Hole Punching

What's Ne

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... System measures both residual headspace oxygen and absolute package leak rate. Produces an absolute leak number based on the application of Poiseuille’s law, which yields a total “hole” diameter leak size ...

Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... can and do start with minor tears in dock seal fabric,” Bartos said. “In addition, it’s easy to mistake small burn holes for tears. The bottom line is that companies need to regularly inspect dock seals ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... books, lamination is typically a paragraph. You can get a whole book on coating science.” Medical Film Challenges MCT’s medical film, produced on 62-in. coaters from Worldwide Converting (no longer ...

Brand Protection with Micro-Dots

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... and pharmaceuticals. As these dots are invisible and spread on the whole surface of the packaging, it is impossible to replicate or to erase these dots. These invisible micro-points contain encrypted ...

Super Sized

(Corrugated)

December 31, 2006, ... are membership retail/wholesale hybrids like Costco and Sam’s Club (a division of Wal-Mart). Super centers are food-drug combination stores and mass merchandisers under a single roof like Wal-Mart super ...

METRO Selects Exclusive Shrink Management Global Partner

(Archive)

December 02, 2006, ...  Installation of 3G NDRF (called “Liberty PX” in North America) antennas and deactivators is planned for the more than 425 Cash & Carry self-service wholesale stores in 28 countries, making it the most ...

Outlook: Challenging

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... and markets, and concludes with directories of silicone suppliers, release base paper suppliers, release base film suppliers, and release liner producers across the whole of Asia. For more information ...

A Call to Arms

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... for filling holes, transportation costs, effect of transportation on the environment, etc. When will this change? Our average total costs are approximately $35/ton, subject of course, to demographics. ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, New products from: Presstek, NuPro Technologies, Alcan Packaging, Schober USA, Montalvo Corp., Agfa Graphics, Fischer & Krecke, Ghezzi & Annoni, M-real USA, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, Dow Reichhold, ...

It's Fall, So It Must Be Show Tim

(Editorial)

September 30, 2006, ... 11-14 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Ctr. in Rosemont, IL. Some may have differing opinions, but on the whole, I thought the show was pretty good! As a visitor/converter, you would have heard lots ...

Proof is in the Process

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... procedures and solutions, the whole market must react. With ShelfReady, we've found a way to meet this challenge with no cost increase.” Investing in Prepress APC, which was formed from the merger of ...

Capturing Growth in Paper

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2006, ... even since 2000. Unfortunately, given the growth in the overall packaging market, these dynamics have resulted in share and volume declines for paper as a whole. Paper Dominates Some Segments Despite ...

PDFs for Packaging

(Office Products)

September 30, 2006, ... for production. Potential errors that could cause a halt in the production process reportedly can be avoided with this technology. In addition to the preflight function, the traceability of the whole ...

A Team Effort

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... new equipment or challenging new technology. And sometimes it is a relatively simple upgrade to existing equipment that brings a whole new look to the process. CONVERTER INFO: Protect-all Inc. ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... the bottom. Holes are punched in the web prior to folding to form the bottom of the bag. Folding is done from single web using dual folding boards, resulting in less trim/slitting than conventional, multiweb ...

ATTENTION Narrow Web & Label Converters:

(Archive)

September 03, 2006, As you prepare for your visit to Labelexpo Americas on Sept. 11–14, 2006, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Ctr., in Rosemont, IL (near O’Hare Airport), be sure to include the following suppliers that ...

Big Box Education

(Editorial)

August 31, 2006, There is a burning local topic in Chicago that begs for further debate even on a national level. Who would have thought our City Council could have spawned There is a burning local topic in Chicago that ...

The Place

(The Place)

August 31, 2006, ... often develop cracks and holes and may completely lose barrier characteristics in some cases. Reducing Variability In Dart Measurement Associated With Dart Head Wear by Mark Weber, Gil Arnould, and ...

Labelexpo 2006 Exhibitors List

(Archive)

August 10, 2006, A AAA Press Intl.; #947; aaapress.com AB Graphic Intl.; #939; abgint.com AB Kelva/Vetaphone; #3905; kelva.com Accraply; #5621 Accuweb; #547; accuweb.com Achem Industry America; #3341; adchem-usa.com ...

Labelexpo Exhibitors by Category

(Archive)

August 08, 2006, Labelexpo 2006 Exhibitors by Category Adhesive Application Equipment DCM Usimeca, 1621 ETI Converting Equipment, 3622 Kroenert Corp., 3520 Mühlbauer, 6424 Nordson Corp., 6402 Prime UV Systems, 3701 ...

LabelExpo

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, Measure Speed and Length Beta LaserMike, Dayton, OH; 770/853-4677; www.betalasermike.com The LaserSpeed 9000 noncontact measurement gauge uses Laser Doppler Measure Speed and Length Beta LaserMike, Dayton, ...

The Laser's Edg

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... facilitates much higher quality cutting without the troublesome burn-throughs and telltale pinholes at sharp corners that plagued earlier generations of laser-cutting technology. Essentially, what the ...

Static Elimination Revisited

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... a discharge path. Solutions we’ve used in the past included drilling holes in a pattern on the surface of the rubber lagging, thereby reducing the distance from any point on the surface to the nearest ...

Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 1

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... the label “sandwich” or imposed on the label face OVDs—optically variable devices based on holograms, both generic and customized security threads. Then there is the whole raft of anti-pilferage devices, ...

Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 2

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... packaging. Through covert and overt forensic verification technology, consumers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers, and law enforcement have the chance to verify whether a document, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... is expected to reach $1.9 billion by 2010, rising to $8.9 billion in 2013. The next few years will be a key period for PE as a whole, says the report, but crucial development work has to take place ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, New products from: Menzel Machine Co., Erhardt + Leimer, Pearl Technologies, Nova Chemicals, Matan Digital Printers, Omet, Omron Electronics, GretagMacbeth, Goldenrod Corp., Bell-Mark, BGE, NDC Infrared ...

The Top 10

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... double guide-rail said to keep the whole block rigid and ensure maximum precision during high-speed printing. VirtualMaster and Direct direct drive systems allow central drum to be synchronized with plate ...

Camera-Based Web Monitoring

(Archive)

May 28, 2006, ... pinhole, and high-speed cameras. The addition of color cameras will enable manufacturers to trace machine runnability problems when used in correct locations at the machine. For more information, visit ...

A Bunch of Hot Air

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... humidity, high air speed, etc., limits the drying rate in that zone. For example, if the wet coating is disturbed easily by high impinged or parallel air flow, the whole zone is limited to conditions the ...