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Omet Celebrates 40 Years

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... production for board as heavy as 24 pt. It can handle unsupported films as thin as 0.5 mil as well. The afternoon provided an opportunity to see in action the Flexy press for plastic film, paper, self-adhesive ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... MA; 978/281-1800; bge.battenfeld.com New Package Grants Henkel Its Three Wishes KELSTERBACH, GERMANY—The Henkel Group wanted three things when it sought new packaging for its Sil stain-removing powder: ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... feels. Typically, we think about external loads as applied force with units of pounds (or newtons). However, to predict a material's response, all external loads must be converted to pressures and stresses ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... DC motor-driven gear pump. Can be used with up to four automatic or handgun electromatic applicator heads and hoses. Pressure is held constant to within ±5% via closed-loop electronic control system and ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ...  position as one of Western Canada's largest label converting operations. “I think the whole package we put together this year — with the Mark Andy LP3000 and the Creo and the DuPont systems — ha ...

Ko-Pack, Sun Chemical, and ESI Team Up to Demo Cutting-Edge Package Production

(News | New Products)

November 11, 2003, ... The unique liquid ink system also is designed to peform on a variety of substrates, [and the UniQure inks] will enhance productivity by requiring thinner ink films to achieve required densities and opacities," ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... accept that the past events have caused some project delays, but we are working tirelessly to get the machines to the customers within the original costs and timescales.” T S Converting expects a new ...

What Works Best?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... kind of resins should we be using? Should we coextrude or single extrude?’ We can find out what works best before they put it on their larger equipment. We're pretty much equipped to handle anything our ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 2

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... people automatically assume that anything chemical is bad. The column in this space last month presented two examples that indicated a lack of environmental responsibility. Unfortunately, numerous other ...

Film Supplier Klockner Pentaplast Acquires Greenway Plastics, Slated to Open Brazil PVC Plant

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2003, ... copolymer blown film that is used for thin film and sheets in packaging for the pharmaceutical, medical device, food, cosmetics, general-purpose consumer, and industrial market sectors. Klöckner says ...

Furthering Substrate Functionality

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... “Most companies find the return is within a year, so that's what makes it attractive.” With such swift ROI, and its additional environmental benefits, will plasma treating eventually replace corona? ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... David R. Roisum of Finishing Technologies, Inc., spoke on “Thinking Thin.” Noting that the markets driving converters to ever thinner webs to reduce material costs and waste going to the landfill provide ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... they are also recommended for shipping art. A card is simply inserted within sealed or shrink-wrapped cargo and also can be placed in shipping containers to monitor total freight exposure while in transit. ...

Coating Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

September 30, 2003, ...  The coater is unable to produce improved quality. New coated structures are more complex — multiple layers, thin coatings, light gauge substrates. High costs due to poor coater yield and ...

The Fundamentals of Being a True Leader

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... isn't anything like your father's in-line model. It can also print screen, letterpress, offset, gravure, offset digital, and ink jet digital in a surprising number of combinations. Simply buying new technology, ...

Pilferers Beware

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... under pharmaceutical guidelines. We give them everything they need to guarantee product integrity. There is no ‘mix’ possibility. We treat this like a drug-type product. “That's what they really appreciate ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ...  Overall, within the constraints of current economic pressures, we have every reason to be confident in a healthy future for release liners. While the self-adhesive label market may be maturing, it still ...

New Market Study on Asia

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... and threats also are examined within the context of the broader global release liner market. The geographical focus of the study is Australia and New Zealand, China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... motor, reducing the tension range for thin-gauge products. Treaters Yield High-Dyne, Long-Lasting Treatment Sigma Technologies Intl. Inc., Tucson, AZ; 520/575-8013; sigma-technologies.com Atmospheric ...

Flex Pack Loses Industry Vet Visionary: Grover L. Foote

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2003, ...  It is true Grover loved his work, and he had the discipline to focus on his business to the exclusion of everything else. The reason he loved his work, and the reason he worked so hard, was the people. ...