Search

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... program October 16 and 17 at the Adam's Mark Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, TX. Five panels addressed Prepress Operations: Reduced Waste and Press Downtime; Investing in the Latest Prepress Technology; ...

6 Sigma Success

(Tapes)

December 30, 2003, Improved production techniques result in reduced scrap and increased yields for one electronic label converter. Improved production techniques result in reduced scrap and increased yields for one electronic ...

Ontario Approves Historic Plan to Charge Industry for Recycling; New Packaging Fees to Begin Spring 2004

(News | New Products)

December 28, 2003, ... new government has asked the Waste Diversion Ontario to submit by March, a plan to expand recovery of material suitable for blue box from the current 45 per cent to 60 per cent by 2008. While the plan ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... frequently do such double duty. Packagers have not concentrated on finding second uses for flexible packages. Most flexible packaging material simply goes into the waste stream. An innovation would ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... to reduce edge bead size to minimize expensive waste Precise control of coating weight uniformity to achieve desired physical properties with the least amount of coating material. This precise control ...

Don't Ignore the Importance of Your Trim Removal Syste

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... list. To some, it may be presumptuous to regard trim removal systems as critical, but industry experts agree these systems are the unsung heroes of any converting operation. “Conveying trim or waste ...

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... source of lost press time, labor costs, and printed waste.” Much time and effort are needed to tighten them without distorting the blade holder jaws and wrinkling the doctor blade. Today's equipment ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... control system. By allowing fast setups, press can handle shorter run lengths with reduced materials waste, co. says. Strobe Lights Allow Targeted Inspection Unilux Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ; 201/712-1266; ...

Inspection Perfection

(Flexpack)

October 08, 2003, ... they become costly defects that result in rejects, waste, and dissatisfied customers, says the co. Since Ultra Flex’s flexible packaging production utilizes laminates, it’s important the converter' ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... David R. Roisum of Finishing Technologies, Inc., spoke on “Thinking Thin.” Noting that the markets driving converters to ever thinner webs to reduce material costs and waste going to the landfill provide ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... facilities for more than two decades. EPA officials say the proposed rule will allow soiled industrial wipers to be treated as municipal solid waste (instead of hazardous waste) if certain conditions ...

Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, This second article in a series on the impact of solid waste laws on converters examines packaging waste regulation in the European Union (EU) in light This second article in a series on the impact of ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... market's movement — and that of the release liner manufacturers concerned. Backward and forward integration in the value chain, the implications — present and future — of waste management legislation for ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... Waste at the Source Hoffman, Syracuse, NY; 315/432-8600; hoffmanair.com Waste-handling systems entrain waste at its source, chopping it if necessary so it can be pneumatically conveyed, and collecting ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... obvious value is added to your product, but once the value is in, every downstream process should be treated with equal respect. Waste created on slitter/rewinders has the same or greater value than waste ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... Zed Instruments. Machinery, Accessories, Services Foil Stamp On-Line, Reduce Waste Heidelberg USA Inc., Kennesaw, GA; 770/419-6500; us.heidelberg.com The Steuer Foil-Jet foil stamping press prints ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... four colors in 300-dpi resolution at 78.8 fpm. Base technology, designated SPICE (Single Pass Inkjet Color Engineer), is based on piezo drop-on-demand printing and is said to eliminate ink waste and unnecessary ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... faustel.com The FilmMaster rewind system with flying splicers allows continuous rewinding, eliminating downtime for roll changes and related material waste, says co. Will wind even highly extensible films ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... operating errors and waste. Gearless Press Is Capable of 16 Colors Ko-Pack International; Williston, VT; 802/872-0329; ko-pack.com The Stealth 650 gearless flexo press features all-in-one-pass technology ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... reduction as an important development of the future. This will involve edge control from dies, splicing efficiency and accuracy, elimination of tail waste, feed blocks with controls for inter-layer uniformity, ...