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Die Hard Innovation

Published: May 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
It keeps going and going and going extrusion die innovation that is. The techniques we're using today are far more advanced than even ten years ago, states

New Products for the Narrow Web Converting Industry

Published: May 01, 2002

New from: Akzo Nobel Inks, Independent Machine Co., MACtac, Pillar Technologies, and Propheteer Intl.

Cutting to the Chase

Published: May 01, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor

As Chase & Sons broadens its facility and capabilities, the converter eliminates tension control problems by replacing chucks and rollers with new products from Double E Co.

On the Move

Published: May 01, 2002
News from: AAA Press, Alden & Ott , Akzo Nobel, Avery Dennison, Badger Paper, Batson, Bobst, Catalina Graphic Films, Channeled Resources, Color Resolutions, Container Graphics, Creo, Crown Roller, Davis-Standard, Dri-Tec, Dusenbery, Environmental Inks, ExxonMobil, Flexicon, Flxon, Glenro, Harper, Harris & Bruno, Lamart, MacDermid, NAPL, National Starch, NDC Infrared Engineering, Nireco, Packaging Professionals, Pitman, River Valley Flexo Assn., Sappi, Scholle, Screen, SPI, Spinks Ink, Su

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

Published: May 01, 2002, By Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor
New from: ABB, API, Ashe, Automatän, Badger Plug, Battenfeld, Bimec, Capacitec, Chase Machine, The CMM Group, Converter Accessory Corp., CTC Intl., Cuir, Daetwyler, Danarota, Dover Flexo, Dusenbery, EDI., ei3 Corp., Elite Cameron., F&K, Graymills, Industry Tech, Ion Industrial, Mamata, Maxson, Nireco, Novaflow, Pearl, Raytek, Reifenhäuser, Rohm and Haas, Simco, Stanford, Vertec BioSolvents, Warner Electric, and Westvaco.

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 4

Published: April 01, 2002, By Susan Kelly, Raine Consulting
Through our series of web articles in 2002, we hope to provide critical insights, specific industry examples, and thought-provoking ideas about how technology

Converters Strike Back

Published: April 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
In a new world where security is of utmost urgency, converters willingly step up to the plate and fight back against product and brand theft.

RFID Labels a Good Read

Published: April 01, 2002, By Edward J. Boyle, Contributing Editor
X-Ident Inc.'s radio frequency identification technology is well-suited for today's fast-moving security-conscious world. The September 11 terrorist attacks,

Converters Look for Safe Harbor Amid Choppy Waters

Published: April 01, 2002, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
A steady flow of press releases focusing on US economic pressures has heightened my awareness of how converters, their suppliers, and allied industries

IP Paperboard Replaces Plastic in Medical Device

Published: April 01, 2002, By Deborah Donberg

Thoro Packaging, Corona, CA, collaborated with Thayer Medical Corp. to develop LiteAire, described as a "unique, dual-valved holding chamber for use with metered-dose inhaler drugs." For its folding carton board, Thoro turned to International Paper.

Converting Industry News

Published: April 01, 2002
News from: Akzo Nobel, Bosch Rexroth, Container Graphics Corp., DuPont Packaging, Environmental Polymers, Extrusion Dies Inc., Flint Ink, Graphic Imaginations, Harper Corp., Lakeview Products, Marquip, MonoSol, National Starch, PCMC, RadTech, Tyco Adhesives, and Ward Machinery.

Migration and Compliance Testing Issues

Published: April 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
One issue of perennial interest to members of the converting industry involves the differences between migration testing, conducted prior to needed regulatory clearances to determine whether a food-contact substance migrates to the food, and compliance testing, which generally is required to ensure the material conforms with applicable regulations or notifications.

A Day in the Lives of Some Very Smart Packages

Published: April 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
The date is April 1. The location is a typical home. It could be almost anywhere. The time is 4:30 A.M., too early for the family occupying the home to

Antioxidants, Oxygen Scavengers, Free Radicals, and Packaging

Published: April 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Elemental oxygen exists in two allotropic forms: as an invisible gas composed of two oxygen atoms; and as a perceptibly blue form composed of three oxygen

Mapping Your Way to Better Tension Control

Published: April 01, 2002, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc., Inc.
Web handling defects often can be traced back to a specific location in your web line. Web tension at that location is always a prime factor in understanding

Reporter Clips

Published: April 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: Ink Jet Printing Developers Conference, Labelexpo Asia 2002, Labelexpo USA, Raflatac, and TLMI.

New Products for the Narrow Web Converting Industry

Published: April 01, 2002, By Ed Boyle, Contributing Editor

New products from: Focus Label Machinery Ltd.; Honle UV America Inc.; Mark Andy Inc.; UCB Films; Wausau Coated Products; and Xaar plc.

Printing Private Labels

Published: April 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Smyth Companies' fast-moving label operation depends on many technologies and processes to meet the challenge of…
Printing Private Labels

Products

Published: April 01, 2002

New from Ashe Converting Equipment, Brampton Engineering, Circonix, CMD Corp., Davis-Standard, Gralex Inc., Harper Corp. of America, Independent Machine Co., MacDermid Graphic Arts, Macro Engineering and Technology Inc., Maxson Automatic Machinery, The Montalvo Corp., Nordmeccanica, Sun Chemical, Unifoil Corp., Warner Electric, and more.

Every Trick in the Book

Published: April 01, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
AIMCAL rewards the brightest products and the best technologies in its annual competitions as members prove they know just how to use... Every Trick in

Disc Is the Package

Published: April 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Almost 15 years ago, Univenture's founder, Ross Youngs, invented a way to package and protect CDs. With a Chromas press and a Pillar corona treater, the

BRAND PROTECTION: The Converter's Role

Published: April 01, 2002, By Dr. Mark C. Waterbury, Perception Development Co.
Information-centric systems can mean more secure products in the marketplace. The converter is key to the process. Charm and good looks aren't enough

The Unwinding Story

Published: April 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Sometimes purchasing a thing, like a pair of bluejeans, can be overwhelming. Unwinders are such a standard piece of equipment in a converting plant that

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2006

Published: March 01, 2002, By PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER STAFF
A look at 2006 world-wide events for the converting industry.

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2002

Published: March 01, 2002, By PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER STAFF
A look at 2002 world-wide events for the converting industry.

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2004

Published: March 01, 2002, By PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER STAFF
A look at 2004 world-wide events for the converting industry.

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2005

Published: March 01, 2002, By PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER STAFF
A look at 2005 world-wide events for the converting industry.

Diverse Products Meet Many High-End Needs

Published: March 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

In today's diverse marketplace, sometimes it seems there are two types of converters: those that specialize in a particular market niche and those that offer “one-stop shopping” to meet a broader range of needs: CPFilms Inc. does both.

What Do Decathletes, Converters, and Editors Have in Common?

Published: March 01, 2002, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Producing a magazine on any technical subject in the trade journal business is no easy task for an editor. But in the converting industry a very horizontal

Converting Industry News

Published: March 01, 2002, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: ACC, Ahlstrom, American Ultraviolet, APC, Ashland Specialty Chemical, Basell, Biofilm, Bobst, Brückner, BST Servo Technik, Chris-Craft, Crestchem, Do-It Corp., Enercon, ExxonMobil, FIS Impianti, Fox River Paper, FTA, Futec, Gilbert, Homasote, Kimberly Clark, Messe Frankfurt, Micromatik, Pliant, Polinas, Polymer Extruded Products, Raymond Communications, St. Joseph Packaging, Sonoco, Trespaphan, Unico, and W&H.

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