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Flexible packaging converter treats its customers right.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ...  that our expansion plans will enable us to pursue other meat applications." Flex-Pak is secure knowing that it has the ability to expand by 10,000-40,000 sq ft. It also owns seven acres that can b ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... 7% per year. In 1995 there was a leveling of growth in this segment caused by some conversion of UV-cured overprint coatings for magazine coatings to much less expensive water-based acrylic coatings. ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... contain precise custom mixtures of different metals to provide light at specific wavelengths to match the coating to be cured. This is important, because UV coating and adhesive chemistry has been greatly ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... are lifted and cantilevered for ease of access but are secured during operation with special lock-down mechanisms, says Schwemin. These mechanisms - reportedly unique to the Vision press-provide print ...

Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... of the three major ink technologies available to the flexographic printer of flexible packaging. This joint effort will research solvent-based, water-based, and ultraviolet-cured ink chemistries for specific ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... to secure a clean smooth finish to the surface. Printpack Inc. As the first super premium ice-cream novelty to shed its folding carton, Ben & Jerry's Peace Pops make a strong statement for source ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... effects can be achieved. Add the mixture of translucent and opaque areas of printing and the end result is something unique to secure a product or catch the eye of a consumer." A key consideration is ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... figures for procurement alone are reversed. That is, of total procurement dollars, the federal government spends 40% of the money while state/local governments spend 60%." And what about the recent ...

Reassessing market brings growth to this converter

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ...  Maine Poly has recently been printing with ultraviolet-cured inks. One significant advantage to using ultraviolet inks is easy compliance with US Environmental Protection Agency regulations. The ink ...