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- Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions
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- October 31, 2001, ... separated into small groups to solve a practical problem from the presenter. Another innovation at the meeting was a session on “Styrenic Materials” that included papers on “Styrene Butadiene Copolymer ...
- Security in an Insecure World: Life After September 11
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- October 31, 2001, ... industry is beefing up security, paying special attention to the transport of hazardous materials of all descriptions that travel through our nations railways, waterways, airways, and highways. Anticipation, ...
- Reporter Clips
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- October 31, 2001, ... notes. The former one-piece label also was divided into three separate, smaller labels — all delivered on the same backing web and all applied at the same time. That kept stresses on the material to a ...
- Vacumet Makes Metallizing Dreams Come True
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2001, ... it, McGarel provides his customers with just-in-time delivery. “It's necessary,” he says, “especially for converters that make labels for the brewing industry. The volume of material that goes in and out ...
- Slitter Savvy: Visual Roll Defects & Remedies
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- July 31, 2001, ... Start with proper tension, nip and/or torque. Splices: These necessary evils normally are due to web breaks or cutting out defective material in a parent roll. Most customers will allow up to three ...
- Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
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- June 30, 2001, ... be Professor Edward L. Cussler of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. The title of Cussler's presentation is “Fick's Second Law or Diffusion for Dummies.” ...
- Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2001, ... of both. The type of blower system used depends on the desired path of the material transferred and the position of the blower relative to that path. Blowers can cause streamer formation by introducing ...
- Two-Drum Slitter Packs a One-Two Punch
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- March 31, 2001, ... that in the past, companies and mills in that area were obliged to ship their slitting/rewinding needs much too far afield. The costs involved in transport and material were having a direct effect on the ...
- Critical Payloads to Benefit from Thermal Package
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- March 31, 2001, ... honor in the association's annual Metallized or Vacuum-Coated Package and Label competition. The award is presented to the entry voted most outstanding in material, technique, and design. DuPont Teijin ...
- Leave Your Limits BehindDrop into CMM with Us
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- February 28, 2001, ... Inc. From a copious conference offering to informative seminars to the show's new Digital Front End (DFE) Technology Center, the fact is that there's a lot to dive into at the Converting Machninery/Materials ...
- Reporter Clips
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- January 31, 2001, ... displays (PDPs). The tape combines a high-performance acrylic adhesive with highly conductive ceramic particles to provide what is called an extremely reliable and user-friendly thermal interface material. ...
- Conversing on Centuries, Computers, and Converting
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2000, ... normally is made available through technical meetings and publications. Also, tiny chips placed in laminated or coated materials will allow product manufacturers to trace them after production. These ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- December 30, 2000, ... of America, and Web Techniques. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Pinstripper Removes Waste, Lowers Tooling Costs Comco International, Milford, OH, USA; 513/248-1600; markandy.com A rotary ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- October 31, 2000, ... offers a combination of processes brought together in one station. Unit will edge guide and tension control the web; splice material; edge trim and center slit a reel of material; remove contamination ...
- Converting Industry News
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- October 31, 2000, ... is added, the excess air is extracted, and the shroud is sealed to the base sheet. The foil materials used reportedly are tough in construction for durable handling and have the lowest known moisture vapor ...
- Some Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart II
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- October 31, 2000, ... heat seal coatings sometimes opt to formulate materials they purchase from suppliers to achieve special properties that are proprietary to their product. This may work well, or it may cause serious problems. ...
- Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It
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- September 30, 2000, ... growth," she reports. In nondurable manufacturing (which includes converted paper products; pulp, paper, and paperboard mills; paperboard containers; and plastic materials), the overall number of jobs ...
- Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety
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- September 30, 2000, ... throughout the converting industry. The amount of nitrocellulose used in a typical ink system ranges from 2%-30%, based on total solids content. Nitrocellulose is a flammable material that becomes unstable ...
- More New Products for the Converting Industry
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- August 31, 2000, ... kit contains all the materials necessary to view anilox inventories accurately, mfr. says. Kit includes either 10 or 25 Echocheks[TM], a metallized laboratory tape that, when applied to the face of an ...
- Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board
- (Print)
- July 31, 2000, ... any misprints prior to the die-cutting stage. Naturally, this is not the case when working in-line. Although off-line printing requires more manpower and in-between storage of the printed material, we ...