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- US Bottled Water Volume Grows 3.5% in 2010
- (Trends/Management News)
- May 30, 2011, ... are still tough for many, the consumption of healthy bottled water continues to be a part of their lifestyle,” said Joe Doss, President and CEO of IBWA. “Even during the past two slow economic years, bottled ...
- Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles
- (Flexpack News)
- May 18, 2011, ... in the future with a buried layer of PCR to allow use in food contact applications, employing its newer proprietary blown film lines. At present, says Harji, the plant is sending minimal scrap to landfills. ...
- Stone & Interactive Media-Enhanced Labels on Display at Interpack
- (Label/Tape)
- May 10, 2011, ... make conventional plastics, so its carbon footprint is much lower. And calcium carbonate and PE are both commonly handled in today’s waste and recycling systems, so it fits right into the recycling stream.” ...
- Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity
- (Label/Tape)
- May 10, 2011, ... brand differentiation and identity. The high printability of shrink-sleeve film allows for decoration and graphic impact that enhance package visibility with the ultimate goal of raising unit sales figures. ...
- Service Makes the Sale
- (Flexography)
- March 31, 2011, ... to hit the retail packaging market,” says Streicher. “This technology allows many types of packages to add an easy-open, convenient, value-added feature at a non-cost-prohibitive expense, where no opening ...
- Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion
- (Surface Prep)
- February 28, 2011, ... (PE) and polypropylene (PP), are chemically inert and nonporous with relatively low surface tensions. This makes them non-receptive to adhesion with interfaces such as printing inks, coatings, and adhesives. ...
- NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 28, 2011, ... Oil prices are expected to be higher in 2011 and subjected to high volatility, with petrochemicals and oil derivatives following. For more information on this bulletin, visit the association's website ...
- Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing
- (Flexpack)
- January 31, 2011, ... in the important beer label market in response to a demand for lower costs (therefore white papers), competition from pressure-sensitive (p-s) labels, and reduced beer consumption. Barrier packaging ...
- Nonwoven Laminations: Absorb Profit
- (Controls)
- January 31, 2011, ... not only mechanical issues but also that it was literally giving away 2% or more of each nonwoven roll following slitting and cutting of the superabsorbent laminate and composite material, they knew something ...
- Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- December 31, 2010, ... is: “What is the maximum allowable resistivity for my product?” The answer depends on two things: Sensitivity | How sensitive is your product to static? To keep static low for critical applications, ...
- Shaft Is Strong
- (Web Handling)
- December 31, 2010, ... hybrid design allows converters of large rolls to wind larger rolls without increasing hoisting requirements or changing core diameters. Also allows higher critical speeds to increase machine throughput ...
- Reflections on Deflection
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- November 30, 2010, ... tension, and nip loads will tilt the out cuts inward, leading to weave or full roll collapse. A solid steel shaft will have the lowest deflection, but it also will weigh you down (2 lb/in.). Many shafts ...
- AWA Conferences Cover Hot Topics
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... annual in-mold label and decorating competition. The following day's events included a technology and materials session and concluded with breakthroughs on robotic automation that facilitate cost reductions ...
- Experience Speaks: Randy Nebel
- (Trends/Management)
- October 31, 2010, ... need to continue to improve upon. What is the key to growing a business in a bad economy? The key is to be the low-cost producer. Everybody in the organization has to be focused on the same goal ...
- Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2010, ... technology that allows increases in the repeat length by using multiple print units to print a single image. The first unit prints the first part of the image, and the next print unit prints another part ...
- Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 31, 2010, ... which the contaminated melt flows from the middle out. The contamination is held back on the disc while a rotary scraper wipes it clean and extrudes the contaminated waste out of the laser filter assembly. ...
- Pollution Control: 10 Tips To Cut CO2
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 31, 2010, ... the amount of heat recovery incorporated. After a few years of operation, it may be time to examine whether the design was too conservative and if the peak solvent usage is much lower than originally estimated. ...
- Green Converting: Leading the Pack
- (Flexography)
- August 31, 2010, ... VSOP. So we can take work that we are printing offset and complete it in our flexo division.” “This new flexo print capacity allows Hammer to offer exceptional flexo print quality as well as superior ...
- You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- July 15, 2010, ... the full gamut of quality in the blown film / cast film / extrusion coating and laminating / packaging / converting industries. The larger, more reputable companies offer excellent quality products and ...
- Blade Coatings: Prolong Blade Life
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2010, ... building the final result and providing greater control over thickness and uniformity. The processes and equipment used allow the blades to be coated at temperatures less than 250 deg, in many applications, ...