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Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... Environmental Defense Fund; Theron Downs, professor, Michigan State Univ. School of Packaging; Michael F. Mohr, senior economist, Federal Reserve Board; Edward S. Shorkey, FPA WEB Society; Betsy Spethmann, ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... of unwind and rewind sections, two in-line tension controls, three web cleaners, one corona treater for enhanced laydown, and five ovens for precise drying. The system is capable of combining two web paths ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... Ovality is especially critical for very thin materials, as any core that is out-of-round can stretch the substrate, producing an inconsistent product or even a web break. * Straightness is critical ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... in the US and seven overseas. At its York plant, the converter has a diverse range of equipment capable of printing up to eight colors at a maximum web width of 16 in. In addition to the Mark Andy 4120 ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

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July 31, 1995, ... an annual savings of more than $100,000. Straightness Generally, the wider the film web, the straighter the core needs to be. This is especially true with thinner gauge films. Cores that are warped ...

Converter combines profit with environmental concern

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May 31, 1995, ... bite in. As a result, Brady chose Enercon's TL series narrow web treater. This bare-roll treater allows the company to run a variety of poly materials as well as conductive substrates. The cooling air-flow ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... retort, hermetic sealing, heating to 250 [degrees] F, and meet FDA's requirements. By designing the bottom web of this 12.5 x 13-in. package to draw to approximately 1.5-in. deep, American National Can ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... It's also breathable, soft and resilient. Individual metal-coated fibers are produced through a patented process. A lightweight non-woven web produced of polymer fibers is then metallized. The new process ...

Waterjet slitting beneficial to this tissue converter.

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January 31, 1995, ... The increase weakened the web, in turn, affecting quality. Another problem centered around the use of knives to cut the overall web into smaller rolls. Located at the winder, the knives generated a ...