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Materials

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June 29, 2005, ... and sheets in a wide variety of metallic colors and patterns. Company reports designers and printers now have the flexibility to achieve this finish with or without lamination where thinner or non-board ...

Materials

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May 30, 2005, ... Easily Rogers Corp. , Rogers, CT; 860/928-8926; rogerscorporation.com R/bak SA 3000 cushion mounting tape is aimed at the 0.020-in. thin tape market. Combines open-cell urethane cushion technology and ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, New material products from: Argotec, CPFilms, Klöckner Pentaplast, Sicpa NA, Techni-Met, Thin Film Analysis, and Toray Plastics. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Analyze Many Thin Films Thin ...

Nanotech The Next Big Thing

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, Everyone seems to be talking about nanotechnology. While it is expected to become a multi-trillion dollar industry over the next decade, fears are being Everyone seems to be talking about nanotechnology. ...

Materials

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January 30, 2004, ... film is a nylon, LLD, coextruded flat film. When heated, the film forms deeply shaped pockets that keep product secure within the formed package. Patented, pliable structure is said to conform to vacuum-packed ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ...  Avtron Manufacturing, Independence, OH; 216/642-4234; avtron.com M85 Thin-Line encoders/tachometers incorporate company's Wide-Gap sensor technology, said to simplify installation by eliminating alignment ...

When It Comes to Sleeves, Thin Is Not In

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... converting plant, think of sleeves like a T-bone steak — you get what you pay for! “More attention is being paid to sleeve quality. No longer is the lowest-priced sleeve the automatic choice,” says ...

Materials

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June 29, 2003, ... for food-contact uses. SBC Resin Produces Thin, Strong, Clear Films Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (CPChem), The Woodlands, TX; 832/813-4100; 800/231-1212; cpchem.com DK11 is a new grade of K-Resin ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

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April 30, 2003, ... The thin nature of the film allows it to conform to curved surfaces when necessary. It also is useful for environments that are invasive tolerant or contain difficult-to-access spaces. Application of ...

Think Lean

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March 31, 2003, ... when the customer needs it, in the amount needed. If and When to Get Lean Who's thinking, “So, it's simple but not easy, counterintuitive, and it was developed to dig an automobile company out of a hole ...

Materials

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February 28, 2003, ... of the resin to thin films for agricultural use, trash bags, food containers, and other demanding end-use areas. Derived mainly from corn, wheat, and potato starch, Mater-BI materials are thermoplastic ...

Enercon's ELF Roll Designed for Thin Film Converter

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2003, ... converters to handle thinner and more lightweight films," says Enercon. "These films are more difficult to handle than their thicker predecessors and can wrinkle and pucker easily throughout the line. If ...

In the Converting Industry, an Audit Can Be a Good Thing

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October 31, 2002, ... materials, and personnel. The reason to include everything is that all these items cost money. Converters pay for films, foil, inks, coatings, adhesives, water, gas, electricity, etc. Obviously, they ...

Thin Webs without Wrinkles

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September 30, 2002, Any converter running webs of thin- and ultra-thin-gauge material, including foil, may experience wrinkle problems. In general, there are at least two Any converter running webs of thin- and ultra-thin-gauge ...

CMM Conference Planning Yields Something for Most Everyone

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June 30, 2002, ... 2003, there's lots to do before the show opens. Something about this like-clockwork preparatory meeting always makes me feel comfortably at home, yet strikingly aware of the mountains of work that lay ...

Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You

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February 28, 2002, ... but “as soon as you unplug the power, there is nothing in the device that's radioactive. You can open it completely. Nobody can be exposed to anything. As long as it's unplugged, it doesn't generate an ounce ...

New Materials Extend Wearability and Blade Life

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September 30, 2001, ...  Solid ceramic blades “absolutely shine,” adds Kivlighan, when slitting thin stretchy film such as LDPE. “As technology has become more sophisticated,” Vanden Heuvel explains, “so has steel manufacturing. ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... paper and paperboards, PET, PE, PS, and thin embossed films. Tape is also tearable, so knives are not necessary when making splices, emphasizing safety and convenience for operators, co. says. Film ...

Award-Winning Boxmakers Think Outside the Box

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April 30, 2001, Unique structures and eye-catching graphics grab the judges' attention in the annual National Paperbox Assn. packaging competition. A total of 27 rigid box and folding carton converters shared 133 ...

Materials

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February 28, 2001, ...  Radiant Light film for packaging, labels, gift wrap, ribbons, and signs comprises from 200-500 layers. When combined, layers are said to be no thicker than a thin piece of paper, 1.1-2.5 mils. Can be ...