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Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... to make facilities more susceptible to the problem. One of the factors stems from federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108, which requires all trailers over 80 inches wide to have three rear identification ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... be able to benefit from opportunities through synergies between the MetalFX concept and Ciba’s color management solutions, technical expertise, and global reach.” Andrew Ainge, managing director of MetalFX, ...

A Look at Liquid

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... offering market appeal for both dairy and juice applications. Innovations in improved multi-ply barrier cartons are expected to widen the opportunities for this package construction. Coextruded barrier ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... director of technical development, “We have enough opportunities and commercial relationships to keep us busy, and many of the high-tech coating/laminating activities are outside of the photographic film ...

Contract Services Directory

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2007, ... as a PDF, click the link below: ACPO Ltd. Oak Harbor, OH; T Beatty; acpo.com Web Type: Paper, Plastic Films Coating Type: Aqueous Drying/Curing: Air Impingement Other Capabilities: Laminating, ...

James B. Hamilton

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... now? Overcapacity, which is due to more efficient machinery. Market growth has not kept up with the production capabilities of our high-tech equipment. What is the best advice you ever got? As a young ...

What's Next for China

(Materials)

December 31, 2006, ... large quantities of export volume to fill production capacity. Indeed most are not ready to do so, even if they have the desire. Most of the investment in Chinese production lines has been designed ...

De-Demonizing Wal-Mart

(Editorial)

December 31, 2006, ... work with them to support it. Sitting on the sidelines and throwing rocks does not make the situation improve. We should engage Wal-Mart to make standards and develop initiatives and opportunities, instead ...

Taking Chances

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, An entrepreneurial spirit drives Label Graphics to expand its capabilities with Gallus printing press technology. Label Printing Reflecting on the early days of his 26-year-old company, Label Graphics ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... rate of migration prevents COF from developing too rapidly and prevents winding difficulties and telescoping. The amount of slip added also is important. If too little is used, films can tangle and ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... results in strip steel with consistent properties; specially developed hardening and slitting processes result in an almost stress-free material; and process control in manufacturing ensures a high degree ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... can open the processing window for manufacturers of extruded products to provide opportunities to run faster line speeds without adversely influencing quality. Such aids therefore allow converters to improve ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... properties as well as an emulsion polymer that integrates commonly used active ingredients into an end-use product. PFFC-ASAP 410 Protect Large Rolls Badger Plug Co., Greenville, WI; 920/757-7300; ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... the mechanical and optical properties of a film can be modified to enhance stress balancing, directional reflectance, scattering, absorption, and interference can provide visual enhancement, shielding, ...

Two's Better than On

(Materials)

November 07, 2006, ... with a seven-layer. However, the final decision boiled down to the advanced capabilities of the W&H Maxicone die. “We compared leading barrier die technologies,” he says, “and the W&H Maxicone die came ...

Wayne Machine Delivers New Extrusion Film Technology

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, ...  The line can process polyolefins such as LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE; barrier materials such as EVOH; and adhesives for tie layer applications. It is said to be ideal for rapid development of multi-layer ...

Labelexpo New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... Light Films combine precise layers of polymeric materials with different reflective qualities and add prismatic impact for appearance, brand differentiation, and shelf appeal. Colors are said to shimmer ...

Why Flex-Pack Keeps Growing

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2006, ... to preserve food was never in question. Such packaging does indeed ensure freshness of the contents. Marketing departments love flexible packages because of the opportunities they offer for innovative ...

Kodak Plate Now Available in the U.S. and Canada

(Archive)

October 25, 2006, ... available in the United States and Canada. Kodak’s new non-process plate shortens the platemaking cycle, reduces time to press, and increases production throughput possibilities by eliminating traditional ...

Harder Than Chrome

(Archive)

October 11, 2006, Can you beat chrome for a roller surface covering? In some applications, hardcoats may offer the physical and chemical properties you need. Web Exclusive When you ask someone about hard coats, chrome ...