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SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Conformability, Durability, Affordability

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June 30, 2001, ...  Polyester manufacturers have been experiencing significant capacity issues due to reduced demand for magnetic tape as DVDs and CDs expand their market dominance. The challenge has been to add value, making ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2001, ... Tapered Sides.” We apologize for the error. Supplier News Foilmark Earns Patent for Holographic Shrink Wrap NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA— Foilmark was awarded a patent for the invention of holographic shrink ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ...  Double-Coated Tapes Offer Durable Bonds Scapa North America, Windsor, CT; 860/688-8000; scapana.com The Duofoam SR Series of double-coated, rubber-based PSA tapes is said to provide high tack and ...

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

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March 31, 2001, ... a machine. I do not know the origin of this technique, but in all probability an operator found that wrapping two or three layers of masking tape under the web edges on the roll where wrinkles were appearing ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2001, ... Tapered Sides Contract slitter/rewinder Metlon Corp. has redesigned its traverse tube slitting machinery to produce tapered sides or “pineapple” packaging in addition to its standard straight-sided tubes. ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ...  For more information contact PPC at 703/836-3300; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. PSTC to Meet in Florida NORTHBROOK, IL, USA—The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) will hold TECH XXIV, ...

Reporter Clips

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February 28, 2001, News from: ABNH, American Ultraviolet, Argent Tape, Chesnut Engineering, CMM, Custom Printed Labels, EMA, EMS, Harper, Labelexpo Asia, Lancer Label, Mark Andy, Plastic Suppliers Inc., RIT, Rotoflex, Scapa ...

New Label Press Moves Company to the Next Level

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February 28, 2001, ... and winds it into a tape, all in-line. Speeds vary from 75 to 300 fpm; 133-line screens are typical. Substrate suppliers include Rotary Paper Manifold, Eagle Converting, MACtac, Spinnaker Coating, and ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... die-cutting and matrix stripping. Transfer Tapes Suited for Form/Label Combo Avery Dennison, Pasadena, CA; 800/944-8511; averydennison.com Two transfer tapes for making integrated labels allow converters ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... organic light-emitting diodes. Taking the Pop Out of the Web At Avery Dennison's (averydennison.com) Specialty Tape Div. plant in Painesville, OH, static electricity has always been a serious problem. ...

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ... in transfer tapes and other types of assembly aids. Converters will continue to challenge us to improve the performance of our materials with better tack properties at higher temperatures. This gives them ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... Can be used with unwind brakes (pneumatic or electric); unwind motor; surface winder; clutch winder; center winder with taper tension; and for intermediate tension requirements (between motor-driven nips). ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... for UV applications in the converting industry due to mounting environmental pressures, improved raw materials, and more sophisticated end-users. Opportunities will include industrial tapes, where a high ...

Reporter Clips

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November 30, 2000, News from: Acorn Labels, Ashe Converting Equipment, FTA, Harper Corp., Imprimerie Ste-Julie Inc., Indigo, Russell-Field Paper Co., and Scapa Tapes. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Harper Establishes ...

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 ...

Roll Cleaning Systems: Taking Advantage of Technology

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October 31, 2000, ... operators and production levels at risk. "In the old days, a common way for operators to handle roll cleaning was for them to tape a rag to a stick, reach inside the machine, and try and clean the debris. ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... found on retail shelves and counters, including nuts and bolts, pins, toys, housewares, paint brushes, grass seed, vacuum cleaner bags, video tapes, potpourri, and cassette tapes. The primary function ...

Innovation Is the Winner in Box Competition

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July 31, 2000, ... then tape it. It was covered with another piece of material so you couldn't see the tape. Then it was foil stamped on the inside, so it had a lot of elements to it. It was a nice holiday package because ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... take little room to store, such as stickyback tape for plate mounting, can increase inventory costs significantly. For example, that tape may cost a much as $300/roll. Says Marquart, "If I can have them ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... model of Gloucester's taper lock alignment and pin insert technology. The Optiflow's design allows easy die gap changes, an essential asset in a swing line, Glenn reports. He explains that, because the total ...