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OMB Targets Outmoded, Expensive Regulations

Published: March 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
The Office of Management & Budget (OMB) recently issued Making Sense of Regulation, its 2001 report to Congress on the costs and benefits of regulations.

Would You Eat That? Some Readers Say No to Edible Film

Published: March 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley, Jr., RBS Technologies
Many people have eating habits that preclude foods they do not like and will not eat. Escargot and octopus are two examples of foods that commonly are

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

Published: March 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
It goes without saying the way we do business has changed since September 11. The destruction of the Twin Towers and the bioterroristic use of anthrax

Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality

Published: March 01, 2002, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc., Inc.
What comes to mind when you think about the pyramids? First, the pyramids have survived the test of time. Second, they have a distinct and impressive

Reporter Clips

Published: March 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: Brook & Whittle, Convergent Label Technology, Indigo N.V., Mark Andy, Scapa North America, and Xaar plc, plus coming events and narrow web People & Places.

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

Published: March 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
With high-tech tools and equipment, Precision Label and Tag prides itself on pleasing some pretty tough customers.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: March 01, 2002

New narrow web products from: FLEXcon Co.; Fernqvist Labeling Solutions; Webscan Inc.; DRI Inc.

Materials

Published: March 01, 2002, By PFFC Staff
Products from: AdLamCo, Avery Dennison, Discovery Chemical, DuPont Packaging, Flint Ink, Linpac Plastics Pontivy, Metallized Products, and Toray Plastics.

Products

Published: March 01, 2002
Products from Advanz Measurement and Control Systems; Apex Europe; Ashe Converting Equipment; Louis B. Batson; Bell-Mark; Davis-Standard Corp.; Dover Flexo Electronics ; ei3; Geometric Intl.; Greycon; Harris & Bruno Intl.; NDC Infrared Engineering; Nireco America Corp.; Pillar Technologies; Schlumpf; Valmet General; and T.D. Wright.

The Power Savers

Published: March 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
With the collaboration of Honle UV Technology and Rotapress (formerly known as Webtron Europe), Barthel GmbH, a label and flexible packaging manufacturer

Metallizer Makes a Winning Wager

Published: March 01, 2002, By Robert W. Marsh, Contributing Editor
What recession? With a new facility, two new Galileo metallizers, and an ei3 electronic communications network, Vacumet Corp. doesn't seem to know the meaning of the word.

FPA Honors Both Flexible & Flashy

Published: March 01, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The Flexible Packaging Association honors innovation and technical excellence in its annual flexible packaging award competition.

The Buck Stops

Published: March 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
We've all been hearing about how web-fed, in-line folding carton production will bring revolutionary growth to narrow web flexo. But we're not quite there

Technology Raid Ipex-Style

Published: March 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Ipex kicks off next month in the UK. Though she won't be swinging from the rafters, the event's digital emissary, Ipexia, promises a venue filled with a jaw-dropping amount of technology.

Training 101

Published: March 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
In an era of evolving technology, converters are discovering the never-ending need for training. Whether you (or your employees) are first-time students

Slitter Cuts Changeover Time

Published: March 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Brand Packaging Ltd., one of the U.K.'s largest privately owned manufacturers of flexible packaging materials, is getting big results with its recent

Coating and Laminating Special Report

Published: March 01, 2002, By AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. & Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor

Five related articles examining today's coating/laminating industry peers into the future of this key industry niche.

Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?

Published: March 01, 2002, By Dave Polka, ABB Inc.
Do you know how to maintain variable-frequency drives (VFDs)? Doing so is easier than you might think. By integrating some simple, logical steps into

On the Move...

Published: March 01, 2002


Agfa; Adhesives Research; Creo; Pinnacle Label; Watlow Electric Mfg.; Paperboard Industries; Atofina Petrochemicals; Northwest Coatings Corp.; Printing Association of Florida (PAF); Base-Line Graphic Arts Products; Cascade Corp.; Adhesive Technologies; Pitman Co.

Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You

Published: March 01, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Whether you're in the market for high-end thickness and gauging controls or you want a value-based system, developments have been made at both ends of

The Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 3

Published: March 01, 2002
This is the third in a year-long series of columns about the challenges facing the converting industry. Through our series of print and web articles throughout

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 3

Published: March 01, 2002, By Colleen Canale, Raine Consulting
This is the third in a year-long series of columns about the challenges facing the converting industry. Through our series of web articles in 2002, we

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2002 And Beyond

Published: March 01, 2002
Start planning your calendar.

An Early Spring Fever Could Cure a Frosty World Economy

Published: February 01, 2002, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
There's something about spring to a Chicago native that's totally revitalizing. And it's just what the world economy needs right now, no matter what your geographic position is on the globe.

Converting Industry News

Published: February 01, 2002, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: American Roller, BST Pro Mark, Comexi, Day International Inc., Exopack, ExxonMobil, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), The Freedonia Group, International Paper, Kidder Inc., Klockner Pentaplast, MeadWestvaco, Michigan State University School of Packaging, National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), Omet, Pack Expo Las Vegas, Rohm and Haas, and Valmet.

International Converting Industry News

Published: February 01, 2002, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: Extrusion Dies Inc. (EDI), Honle UV Technology, IST Metz GmbH, and Lohmann.

Supreme Court Clarifies ADA, Won't Review Privacy Case

Published: February 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
In early January 2002, the US Supreme Court took action in two separate cases of interest to converting industry employers, one involving claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and another involving video and audio surveillance of employees.

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up)

Published: February 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Printed paper is a key ingredient in many packages and labels. And whether the printing provides information, graphics, or both, it has to be protected.

How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways

Published: February 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Almost every day I receive questions relating to ink or coating thickness determination. You would think it would be a simple matter, but it is not. Ink

Web Line Knowledge Offers a Competitive Advantage

Published: February 01, 2002, By Timothy J. Walker, TJ Walker & Assoc. Inc.
Web lines are the backbone of the converting industry the equipment used in converting paper, film, foil, and other webs into valued product. In this

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