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Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... where tight temperature control is needed or for start/stop applications with minimal wasted product. While the initial investment may be slightly higher than with liquid-heated rollers, the long-term ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

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December 31, 1999, ...  demands consistent high quality and lower prices. This system delivers." Making Good (and More) on Promises Zohar also points to a significant reduction in waste. "Even though we're running at faste ...

Two states adopt regulations for rigid-container laws

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January 31, 1998, ... Waste Management Board. In some respects, the regulations were responsive to industry's most significant concerns about the measure. The regulations now exempt plastic-container manufacturers from the ...

Video web inspection goes quickly from luxury to necessity.

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October 31, 1996, ... improve pressroom productivity, result in higher quality, and reduce waste. The critical advantage, says Lisa Miller, marketing manager for PC Industries, is that a press operator can actually capture ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... and 3-4% at the reel. This wastes energy, reduces production, reduces strength, and can lead to a (literally) shocking experience from static discharge at the paper machine reel. It is nonetheless standard ...

Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.

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March 31, 1996, ... the dioxin emissions from modern energy-from-waste plants are so low that post-1996 household waste combustion is not expected to be a significant source. According to the European Energy-from-Waste ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ...  The single-layer package reduces package weight by 18% and volume by 25% over the previous package. The structure can be printed with water-based inks, and the single-layer package reduces package waste ...

Pollution prevention makes good sense

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November 30, 1995, If you generate less waste, you will have less waste to dispose of. It's common sense, and it's cost-effective, but some companies still need convincing.In If you generate less waste, you will have less ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, ... dual rotary knife technology, there is significant potential to produce better quality sheets, improve productivity and reduce waste. Although the cost of these new sheeters is low and can be justified, ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

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July 31, 1995, ...  recommended moving to a shorter core to reduce waste and further reduce costs. "Before Sonoco simply switched to a thinner wall core, they performed a number of tests to make sure the core would fulfil ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

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July 31, 1995, ... and high temperature, oil breaks down and carbonizes. At this point the waste oil requires special packaging and disposition at expensive, isolated toxic waste landfills. Also, carbonized oil restricts ...

UK packaging markets expected to show growth in plastics, paper

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July 31, 1995, ... customer sales proceeds for board papers to increase by 38%. A vigorous demand made it possible to pass on waste-paper purchase prices, which had exploded. (In the course of the year, they had increased ...

Printer responds to tougher environmental standards

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April 30, 1995, ... as a replacement for 1, 1, 1 TCA, presented a problem in the production of hazardous waste. The use of this system results in the buildup of contaminated canisters which require removal and destruction. ...

Building quality into the web printing process

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April 30, 1995, ... effort, significantly reduce waste, and provide the converter with the potential for a substantial competitive advantage. Video inspection took a while to catch on for some very good reasons. The first ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... in flexible packaging, it's isn't to soon to begin exploring our options. ICI s new Melinex ECO film is a product containing a minimum of 25% PCR resin which comes from waste beverage bottles. This PCR ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, Bags and pouches demonstrating innovation in reducing waste and increasing cost effectiveness were rewarded with top honors by judges for the Flexible Bags and pouches demonstrating innovation in reducing ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... of biodegradable plastics to the maximum extent possible. The bill was signed into law by the governor. The bill also asks the California Integrated Waste Management Board to analyze the efficacy of biodegradable ...

Direct-mail group introduces green stewardship challenge

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December 31, 1994, A trade association serving direct marketers has embarked on a major campaign to offer a waste- and cost-management tool to its members.The Direct Marketing A trade association serving direct marketers ...