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Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... ments while good news hunting about the health of the converting industry. The caveat here is that it appears the description of good health applies to specific markets. At Plastics USA (Sept. 28-30 ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... er-based inks. Suppliers include Paper Converting Machine Co., DuPont Cyrel, Nexus Plastics, and NAPZ. The company also earns first place in the same category for Flanicci Natural Peel skin treatment  ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... t — can provide two benefits: (1) They can yield a more uniform coating by giving the polymer more time, before exiting the die, to overcome die-swell forces that result from plastics memory, thereby reduci ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, Fresh-cut produce processor Club Fresh, West Sacramento, CA, USA, is giving its pre-cut fruits and vegetables “all-natural” appeal by pairing them with NatureWorks PLA packaging, says NatureWorks PLA manufacturer ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... dmeccanica; nordmeccanica.com Kroenert Corp.; kroenert.com Sigdopack; sigdopack.com Votocel; votocel.com Terphane; terphane.com Toray Plastics; toraytpa.com Aluar Aluminio; aluar.com.ar Hydro/VA ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... wavelengths, such as 10.2 microns. Recently the impact of 10.2-micron lasers on thermoplastics was investigated under scientifically controlled conditions in an applications laboratory and summarized in ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, SATO America, Seal-It, Sonoco, Spear, TLMI, and Whitlam Label. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Paper and Film Products Stick, Remove, Repeat SEBRING, OH, USA ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... '05, Toray Plastics, and UCB. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Mergers GlobalDie Is Born AUBURN, ME, USA — ENEFCO acquires Industrial Cutting Die of Georgia, forming ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Models CP750 and CP1500 Clicker presses cut paper, corrugated, plastics, and more. Presses, described as laboratory quality, are said to be clean, totally pneumatic, and energy-efficient. PFFC-ASAP 425  ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... ence your budgeting plans for 2005. Rapra Technology (polymer-books.com) evaluates worldwide film markets that represent 40 million tons of all plastics production worldwide. Its new “Plastic Films — Situ ...

Materials

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, New materials from: Argotec, Regal Graphics, Sumitomo Chemical, Ticona, and Toray Plastics. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Printable Films for HP Indigo Regal Graphics, Kansas City, MO, USA; ...

On the Move

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Plastics Converting Solutions, Polymer Valley Chemicals, Real Time Solutions, TPX Online, Services, USM Hudson Intl., WS Packaging Group, X-Rite, and Zip-Pak. Mike Beales and Bill Musial become technical ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  in April 2005. Besides TAPPI, Cushing has affiliation with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminator ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... in the same location.” Adds Chris Voght, product manager at Toray Plastics (America) Inc. (toray.com), “Once you determine what barriers are required, you need to understand what level of barrier is requir ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... a div. of the SMS Plastics Technology Group. Two lines were installed originally, and a third was added recently. "What we look for is equipment that will help us produce nice flat rolls with good gaug ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... and Scandinavia. Show News K Show Sports a New Feature DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — Organized by the German Association of the Plastics Producing Industry (VKE) and Messe Düsseldorf, K 2004, the 16th Internation ...

United Kingdom

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... iney group (formerly Lawson Mardon), Lintac Plastics Ltd., and others that form the nucleus of the nation's diverse flexible packaging industry. There are many unique characteristics among flexible pac ...

Fischer & Krecke to Demo Web-Based Maintenance System Flexpress View at K 2004

(Archive)

August 28, 2004, At K 2004, Fischer & Krecke reports it will feature demos of Flexpress View, its Web-based service and maintenance system and a new variant of F&K’s unique logistic system, Flexpress Motion. PRESS RELEASE ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... assembly, bonding to EPDM rubbers, and for fabricating foam parts used in NVH applications, it is said to adhere well to low surface energy plastics, including untreated polyolefins. Adhesive reportedly ...