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- EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.
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- October 31, 1996, ... lab for testing. A number of tests have been selected to answer the questions most often asked by printers: How does the printed ink look? How does it hold up under extreme temperature and handling stresse ...
- Supreme Court throws out punitive damage award
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- August 31, 1996, ... in punitive damages. BMW appealed, protesting the size of the punitive award and the method by which it had been determined. The jurors arrived at the $4 million amount after the plaintiff's lawyer urged ...
- Label converter controls quality from the inside out
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- August 31, 1996, ... allows us to customize them to meet our own needs." Walle's inks are drawn down on the same paper the labels will be printed on and are constantly subjected to rigorous computerized testing. "When we'r ...
- Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process
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- August 31, 1996, ... ink in order to ensure acceptable performance. Thus, even pretreated films should be checked before use to make sure proper dyne energy is present. To facilitate testing, cotton-tipped applicators, ...
- Something new under the sun
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- June 30, 1996, ... strength. These performance claims have been validated through tests conducted by customers and independent testing labs. The main shortcoming of photochromatic inks - their tendency to fatigue quickly ...
- Green Bay gears up for specialty labels
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- May 31, 1996, ... says Tom Mecklenburg, GM/VP of the Coated Products unit. After testing various coater/laminator features and working closely with Faustel's design team, Green Bay ordered a machine that would suit the customized, ...
- The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.
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- April 30, 1996, ... testing will be necessary. Such testing can be slow and expensive and may prove inconclusive. Another alternative is to petition the FDA to allow the new material under the regulation. This approach ...
- Business and education join forces, and everybody wins
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- February 29, 1996, ... 25 full-time graduate students. In addition to seven regular faculty members, the program has four full-time people engaged in industry support activities, including training, testing, and research. Students ...
- Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry
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- January 31, 1996, ... friendly products for the converting industry that are not just adhesives but paper, film, and foil constructions. According to Muny, one of the major innovations of the past decade is testing. "In the ...
- Label maker modifies tried and true business form
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- January 31, 1996, ... cost. Carney said he also hopes to market the product abroad, and said he has received inquiries from as far away as Singapore. He is currently testing the sixth generation of the label, which will ...
- "Partnering" helps get press up to spee
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- November 30, 1995, ... and paper fountain for testing. After some quick calculations and experimentation, the team constructed a set of prototype metal retainers and disposable paper fountains that, in theory, were just the ...
- Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.
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- September 30, 1995, ... and chemists performing both testing and development in packaging. Largely funded by the United Nations, the National Packaging Center was a favorite of Fidel Castro, whose ultimate goal was to make it ...
- Used machinery can bring new life to your operation
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- September 30, 1995, ... in this business are reputable." By working with a reliable used machinery broker or dealer - and field-testing a piece of equipment before a contract is signed - many converters save thousands of dollars ...
- Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day
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- August 31, 1995, ... perfected through years of testing, is becoming an increasingly popular option for short runs. Shelton wants to make it clear that, while none can be classified as quantum leaps, he has been witness ...
- UV letterpress assures quality at QA Label
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- July 31, 1995, ... to less than 0.5%. Testing for cold, heat, steam and chemicals that attack the adhesive are just initial steps in the process. Testing of screen inks, cross hatching and ink laydown is also included, as ...
- Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say
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- May 31, 1995, ... to this. First, building TTEs around each printing press is extremely expensive and interferes with production. Second, industry contends that the traditional liquid-to-gas mass-balance testing protocol ...
- Converter combines profit with environmental concern
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- May 31, 1995, ... began working with Comco International in testing various substrates with waterborne and ultraviolet inks on the newly designed flexographic presses. Because they work primarily with pressure-sensitive ...
- Buyer beware when comparing video systems
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- May 31, 1995, ... failure. Field testing has documented the value to the converting industry of custom engineered electronics, heavy-duty protective housings, high-capacity fans, and static and surge protection in a ...
- Printer responds to tougher environmental standards
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- April 30, 1995, ... recorded a 98.6% reduction of volatile-organic-compound emissions, probably more than sufficient to eliminate Poly-Pak from any newspaper s raking of major air polluters. Final testing for compliance ...
- Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity
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- April 30, 1995, ... Preliminary ICI testing suggests Melinex ECO film has improved flex-crack performance versus standard 813 film. This is important in terms of the finished film's barrier properties. Added toughness may ...