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AIMCAL Saddles Up in Texas

(Archive)

March 26, 2007, ... races (my armadillo was fascinated with Leo Nadolske), jail breaking (took me only 5 seconds), cow pie shuffleboard (I wasn’t the worst), and frisbee tossing (representing something even less appetizing ...

TLMI Announces 2007 Technical Conference

(Archive)

March 11, 2007, ... practices within their own companies. RFID manufacturing options: Where are we really? A discussion on RFID and its current place in the label converting industry with application examples and technology ...

Reader's Choic

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... perfectly round. Product is said to be easy to maneuver and control and can accommodate two plugs from both sides of the paper roll within its body. Rolpex—PFFC-ASAP 303. rolpex.co.uk Composite ...

East Beats West

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... is unlikely the region’s markets will become more integrated. However, trade flows within the region nevertheless are expected to grow. Markets in the Middle East and Africa are forecast to grow on ...

Folding Carton Shows Off

(Carton Box)

February 27, 2007, ... effects that provide the consumer with an almost interactive experience. Quite unlike any other decorative medium, the diffractive nature of holograms—the ability to incorporate all manner of designs within ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... Bishop of Charles Bishop Consulting Ltd. The first finalist is DuPont Teijin Films, Richmond, VA, in the coated, laminated, or metallized product category for Mylar ECO13 Film. This thin-gauge (1 mil ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ...  Nothing but the Best Harley Frank, president of Admiral Packaging (formerly Union Industries), Providence, RI, wants his company to be the best as a supplier of flexible packaging. To that end, ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... are very few sources of information about lamination. This area is a well-kept secret or a trial-and-error process that evolves into something manufacturers can live with, he says. “When you look in technical ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... do you see the greatest opportunities for packagers/converters to grow their businesses? A. I don’t think anyone can argue that “faster and more convenient” are key drivers in a huge percentage of our ...

Loparex Adds Capacity

(Archive)

January 28, 2007, Loparex announces several capital investments to add paper coating and film blowing capacity, and to streamline operations within North America. PRESS RELEASE WILLOWBROOK, IL—Loparex announces several ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... will transfer production of these products to its new 25,000-sq-ft water-based adhesives manufacturing center located within the 240,000-sq-ft South Bend operation. Until the transition is complete, Basic ...

Twist & Shout

(Web Lines)

December 31, 2006, A wrinkle is the web’s equivalent of a shout—stop it, you’re hurting me! To avoid your web shouting at you, think about how to apply uniform tension across it. Web Lines A wrinkle is the web’s equivalent ...

What's Next for China

(Materials)

December 31, 2006, ... that appears, on the surface, to have the ability to supply global needs. International buyers should be clamoring to buy from these suppliers—and to some extent they are. However, the fascinating thing ...

Taking Chances

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... buying Gallus presses, and I said, ‘We’ve got to go in here and see what makes these things tick.’” He recalls the efforts of a senior sales manager at Gallus who encouraged him to buy a press Silvano ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... to the effects of sunlight. Limiting Condensation Antifog additives change a film’s surface tension so moisture condensing on the film spreads out as a thin layer rather than as droplets. This keeps ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... and people in the news. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Speeding Things Up Since Warneke Paper Box Co., Denver, CO, installed an eight-color Speedmaster CD 102 press ...

Ink Mileage: Measure & Manage

(Process Management)

November 30, 2006, ... to get useful data. Others think this is an opportunity to isolate and minimize process variation and thus improve productivity and reduce waste. Process Management In November we reviewed ink transfer. ...

Please Touch

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2006, ... senses of sight and touch to invite the consumer to handle and experience the product before they buy,” says Chatzkel. “Our customers don’t come to us because they’re looking for something standard. They’re ...

Outlook: Challenging

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... for tapes, and it is forecast to become the largest producer of specialty tapes within four years. Liner Substrates Film liners represent the biggest potential source of growth (up to 15%) over the ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... of arriving at the customer’s facility undamaged and perfectly round. Product is said to be easy to maneuver and control and can accommodate two plugs from both sides of the paper roll within its body. ...