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- AWA Announces Global Release Liner Conference
- (Archive)
- February 01, 2006, AWA Alexander Watson and Assoc. will hold its Global Release Liner Industry Conference and round table forum March 8-10, 2006, at the NH Barbizon Palace Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. PRESS RELEASE ...
- Materials for Printable Electronics to Reach $1.9 Billion
- (Archive)
- January 09, 2006, ... with firms throughout the entire value chain, including materials, manufacturing equipment, printable electronic device, and finished products companies. The report includes an analysis of how materials ...
- The RFID Buzz Gets Louder
- (Flexpack)
- November 29, 2005, ... nip temperature, and the like. Laboratory results on a particular run could include coating deposition and bond values. All this could be in an RFID chip that accompanied the laminate to the next step ...
- Converting Industry News
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- November 29, 2005, ... classification as packaging waste, the self-adhesive label value chain as a whole will have a problem on its hands. There is still little evidence that the industry is developing environmentally responsible ...
- Reporter Clips
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... Tarsus Group reports much business was done on the show floor, with estimates of the value of label presses sold exceeding ,350 million. Tarsus says Nilpeter sold 42 presses, Labelmen sold 22, and HP Indigo ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... rolls valued at more than $2,550 to be used for flexo education at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC), Appleton, WI. The rolls will be used on a Mark Andy 2200 press recently installed at the school. ...
- Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... roll, which not only saves money but saves downtime for roll changes on the packaging line. As raw material prices rise and margins fall, the pressure on the label industry value chain to find new ways ...
- AWA Offers Release Liner Sourcebook
- (Archive)
- October 25, 2005, ... this expanded sourcebook details the industry analyzed by product and market segmentation, value chain, and market trends. A review of technology developments and new application opportunities also is ...
- Profit Squeeze
- (Flexpack)
- September 29, 2005, ... oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and cast polypropylene (CPP) films sold directly to packagers, with the value of converted flexible packaging amounting to ,9,188 million. Demand ...
- RFID: The Next Generation
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... they can add a tremendous amount of value and services as well as basic capabilities.” Ream compares the skepticism regarding ROI to the implementation of bar codes, which he reminds us took years to ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... agent; identify a teacher and/or conduct widespread education throughout the organization; seize a crisis or create urgency; identify and implement a lean value stream plan for each product line. Rebecca ...
- AWA Releases New Prospectus
- (Archive)
- September 14, 2005, ... prospects. This AWAreness Report highlights opportunities and supports management decision-making across the value-chain to influence sales growth, profitability, and competitiveness. AWA also has released ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- August 30, 2005, ... metallocene and single-site polymers will advance more than 20%/yr to 5.1 billion lbs in 2009, valued at $5.3 billion. The study, conducted by The Freedonia Group, sees opportunities resulting from the ...
- Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2005, ... customer consumption, reducing lead times, and “versioning” products. Everybody in the “value chain” will benefit from better planned production, reduced levels of stock and work in progress, and a tight ...
- Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1
- (Archive)
- July 30, 2005, ... or counterfeiting is unfortunately a reality today—particularly in such fields as high-value spirits and other alcoholic drinks, perfumery, fashion clothing, sporting goods, computers, software, and electronic ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... is opened, during food preparation, and during consumption. Pliant is a leading producer of value-added films and flexible packaging products for food, beverage, personal care, medical, material handling, ...
- Truth or Myth?
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... Testing Truth or Myth? It has been suggested the simple act of testing the slide angle of a sample repeatedly will cause the value to change. Myth. We tested the same sample repeatedly and found that ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... and equipment to insure a high level of finished quality and value. When slitting film or foil, razor, crush cutting, and shear slitting offer certain advantages and disadvantages. The factors of operational ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... debt at a record height; and the trade deficit is driving down the value of the US dollar. But even if all these negatives are added up, Varney still believes the US will come out ahead of the game because ...
- Drawing Conclusions: Part 1
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... ride. What determines draw in converting equipment? In many machines, the draw is a fixed value. The machine designers determine the draw by selecting gear ratios and roller diameters. Many slitter/rewinders ...