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Three workers die in explosion at PCA paper mill
Three employees at the Packaging Corp. of America paper mill in Tomahawk, WI, were killed July 29 when an explosion occurred in a recycled-fiber storage tank. More |
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Appleton to open expanded thermal-paper plant
Substrate provider Appleton will dedicate its $125-million expansion of the company's thermal-paper mill in West Carrollton, OH, tomorrow. More |
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Best Practices for troubleshooting printing on substrates
By controlling the substrate’s surface energy printers can eliminate a variable from the ink to film equation. Enercon’s team of application experts are equip with troubleshooting solutions. Learn how to quickly identify substrate adhesion issues and best practices for troubleshooting in Tom Gilbertson’s newest technical article by clicking here.
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Converters begin passing on higher costs to customers
Hit by a steady stream of raw-material price hikes, converters are starting to pass along their rising costs to packaged-goods customers. DuPont Liqui-Box and Amcor Flexibles are among the first major converters to resort to this move. More |
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Kodak, Sun Chemical win 2008 InterTech honors
Flexographic-printing developments by prepress provider Kodak and inkmaker Sun Chemical have been honored with 2008 InterTech Technology Awards from the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. More |
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Temple-Inland buys JV interest in Premier Boxboard
Paperboard-packaging specialist Temple-Inland, Inc. buys Caraustar Industries’ 50-percent interest in their joint venture Premier Boxboard LLC (PBL) for $62 million in cash and... More |
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Infrared Heating Speeds Production, Saves Energy
Web converters of paper, plastics, film and foils require efficient and controllable heat for coating, drying, laminating, embossing, forming, etc. Heraeus IR heat offers an effective, cost-efficient, low-footprint, high tech solution to process heat challenges.
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| Our 25th Anniversary |
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Help us celebrate 25 years of serving the converting and package-printing industries. Tell us what you think were the most significant technical developments of the past quarter-century. Or give us your thoughts on what the industry will be like 25 years from now. Fill out one or both of the forms below.
Top 25 Patents of the Past 25 Years
What's Lies Ahead for the Industry?
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Converting Curmudgeon: Wow! That's surprising...
Which presidential candidate will be best for the converting industry? I'm guessing it was a waste of one of our Website Polls to bother asking, since the amazing answer is...
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Substrate Secrets: Amorphous orientation
Of primary importance to the physical properties of the film, and in particular the mechanical properties, is the amorphous orientation.
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