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Simplifying Holography with Wide Web Performance

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... technology knowledge with holography. That’s the difference we think we can bring to the market. We’re going to make a holographic package that end-users can be assured will run on their equipment. It’s ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... discussions. The Context Thinking about the future of the business — especially at a time when self-adhesives are at a mature point in their lifecycle — is critical to the whole value chain, which needs ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... and crosslinkers with proprietary architectures, plus a choice of release modifiers and catalysts. Two inhibitor choices meet differing needs for low-temperature cure vs. longer thin-film bath stability. ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Narrow web converters now can take advantage of this collaboration by placing orders electronically via Fasson Connect utilizing the newest version of Label Traxx 4.0 software. Rewind Very Thin Films ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... packaging applications due to compact CO2 lasers. The use of lasers in converting is expanding, particularly in the area of slitting/perfing paper products and scoring/perfing thin films such as polyethylene ...

People & Places

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... NC. The Glennon Group, Pewaukee, WI, promotes Rob Manak to regional sales manager within the Packaging and Marking Div. John A. Alfini and Carey P. Woods join Rayven, St. Paul, MN, as national sales ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... packaging, holding, or transporting of food and have no functional effect in the food but reasonably may be expected to become a component of the food (also see p24). Inks and coatings fit within this ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... and safety issues impinging on end-user sectors such as pharmaceutical products, automotive and aircraft components, drinks and food, skin care products, and children’s clothing. Growth of counterfeiting ...

St. Paul Coater Ups Release Liner Production after New Coating Line Install

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... PLC air/IR (infrared) dryer from IR Systems; and Marathon Blue Max inverter duty motors. Rayven says the new line is designed to coat film and paper of various weights, including thin films downs to ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... things that are difficult,” explains Greg Baron co-founder and CEO of the company he started with his father, Walter Baron, 28 years ago. “We're not a ‘me-too’ company. We make products other converters ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... everything. We print by the numbers, using a recipe for every job.” Recipes track impression pressure, ink densities and viscosities, stickyback…virtually every detail. BOVO, he says, is one of very few ...

A Touch Above

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... base in just three years. Marketing director Malcolm Collins attributes the success to the company's fresh face on the North American playing field. “I think we offer a new choice to customers,” says Collins. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... control," says Danafilms’ VP Allen Simoncini. "We think Battenfeld Gloucester does that for us." Simoncini also notes that with Battenfeld Gloucester lines, the company routinely extrudes film with gauge ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... is ruptured not cut—in effect much like taking a pair of scissors and trying to cut with only one blade. Again, if the web hits the female knife first, nothing happens, but when it leaves the female and ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... is equipped with a range of shear tooling with slit accuracy to within 0.0005 in. Winder Aids Niche Applications Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT; 860/599-6262; davis-standard.com Culisse winder eliminates ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... series of concentric mandrels, one for each layer of resin, nest within each other, substantially reducing die height and weight. The design contributes to improved resin flow, reduced residence time, ...

Embossing Impacts Form and Function

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June 30, 2004, ... III, senior VP at New Era Converting Machinery, Paterson, NJ (neweraconverting.com). “I think it has very functional uses as well.” One area in which the functionality of embossing plays a rather big ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... the film itself. The printed film COF will drop over time as the slip agents distribute themselves within the film and the ink layer. If the printed film has retained solvent, this will cause a higher ...

Converting Industry News

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June 29, 2004, ... as THE System’s countless reports will ultimately aid top management in making key decisions." Supplier Information CRC Information Systems; crcinfosys.com The Case for Thin Sleeves In PFFC’s September ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... output stage damage, as short circuit (dielectric pinhole) is detected within one output cycle. Reference Color Continually Futec Europe Ltd., Herts, UK; +44 (0) 1442 241700; futec.co.uk The Kaleido ...