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- Hitting the Ground Running
- (Yo's Yarns)
- November 07, 2011, ... Managing Editor of PFFC). Together we acquired the assets of Paper, Film & Foil Converter–PFFC. Someone asked me what YTC stands for and what it does. While others might think any group of people might ...
- Power Up with the New PFFC!
- (Yo's Yarns)
- October 18, 2011, ... I welcome you back to power up with us! Want to know more? Then read on. . . Funny thing happened after learning I had lost my former job as associate publisher/editor. The bottom line is that between ...
- Inspection: Lighting the Way
- (Controls)
- August 21, 2011, ... within the press and be able to communicate with slitter/rewinder equipment for fast, efficient marking and removal of defective roll material. Finally, a system must collect and store performance data ...
- PCR Milked for Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- August 21, 2011, Consumer demands to preserve the environment is a trend Hood Packaging takes seriously. The biggest challenge is simultaneously keeping upcharges for more sustainable converted products within reason Consumer ...
- Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- August 18, 2011, ... (PP) fabric (~10 strands/in. in each direction; think of the type of material in the ubiquitous blue tarp) created the most news and movement in this segment. This tough, lightweight material can be laminated ...
- Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands
- (Digital)
- August 16, 2011, When John Roberds and his partner started Odyssey Digital Printing, Tulsa, OK, in 1996, he says, "We would print anything we could get people to pay us to print." With a laugh he adds, "Since then, we'v ...
- Green Converting: Landfill Diversion
- (Green Converting)
- August 16, 2011, ... programs, most of which are in the commercial or institutional sector, so things like college cafeterias, food courts, and the like. Seattle and San Francisco also have residential collection, which adds ...
- NDC Diversifies into Metals Business
- (Controls News)
- August 11, 2011, ... systems for the metals industries. IRM will be aligned within NDC Infrared Engineering worldwide. Jean-Marc Philippet, managing director for the IRM Group commented: "We are delighted to become part ...
- SVC To Explore Future Innovation at Annual Symposia
- (News | New Products)
- August 10, 2011, ... for presenting at the TechCon event, abstracts on the following technical subject matter are being accepted: • “Lab to Fab” Vacuum thin Film Manufacturing Processes • New Materials and Processes for ...
- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... Labeling Solutions Div., Wyman's had been thinking about expanding its juice lines and was considering moving to shrink sleeves as a labeling option. “They weren't sold on shrink until mid-2009, and the ...
- Web Lines: Wrinkling of Foils
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, In our everyday lives, our main experience with foil likely comes from wrapping a potato in kitchen-grade aluminum foil. Wrinkling thin aluminum foil In our everyday lives, our main experience with ...
- UFLEX Expands in Egypt & Poland
- (Coating/Laminating)
- July 31, 2011, ... oxide coater, dubbed ALOX, on October 6 near Cairo, Egypt, where a 12,000 million tons/yr CPP line already has started up. The ALOX coater will apply a thin, highly transparent coating of aluminium oxide ...
- Digital Printing Narrow Web & Label: One or Many
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- July 31, 2011, ... in. × 38.58 in., efficiently using each frame of the substrate and reducing media waste. “In the '90s when HP was first producing digital presses, it was kind of a neat thing to go to their trade show ...
- Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... nimble for short runs. “We're looking to stay within our niche,” says Geiser. “We know what we do well, so we do well for a lot of businesses. We currently supply other customers right now that are in ...
- Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher
- (Bag Pouch)
- July 31, 2011, ... do you handle a difficult customer? We have learned over the years to make sure everything is well documented and that processes are in place to handle situations when they arise. The key is to be prepared. ...
- Update on World BOPET Market Trends
- (Flexpack News)
- July 07, 2011, ... pricing, and forecasts for thin and thick BOPET film markets to 2015. The study reports: The global BOPET film shortage has eased to the point that supplies are now plentiful, and new capacity coming ...
- Catching Up with PFFC News
- (Trends/Management)
- June 30, 2011, ... news about machinery, materials, products, and services, that I forget about promoting PFFC's own great news. So this month I'm taking this space to talk about things some of you astute readers already may ...
- Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?
- (Tension)
- June 30, 2011, ... When you stretch a rubber band around something, it creates tension proportional to how much the band is elongated beyond its untensioned length (a.k.a. strain). The pressure under a rubber band on a cylinder ...
- Flexo Inks Dry Quickly, Cut Waste
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- June 30, 2011, High graphics flexo inks are pH stable and designed for high-speed printing on all substrates and anilox rolls. Said to provide thinner ink film and better “High graphics” flexo inks are pH stable and ...
- Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence
- (Print)
- June 30, 2011, ... or covert to provide the broadest possible umbrella of protection for everything from ethical pharmaceuticals and medical devices to legal documents, designer handbags, automotive and aerospace parts, ...
