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When You Say ''Converted Products,'' You've Said It A

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, Converted Products Inc. does just that: It converts a great many products, from paper to film to foil to nonwovens to pressure-sensitive materials. And Shanks Converting Equipment has made it all ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... to sell two whole Cornish hens in the same package. Consumer can reclose the package and store in freezer for an extended period of time. Subcategory: Foil/Paper Lamination Winner: Catty Corp.  ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, New from: Ashe Converting Equipment, Automatän, Azco Corp., Bardac Drives, Contech, Converting Solutions Ltd., Energy Sciences, Davis-Standard, Dusenbery, Fusion UV Systems Inc., MAN Roland, Maxson Automatic ...

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... we have long been a supporter of Clemson University,” notes Barco's business development manager Ian Hole. Clemson Univ. is the home of a graphic communications program that offers education in printing ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... OH. “My sister and I are looking toward retirement,” Böhme explains, “and my nephew is a sales director, but he didn't want to take over the responsibility for the whole company. So we decided to merge. ...

Sheet-Fed Label Converter to Keep Winning Ways

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, For one 88-year-old sheet-fed label producer, “Independence Day” has taken on a whole new meaning. And, it has a brand new date. At a time when many smaller printing and converting operations are being ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... the sheet through the press? How do you get the inks to adhere to the material and dry on press without distorting the sheet with too much heat? There are a whole variety of issues that come up.” A ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... much heat? There are a whole variety of issues that come up.” A Marriage Made in Heaven Since ExxonMobil and Hammer are headquartered just miles apart, it was only natural that the chemical company ...

When It Comes to Positioning, Do Rulers Really Measure Up?

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... overall cost per run. The industry as a whole has slowed a little bit, so people are investing more in improving the operation of their existing equipment.” He adds, “If there is a high value in the ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Tapes)

March 31, 2001, ... existing, tapped holes. The unit can be repositioned quickly on the press for various job sequences, and multiple units can be spaced above every other print station. The web travels between stations, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, News from: Avery Dennison, Brookfield Engineering, Dow, Dunsirn, Enercon, ExxonMobil, FBA, FEFCO, Filmquest, Fusion UV Systems, Genesis Converting, Graymills, IADD, Ion Systems, Jefferson Smurfit, Nettingsdorfer ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... Accessories, Services Hole Cutter Is Suited to LDPE Park Air Corp., Brockton, MA; 508/584-3440 Ejecto Plus round-hole cutting tool features a patent-applied-for design that uses the latest geometric ...

Flex-Pack Operation Likes to Convert the Complex

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... operations in both Spain and Poland are poised for dynamic growth. Looking for Ways to Improve The Haarlem plant opened its doors in 1917 as a paper wholesaler (A.E. Ruys). In 1952 the firm moved from ...

New Label Press Moves Company to the Next Level

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ...  easy to wash up. You can take a whole cassette out and drop it right in the sink.” As far as new-model glitches, Schultz says there were a few, but as expected, “Mark Andy responded to everything. The ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... on-going research and development, adds to the proven strength of Grafix North America. In addition, by acquiring AWS's process cooling equipment line, we open a whole new, expanded business opportunity." ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... and repeat the whole process five times. The chances of moisture or oxygen going through those five layers are nil." Now, OLEDs can be deposited on a sheet of glass, and instead of sealing them with ...

Printer Helps Customers Manage Printing Needs

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, Wallace Computer Services prints business forms, labels, and promotional materials for its customers and offers them a way to save money through print management. When personal computers first became ...

Election 2000: An Outcome in Doubt Raises More Questions

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... of which candidate ultimately assumes the Presidency next January, the election results will affect not just the White House but the whole dynamics of our government, and they will have a long-term impact ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, New Products from: ADI , Ashe, Burling Instruments, Cleveland Motion Controls, Custom Design and Development, Davies Industrial Supplies, Dienes, Flxon, Goldenrod, GN Packaging Equipment, ICE/Horauf, Karlville ...

Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... 1999. We went through winter construction, the whole thing." But, gradually, the "huge mud hole," as Hammann refers to his original plant site, was transformed into a 20,000-sq-ft coating facility and ...

Pouchmaking Equipment Adapts as Materials Advance

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... change, handling those materials becomes the challenge." Rego says devices such as clamp stackers are available that maintain control of the product throughout the whole process to hold the film, cut ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2000, ... the actual coating being applied. The equipment is said to be so sensitive that adhesive pinholes or imperfections can be detected accurately down to a size that is difficult to see with the naked eye. ...

Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... is over a hole in the wall of the product and essentially controls the flow of gases into and from the package. Making the membrane involves coating a porous substrate with a proprietary side chain ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, News from: Akzo Nobel Inks, AVT, Collano, Elopak, NPES, Plastics and Rubber Machinery Assn. of VDMA, Polytech, Sappi Novobord, Shanghai Printing Group, and TrendWatch. Covering the Full Spectrum of International ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. Included in this figure are potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn, cheese snacks, and meat snacks. When sales of cookies, crackers, and snack bars (a category ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... of a visit from a district or corporate visitor with the whole staff; allowing the workplace to be disorganized, cluttered, or dirty; throwing people into jobs they're not trained for or qualified ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... "the Russian crisis that affected the whole region of Central and Eastern Europe, the devaluation of the Slovak crown, and fluctuating oil prices." On the positive side, he notes, "The firm's production ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

(Magazine)

August 30, 2000, ... three-color rotary screen stack unit was designed to interface directly with the Mark Andy frames, with the unit bolted into existing holes as though it was an original part of the press. The unwind driveshaft ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

(Magazine)

July 31, 2000, ... Have Roles Despite plastic film's dominance, paper and aluminum foil still play a key role. The paper packaging segment reflects the maturity characteristic of the paper industry as a whole, although ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... less waste. Hawkins says the industry also will see more automation in finished roll handling. "Automatic packaging, labeling, weighing, coding, the whole bit. It's established, but there needs to be ...