it will continue to devote resources to develop advanced color server technologies and workflow and is committed to supporting Xerox customer satisfaction initiatives. ...

Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... ‘differs chemically not at all’ from Aclar. Both are 100% PCTFE mass film.” The introduction of Vaposhield PCTFE was driven largely by the need of global pharmaceutical clients for a second source of ...

Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... 80 custom holograms. First-of-Its-Kind Study Packaging materials loom large in the future of metallized films and papers as reported in the “New Metallized Papers & Films World Sourcebook 2002.” Packaging ...

Chromas Offers Lean Manufacturing to North America

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2003, ... links to "Lean-oriented" enterprises and groups; and text-based resource info. Among the global trade organizations touting the benefits of Lean Manufacturing is the European Flexographic Technical Association ...

It's a New YearTime to Ask, What Does the Future Hold

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... Currently, the European countries have very stringent regulations concerning source reduction, recycling, repulpability, and similar issues. One doesn't need a crystal ball to see that these regulations ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... Keefe Co., Springfield, MA, steered Pliant toward a Watlow PPC-2000 controller. “Having serviced this facility as an engineering resource and systems integrator, FM Keefe's technical understanding of Pliant' ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... mist at the point of source, while the fourth is designed to remove generated mist. The removal or extraction of mist from a silicone coating head—while successful at reducing worker exposure—only moves ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 11

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... of a functioning enterprise resource planning (ERP) system or a supply-chain strategy with elements of sales automation -- have an incredible opportunity for a breakthrough. That breakthrough is Lean ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... the North American label market—possibly to the detriment of self-adhesive technology and in favor of other product decoration methods. US-based Channeled Resources, with its increasing base of MaraTech ...