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Coating and Laminating Special Report

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February 28, 2002, ... at governmental levels. Emission and waste management controls already largely have been implemented by the coating and laminating and consumer ends of the industry value chain, but in Europe the EU is ...

Workhorse Winders Do More Than Ever Before

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November 30, 2001, ... also mean the tension control is much better, he adds. The desire for better core starts is increasing because products are getting more expensive, so waste reduction is a big factor, says Rich McCarthy, ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... to toxic chemicals in the waste stream. Use of chlorinated solvents as well as aromatics has been reduced greatly. This trend is likely to continue and may affect some of the pigments we are using currently. ...

Slitting Adhesive-Coated, Low-Strength Films

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September 30, 2001, ... with pneumatic conveying of the trim away from the slitter, the trim may be wound on waste roll cores on another mandrel or wound on separate, even-wind trim winders at the machine sides. But good rewind ...

Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves

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September 30, 2001, ... accomplishment, but doing so month in and month out with optimal efficiency and minimal waste — while exceeding your customers' expectations for quality, delivery, and service — that is an even bigger ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... bars on or off via a main operating control panel or remote computer. Static neutralizers control static charges on webs running 2,500 fpm and faster, mfr. reports. Find Defects and Track Waste GrafiKontrol, ...

Print 01 Will Showcase Converting Technologies

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July 31, 2001, ... that utilizes an electronic PLC-driven unit said to offer precise foil registration, resulting in less waste. Crown Roll Leaf reports it will exhibit new, proprietary foils and films it says are free ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... allow run time between cleaning cycles to be extended compared to previous IBC concepts. Co. reports benefits include reduced downtime and extended uptime as well as less start-up waste. Engraving ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... described as a highly effective set-up and waste-reduction system for flexo CI presses. Uses a unique pattern of marks to detect and bring up to 12 colors into register automatically, co. reports. Controls ...

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

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March 31, 2001, ... the blades, which is then removed as waste trim. The flat side of the blades must face the production web edges, and the bevel side should face the trim. This technique will produce a mitered cut on the ...

Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits

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January 31, 2001, ... resolutions you can make for 2001. This process will help your plant gain credibility with upper management by increasing production and reducing waste caused by weaknesses in procedures and equipment ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... 15-in., ultraviolet (UV) flexo combination press is equipped with five newly developed flexo print stations, two rotary die stations, a rotary screen module, AC servo unwind/rewind, waste matrix, back ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... trends to 2004. Installations Converters Add Trim Removal Systems NEWARK, DE, USA—Precision Airconvey Corp. a mfr. of material handling, trim removal, recycling, and waste reduction equipment, reports ...

Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Quality

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September 30, 2000, ... what to see and feel," says Wisinski. "I tell them repeatedly: `Imagine this corrugated is coming to your home. How would you want it to perform and look?'" Waste Is Down, Speed Is Up "Before I came ...

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Succes

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September 30, 2000, ... both the cost and delivery times of converting popcorn bags. The result, says company president Eric Jackson, was "high conversion costs, excessive waste, and long lead times." Phoenix brought its first ...

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

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September 30, 2000, ... form a major fraction of municipal waste. They offer a good source of inexpensive raw material that could be very suitable to develop a synthetic paper-like product. This work examines mixtures of linear ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... an ink re-mix feature to help convert surplus blends into new colors for current jobs to reduce waste and improve profits. Additional features include inventory control, lot number tracking, and bar coding. ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

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May 31, 2000, ... packaging, partly due to trends toward more convenience foods and flexible packaging for waste reduction. Examples are the liquid-dispensing microwave pouch designed by Maxie-Mixes and the Canadian A-Pak ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... gives me a lot of freedom during the day," notes Joseph Irabor, prepress manager for Arrow Industries, a Fort Worth, TX, converter of plastic food bags. "I don't have to waste time on the phone to order ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

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March 31, 2000, ... and minimizing the waste associated with packaging products. This inevitably will lead to mandated recycling and regeneration of packaging material. As we look out into the twenty-first century, here ...