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- Converting Industry News
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- August 31, 2000, ... they predict a 10% increase in the total exhibiting area over 1998. Converflex Europe 2001, the 7th International Paper, Tissue, Paper Converting, Package Printing Machines, and Materials Exhibition, will ...
- Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch
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- July 31, 2000, ... industry is being challenged by rising material costs and greater demand for products such as low-fat snacks, which require innovative technologies and substrate combinations to meet packager needs for ...
- Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches
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- July 31, 2000, ... is die-cut into its disc shape, it is bulk packed for shipping to fulfillment houses and packaged for retail sale. In its first year, Optimanufacturing produced millions of pieces at its new facility. ...
- Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels
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- June 30, 2000, ... of health and beauty aids, for example, the self-adhesive system leads to an important reduction of package inventories and an important flexibility in production. Brands such as Nivea have recognized ...
- Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Bes
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- April 30, 2000, ... The shrink-to-fit label, designed to capitalize on the millennium festivities, required matching a complicated color on foil, film, and board to create a six-color total package. Detailed below are ...
- Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line
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- March 31, 2000, ... drum roller. The equipment can run at speeds to 300 mpm. A Package That Smooths the Way According to Dr. Les Squires, production director of Web Dynamics, several factors influenced the purchase of ...
- Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary
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- March 31, 2000, ... 30% of the total 7 billion red-meat packages will use case-ready packaging by 2002. However, the emerging nature of this market, its size, and the complexity of packaging requirements will mean considerable ...
- Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority
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- January 31, 2000, ... in a new production line in the U.K. that is completely inside a clean room, so that film actually will be produced in a clean environment, packaged in a clean environment, sent to us, and then converted ...
- Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging
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- December 31, 1999, ... again. Packaging very often is the determining factor for consumers. In the fight to grab a browser's attention, end-users today know the importance of the printing, the color, and the design of a package. ...
- Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater
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- December 31, 1999, ... package." While foil may be considered a better barrier than metallized film, once foil is folded, it tends to get little flex cracks in it, Nowak explains, which may make the metallized film a bette ...
- Movin' on up - a look at relocating a business.
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- November 30, 1996, ... the potential taxpayer visit the area. According to Throckmorton, "We find those communities that offer the best incentive packages and bring them into the program. Many realize that the best way to ...
- The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.
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- October 31, 1996, It is entirely possible that a low- or no-fat product that is packaged and distributed in the same way as its full-fat counterpart will experience consumer It is entirely possible that a low- or no-fat ...
- Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.
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- October 31, 1996, ... susceptor technology and proprietary demetallization, we were able to develop a package that works." He explains that throughout the industry, demetallization is achieved by applying solvent to metal ...
- Web-inspection system supports label operation
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- July 31, 1996, ... image monitor, and a high quality CCD camera. The Mini Gem is packaged with an intuitive icon control unit, manual camera, and lens control for ease of operation, Luranc says, and a small electronics ...
- Gravure winners go for gold
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- July 31, 1996, ... The package was printed in four colors without electrostatic assist on the foil-laminate lidding stock. Engraver: Southern Graphic Systems; press: Schiavi; inks: IPI (Interprovincial Inks). Packaging ...
- Making Lemonade in the Converting Industry
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- June 30, 1996, ... The press release goes on to explain that the drop in profits on the part of flexible packagers corresponds to a "sizeable increase in costs for 1995. The cost of raw material, manufacturing expenses, ...
- AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors
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- March 31, 1996, The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding packages and labels in its annual competition. The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding ...
- Innovation is a winner in FPA competition
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- March 31, 1996, ... ten companies are honored with Top Packaging Awards by the Flexible Packaging Assn. Judges in the annual competition of the Flexible Packaging Assn., Washington, DC, selected 13 packages from ten companies ...
- New hot stamper does more for short runs
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- February 29, 1996, ... card stock used to package the labels requires an easier #6 release.) As the 4-mil vinyl label material from Westkote enters the Franklin 164, a black pigmented foil for the lettering is laid down, ...
- In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality
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- February 29, 1996, ... own skid-building shop, and we have just recently started a cut-size line that is able to package smaller sheets. We are presently able to sheet rolls and then cut them down to 8 1/2 x 11 in. or smalle ...