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- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2006, ... from converters; and Professor Frank Cost, Rochester Inst. of Technology, who says integrated technology is the key to improving the effectiveness of packaging communications.' The final stop was a ...
- RFID Suppliers
- (Archive)
- February 26, 2006, RFID label solutions provide a wide variety of adhesives and labelstocks. HighJump Software, a 3M company, offers a suite of RFID-enabled supply chain software. aRFID What's Newsab|abRFID Articlesab|abRFID ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2006, ... the most cost effective way to eliminate the melt fracture phenomenon is to use a durable low friction coating that causes the polymer melt to slip against the die wall consistently. It must be sufficiently ...
- Can This Coater Be Saved?
- (Archive)
- January 30, 2006, ... the coater. The coating process is modular, and it is possible to replace and upgrade selected process components effectively or to add new functions. Modernization can improve coater productivity, quality ...
- The Secret Strain
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2005, ... strain change. Similar to the roller alignment or diameter variations described earlier, on a product with high strains, this will have a small effect. For a product with low strains, the roll’s radial ...
- Fuel Surcharges Hit Shippers
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... been exacerbated further by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. These surcharges have an effect on members of the converting industry and their customers. Given the extreme volatility ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... a wide range of upscale packaging with the 700, and the company reports it can provide UV protection, perfecting, or special effects to customers as well. INDUSTRY NEWS Litho Plate Study Released ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... polyethylene films, haze is affected by light scattering and reflection or refraction because of bulk and surface roughness effects. This work studied an evaluation of the presence of LDPE in the external ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... Inc. Coating, laminating, extrusion, and the production of plastic granulates produce as a side effect smoke and aerosol contaminations. These consist of polymer products, plasticizers, fine particles, ...
- Mastering RFID
- (Archive)
- September 29, 2005, ... The quoted guideline does not provide any failure statistics. Technical literature and failure analysis data exist that indicate ESD failures are due to a complex series of interrelated effects. Every ...
- Profit Squeeze
- (Flexpack)
- September 29, 2005, ... Eastern Europe. The long-term effects of these important trends will be to exacerbate overcapacity in Western Europe, which despite rationalization by the leading converters, shows no sign of abating. ...
- SVC TAC Calls for Papers
- (Archive)
- August 27, 2005, ... and sensing Porous and micro/nanostructured films Bio-MEMS Photocatalytic effects Patterning for biomedical devices Packaging of biomedical and pharmaceutical products Adhesion and interfacial phenomena ...
- Continuing Squeeze on Converter Profitability
- (Flexpack)
- August 06, 2005, ... overcapacity and the effect of rising raw material costs in the second half of 2004, concluding that high substrate prices are likely to remain a feature for the rest of 2005. Another noted trend is that ...
- New Products
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2005, ... USA, Kennesaw, GA; 770/419-6500; us.heidelberg.com The Varimatrix 105 CS (cutting and stripping) die-cutter is called a cost-effective, entry-level solution for package printers. Cuts and embosses papers ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2005, Lidding applications for peelable seal roll applied coatings, the effect of chlorine dioxide sachets and modified atmosphere packaging on quality of fresh chicken breasts, evaluation of low voltage electron ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, Easy-opening packaging technology, using thermal process imaging for extruder analysis and improvement, a novel seal-peel system, and the effects of resin selection and extrusion variables on peelable ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... to investigate the effect of an uneven temperature distribution at the die inlet on final distribution. Modeling of temperature inhomogenity occurred in two ways. The first used a temperature profile created ...
- Preparation=Die-Cutting Success
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... or company-wide focus on customer satisfaction." Beyond preparation, other considerations are precision, speed, and cost effectiveness. In today’s crunch to get it done fast, rotary applications have ...
- Advances in Coating
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... and they are cost-effective. These applicators can coat several layers simultaneously. Three-layer slot dies now are commercially available. Figure 1 shows a triple manifold die that can coat one, ...
- Secured Solutions
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... industry, recognized that what this growing niche needed was a new level of flexibility, precision, and effectiveness. "Everything available to the industry today does a poor job of producing very high ...