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- WHAT'S NE
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2007, ... Slit Without Sticky Waste FS film slitters are heavy-duty machines that slit without rewinding. Designed to slit rolls of protection film, PE, coated and uncoated plastic films, silicone paper, and ...
- Reduce & Comply
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2007, ... Directive Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste imposes responsibility for minimizing the creation of packaging waste and promoting energy recovery, re-use, and recycling of packaging materials ...
- Baggy Webs: Part 4 Minimizing
- (Archive)
- July 31, 2007, What does minimizing a baggy web mean? Two things. First, we would like to minimize the level of bagginess in our webs. Second, we would like to minimize the waste associated with running the inevitable ...
- Narrow Web & Label Reporter
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2007, ... Sri Lanka, narrow web printer produce more with less waste. The two-spindle automatic rewinder, installed at the end of an eight-color Gidue Combat press, allows the press to run continuously, winding ...
- A Scrappy Competitor
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2007, ... Finally, with the addition of a new Erema RGA 1108 TVE plastics recycling system, Mohawk reclaims 250,000-300,000 lbs of plastic waste a month, which amounts to 7%-10% of raw material usage. Notes Shaw, ...
- What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2007, ... tracking trim waste vs. running waste, against a set of definable standards. Using standards, jobs costs are guaranteed a profitability percentage, company says, and each department's performance can be ...
- Focusing on European Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2007, ... issue, noting that key market drivers include the following: Retailers want to be able to send “back of store” waste straight to compost, without the need for separation 2005…oil prices, gas prices, ...
- What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2007, ... to use on press and is able to help reduce waste. PFFC-ASAP 400 Check Production in Real Time Nordson Corp., Duluth, GA; 800/683-2314; nordson.com The ClearView production information system provides ...
- Twist & Shout
- (Web Lines)
- December 31, 2006, ... and installing a wrinkle generator. Be conservative when doing the twist with your web, or your boss will be shouting about too much waste. Timothy J. Walker has 20+ years of experience in web ...
- Ink Mileage: Measure & Manage
- (Process Management)
- November 30, 2006, ... to get useful data. Others think this is an opportunity to isolate and minimize process variation and thus improve productivity and reduce waste. Process Management In November we reviewed ink transfer. ...
- Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- August 31, 2006, ... by rethinking the existing process line and integrating new equipment. To achieve its production expectations of reduced downtime and waste in a cost-effective manner, Noven decided to add a new 30-ft ...
- Biodegradable Plastics in Packaging Applications
- (Archive)
- June 04, 2006, ... offers tools to understand the bigger picture by going through the complete life cycle of biodegradable plastics, from manufacture through to the waste stream. Leading industry players will give valuable ...
- New Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... a subtle but alluring shelf presence. Control Ink, Reduce Waste EPG/Essex Products Group, Centerbrook, CT; 860/767-7130; epg-inc.com The KeyColor T ink control system provides user-friendly, ...
- A Bunch of Hot Air
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2006, ... Radiation that couples significantly to the substrate is a waste of money (IR is a lot cheaper) and can be real trouble if the coupling efficiency increases with temperature, a not-uncommon problem. Remember ...
- Digital Integration
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2006, ... material handling steps, work-in-process inventories, and a lot of the labor that typically goes into such jobs when run in multiple steps. This saves time, saves money, reduces waste, and drastically ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2006, ... addition, they do not generate any significant waste. Corona treatment is suitable for even surfaces and therefore has use primarily for treatment of films and foils. Although molded parts are the common ...
- Modern & Massive
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... at getting exactly the printing length they require, thereby reducing the excess waste that can cost his customers thousands of dollars. “It’s a kind of small revolution within preprint. It’s really ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... Assoc. Looking Back on 2005 This has been a challenging year in Europe for the industry. The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s committee has been deliberating whether release liner should ...
- Pouch vs. Bottle
- (Flexpack)
- July 30, 2005, ... of product development overcame the issue, says Gurland. CLP notes one of the biggest advantages of the water pouch is greatly reduced waste compared to PET bottles. They also are less expensive to ...
- Concave Rollers Pros & Cons
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2005, ... thousands of dollars in waste. Even machining a concave profile into a metal roller is inexpensive compared to other anti-wrinkle roller options. Pro #2: Concave rollers are low drag and can be low ...