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Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce

Published: November 01, 2000, By Raymond Clarke, Landec Corp. Menlo Park, CA
Application: Temperature switchable membranes using a side chain crystallizable polymer have use in packaging fresh produce to create and maintain the specific atmospheres required to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables even with moderate temperature abuse.

UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications

Published: November 01, 2000, By Neal J. Earhart, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Tarrytown, NY
Application: Light stabilizers can improve the resistance of hot melt adhesives to UV light induced degradation in packaging applications.

Roll Cleaning Systems: Taking Advantage of Technology

Published: November 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Is your operation's roll cleaning system like the "dishwasher" my family used to have when I was a kid? When asked if we had one, my mother would reply

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

Published: November 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Guide to facilities that offer pilot lines and research equipment, A thru L: Acumeter, Akron Coating, B.F. Perkins, Black Clawson, Brampton, ChemDevelopment, Chemair/Polytech Labs, Converting Machinery Technologies, Dummore, Enercon, Euclid Tool/Machine, Fronter Industrial, Faustel, General Forumlations, Geometric, Glenro, Holyoke, KAPCO, Killion Lab (Davis-Standard), Kroenert, Labelon, and Lamart.

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

Published: November 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Pilot lines and research equipment facilities guide, M thru Z: May Coating, Megtec, Microseal, Mylan Technologies, New Era Converting Machinery, Pillar, Polymer Science, Polytype America, Polytech North America, Print/Con-Printing and Converting Research Center, Tekmatex Inc., Texmac Inc., UCB Chemicals Corp., Viscor, and Yasui Seiki (USA).

What Do Global Temps, Unemployment Share?

Published: October 01, 2000, By Yolanda Simonsis, Editor/Associate Publisher
What do global temperatures (coupled with the greenhouse effect) have in common with the declining number of workers available to fill vacant jobs? Nothingon

Corona Treaters Adapt to Converting Processes

Published: October 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Conductive or nonconductive? That is the question, and it's the premiere question when it comes to choosing a corona treater, says Ron Seaman, VP, Corotec

International Converting Industry News

Published: October 01, 2000
News from: Akzo Nobel Inks, AVT, Collano, Elopak, NPES, Plastics and Rubber Machinery Assn. of VDMA, Polytech, Sappi Novobord, Shanghai Printing Group, and TrendWatch.

Converting Industry News

Published: October 01, 2000
News from: Air Products and Chemicals, APC, Ashland Specialty Chemical, BASF, CHA Industries, Chromas, Cham Paper, Coast Controls, Daetwyler, Dienes, Harper Corp., HDFC, MagneTek, Mebane Pkg., National Starch, Newark Group, NPA, NPES, Plystar, Scholle, SFA, Smurfit-Stone, Socopac, Top Tier, UCB, Westvaco, W.R. Grace, and Yasui Seiki USA.

Protecting Your Company with Restrictive Covenants

Published: October 01, 2000, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller and Heckman LLP, Washington, DC
Losing a valued employee to a competitor, along with proprietary and confidential information and possibly other employees that person may recruit, is a problem that many employers face in today's robust job market.

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

Published: October 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Long dominated by PVC, the bottom web market for pharmaceutical blister packs now is facing increased competition from a variety of new materials. Although

Estimating the Drying Rate of Flexo Ink in the Laboratory

Published: October 01, 2000, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
One reason the drying rate of flexo inks has become an important subject is the general trend toward the use of thinner ink films. In the narrow web sector,

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

Published: October 01, 2000, By William E. Hawkins, Contributing Editor
Bill Hawkins continues his glossary of web handling terms for readers who are new to the industry and for those who are not new but have questions about different versions of these terms.

Materials

Published: October 01, 2000
New materials from: API Foils, Chris Craft Industrial Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Cognis Coatings & Inks, Eastman Chemical, Klockner Capital Corp., Kraton Polymers, and Menges Roller Co.

Reporter Clips

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: Automatan, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Buckley Graphics, Comco Intl., Custom Tape & Label, De La Rue Holographics, Fusion UV Systems, Harper Corp., Kraton Polymers, LG Intl., Scapa Tapes North America, Seal-It, and Web Label Ltd.

Presses and People Make a Powerful Combination

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Doing what it says "no one else can do" is the stock in trade of Los Angeles Label Co. Helping the cause are Webtron presses and some well-trained employees.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
New products from: Akzo Nobel, Dover Flexo Electronics, Doyen Medipharm, Enercon Industries, GSE Dispensing, Halm Industries, Raflatac, Sonic Solutions, Tantec, Water Ink Technologies, and Weber Marking Systems.

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

Published: October 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg and Claudia Hine, Senior Editors
Success, we know, requires good equipment and good employees, but finding and keeping the latter is a challenge for employers today. The industry and

Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Quality

Published: October 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Corrugated Paper Products invests in new equipment and additives from National Starch and Chemical Co. in order to assure quick delivery as well as top quality products.

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

Published: October 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Packaging and processing innovations will coexist harmoniously at Pack Expo 2000 and its companion event, the International Exposition for Food Processors.

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Success

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Phoenix Packaging, which made its name with in-line technology for producing popcorn bags, is taking its innovative ways into other areas.

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

Published: October 01, 2000, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that are applied to a substrate on a coater and then wound into a roll. In a subsequent operation, the coated

Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

Published: October 01, 2000, By David J. Bentley Jr., the PLACE Editor
The Hot Melt Symposium on June 25-28, 2000, at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort in Bal Harbour, Florida, offered presentations covering many current

Division Award Winners

Published: October 01, 2000
A highlight of each Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference is the presentation of Division Awards. For 2000, the Division Technical Award and Sam

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

Published: October 01, 2000, By Balasubramanian K. and D. D. Kale, Univ. of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
Application: A mixture of linear low density polyethylene and polystyrene with 40% filler consisting of 80% dolomite and 20% talc is very promising for synthetic paper uses.

A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls

Published: October 01, 2000, By Michael Puhalla, New Castle Industries, New Castle, PA, USA
Application: The fundamental knowledge from a basic understanding of roll design, function, and construction can help when purchasing a new roll, evaluating a new product or process, and troubleshooting.

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

Published: October 01, 2000, By Jeffrey J. Wooster & Laura K. Mergenhagen, The Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, TX
Application: Polyolefin plastomers exhibit excellent caulkability to deliver the sealing characteristics necessary for total package performance.

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

Published: October 01, 2000, By Arthur J. Legros, SRS Engineering Corp.
Without proper precautions, the combination of nitrocellulose-containing inks, solvent-based press cleaners, and on-site recycling can be a deadly one.

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Needing better service and more attention from its polyester supplier (along with good quality, of course), Custom Tapes turned to Filmquest and found its wish list fulfilled.

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

Published: October 01, 2000, By Michael Maddox, Contributing Editor
Harrier Packaging is targeting the food industry as it converts PaperFeel, a coex PE film that reportedly combines the best of paper and film.

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