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Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

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October 31, 2002, ... them to switch. Today, there are plenty of alternatives to the "traditional" self-adhesive laminate: direct print, linerless labels, shrink sleeves, and in-mold. Two of the major technical problems that ...

US Label Shipments to Grow thru 2006

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October 22, 2002, ... and the popularity of labeling methods like pressure sensitive, in-mold, and shrink, which rely heavily on plastic substrates. Oriented polypropylene (OPP) will exhibit the fastest growth among the major ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2002, ... Paper, M-real, MeadWestvaco, Russell-Field, Sappi, SMART Papers, Stora Enso, Tekra, and Wausau. Seal-It Shrink Labels Get Converter into “Jam” FARMINGDALE, NY, USA—Seal-It's new, decorative, full-sleeve ...

1974 - 1976

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September 19, 2002, ... Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) packaging competition, Best in Show Award: "Gar-Doc, Inc. for 5-color printing on PVC shrink tubing for Christmas ornament band. Run on photopolymer plates mounted 1 across ...

Leading Converter in India Reports Benefits of AVT Investment

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September 02, 2002, ... as PET (polyester) films, BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), and shrink PVC with thicknesses of 10 microns and up. Find out more about AVT's inspection technology and ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2002, ... Launch “Silk” FARMINGDALE, NY, USA—Seal-It's shrink label is being used by White Wave for the launch of its single-serve soy milk product “Silk.” This new take-along bottle with vivid graphics in bright ...

1950s

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August 27, 2002, ... in the bag, vacuum sealed, and flash dipped in hot water which shrinks the bag around the product “like a second skin.” May 1952 An internal reorganization necessitated by the consistent growth of ...

DOVIDs: Functional Beauty

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July 31, 2002, ... closures for all sorts of packaging. Developments include 8-15-mm-wide holographic stripes on rigid PVC shrink sleeves for bottle closures, providing heightened security and tamper evidence. Devices ...

What's New in Narrow We

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June 30, 2002, ... and die-cuts labels into shrink-wrapped, uniform bricks of pre-specified quantity, all in one pass. Designed as a modular addition to existing in-mold labeling equipment, the unit handles web widths of ...

Thriving on Gravure & Location

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April 30, 2002, ... shrink label. Using ExxonMobil's ROSSO film, the material is printed in register on eight stations and applied on the unit-of-use plastic bottle with high-speed machines. The application is growing in volume ...

PLGA Annual Conference News

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April 30, 2002, ... Printed Winner Camouflage Converter Sleeveco Inc. Category Sleeves & Tubes/Reverse Printed Winner Hydrocil Converter Gilbreth Inc. Category Sleeves & Tubes/Heat Shrink Less than 12% Winner Fisher ...

Diving into Pouches

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April 30, 2002, ... supplies a range of value-added products to its customers, including lamination (using solventless adhesives), coating applications, shrink sleeves, plastic labels, windle, and draw tape bags. A Long ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

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February 28, 2002, ... wraparounds and shrink sleeves. Regional Markets Around the Globe Europe (the biggest market with 39% of demand) and North America represent relatively mature markets today, and growth will continue ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2002, ... Packaging for labeling Kool-Aid Country Time and Tang Powdered Drink Mixes with a shrink lamination of Label-Lyte ROSO white and clear film. The Clorox Co. and converter Hammer Lithograph Corp. for Clorox ...

Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

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January 01, 2002, ... labels off the press and migrate into unsupported film for roll label or shrink PVC, the MSP press would enable him to do that." Though presentations and discussions provided part of the education ...

Re-Assessing, Reacting to Global Situation

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December 31, 2001, ... product identification, self-adhesive labeling remains the preferred technology in Europe, but increasing fmcg (fast-moving consumer goods) manufacturers are evaluating alternatives — particularly shrink-sleeving, ...

Reporter Clips

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December 31, 2001, ... was chosen for this award from 40 different suppliers that work with Upstate Farms Cooperative. Seal-It Delivers “Looney” Labels FARMINGDALE, NY, USA — Seal-It Inc. has developed a shrink label for ...

Automated Sortation System Boosts Customer Satisfaction

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November 30, 2001, ... then are shrink-wrapped and put into cartons for shipment to customers that will label cans, bottles, and other containers at their packaging facilities. The process begins in the sheeting department ...

Materials

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November 29, 2001, ... Ideal for Flow-Wrapping Applications UCB Films, Smyrna, GA; 877/UCB-FILM; ucb.be Propafilm OFS, designed for flow-wrapping pizza, is said to give an eye-catching glossy finish with a shrink performance ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, A pioneer in in-mold labeling, Multi-Color Corp. makes some acquisitions that bring shrink sleeve and p-s labels into the mix. Today, Multi-Color Corp. is a $75 million label converter with expertise ...