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Converting Industry News, Part 2

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May 30, 2004, ... jerky in their optimum state. Association News FPA Addresses Plant Security LINTHICUM, MD, USA—The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has released “FPA Security Guidelines for Flexible Packaging ...

Editorial, Wal-Mart Friend or Foe to Packaging Industry, PFFC, May 2004

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... subscriber explained his view: Wal-Mart has changed the flexible packaging industry completely—starting with cost cutting as the major change. To sell to Wal-Mart you must have a great price with ...

Valmet Converting Part of Bobst

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April 30, 2004, ... Valmet Converting operations of Metso Corp., including the brand names of Atlas, General, Midi, Titan, and Rotomec. Schiavi and Valmet Converting will be integrated into Bobst Group Business Area Flexible ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ...  Schiavi and Valmet Converting will be integrated into Bobst Group Business Area Flexible Materials, which comprises five product lines: flexo printing; gravure printing; coating/laminating; vacuum metallizing; ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... measure MVTR and OTR on a variety of flexible packaging structures, including flat films, laminates, and coextrusion. They feature company's Coulox coulometric-type sensor for oxygen and modulated IR for ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... in a continuous roll process,” notes Conway. “It continued to branch out into more industries, such as folding cartons and flexible packaging, as a result of the lower cost-per-unit sales price and the ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... with either a polycoated layflat or printable liner. View Web Cost-Effectively Erhardt + Leimer, Spartanburg, SC, USA; 864/486-3000; erhardt-leimer.com The ELSCAN Micro system is designed for flexible, ...

The Secret's Out

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... to gain market share, the company believes it is well-positioned to meet the packaging needs of end-users across the country, particularly as a “one-stop shop” for labels, cartons, and flexible packaging. ...

Proud & Proficient

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2004, ... in the then-emerging polyolefin technology, partnered with a Perúvian resident to introduce flexible packaging into the country. Prior to the 1960s, most flexible materials used domestically were imported. ...

High & Low

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... flexible mounting capability of CMC's load cell. To facilitate installation, you can loosen the tightening bolts and rotate the load cell about 60 degrees either way before tightening it back up, allowing ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... have created a very real competition with their non-biodegradable counterparts. With the renewed interest in biodegradable flexible packaging products has come widespread confusion over what is “best” ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... 600-mm dia. Visit Hall 11, Stand E68 at Drupa. Mid-Web Press Is Flexible Gidue Intl., Turate (CO), Italy; +39 (0) 29668181; gidue.com The Unipro 730-mm, mid-web packaging press reportedly can print ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2004, News from: Amcor Flexibles, Brady Corp., Brandon Intl., Casia, CMM, CPP 2005, Creo, European Aluminum Foil Assn., Freedonia, GEW, Kurz GmbH, Rexam Healthcare Flexibles, Spectratech Intl., Uteco Converting, ...

CEMA Slitting and Rewinding Seminar Enables Converters to Tap into Production Expertise

(News | New Products)

March 23, 2004, ... of paper, film, nonwovens, and other continuous flexible materials, this seminar is designed for you!" CEMA says during the two-day seminar the people that design and manufacture slitting and rewinding ...

Gardners Selects Digital Inkjet Press to Expand and Diversify its Customer Offering

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2004, ... colour gamut enabling very accurate spot colour reproduction." “The press is extremely flexible and able to print on foils, plastics and coated papers. We are also developing our own coated substrates ...

Gardners Invests in Dotrix Digital Inkjet Press to Expand and Diversify Its Customer Offering

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2004, ... enables very accurate spot-color reproduction." Gardner continues: “The press is extremely flexible and able to print on foil, plastics, and coated papers. We also are developing our own coated substrates ...

PFFC's Quarterly Economic Monitor Survey Provides Specific Converting Industry Informatio

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2004, ... versus 2002, 41% of respondents said revenue increased in 2003 while 38% reported a year-over-year decrease, with the balance reporting no change. Flexible packaging converters and paperboard packaging ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... technology called ColorStitch; and a new, optional ShrinkSleeve module that can render the result in 3-D with instant feedback, reducing errors and costs. Modular, Flexible Laminator Windmoeller & ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... for its private label products. The patented process belongs to Graphic Packaging Corp., Golden, CO. Composipac cartons use gravure graphics reverse-printed on the inside wall of a thin, flexible, transparent ...

What Is Cationic UV Technology?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... to play in flexible packaging. Its unique characteristics are a good fit for many applications in which UV free radical chemistry may not be adequate. While it may not be suitable for all applications, ...