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Toxic Release Inventory: AIMCAL Urges Members that Report Deadline Imminent

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2002, ... reduction from the old rules, which started at 10,000 pounds. Many companies, in many industry sectors, use lead in some form. With the new rules, all sources of lead count, no matter how low the concentration ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... Resources ROSSLYN, VA, USA—Interstate Resources Inc. (IRI) has acquired National Packaging Co. (NPC) of Trenton, NJ. NPC will be renamed Interstate Container Brunswick LLC (ICB). Reports Interstate Resources ...

EPA Wins Big Victory on Particulate Matter and Ozone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... and submit EPA a State Implementation Plan (SIP) detailing the means by which these areas will be brought into attainment, such as requiring that new and modifed sources demonstrate through their construction ...

The Buck Stops

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... folding carton material is a one-side-coated SBS (solid bleached sulfate) board available from the company's Packaging Resource Group. White reports it isn't possible to provide statistics regarding flexo' ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... today; only casting papers enjoy more than one use in commercial terms.   Uniquely, the US-based Channeled Resources/MaraTech worldwide family of companies offers a complete solution to the problem of ...

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... adhesion, ink ruboff, and lack of ink water-resistance. The source of these problems is the presence and population of the slip additives. The presence of the slip additives on the substrate surface ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... from a single source, Multi-Color has become more valuable to its formerly in-mold-only customers — and to its potential customers as well. “We're not starting at ground zero, because we have a strong ...

Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... wall) but also with any oxygen trapped in the headspace of the package or within the product itself — sources of oxygen that passive barriers are not designed to handle. While oxygen scavengers are ...

Image This! Among the Acronyms, Flexo Finds Its Fit

(Magazine)

October 30, 2001, ... films within the foreseeable future. (See Table 2) Table 2 Conventional Negative Film • Vacuum utilized (film to raw photopolymer) • Imaging source: UV light • Emulsion side matted (avoids ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... sources commonly used for drying the printed or coated web are natural or LP gas, steam or oil (via a heat exchanger), and electricity. Natural gas is the most common, as it is readily available and ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... maximize catalyst life. Co. offers optional logical control for multiple sources. Display Process Tension from Multiple PointsDover Flexo Electronics Inc., Rochester, NH; 603/332-6150; dfe.comMPI ...

Bush the Environment: The First 100 Days

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... such as the Natural Resources Defense Council to prominence and led to years of citizen enforcement of the environmental laws. It seems almost certain that the Bush Administration's initial actions on ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... is a frequent source of slip pimple winding defects. Good razor slitting technique is required to minimize the debris. Good razor slitting technique requires that the web be slit at the minimum possible ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSixth Installment

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... source. Many processes reduce static charge in their machines with grounded tinsel or “static string” because of simplicity and economics. These methods are not as effective as powered ion generators ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... translators can themselves be a source of heat, careful design considerations have been made to isolate this heat source from the die lip. Hot spots on the die lip will typically lead to film streaks or ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... the benefits of sheet-fed offset and UV ink, reports mfr. This "two-in-one" technology is said to enable printers that normally outsource UV work to produce UV-quality print with minimal investment. Co. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... discussed MACT 2000. The HAP emission limits are based on emission capture and control technology that can reduce total organic HAP emissions by 95% at existing sources and 98% at new sources. Dr. Joseph ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... reportedly will give users of both systems the resources they need to conduct e-commerce and expand into new markets, while reaping the benefits of lower transaction costs and improved supply chain efficiency. ...

Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Quality

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ...  backs it up with aggressive investment, careful selection of raw materials, and routine training of employees to enable them to be a valuable resource for customers. All of that adds up to a company wit ...

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Succes

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... says Jackson. "And our challenge, especially in being a sole source supplier to the Orville Reddenbachers of the world, is to improve continually what we've already done. For example, the consumer won't recognize ...