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- Pay Attention to Tension
- (Archive)
- August 31, 2003, ... workhorses of the converting industry, rarely getting the same level of attention as their more exciting cousins: coating, extruding, and laminating equipment. The “making” processes are where the most ...
- Breaking New Ground
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2003, ... approach to narrow web converting. “I would say the biggest thing we have going is the niche that we have on the flexible side. We don't have many competitors in this country that can run a narrow web, ...
- The Printing Saga Continues
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, Graph Expo and Converting Expo is set to boost commercial printers' inroads into packaging and converters' move into digital. Graph Expo and Converting Expo is set to boost commercial printers' inroads ...
- What Would PI Do?
- (Corrugated)
- August 31, 2003, ... up. That heavenly refreshment will have to wait. “We've got really good people here,” says Mike Mazzocco, president of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay-area corrugated converting operation. “I'm so proud ...
- Mark Andy Offering Supplier Support
- (Magazine)
- August 28, 2003, ... its highly successful series of Comco seminars, where industry experts share ideas and solutions on issues of interest to the converting community, and its “Voice of the Customer” series in which the company ...
- More Bang for Your Label Buck: AWA Conference Slated for Day Before Labelexpo Europe 2003
- (News | New Products)
- August 24, 2003, ... program of keynote sessions [will provide] valuable industry insight [and information on] challenges and opportunities for those involved in the label, product decoration, web printing, and the converting ...
- Winning with Covers
- (Folding Cartons)
- August 06, 2003, ... Overall Converting Guidelines When Using Heavyweight Papers Prior to folding, wide-score the paper using a flat-bed press for best results. This will provide an even score on the whole sheet at ...
- Flexible Packaging & Waste Disposal Laws: A US Perspective
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, The converting industry has brought flexible packaging options, with their attendant source-reduction benefits, to a great number of customers interested The converting industry has brought flexible packaging ...
- Green Stands for Go
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... 18 bread bag converting lines. Using modified Castaldini and Holweg machines, the company fully converts the bags in one operation. Printing is by four-color flexo imprinted on the Holweg machine. Simone ...
- Active Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... Associates for a forthcoming study in its series of concise, focused AWAreness Reports, which provide timely “executive summaries” on a variety of topics relating to the packaging and converting industries. ...
- FTA Raises the Bar
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... to be the greeting card for the product inside. It really does set the standards. In this case, the packaging is as high quality as what is inside. The quality of the print and the quality of the convertin ...
- Coex for Success
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2003, ... is a significant factor in the continuing success of advanced products in the converting and packaging industries. As John Perdikoulias, VP of Compuplast Intl., notes, coextrusion is a growing trend ...
- Agfa Intros Elite CTP Platesetters
- (News | New Products)
- June 12, 2003, ... necessary for advanced screening in the most demanding applications," explains the mfr. More information about Agfa's products for the printing and converting industries can be found at agfa.com. ...
- WH Introduces New Extrusion Technology Developments; 450 Attend Open House
- (News | New Products)
- June 02, 2003, ... According to the converting equipment industry supplier, 450 visitors, representing the industry worldwide, attended the two-day event, at which four different specification Varex blown film lines and ...
- Winding Better Rolls
- (Archive)
- May 31, 2003, ... done poorly. Winding — the final step in many web converting processes — is like bagging groceries. You go through the store. Pick out bread, eggs, and milk. At the checkout line, the checkout assistan ...
- Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter
- (Flexpack)
- May 31, 2003, ... a private company, we serve our customers well, so let's just keep it quiet,” explains Scott, who purchased the Huntley, IL-based converting operation from his father and took over as president in 1996 ...
- Splash & Pop
- (Flexpack)
- May 31, 2003, ... the trade-off and give consumer-brand owners (and their package designers) what they truly envisioned is to “trade up” and print with more colors. That's exactly what Pliant's converting operation in this ...
- 'Business as Usual Isn't an Option' for 900 Flexographers at FF
- (News | New Products)
- May 18, 2003, ... four-day event featured the 198-booth Info*Flex expo, which included "the latest in productivity-enhancing equipment offerings of 155 printing/converting supplier partners." Says attendee Peter Murphy, ...
- OMB Seeks Comments on Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2003, ... regulatory analyses associated with major rules affecting the converting industry. The draft Guidelines begin with a discussion of what should go into a regulatory analysis. OMB says a good regulatory ...
- Polytype Battenfeld Partner in POLYCOAT
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- April 27, 2003, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, USA, and Polytype, Switzerland, announce a strategic alliance "to integrate advanced extrusion coating and laminating technology into complete converting systems for the ...