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- New possibilities for beer packaging in PEN and LCP
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- August 31, 1996, ... new plastics for their containers. For flexible label suppliers, these present new and exciting challenges in bottle decoration. Because of its low pH (about 4.0), microbial degradation is not usually ...
- Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treatin
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- August 31, 1996, ... industry. Flexible packaging as practiced today would not exist without this significant factor, which allows the use of most polyolefin substrates. Considering the importance of treating, it is surprising ...
- Partnering launches future growth in laminations
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1996, ... to the atmosphere; controls for the natural gas required to fuel the ovens and to burn the emissions; monitoring devices and controls for ducts and dampers for appropriate air flow and volumes; monitoring ...
- Aqueous adhesive systems: giving credit where it is due.
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- July 31, 1996, ... packaging laminations have existed for about 20 years. The first products were acrylic copolymers with a pressure-sensitive nature. Their performance allowed use only for low-demand applications such as ...
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth
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- June 30, 1996, ... in 1991 to 2.3 billion packs in 1995. It is forecast that the U.K. retail market for MAP will increase by 5% this year. It is added that the rate of market growth is forecast to slow toward the end ...
- Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need
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- June 30, 1996, ... senior product manager/blown film systems for Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, is that priorities among converters of coextruded films vary. Some emphasize line speed; some consider film clarity a priority. ...
- Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment
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- April 30, 1996, ... the web. In order to keep dust to a level that permitted customers to do their printing and other follow-up operations, top male knives would be changed weekly and bottom female knives about every six ...
- Innovation is a winner in FPA competition
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- March 31, 1996, ... for James River Corp., Milford, OH, reflect a major advancement in controlled atmosphere packaging. Low-respiring produce, such as iceberg and romaine lettuce, has been packaged in films whose thickness ...
- Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.
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- January 31, 1996, ... and unwinds, what are the most important factors to consider? First and foremost, says William R. Myer, president of Geometric Machine and Design, is the material composition of the core itself, followed ...
- Don't forget your unwind
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- January 31, 1996, ... after each roll has been run off. Multiple-position unwinds with splice capabilities allow continuous machine operation. "In terms of expense," says Rodemich, "single-position unwinds are the least expensive ...
- Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.
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- July 31, 1995, ... for an easier-to-use, lower-maintenance system. The new heater roller combines a thermally conductive ceramic coating material and state-of-the-art electronics to generate and control resistive heat on ...
- Printer responds to tougher environmental standards
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- April 30, 1995, ... because of its stability in the lower atmosphere. Unlike the emissions from volatile-organic-compound-based solvents, 1, 1, 1, TCA emissions seemingly didn't form ground-level ozone--smog. Over the last ...
- Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible
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- March 31, 1995, ... FL. Descriptions of the winning packages, as provided by the FPA, follow. American National Can Co. The food-service retort pouch for the food-service industry could prove to be the first commercially ...