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F&K Expands Packaging Product Range with Kochsiek Buy

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August 22, 2002, ... Leopoldshöhe, Germany. "[This is] a dramatic move to expand resources to better service the packaging market with an even broader product range," says F&K. Kochsiek supplies high-grade rotogravure ...

Redefining Plasticizers in Inks and Coatings

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July 30, 2002, ... nitrocellulose, providing “plasticizing” of the nitrocellulose and low or no plasticizer migration. Nitrocellulose is a common solvent-based binder used in many flexographic and rotogravure inks. Without ...

SYSCO Chooses Southern Graphic Systems for Package Design

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July 07, 2002, Southern Graphic Systems recently announced it has been selected the "Supplier of Choice" for packaging design and prepress services by SYSCO Corp., the largest foodservice marketer and distributor in ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... developed graphics for the package, working with Sonoco on the package printing process. Rotogravure was the process of choice. Sonoco printed the packaging in its Mississauga facility with cylinders supplied ...

Materials

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May 31, 2002, ... hard-to-adhere-to paper and paperboard grades such as coated, uncoated, offset, tablet, rotogravure, kraft, toweling, linerboard, and specialty grades. Reportedly maintains tack over a range of environmental ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

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May 31, 2002, ... game piece. “Proof of the success of this award-winning technology is the fact this is the fifth year for this promotion, and each year the volume has grown, thanks to the rotogravure process and Hide-a-Winner ...

Spills Are Out with New Spout

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May 31, 2002, ... the company's expertise includes a wide array of flexible packaging structures, custom shapes, spout fitments, resealing options, and high quality rotogravure graphics. Kapak also specializes in both ...

Thriving on Gravure & Location

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April 30, 2002, ... Established as a greenfield facility in 1999, Mipa was preceded by Met-Lux in 1997. Specializing in rotogravure technology, Mipa controls the entire gravure printing process internally. Haskins explains, ...

The Power of Gravure: GAA Annual Mtg

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April 14, 2002, ... and what this means for business, moderator Ann Marie Bushell, Quebecor World ERA (Europeon Rotogravure Assn.) Report, Jan Bormans, ERA -- 8:45 to 9:15 am European Economy, Jan Bormans, ERA -- 9:15 to ...

Every Trick in the Book

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March 31, 2002, ... for a rotogravure-printed, stand-up pouch for dry soup mix from Inn on the Creek Foods, Midway, UT. Judges cited the absence of stress cracks even in seal areas, where there is considerable variation between ...

How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways

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January 31, 2002, ... of ink. Lithography is estimated to deposit an ink film of approximately 1-2 microns, whereas flexography's deposit is estimated at 2-3 microns. Rotogravure can have a wide range from 1-20 microns, depending ...

Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential

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January 23, 2002, ... recently added rotogravure equipment. In Moscow, Multiflex and Polygraph supply flexible materials. Slavnika, also in Moscow, has two W&H flexo presses and one W&H laminator in its plant. The firm supplies ...

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2002, ... Monferrato, between Milan and Turin, but soon grew its business to include service and rebuilds. Rotomec soon became recognized as an important manufacturer of both rotogravure printing presses and coating ...

Reporter Clips

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December 31, 2001, ... unique flavors, banana, orange cream, and vanilla shake, and two standard flavors, chocolate and strawberry. The shrink labels for all five flavors are rotogravure printed in ten colors on heat-shrink ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

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November 30, 2001, ... toluene, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, and isopropylacetate. With the exception of toluene used in rotogravure, most of the solvents used by flexible packaging plants were ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, ... spirits, food, and pharmaceuticals. A nine-color, 39-in. rotogravure press features dual unwind and rewind splicing stations, allowing it to run two jobs simultaneously. The facility also houses slitting ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... and a high-impact, rotogravure-printed label in deep, rich colors said to reflect the quality and rich flavor experience of the product and complement the black plastic top. “Nestlé was looking for ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

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September 30, 2001, ... more than 3,000 tons/annum. The plant utilizes an eight-color rotogravure press from Japan, as well as a solventless laminator and a high-speed slitter/rewinder, both from Schiavi. Export markets include ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... challenging jobs printed flexographically and compared it to the same jobs printed by lithography or rotogravure. A comparison kit was made available to judges as well as the FFTA audience, and the samples ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... begins with an eight-color, sectional drive Toshiba rotogravure press that uses retort-grade inks. The press incorporates an extensive system to dry the inks, which creates excellent ink adhesion and eliminates ...