Hole Punching

Converter's Niche: Innovatio

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... and training sessions or in digital printing in marketing and advertising. By using new raw materials and by continuous product and process optimization, cost-reduction potential for the whole series ...

It Takes the Talent and Effort of Many to Make Any Job a Success

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... the people and companies responsible for making it possible. Starting with Tom Williams of Next Communications, who coordinated the whole cover project, PFFC owes its greatest thanks. I remember long ...

Our Newest Rivals

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... also are under extreme pressure: the United States Postal Service for print, the wholesaler channel for books, and the newsstand channel for publishers. Commercial printers get tired of being caught in ...

Packaging That Really Works

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... also occurs in human saliva and tears and is fairly common as an antibacterial enzyme. The material has been successfully incorporated in a film. Other possible concepts include using a cholesterol-reducing ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... Andy Middleton, Indigo's general manager of World Distributor Channels, says, “The appointment of Currie & Co. will provide Indigo with a large sales and support structure across the whole of Australia ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... Co. reports system can provide clean, strong, consistent, precise hole sizes; easy adjustment of hole sizes and density; quick setup and pattern change; virtually no waste at beginning and end of roll; ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, Waste management in the packaging industry as a whole, and the self-adhesive label industry in particular, is becoming a key issue in Europe. In 1994 Waste management in the packaging industry as a whole, ...

Pactiv to Buy Winkler Forming

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2002, ...  Reports Pactiv: "The purchase of Winkler will afford [the company] an opportunity to expand the wholesale bakery, confectionery, and fresh-cut produce markets. The addition of APET products enhances ...

Harper Releases Platinum Anilox Report

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2002, ... capabilities while saving them time and money," says Ehrenberg. "[This] paper tells the whole story about what can be expected for those who use the rolls and should be read by all converters to learn ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... trends. Independent business units will facilitate a customer- and market-driven focus, while still leveraging the technical and R&D resources of the whole Toray organization.” Each of the business ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... These specialty blades reportedly provide a spring load tension while maintaining a high contact angle, ensuring smooth pressure on the blade at the correct angle. Quality Holes with Hanger Unit Pearl ...

Man Roland Renews Vow to Xeikon

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2002, WESTMONT, IL -- Man Roland reports it will continue efforts to bring cost-effective digital printing to the market; the recent Xeikon acquisition by Punch WESTMONT, IL -- Man Roland reports it will continue ...

Converters Strike Back

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... of the business, it adds some additional dimension to the whole design of the package.” Coming Attractions We have only scraped the surface of the many security applications available to converters. ...

RFID Labels a Good Read

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... in RFID. “The reason the Surfeld Group wanted to buy this particular outfit was the expertise of our people and our high-volume manufacturing process,” explains Kuzma. “There are a whole bunch of companies ...

A Day in the Lives of Some Very Smart Packages

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... every time someone held it: “Warning! This product contains high fat and cholesterol levels that may cause you to exceed your acceptable level of these substances.” Many packages in the various locations ...

BRAND PROTECTION: The Converter's Rol

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... A lower-priced version produced for overseas might be re-imported and sold as top-priced domestic merchandise, or a large retailer might buy more than it can really sell to secure a low wholesale price, ...

Printing Best Practices Review: The Digital Impact

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2002, ... site (gain.net). "The new guidelines reflect the ongoing impact of digital technology on the industry as a whole," says NAPL president I. Gregg Van Wert. "Digital technology has had a tremendous effect ...

Barco's ArtiosCAD: RIT's Teaching To

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2002, ... sciences division of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is beginning to pay off for the whole industry -- a growing class of highly trained packaging professionals. According to Barco Graphics, ...

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... trouble.” Putting the Whole Puzzle Together While computer technology can offer a tremendous production advantage — as evidenced by the company's success with video imaging and approvals — Weller has ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... and laminating. Unit is mounted to ensure the operating position is deep into the nip area. Generator is stainless steel with holes drilled at designed distances, depending on line specifications. Width ...

Metallizer Makes a Winning Wager

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2002, ... explains, “the machine can achieve and maintain a vacuum in the 10-5 mbar range, which improves metal density and prevents spin holes.” The new machines can deposit aluminum for microwave applications ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... agreement among Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay); and ASEAN (association of Southeast Asian nations). However, globalization also is increasing competition significantly across the whole value ...

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2002, ... or orange juice carton, you probably have about five to seven layers of material there to make up that one carton. The whole success of the carton is ensuring that all those layers stick together. [For ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... the whole supply chain. LabelstockExchange (LEX) is an independent trading platform specializing in the label stock value chain. One of its founders, Rick Amado, presented a clear case for industry ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... features in materials where score lines may not be suitable. Another product, “AcuBreath,” also is capable of producing small hole sizes to precise specifications. Unlike electrostatic perforations that ...

Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... for solving this problem is to use a shaft collar with pins that match up with holes on the core flange. When the shaft collar is installed, the pins leverage the rotation of the roll, matching it to the ...

Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2002, From maximizing technical and technological developments to tips on how to expand service offerings, the Mark Andy/Comco two-day educational seminar provided converters and industry professionals a veritable ...

Yes, Virginia, There Is Good News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus.” At a time when so many of us are at a loss for such inspiration, considering ...

Getting On with Business!

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, In light of this year's tragic events, many trade shows and association meetings were either canceled or suffered from low attendance. But as always, In light of this year's tragic events, many trade shows ...

Corrugated Containers Serve & Sell

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, Independent corrugator and sheet plant manufacturers apply a high level of skill and sophistication to create packaging that promotes and protect its Independent corrugator and sheet plant manufacturers ...