Hole Punching

On the Move...

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, News from: Aeromix Systems, Alloy Polymers, Amacoil/Uhing, Atofina Petrochemicals, Base-Line, Bobst, Cambridge Applied Systems, Channeled Resources, Curtis Papers, DuPont, Eckart America, Enercon, Flxon, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... down the levels of waste in the packaging industry as a whole. The directive encourages minimization of the amount of material used in packaging applications, re-use of components, recovery, and recycling. ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... as a cost-effective alternative to expensive CCD inspection systems, is designed to detect holes, streaks, and other blemishes. Said to be reliable, easy to install, and to have a small footprint. Offers ...

Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, With an adhesive made out of a cigar box and a simple die punch, R. Stanton Avery, founder of Avery Dennison Corp., pioneered a production technique that With an adhesive “coater” made out of a cigar box ...

BOPP Line Up and Running Quickly

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... in building and commissioning lines of this size enabled us to realize the whole project in a relatively short time frame and to start the production well ahead of the schedule.” It's apparent the company ...

What's Ahead for Bagmakers

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... solutions. Material demands are high in many aspects, not only with regard to material strength-to-price ratio. High bag quality and quality consistency over the whole supply volume of an order have ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... She extrapolates this concept across the whole of the supply chain and emphasizes the need for converters to be able to see "the big picture" in order to do their jobs to their own satisfaction—and that ...

Flex-Pack Converter Has a Clear View...

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... systems, you think you're seeing something and you stop, and then you can't find it. Not with Genius. It has a real clear picture and is very operator-friendly. And I can see the whole repeat, which is really ...

1940s

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... movement. People are taking a harder look at segregation, and by the decade’s end, radio is being challenged by a new medium that allows people to view popular culture, and the world, in a whole new light ...

Standing the Test of Time: A Look at PFFC's 75-Year Histor

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... exception of the South, where a rapid growth in kraft facilities had been under way, there is no great expansion in plant capacity of the paper industry as a whole during the upswing, which commenced in ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... was expected to be accretive immediately. Winkler is a thermoformer of APET for food packaging. The purchase reportedly will enable Pactiv to expand in the wholesale bakery, confectionery, and fresh-cut ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... co. notes. System is said to inspect for missing coating, gels, holes, carbon specs, wrinkles, and other surface imperfections. System can be configured with both basic and advanced defect classification. ...

1950s

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2002, ... - 1976 1977 - 1979 1980s 1990 - April 1993 May 1993 - 1994 1995 - 1999 2000 to present The 1950s... Known as an era of conservatism and wholesome values, the 1950s is a decade in history that ...

1970 - 1973

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2002, ...  recently termed ‘an analyst’s dream but an investor’s nightmare,’ by an important paper industry critic, is ready to turn the whole thing around," reports PFFC. Bemis forms a new film div., "which comprise ...

Turning Standard into Specialty

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... offer customers the best options for product performance and economy. “In some cases, our competitors have to put a square peg into a round hole because of their equipment limitations,” notes Mark Wegmann. ...

New Products and Structures Propel Growth of Nonwovens

(Disposables)

July 31, 2002, ... or extrusion lamination and ultrasonic bonding. We see composites becoming more important to us, as well as the industry as a whole. Combining different products and technologies allows us to better custom-design ...

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 ...