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- 2009 TAPPI PLACE Flexible Packaging Summit Is Set
- (News | New Products)
- January 29, 2009, ... TAPPI is an association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and co-publisher of Paper360°. Through information exchange, trusted content, and networking opportunities, ...
- Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance
- (Archive)
- January 28, 2009, ... oriented polypropylene (OPP) or foil in the case of high moisture barrier applications. Table I exhibits the various layer elimination opportunities available. Table II shows barrier and sealant properties ...
- Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study
- (Substrates)
- December 31, 2008, ... lbs in 2012 due to improved resin blends and opportunities in areas that include compostable yard and kitchen bags. The study expects PLA demand to expand nearly 20%/yr, and good opportunities are expected ...
- What's New Product
- (New Products)
- December 31, 2008, ... for biodegradable blown film and other applications requiring greater flexibility than 100%-PLA formulations provide. Packaging applications include bottles, bags, wraps, and trays, as well as shopping ...
- Reduce & Reuse
- (Extrusion Coating)
- November 30, 2008, ... obtain additional properties from lamination, adhesive lamination, and other coating processes. Future Growth The opportunities for developing this versatile technology's capabilities are by no means ...
- What's New Product
- (New Products)
- November 30, 2008, ... wet lamination process. Adhesive is solvent-free and has excellent press stability with no drying on the plate or rollers during stoppages or makeready. DSI Group | 860-413-9510 | www.dsi-grp.com PFFC-ASAP ...
- That's Show Business
- (Editorial)
- November 30, 2008, ... opportunities. Mind you, I have no grudge against any company — show business or any other type of business — for seizing upon an opportunity to make money. After all, isn't this what constitutes the ...
- Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2008, ... due to improved resin blends and opportunities in areas that include compostable yard and kitchen bags. The study expects PLA demand to expand nearly 20%/yr, and good opportunities are expected for PLA ...
- Narrow Web and Label Report, November 2008
- (Narrow Web)
- October 31, 2008, ... areas — the Digital Printing Experience and Gather on the Green — enjoyed good visitor traffic during all hours of the show. They offered converters opportunities to see a wide selection of products and ...
- Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2008, ... 0.5 g/m2-1.2 g/m2; UV curing; QC capability: coat weight measurement, release and subsequent adhesion measurements Coating Technologies | doctor blade, gravure Substrates | film (PET, BOPP, PE, PVC, ...
- Kodak Experts Addresses 'Future Trends, Technologies' at Labelexp
- (News | New Products)
- October 02, 2008, ... relates to the label industry. “Labels play a key role in product marketing and brand protection,” said Anderson. “Innovative technologies create new opportunities for printers, converters, suppliers, ...
- Shrink Expands
- (Label/Tape)
- September 30, 2008, ... contractor, lamented the lack of reliable sources for pressure-sensitive bar code labels. Sensing an opportunity, Earl installed a thermal transfer printer in his basement, taught himself how to print, ...
- Door to Door QC
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2008, ... in Reading, PA, has covered the converting industry for more than 24 years. Contact him at EJB Communications; 610-670-4680; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. A Safe Path Capitalizing on new market opportunities is ...
- Get a Grip
- (Narrow Web)
- September 30, 2008, ... We slit anything from a half-mil BOPP film to a 30-mil extruded film, from one-quarter inch to 80 inches; we never know what we're going to get.” Weber notes the old yoke differential technology it uses ...
- String Is Clean
- (Static Elimination)
- September 30, 2008, ... on all machines has been reduced. Moreover, the Adchem plant has eliminated the risk of product contamination by pieces of copper tinsel and therefore can guarantee a higher level of quality control, ...
- Biodegradable Plastic Demand to Rise 15% Annually
- (News Eclips)
- September 08, 2008, ... than half of 1% of all thermoplastic resin demand in 2007, the research firm predicts biodegradable plastic will have substantial growth opportunities. Escalating crude oil price, says the company, ...
- Earth-Friendly Print
- (Print)
- August 31, 2008, ... (as opposed to the old just-in-time practices). Source Reduction The best way to handle waste is to prevent its occurrence. Lean manufacturing is a great approach. Strategies such as providing on-site ...
- New Product Digest
- (New Products)
- August 31, 2008, ... and TEGO RC epoxy silicones are UV-curable release systems. Silicones can be applied to very thin recyclable films due to their cold curing technology. Liner is BOPP, which features a low carbon footprint ...
- August What's New Product
- (New Products)
- July 31, 2008, ... cast gloss and matte litho papers, MDO and BOPP films, and laser film products, service is said to save the expense of purchasing a full master roll, eliminate the waste of excess inventory, and meet the ...
- Best of Both Worlds
- (Label/Tape)
- July 31, 2008, ... in the digital world as opposed to a slight shift in the flexo world,” explains Hebert. “You can produce complex designs with very small knock-out areas in multiple colors, including hi-fi colors, that ...