Hole Punching

Label maker modifies tried and true business form

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... a licensing contract from PDP. The licensing policy allows label manufacturers to produce the labels for sale in bulk, wholesale quantities at the cost of manufacturing plus a royalty payment. PDP also ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

(Magazine)

November 30, 1995, ...  Utilizing ordinary optical microscopy, light boxes, etc., the common defects in metallized films, such as crazing, scratching and pinholes, were easily observed and were associated with diminished barrier ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... have affected the Cuban economy on the whole and the packaging industry in particular. As with the rest of the economy, the packaging industry is subordinated to satisfying internal demand and, to a ...

Used machinery can bring new life to your operation

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September 30, 1995, ... stagnant market mirror those of the economy as a whole: Consolidations and a slower economy combine to lessen the need for more equipment. Less new equipment is purchased, and less used equipment goes ...

Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day

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August 31, 1995, Unwinders/winders/rewinds, like most things in life, are not quite as simple as they appear to be. In fact, according to Dr. David Roisum, author of The Mechanics of Winding, winders have a critical influence ...

Training is the key to success in '90s corporate climb.

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August 31, 1995, ... If the people at the top do not wholeheartedly embrace change, the rank-and-file employees pick up on this quickly, become frustrated and quit." "The employee must trust management," adds John Wynn, ...

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level

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August 31, 1995, ... Growth was expected to continue to slow as the whole industry matured and as some producers, particularly in Japan, withdrew from the market. "But instead of slowing, demand for PET film exploded in ...

Recovered materials content guidelines for packaging change.

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July 31, 1995, ... and postconsumer (after its intended end use) materials. For most products the Paper Products RMAN recommends two recovered materials content ranges: one for "recovered fiber" as a whole (both preconsumer ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... exhibit film stretch, inconsistent gusset depths and off-center wicket holes when running large-diameter rolls. This would be totally unacceptable to Sengewald USA's base of customers, who insist upon exacting ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, ... heated from the inside out, so the surface reaches the desired setpoint temperature. Therefore, the whole core mass has to reach temperature and stabilize before the roller can be used. To produce enough ...

Two-component adhesive system eliminates mixups

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June 30, 1995, ... is the control we have over the whole curing process. "We've been able to introduce statistical process control into our production process because we have computerized controls reading out second by second." ...

Future of video inspection systems seems bright.

(Magazine)

June 30, 1995, ... print defects: halo, plate squeeze, fill-in or spread, striation, roller marks, beading, ragged edges, chalking, pinholes, fisheyes; * Monitor and control traps on the fly; * Process-color control ...

Flexographic Awards honor top industry achievers

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April 30, 1995, ... the FTA Competition are deemed to be the experts in the industry," John Kienzle said. "And I also look at it as a chance to gain a better understanding. of how the whole process works." A list of the ...

Building quality into the web printing process

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April 30, 1995, ... program will keep track of jobs run, how many impressions were run, the length of the run, the average-press speed and a whole range of statistical data that is useful for evaluating job performance.  ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... e can. offer. There seems to be a synergistic effect between metallization and PVOH. Our guess is that the few pinholes you get in the metallized coating are blocked by the PVOH and you get a much, mu ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

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January 31, 1995, ... of defects, including voids, blemishes and slime holes, and dumps bad product before it gets to the press," he said. "Defects of this type could break a press blank, which would cause a great deal of downtime." ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... coatings and inks as a whole. Material Substitution The use of plastics in applications where paper was the traditional material of choice is expected to rapidly accelerate, according to a recently ...

Plan seeks to put corrugated into recycling mainstream

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January 31, 1995, ... for more than five years, collecting plastic, aluminum and bimetal cans, glass and newspaper. "Residents support the recycling program wholeheartedly," Duffy said. "They participate with enthusiasm - in ...

Reassessing market brings growth to this converter

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December 31, 1994, ... the late 1980s when Neal and Ray correctly foresaw an impending crash in the electronics industry and in the economy as a whole. They concluded their antistatic packaging niche simply wasn't going to ...