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Dec. 7-9: AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 Will Focus on North American Industr

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November 21, 2004, ... conference. Subjects include: developments in flexible packaging (Hoelescher Corp.), innovations in blown film production (Hosakawa Alpine America, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering), improving economics ...

Supplier News

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October 31, 2004, ... focus of the two companies: Fata is moving away from its traditional industrial base in the aluminum sector, and Galileo's growing markets in flexible packaging require a more decisive and specific strategy. ...

Good News Hunting

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October 30, 2004, ... Coaters and Laminators fall technical conference in Charleston, SC (Oct. 24-27), Alain-Roger Jendly, VP, flexible packaging products, of Bobst Group, Roseland, NJ, told me converters' profit margins, particularly ...

thePLACE

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October 30, 2004, ... sessions. The topics of the presentations covered all the areas of interest of the committees of the division including film extrusion, extrusion coating, flexible packaging, hot melts, and high barrier ...

Extrusion Dies

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October 30, 2004, ... and resist leakage. Adding to these challenges are the requirements of today's fastest-growing markets. While most extrusion coating is for conventional paperboard, paper, and flexible packaging, there ...

Converting Industry News

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October 30, 2004, ... Fata is moving away from its traditional industrial base in the aluminum sector, and Galileo’s growing markets in flexible packaging require a more decisive and specific strategy. Galileo’s activities ...

Bobst Group USA to Host Direction '04 Open House

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October 28, 2004, ... in demonstration on the Alpina II will include a Cartonpack II automatic packer, and the innovative Easyfeeder II with Loader/Batch Inverter. Simultaneously Bobst’s Flexible Materials division will be ...

Sun Chemical Raises Prices on Packaging Inks

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October 28, 2004, Effective October 1, 2004, Sun Chemical increased prices three to seven percent on all packaging inks and coatings for flexible, folding carton, and paper packaging sold in the US, Canada, and Mexico. ...

CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters 2004 Slated for Mid-November

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October 06, 2004, ... and other continuous flexible materials — such as operators, foreman, quality control personnel, production engineers, and process control staff — will want to attend this outstanding two-day seminar." ...

Karlville and Martin Automatic Partner to Provide Higher Productivity on 300D Seamer

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October 03, 2004, ... splicer and the STR rewind, "creating a flexible upgrade path for the 300D series." Says Karlville VP Raul Matos, "The new 300D with the automatic roll change reduces production waste by three percent ...

Food & Packaging Enjoy!

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September 29, 2004, ... the period over which we can store various food items. Another advantage of food packaging is it helps sustain the nutrients in the food product. A significant advantage to a flexible food package is ...

Lasers Beam

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September 29, 2004, Digital converting is on the verge of widespread adoption in flexible packaging applications due to compact carbon dioxide lasers. Digital converting is on the verge of widespread adoption in flexible ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, News from: Anglian Flexible Coatings, Copol Intl., Curwood, Davis-Standard, Elopak, GEW, Hormel Foods Corp., New Pig Corp., Nordmeccanica, Polytype America Corp., and Tetra Pak. Covering the Full Spectrum ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

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September 29, 2004, News from: CMM 2005, Flexible Packaging Association, GlobalDie, Heidelberg, International Converting Exhibition, Interpack 2005, Magpowr, Pack Expo International, Packaging Strategies, Print/Converting ...

Four More Associations Sign On for CMM Show

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September 19, 2004, ...  Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC); ppcnet.org Gravure Association of America (GAA); gaa.org Flexible Packaging Association (FPA); flexpack.org Conlatingraf (Confederación Latinoamericana de la Industria ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

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August 30, 2004, ... the ‘rest of the world,’ the growing preference for flexible over rigid, and the constant innovation in materials and conversion.” On another subject, this issue's special label report by AWA Alexander ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

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August 30, 2004, ... and foil laminations make up a majority of Flexicon's product array, and the Flexi-Free technology enables the operation to manufacture a variety of its solventless flexible structures, including the popular ...

Printing: Italian Style

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August 30, 2004, ... our standards of what we now consider acceptable quality.” Adapt to Change Simplast Srl., Civitella del Tronto-TE, founded in 1967, is a fully integrated extruder and converter of PE films and flexible ...

The Rx for RH

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August 30, 2004, ... and cost control. Flexibility and foldability in the die-cutting and finishing area also can be affected adversely, as can gluing, leading to rejects. Stock is most flexible and pliable at 50%-65% RH. ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

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August 30, 2004, ... (klinegroup.com), “With a US market volume of more than $2 billion in 2003, innovative plastic films used in barrier flexible packaging have made significant gains against metals, paper, and glass. During ...