Hole Punching

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... pinhole-free, low-viscosity flexo ink said to adhere to many films. Solvent-resistant ink cures to 600 fpm. Overprint with UV ink or water-based inks. Clear Conductive Thin Films Techni-Met, Windsor, ...

How to Gain Ground

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... reason you are not seeing many firsthand responses of jobs lost to China is that it’s past that point, and now the jobs—and perhaps whole industries—aren’t even here in the first place. We are now to the ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... with suppliers; full utilization of global network; technical innovations and process enhancements; and competitive sourcing of alternative solutions. He adds, however, that the whole supply chain of printed ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... such as metallics. However, in the long term, our company is looking at a dedicated UV flexo white ink, and we are working on that and its whole surrounding package—plate, tape, and anilox roller, too." ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and 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 ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... and pinhole resistance in addition to extremely high barrier to gases, flavors, and aromas. Use of EVOH in multilayer packaging can preserve food quality and flavor in convenient and attractive transparent ...

Die Options Explained

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, The wide range of specialty packaging items now being ordered by customers often makes optically registered die-cutting systems the better method for cost-effective and high quality die-cutting. However, ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 3

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... of 3% is in line with European norms. Lowest regional growth is in Japan at 0%–1%. Taken as a whole, the Asian market represents a significant 23% of the total worldwide demand for labels of all types. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... features 0.5-mm hole size, intuitive Windows-based software designed for operators with no CAD expertise, and an intelligent system for beam shaping. It includes a wide array of options for scrap removal ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... market is increasingly difficult—so the new EU member countries represent a route to future success and market expansion. Real GDP growth across the whole of Europe, including the Eastern European entrants, ...

Heidelberg's Speedmaster SM 52-D Wins InterTech Awar

(Archive)

November 09, 2004, Heidelberg USA's Speedmaster SM 52-D with inline die-cutting won PIA/GATF's InterTech Award for innovation, the only offset press in the industry to achieve this honor this year. The win marks the 21st ...

Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... as NPE (next slated for June 19-23, 2006), the Society of Plastic Industries, producers of the show, surpassed attendance objectives and were on the whole pleased. Presently, cost for plastic resins ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive laminate and make it more competitive. The participants, representing virtually the whole release liner value chain, spent three hours in productive ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, ... appeals to the type of consumer that buys fresh-cut fruits and vegetables — the shopper that is pressed for time, but still wants to bring home wholesome and natural food for his or her family," Carr explains. ...

Raymond Report Sheds Light on Packaging 'Trash Wars' between Michigan and Ontari

(Flexpack)

October 17, 2004, ... about any product. As a result, companies selling more than $1.6 million wholesale in the province are required to calculate weight-based packaging and printed paper fees and report on 19 different kinds ...

Graphic Solutions International Hosts Plant Tour for International Editors

(Archive)

October 06, 2004, ... for consumer and wholesale packaging. The manufacturer says it has also co-developed a turnkey active RFID labeling system for the remote monitoring, processing, and transmitting of data throughout ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, New material products from: Ashland, BBA Fiberweb, CYRO Industries, Dow Corning, Flint Ink, International Paper, Klöckner Pentaplast, MACtac, Novacel, Prisco, Trident, and Vinamul Polymers. Substrates, ...

The Elusive Key to Success

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... for Labelexpo. While there was one session on equipment financing that no one attended (perhaps a subject better discussed with one's banker), on the whole attendees were very pleased with the well-thought-out ...

Heidelberg to Show New Dymatrix Die-Cutter at Graph/Converting Expo

(Archive)

September 28, 2004, ... useful for packaging and label printers and finishing specialists that stay ahead of their competitors by offering a whole raft of applications. For example, the die cutter is built for a maximum sheet ...

Agfa to Showcase Cost-Reducing Screening Technology for Packaging at DigiPack Congress

(Archive)

September 19, 2004, ... will work not only will FM (frequency modulated) screening, but also with cross-modulation screening technology." Also at the DigiPack Congress Geert Van den Hole, :Dotrix (part of Agfa) manager for ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... and the meeting chairperson writes: You better learn how to compete on a whole new playing field, or you'll, ultimately, be left watching from the sides." However, converter skepticism was evident after ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... impossible to correct. Edge tightening also can cause unsightly wrinkles in stock, which causes waste. Dimensional instability affects the sheet as a whole but is usually more severe in the width, leading ...

A New Definition

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... a major area of opportunity for converters. Advanced narrow and mid-web presses can print a whole range of substrates, from self-adhesive label stocks to unsupported flexible packaging films, toothpaste ...

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the whole release liner value chain — participated in a pre-conference round table forum to discuss the effects of downgauging materials and the opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... satisfactorily with DiMS! for years, utilizing the system at its main printing division. Wanting "one system for the whole group," Gestel chose DiMS! for the boxmaking plant, and the results have been positive. ...

Screen Savers

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... an electroforming process. The nonwoven mesh and hexagonal hole structure give the screens strength to withstand the rigors of the pressroom environment and print at speeds of 500 fpm. The durable screen ...

Chinaplas 2004 Breaks Attendance Record; More Than 57,000 Flock to Shanghai for Plastics Show

(Archive)

July 29, 2004, ... sponsor. Adsale Exhibition's Chinasplas 2004 stats include: 63.8% visitors were manufacturers 16.9% were importers/exporters/wholesalers/agents 6.3% were retailers 4.1% were from research and ...

Embossing Impacts Form and Function

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, Diamond Packaging, Rochester, NY, knows the value of an embossed package. In April, the converter took Best of Show honors in the annual competition sponsored Diamond Packaging, Rochester, NY, knows the ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... yen or with less than 20 employees, or retailers and wholesalers with annual sales totaling less than 70 million yen or with less than 5 employees, are exempt. The Packaging and Container Recycling ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... output stage damage, as short circuit (dielectric pinhole) is detected within one output cycle. Reference Color Continually Futec Europe Ltd., Herts, UK; +44 (0) 1442 241700; futec.co.uk The Kaleido ...