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RFID Labels a Good Read

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March 31, 2002, ... “line of sight” with one another. That would allow one piece of luggage, for example, to be singled out from among dozens of others without each tag being physically checked individually. X-Ident's RFID ...

BRAND PROTECTION: The Converter's Rol

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March 31, 2002, ... then resell the surplus to smaller retailers. Refills: Real, emptied packages are refilled with low-cost, low-quality, counterfeit product. Ink jet cartridges are common targets of this type of fraud. ...

Would You Eat That? Some Readers Say No to Edible Film

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February 28, 2002, ... on the shelf? Would someone feel comfortable placing the product on a not-so-clean counter when paying for the item? Would the clerk who also handled cash touch the item to scan the price? These are ...

Products

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February 28, 2002, ... and laminating. Unit is mounted to ensure the operating position is deep into the nip area. Generator is stainless steel with holes drilled at designed distances, depending on line specifications. Width ...

The Buck Stops

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February 28, 2002, ... greater knowledge of solid cartonboard production, says White. He also believes litho operators should study the nuances of flexo. “Until such time as wider web flexo production is able to incorporate ...

Slitter Cuts Changeover Time

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February 28, 2002, ... handsomely, and we are very happy with its performance. It is doing exactly what we bought it for.” Since the TS 350 was installed in January 2001, it has helped boost the company's slitting productivity ...

Products

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January 31, 2002, ... with precision chilled iron coating rolls and bearings for accurate coat weight control. Laminators are available in a number of configurations including two- and three-roll pressure nips. All clean room ...

New Materials Extend Wearability and Blade Life

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September 30, 2001, Whatever your slitting method, blade life can be improved dramatically if you have the right knife in the right holder, properly angled, explains Keith Whatever your slitting method, blade life can be ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

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September 30, 2001, ... The excise duty, which once was 24%, has been reduced to 16%. A liberalization of the Indian economy, coupled with globalization and the influx of the multi-nationals, has improved the quality of all packaging ...

Single-Source Ink Supplier for Package Printer

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July 31, 2001, ... position and packaging needs. Flint Ink has existing packaging ink systems for all of them. Flint evaluated each of our applications and our equipment and installed the best ink systems for each site. ...

The Show Is Over, But the Leads Linger On

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June 30, 2001, CMM International 2001 is in the books. From April 23–26, McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, welcomed more than 28,000 converting professionals. CMM International 2001 is in the books. From April 23–26, McCormick ...

Award-Winning Boxmakers Think Outside the Box

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April 30, 2001, ... out of the ocean is displayed on the “screen” of the laptop box. The package also is designed as a storage box for materials that will be sent to the customer in the future. Materials include recycled ...

Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation

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April 30, 2001, ... larger aggregates. The tangled streamers can plug transfer lines and restrict the movement of product throughout a manufacturing site. Since most transfer equipment is designed to move polymer pellets, ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... Systems Inc., Prescott, Ont., Canada; 613/925-5926; novaflow.com Model N20 automated ink-blending system, controlled by co.'s proprietary software, reportedly offers cost savings on inks and improved color ...

International Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... of 50,000 tonnes and a recycled containerboard mill with annual production capacity of 70,000 tonnes. Dr. Alan Smurfit, chairman and CEO of Smurfit Latin America, says, “We have rapidly established ...

Reporter Clips

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February 28, 2001, ... with the use of mail as a tool to meet business objectives. Benjamin was recognized for several accomplishments: creating and co-chairing the Intelligent Envelope Study, which led to numerous opportunities ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, Do you ever wonder why so many different constructions can exist for a flexible packaging laminate? Do you think life would be much simpler if all items packaged in a flexible laminate product used the ...

ICE Returns to Holland To Top its Debut Show

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January 31, 2001, ... "The logistics entailed in terms of successfully meeting future supply chain management requirements could well be the subject of a third debate." A key feature of the overall program will be daily briefings ...

Conversing on Centuries, Computers, and Converting

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December 31, 2000, ... and millennium. The initial but rudimentary computers that led to the technology revolution we enjoy today began around World War II. Intensification of this effort occurred only in the last 20 years ...

The Need to Know Drives Pharma Labeling Market

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December 31, 2000, ... it is located about 42 miles along the superhighway from Old San Juan. Previously called PCI-Tri-Line, the operation began in 1979 in Arecibo, P.R., and moved to its present Manati location in 1986--just ...