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- the PLACE
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2006, ... can open the processing window for manufacturers of extruded products to provide opportunities to run faster line speeds without adversely influencing quality. Such aids therefore allow converters to improve ...
- Converter Clips
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2006, ... VP/general manager. A key feature of the press is W&H's Easy-Set automatic impression setting system, reportedly a “must have” requested by Cello-Pack's operators following a demonstration. Hummell' ...
- The Laser's Edg
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2006, ... fashioned to handle the required details of label geometries reliably, there usually is little advantage to laser-cutting systems, because even the highest wattage modern systems are still a bit slower. ...
- 2006 RFID What's News, Part
- (Archive)
- July 29, 2006, ... choice of Sirit IDentity transponder used. The system is offered with transferable and non-transferable windshield mount tags, license plate mount tags, and a new badge design to allow customers the choice ...
- Films Face Off
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2006, ... per unit of area. Thickness often is measured in terms of gauge (ga). A lower gauge number indicates a thinner film. Downgauging, or reducing the thickness, can help reduce overall costs, but some films ...
- Parker Launches Self-Grounding Isolator
- (Archive)
- June 28, 2006, ... damage, and prevents bearing damage caused by contamination. ProTech is manufactured from a proprietary conductive PTFE material for a range of operating capabilities, including high or low temperatures ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... A significant decrease in both moisture and oxygen transmission rates occurs with the machine direction orientation of homopolymer HMW-PE films. Intermediate and lower density polymers do not show such ...
- Eastman Offers Solution for Isoprene Shortage
- (Archive)
- May 20, 2006, ... It concludes that proper blending of SIBS and SBS, combined with Eastman's Piccotac 7590-N hydrocarbon resin, allows adhesive formulators a cost-effective, viable alternative. Produced with more readily ...
- Cut With Glass
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2006, ... of oxygen added to the film surface), it is possible to lower the power required to oxidize a specific number of surface sites if the capacitance of the roll is increased. This is thought to be the ...
- Modern & Massive
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... the machine of five or seven years ago. So it’s really an increase in productivity, and that means my variable cost per square foot or square meter is lower.” Christiansen also credits the printing ...
- New Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... an unsupported simplex center drive system said to allow for a wide range of winding conditions. Slitting arrangement gives excellent narrow slits and roll separation at high speeds, company says. Machine ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2005, ... is also necessary. Of great importance, the calcium carbonate must have a very low retained amount on a 20-micron screen and no retains on a 45-micron screen due to the thin gauge of the extruded curtain ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2005, Lidding applications for peelable seal roll applied coatings, the effect of chlorine dioxide sachets and modified atmosphere packaging on quality of fresh chicken breasts, evaluation of low voltage electron ...
- COF in Printed Packaging
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2005, ... have a perfect lubricated surface with no friction between surfaces, the static COF would equal the kinetic COF. As a rule of thumb, inks have the following effect on the printed substrate COF: ...
- Globally Speaking
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2005, ... product companies throughout the US and Canada. Global Packaging, which employees 116 people and runs 24/7 in two 12-hr shifts, converts and prints on polyethylene, linear low-density PE, PET, polypropylene, ...
- New Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... colors with four-color images or photos by using a special ICC profile that harmonizes the higher densities required when printing ECP, leaving photos in their natural state. Cure with Lower ...
- A Look at Laminating Inks
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... of solvent inks is better. Water-based inks benefit from in-line corona treatment with improvement in press speed. This is due to the better and faster flowout providing a more even and faster drying ink ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... Low-Static Resin Resists Smears Sony Chemicals Corp. of America, Mount Pleasant, PA; 888/569-7222; sonychemicals.com TRX-76 specialty low-static resin formulation is designed for applications using ...
- Narrow Web New Products
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... PLA corn-based film is said to offer excellent shrink properties and good toughness for shrink sleeve labels. Lower-temperature shrink initiation means shrink performance is more predictable, fast label ...
- E-Clips Top 10
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2005, ... Compact 26x20-in. die-cutting press is suited for applications using low-density, nonmetallic materials, including plastic, foam, and paper. Available for manual or automatic operation, unit is said to ...