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Food Packaging Boosts Demand for Plastic Sheet

Published: July 01, 2008
CLEVELAND, OH Demand for plastic sheet in the US is projected to grow almost 3%/yr to 7.7 billion lbs in 2011, valued at $7.2 billion (resin content only).

Paper's Pledge

Published: July 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

The US Chamber of Commerce reports product counterfeiting costs US companies nearly $250 billion a year in lost revenue. While the problem is far too

Plate Demand Leads To Expansion

Published: July 01, 2008
VALHALLA, NY Fujifilm will expand its plate manufacturing facility in Tilburg, Netherlands, to meet the demand for Brillia HD CTP plates. The company

Edible Markers

Published: July 01, 2008, By By Peter D. Gabriele and Andrew Hogan, ARmark Authentication Technologies LLC
The Holy Grail in agricultural crisis quality management is to have a technology that provides authentication and traceability in situ or in contact with

Trends Impacting Converters

Published: July 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
It's that time of year again when PFFC checks the pulse of converters with our Critical Trends survey that we send out to the full breadth of our very

A Golden Opportunity

Published: July 01, 2008, By By Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor
The Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX, was the setting for the 2008 Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA) Forum and INFO*FLEX exhibition, held

Idler Roller Bearings: Living the Good Long Life?

Published: July 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
Most bearings are designed for a hard life, expecting to end up on a drive shaft of a high-speed motor with a heavy load. Some bearings, however, end

What's New Products

Published: July 01, 2008
Neutralize Static Effectively Super Ion air knife uses 8.7 scfm of compressed air at 5 psig to entrain high volumes of surrounding room air for effective

Coater Gets Battery Business

Published: July 01, 2008
MATTHEWS, NC Exopack Advanced Coatings has been awarded the business to supply critical current collectors for batteries designed to power a 100% electric

Dyne Levels Part 2

Published: July 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Last month's column focused on dyne levels relating to surface wetting. This column expands the concept to include surface modification to improve adhesion.

ACC Owners

Published: July 01, 2008
Peter Bekx | Managing Member-Finance Gary Forehand | Managing Member-Engineering Mark Kyles | Managing Member-Operations How did you get into the converting

People

Published: July 01, 2008
Mark Quinlan joins Technicote, Miamisburg, OH, as director of new business development and national accounts. Mark Andy, St. Louis, MO, promotes Jerry

News Clips

Published: July 01, 2008
Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA, a manufacturer of MicroClean dry media anilox cleaning systems, teams with J.M. Heaford, Cheshire, England, to open a MicroClean

Sheeting Lines Bring Solutions

Published: July 01, 2008
SETBAL, PORTUGAL Portucel Soporcel Group, a pulp and paper manufacturer, has added two cut-size converting and packaging lines from E.C.H. Will and Pemco

Open House Presents Solvent-Free Adhesives

Published: July 01, 2008
LONG ISLAND, NY Nordmeccanica held an open house on April 10 at its Long Island location in which two new solvent-free adhesives from Rohm & Haas were

Bringing Info On-Site

Published: July 01, 2008
MADISON, NJ Seminars For Engineers now will bring its web handling and converting training seminars and consultants on-site to any company's location.

Donation Is a Hit

Published: July 01, 2008
CHICAGO, IL Graymills Corp. has donated six of its Quick Change peristaltic ink pumps to Clemson Univ.'s flexographic lab. Jay Sperry of the Sonoco Inst.

Toray Growing in Europe

Published: July 01, 2008
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI Toray Industries, Tokyo, Japan, will establish Toray Films Europe (TFE) in Rhne-Alpes, France (on the same site as Toray Plastics

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: July 01, 2008
Best of Both Worlds FAIRFIELD, OH Hi-Tech Printing, a converter providing variable print on labels, tags, and cards, is doing all of that better, faster,

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

Published: July 01, 2008

Short-Run Labels: An Alternative View

Published: June 18, 2008
Today's marketplace for label printers is full of suppliers that offer a bewildering choice of technology, consumables, tools, and production cultures

Shipping Program Adds Real Benefits To Members

Published: June 01, 2008
TLMI's newest benefit, the Shipping Program, allows members to receive discounts on an array of shipping services with some of the most prominent carriers

Credit Card Program Just Delivers

Published: June 01, 2008
In partnership with Chase Paymentech, TLMI's Affinity Program offers members specially negotiated rates for a comprehensive credit card processing solution.

Members of the Board

Published: June 01, 2008
John Hickey (TLMI chairman of the board), is owner of Smyth Companies, Inc., St. Paul, MN. Francis D. Gerace (TLMI chairman elect), is CEO of Multi-Color

Reflections of a Leader

Published: June 01, 2008, By By Scott Pillsbury, President, Rose City Label Co. (TLMI President 2004-2006)
As I reflect on the things TLMI has done for this industry, I am very proud of what we have accomplished as an association. From my perspective as a second-generation

TLMI Leaders

Published: June 01, 2008
2008 - Frank Gerace Multi-Color Corp. 2006 - 2008 John Hickey Smyth Companies Inc. 2004 - 2006 Scott Pillsbury Rose City Label Co. 2002 - 2004 John Bankson

First Glance

Published: June 01, 2008
Mix & Match C&S Carton, Marshall, MI, a printing division of Chelsea Milling Co., is charged with printing the cartons for its parent company's Jiffy

Commitment to Excellence

Published: June 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
It's no small feat to reach a 75-year anniversary milestone. So PFFC which itself is 81 years young extends a most heartfelt congratulations to the Tag

Web Lines: The Spin on Idler Roller Testing

Published: June 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
It's an election year, so I'd like to join the political pundits and offer some spin of my own, but my spin will be free of political opinions. Instead,

Dyne Levels Part 1

Published: June 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Surface energy is a fundamental property of solids and varies from low in plastics such as PE to high for glass and metal surfaces. Surface tension is

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