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Clever Converters

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2008, ... earns the highest achievement award for packaging excellence. The shaped, retortable pouch is said to protect its contents with outstanding barrier properties, offering a cost-effective alternative ...

Length and Speed Measurement Device

(Archive)

March 20, 2008, ... backs from short rolls or lengths, and reduced maintenance/calibration costs. Benefits are said to include no slippage, no marking of the product, and permanent calibration. See http://www.betalasermike.com. ...

Antimicrobial Protects Plastics Without Leaching

(Archive)

March 02, 2008, BIOSAFE Inc. has released an antimicrobial that provides permanent protection at a reportedly lower cost than conventional silver-based additives while eliminating common problems such as discoloration, ...

TOP 10 EClips PFFC's electronics clipping service for converter

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... automated slitter positioning system reportedly reduces costs and improves efficiency. Is said to increase speed, accuracy, and reliability of current slitting system. Has fewer moving parts to reduce ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... and prints like paper. Replacing tokens, the Metro Day Pass features fluorescent inks while the Transfer Pass uses lower cost solid inks that resemble the Day Pass. The passes are so popular, they've ...

Demographic Demands

(Flexpack)

February 29, 2008, Demand for converted flexible packaging is forecast to expand 4.2%/yr to $16.5 billion in 2011 (see Figure 1). Growth will be attributable to cost, performance, Demand for converted flexible packaging ...

Barrier Wanted

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... for barrier and adhesion performance, as well as cost reductions. Old and obsolete vacuum coaters, particularly in North America and Europe, are being replaced. Today, wide-width coaters in excess of ...

Patent Pending for Digital Plate

(Archive)

December 08, 2007, ... corrugated and get results comparable to litho or pre-print, enabling flexible inventory control, resulting in cost reductions. The same process also achieves results for flexible packaging, as the dot ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... from EFI Jetrion. System is said to avoid time delay and costs of tool-cased cutting technology. Cutting system provides high registration precision and versatile handling of a wide range of substrates ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... cut costs by reducing the need to carry two different types of media to achieve the same print quality and improve installation with company’s IMAGin B-Free air egress adhesive system. MACtac | 866-262-2822 ...

Wet on Wet

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... are in-line EB cured, thereby reducing energy costs and improving quality. EB Flexo The industry’s increased focus on sustainable development encourages the business community to bring an environmentally ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... at costs similar to standard packaging-grade metallized PET. ULTRA BARRIER-MET offers OTR less than 0.015 cc/100 in.2/day and WVTR of less than 0.02 g/100 in.2/day. ULTRA BARRIER-MET 3.5 offers OTR of ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... TTIs are designed as retrievable sensors of the shelf life of products and provide a good correlation to microbial growth, but the cost of TTIs is high and the irreversible colorants cannot be readily ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... 0.0005-0.001 in., or 8–16 lbs/ream. Benefits of these water-based adhesives are said to include lower processing costs and significant energy savings. ADM Tronics | 201-767-6040 | admtronics.com ...

Reduce & Comply

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... and a desire to reduce costs through more “sustainable” activities. Converters seeking to respond to the resurgence of interest in green packaging must ensure compliance with an array of global extended ...

Lights Lead the Way

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, Sealed Air wraps up energy efficiency and cost savings while providing environmental benefits with T8 high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) fixtures from Orion. Green Converting Alfred Fielding and Marc ...

White Sale

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... or graphics out of the background to provide contrast on a white substrate. This proved to be time-consuming and costly, requiring more colored ink for background, longer drying and curing times, and ...

NARROW WEB & LABEL REPORTER

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... plates; color control from design to press; sleeve technology; product counterfeiting; printing and converting electronics; low/mid-cost digital; packaging technology; and more. TLMI says topics will ...

REPORTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... will be anything but make-believe. Sessions will cover digital plates; color control from design to press; sleeve technology; product counterfeiting; printing and converting electronics; low/mid-cost digital; ...

FIRST GLANCE

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... blister. It is less costly than the plastic clamshell alternative.” He says it is made primarily from recyclable paperboard, offering environmental sustainability and waste reduction. The package is made ...