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Published: April 30, 2004, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Fort Dearborn Co. partners with boutique investment bank Thomas Blaige & Co.; IIMAK reports on US DOC's ruling regarding dumping of foreign-produced wax and wax/resin thermal transfer ribbons; and UK converter LMT installs Mark Andy press.

The Secret's Out!

Published: April 30, 2004, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Fortune 500 companies took notice when LaFiesta Label added new capabilities with a multi-substrate press from Comco.

When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose

Published: April 01, 2004, By Timothy J. Walker TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

A tram is a coal bin with wheels. If you want your coal bin to stay on its tracks, you must keep the two axles parallel. If they are not parallel, the

Brady Adds Brandon To the Fold

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
MILWAUKEE, WI Brady Corp., a supplier of ID solutions and precision die-cut materials, has acquired Brandon Intl., Baldwin Pk., CA, with operations in

Foil Packs Offer Multiple Solutions

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
DSSELDORF, GERMANY The European Aluminum Foil Assn. handed out Alufoil Trophies for four Foil Packs of the Year. Winning top honors were the following:

UV Flexo Press Competes with Gravure

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
Casia s.r.o., Trutnov, Czech Republic, is making inroads into the gravure market so prevalent in that part of the world. What's making this happen is

A New Show is Coming

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
PARAMUS, NJ Leo Nadolske reports he has launched a new show called CPP, Converting & Package Printing Expo, scheduled for the Sands Expo & Convention

Amcor Adds Rexam Healthcare

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
GLOUCESTER, UK Amcor Flexibles has completed the acquisition of Rexam Healthcare Flexibles. Says Graham James, CEO of Amcor Flexibles, The ten former

VeriSign Wins RFID Contract

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA VeriSign has been selected by EPCglobal, a not-for-profit standards organization, to operate the Object Naming Service (ONS) as the

PLGA Conference Draws a Crowd

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
JACKSONVILLE, FL The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) held its Seventh Technical & Operational Conference February 18-20 at the Adam's Mark Hotel.

Several Issues Foretell A Tough 2004

Published: April 01, 2004, By by Corey M. Reardon AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
At a one-day release liner industry review and update seminar held by AWA at the end of last year, we canvassed the delegates' on the likely trends in

The Mettle of Metallizers

Published: April 01, 2004, By Teresa Koltzenburg Senior Editor
Published back in 1997, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, 2nd ed., stated: The field of vacuum metallizing serving the packaging industry

Film Wettability Not So Simple

Published: April 01, 2004, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor
When it comes to the subject of everyone has some degree of experience. However, the wetting of a film by a printing ink is a complicated physical/chemical

Left Behind?

Published: April 01, 2004, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Now, if we could slow the drip, drip of jobs and manufacturing moving overseas, we may see a brighter picture on the horizon with some staying power.

Products

Published: March 31, 2004
New products from: Applied Films Corp., Contech, Cortron Corp., Danfoss Drives, Eurograv Ltd., Galileo Vacuum Systems, GE Advanced Ceramics, New Era Converting Machinery, Phoenix North America, Pillar Technologies, Scalar Acquisition Technology, Screen (USA), and Wacker Ceramics.

On the Move

Published: March 31, 2004
News from: Barco Labels, Contract Converting, Fernqvist Labeling Solutions, Graphic Solutions Inc., Harper Corp., Scapa Group, and Texas Instruments.

High & Low

Published: March 31, 2004, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Winpak Technologies is a global packaging group that manufactures and distributes high quality machines and packaging materials for the food, beverage,

A Secure Alternative

Published: March 31, 2004, By Richard A. Steenblik, Nanoventions Inc.
Micro-optic films have been developed to respond to the ever-diminshing security provided by holograms and DOVIDs.

Drupa New Product Digest

Published: March 31, 2004
New from: AB Graphic Intl., Ashe Converting, AVT, Bimec, Bobst, Creo, Curioni Sun, DiMS!, Esko-Graphics, F&K, Flint Ink, Futec Europe, GEW, Gidue, Gietz, GMG, Heidelberg, KBA NA, Kodak Polychrome Graphics, MAN Roland, Martin Automatic, Omet, Presstek, Prime UV, Rotatek, Sandvik DieCutting, Schober, Scitex Vision, Uteco Converting, W&H, and X-Rite.

On the Move...

Published: March 31, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: AIM Global, Arkay Packaging, Cebal Americas, Clariant Masterbatches, Flint-Schmidt GmbH, Great Northern Corp., Körber PaperLink, MAN Roland, Paperboard Packaging Council, Polyonics, Presstek, Spooner Industries, Staffing Tools, Stanford Products, Water Ink Technologies, and Woodward Jogger Aerators.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: March 31, 2004, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor
The PLACE div. of TAPPI reports this month: The 2004 PLACE conference will feature "Flexible Film Web Handling and Winding," a tutorial and panel discussion chaired by Black Clawson Machinery's R. Duane Smith. Tim Walker, of TJ Walker & Assoc. (and Paper, Film & Foil Converter's "Web Lines" columnist) will be among the distinguished panelists for the tutorial. Also, John Ozcomert has accepted the role of Scholarship Chairperson for the PLACE div. of TAPPI.

Converters' Wish Lists: Part III

Published: March 31, 2004, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
The previous two columns in this space discussed items on the wish lists of converters as presented at the Converter's Spotlight session during the 2003

April 1, 2004

Published: March 31, 2004

A Century Salute

Published: March 31, 2004, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Envelope converter Western States is 96 this month, and its major supplier F.L. Smithe, hits the 100-year mark this year. How did they do it?

Converting Industry News

Published: March 31, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: Amcor Flexibles, Brady Corp., Brandon Intl., Casia, CMM, CPP 2005, Creo, European Aluminum Foil Assn., Freedonia, GEW, Kurz GmbH, Rexam Healthcare Flexibles, Spectratech Intl., Uteco Converting, and VeriSign.

Reporter Clips & What's New in Narrow Web

Published: March 31, 2004, By Edited by Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from Nipson America, Stanford Products, Texas Instruments, TLMI, and Yun-Ban Co.

Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging

Published: March 31, 2004, By Yves Wyser, Chantal Pelletier & Jakob Lange, Nestle Research Center
Dry pet food packaging needing high resistance to staining from or migration of fat content requires rapid and reliable standardized tests for development and quality control purposes. New tests show high reproducibility and good correlation with field performance.

Materials

Published: March 31, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: Contract Converting, Impregion, International Paper Bleach Board Business, National Adhesives, and Scapa North America.

Products

Published: March 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
New products for the converting industry from: Accuweb, Battenfeld Gloucester, Conquip, Contech, Convertech, Dover Flexo Electronics, DVT Corp., Esko-Graphics, Extech Instruments, Faustel, Gigahertz-Optik, Hudson-Sharp, KBA, Mamata Machinery, Maxson Automatic, Mikron Infrared, New Era Converting Machinery, Nordmeccanica, Precision AirConvey, R.D. Specialties, Stork Prints, W&H, Xchanger, and Zip-Pak.

SUPA DRUPA

Published: February 29, 2004, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Four years have passed... Are you ready for print's Olympic event? Here's how to have a ‘SUPA’ DRUPA!

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