Special Reports
Coating & Laminating Special Report 2011
- Published: March 07, 2011
Find market data, new technology, toll coating resources, and more in this 2011 special report
Quality Protocols-Quality Assures Security and Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers
- Published: July 01, 2010
Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels Play Major Role in Battle to Protect Branded Products, Provide Opportunities for Converts to Benefit from High-Value Business
Slitting Upgrade: PennPac Expands Slitting Operations
- Published: June 01, 2010
Slitting Nonwovens: A Slit Decision
- Published: June 01, 2010, By By Nsenga Thompson, Associate Editor
Work More Productively with Your Contract Converter
- Published: June 01, 2010, By By Wayne Etchells, Metlon Corp.
Blade Coatings: Prolong Blade Life
- Published: June 01, 2010, By By Sam Jones, American Cutting Edge
Drives Retrofit: More Space, Less Power
- Published: June 01, 2010, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Slitting Special Report: New Technology Makes the Job Easier & More Precise
- Published: June 01, 2010
PFFC's Slitting Special Report: New Technology Makes the Job Easier & More Precise
Critical Trends
- Published: May 01, 2010, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Editor/Associate Publisher
40th Anniversary AIMCAL
- Published: May 01, 2010
AIMCAL turns 40!
- Published: May 01, 2010, By Elizabeth Josephson 2010 AIMCAL President Sales Manager Web Coating Products for Applied Materials
I have been fortunate to have participated in AIMCAL for much of its lifetime. As an active board member for the past ten years, I have had the privilege
A time to celebrate
- Published: May 01, 2010, By By Deborah Donberg, Contributing Editor
Coating & Laminating Special Report Outlines Flex-Pack Market Opportunities
- Published: March 10, 2010
Find market data, new technology, toll coating resources, and more in this 2010 special report
Flex-Pack = Opportunity
- Published: February 01, 2010, By By Robert H. Hamilton, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
With nearly 11% of the North American market for extrusion-coated/laminated materials on a weight basis and 21.5% on an area basis flexible packaging
Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges
- Published: February 01, 2010, By By Edward D. Cohen, Edward D. Cohen Consulting Inc.
A major trend in the development of new web coated products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of
Paper or Plastic?
- Published: December 01, 2009, By By Corey M. Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
Annually, AWA Conferences & Events holds its label release liner seminar prior to the Labelexpo shows in Brussels and Chicago. This year's seminar in
Face-Off
- Published: September 01, 2009, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
This monthly Face-Off permits a comparison of responses to a total of 30 questions that were posed to four industry segments, including flexible packaging; unprinted rolls and sheets; tapes, labels, and tags; and paperboard products.
Special Report: Chain of Protection - Product Authentication & Brand Security
- Published: July 23, 2009
Counterfeit goods are a leading global business, says AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Converters play an important crime-stopping role in protecting consumers.
Crime Stoppers
- Published: July 01, 2009, By By Dr. William Llewellyn, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
Protecting branded products from counterfeiters is a fast-developing market that offers opportunities for converters. Are you getting your share of this high-value business?
Digital Detection
- Published: July 01, 2009, By By Roland Meylan, AlpVision SA
Online digital authentication uses a direct link between a brand product examiner and a secured computer that automatically performs a “genuine or fake” verdict. This provides an instant warning if fakes are uncovered, enabling brand owners to react rapidly to combat defrauders.
Forensic Packaging
- Published: July 01, 2009, By By Tom Kerchiss, RK Print Coat Instruments
Stress & Strain
- Published: June 01, 2009, By By Timothy J. Walker, Contributing Editor
A properly tensioned web always will lead to better slitting. Good tensioning is important up to, through, and out of the slitting blades. A poorly tensioned
Clean Cut
- Published: June 01, 2009, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Extreme Slitting
- Published: June 01, 2009, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Critical Trends: 2009 PFFC Survey
- Published: June 01, 2009, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Editor/Associate Publisher
The PFFC exclusive annual survey on Critical Trends impacting our industry was eye opening, at the very least. The data Penton Research has gathered since
Critical Trends: 2009 PFFC survey
- Published: March 26, 2009
February 2009 Coating/Laminating Special Report
- Published: February 01, 2009
Find market data, new technology, toll coating resources, and more in this special report.
Printing Partnerships
- Published: July 01, 2008, By By Corey M. Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
Paper's Pledge
- Published: July 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
The US Chamber of Commerce reports product counterfeiting costs US companies nearly $250 billion a year in lost revenue. While the problem is far too
Edible Markers
- Published: July 01, 2008, By By Peter D. Gabriele and Andrew Hogan, ARmark Authentication Technologies LLC