Pilot Line

Published: October 31, 2004

In 1992 Polytype Converting became the world's first company to design and operate a high-speed pilot

Coating Rods

Published: October 31, 2004

The Great Equalizer Charles Mayer, who grew up in the age of Edison and Ford, invented the metering rods we use today. A century of evolution has gone into wire-wound coating rods. Still called Mayer rods, after Charles W. Mayer (rhymes with wire), they continue to be popular 100 years later because they're inexpensive, accurate, and easy to use...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

Published: October 31, 2004

Continued reporting on all aspects of release liners, including rising platinum prices and calibration tape development.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: September 30, 2004

New Division Secretary The PLACE Division of TAPPI has named Rory A. Wolf as the new secretary effective September 2004. Wolf is Director of Business

Analysis of Film Extrusion Problems with Flow Simulation

Published: September 30, 2004

Application: Computer simulation can explain certain flow behavior and phenomena that can occur during film extrusion. This understanding can correct a problem and improve product quality.

St. Paul Coater Ups Release Liner Production after New Coating Line Install

Published: September 17, 2004

Rayven Inc. reports it recently installed a new 72-in. coating line in its St. Paul facility. According to the provider of laminating, coating, and converting services, the new line's design is proprietary but utilizes a control system manufactured by Control Assemblies Co.

The Buzz on Remote Diagnostics

Published: August 31, 2004

Walk into any room these days where numerous people are assembled and mention remote diagnostics. Immediately, you will become the central attraction.

Can This Lamination Be Saved?

Published: August 31, 2004

Delaminating undesired separation within a multilayer product is a major problem for many converters. Laminate products are a marriage of two or more

A Touch Above

Published: August 31, 2004

With its unique supply-chain system and a commitment to taking care of customers, Raflatac delivers service that's ... A Touch Above

The Rx for RH

Published: August 31, 2004

Remember the converting problems you had last winter? Reducing them this year might be easier than you think.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: August 31, 2004

Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries.

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

Published: August 31, 2004

The world's largest market for release liners is self-adhesive label stock. At the 2004 AWA Global Release Liner Conference, held in Helsinki, Finland,

Union Industries Orders Nordmeccanica Laminator

Published: August 23, 2004

Nordmeccanica reports that Union Industries, Providence, RI, USA, has placed an order for the installation of the manufacturer's solvent-free laminator, the Super Duplex Compact SL.

Avoiding Surface Contamination

Published: August 01, 2004

Many readers of this column undoubtedly have undertaken projects in their living quarters that involved painting. All cans of paint come with many items

Investing in Success

Published: August 01, 2004

When PFFC first met Coating Excellence Intl. in 2000, it was an up-and-coming startup just settling into its new 50,000-sq-ft facility in Wrightstown,