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- March 30, 2004, ... DiMet material. With the laser surface treatment, electrical conductivity has been improved. Key benefits are said to be improved wetting behavor related to temperature and time; a more homogeneous metallization; ...
- Bio Break Down
- (Flexpack)
- March 30, 2004, ... by most international and domestic standards if, under certain “realistic” conditions, it turns into basic materials. For the purposes of biodegradable bags, for example, the realistic conditions are based ...
- CEMA Slitting and Rewinding Seminar Enables Converters to Tap into Production Expertise
- (News | New Products)
- March 23, 2004, ... of paper, film, nonwovens, and other continuous flexible materials, this seminar is designed for you!" CEMA says during the two-day seminar the people that design and manufacture slitting and rewinding ...
- A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2004, ... experts who will be making the formal presentations.” Introductory Material The meeting will open with a presentation by Scott Marks of duPont entitled “Introduction to Product Structures — How Do ...
- Less Coating, More Control
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2004, ... thinner, but substrates are thinner as well. “[Today's thinner materials] require better tension control and web-handling capability,” says Greer. He advises converters seeking new coating machinery to ...
- Fun with Force Gauges
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2004, ... a material, a force gauge and tape measure can be used as the poor person's tensile-elongation tester. Cut a long strip of web, fixing it at one end and pulling on the other end with the force gauge. Modulus ...
- GASC's Print 2005 Will Be Held in Conjunction with Converting 2005 in September in Chicag
- (News | New Products)
- February 12, 2004, ... press, flexographic machinery, gravure, ink jet print engines, converting machinery, mailing equipment, material handling machinery, inventory software, envelope-addressing machines, finishing equipment, ...
- Reduce Web Nip Problems
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2004, ... to meter material uniformity. In extrusion or coating, the nip is expected to redirect and smooth out the fluid polymer or solution to a uniform cross-web thickness and flow rate. This assumes uniform ...
- Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal
- (Materials)
- January 31, 2004, ... to industry experts, it's the growing list of applications (especially in the label market) and increased printing options that are attracting converters to a material whose price tag and lack of converting ...
- Darwin Would Approve
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- January 30, 2004, ... trim. Today, the industry makes flexible packaging materials, labels, decals, printed circuits, and an array of metallized plastic and paper products that were unimaginable a half century ago; all were ...
- How Dirty Is Your Money?
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2003, ... levels of microbe contamination. Steps to reduce the level of bacteria on money are being taken both from a money processing perspective as well as by utilizing antimicrobial materials. The outbreak ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, ... and “Modeling and Measuring the Bending Stiffness of Flexible Packaging Materials.” All the papers present practical information that has value for research, development, technical service, marketing, ...
- Don't Ignore the Importance of Your Trim Removal Syste
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- November 30, 2003, ... is static control. Jay Perry, marketing manager — products, Simco Industrial Static Control, Hatfield, PA (simco.biz), explains, “As bulk materials move through pneumatic conveying systems, they collide ...
- Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress
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- November 29, 2003, ... feels. Typically, we think about external loads as applied force with units of pounds (or newtons). However, to predict a material's response, all external loads must be converted to pressures and stresses ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2003, ... materials, machinery, and evolving technology.” The dates for the 2004 TAPPI PLACE Conference will be Monday, August 30, to Wednesday, September 2. The meeting is at The Westin Indianapolis, 50 South ...
- Converting Industry News
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- November 29, 2003, ... metallic, and chemical materials used to initiate and control the polymerization process for various plastics, elastomers, and specialty materials, such as plastomers. According to the study, the polymerization ...
- Fischer & Krecke Releases Its 'Revolutionizing' Print Logistics System Flexpress Motio
- (News | New Products)
- November 06, 2003, ... reports it's now offering a new logistics system, a system the company is calling "futuristic" and "technology [that will revolutionize] print production." F&K's Flexpress Motion includes material handling ...
- Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films
- (The Place)
- October 31, 2003, ... thermoforming or deep-draw capability, and economically efficient operation of the extrusion line. Unnecessarily high use of valuable and expensive raw materials such as polyamide or other resins in the ...
- What's New in Narrow We
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2003, New from: AVT, BST Intl., Matan Digital Printers Ltd., Nilpeter A/S, RotoMetrics, Sohn Mfg., Unilux Inc., and VIP Color Technologies USA Inc. Machinery, Materials, Accessories, Services Inspect Critical ...
- Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference
- (The Place)
- September 30, 2003, ... on “EB Coatings Replacing Paper And Film Laminates — Are They Up to the Challenges?” “As converters strive to improve the cost structure of the packaging materials, increase production efficiency, enhance ...