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Shows how Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Larsen Converting Industries' flexographic printing line helps in meeting the company's objectives. Relationship with Wrightstown-based custom-designed equipment supplier Retroflex Inc.; Challenges of variety of paper substrates and basis weights; Philosophy on employee training.

The article offers tips on how to convert the paper-package printing in a cost-effective way and sustainable production. The author gives more emphasis on the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nonrenewable resources and the heavy metals. In addition, the finishing techniques including diecutting and embossing are also discussed.

The article focuses on the significance of synthetic paper in the label industry. Synthetic paper is nonporous and possesses the same chemical characteristics as the polypropylene and HDPE bottles it decorates. Direct-thermal printable substrate Valeron DT allows converters to eliminate the lamination step for some applications.

Focuses on the influence of paper properties on die-cutting performance. Relevance of dimensional stability in achieving a clean, repeatable die-cut; Criteria influencing the production and sale of paper products; Account of machine devices responsible for the production of uniform paper moisture; Factors influencing the process of coating paperboards.

Assesses the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing paper online. Prediction of rapid growth of business-to-business paper sales; Replacement of the unpleasant and time-consuming parts of sales introduction and fulfillment; Suitability of online trading to paper companies which run different grades of paper and paper converters; Quality assurance of long-term, direct relationships with paper mills.

The article evaluates several paper and paperboard packaging materials, including the Uniset SA wet-strength pressure-sensitive label paper from Stora Enso Global Specialty Papers, Direct Thermal Premium Eco paper from UPM Raflatac and heavy-duty tag stock from Boise Cascade LLC.

Features various products for the paper products industry in the U.S. as of December 2003. Announcement made by Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. regarding the increase of its premium white top liner brightness; Availability of the new swatchbook of Sterling®Ultra C1S papers from Meadwestvaco Corp.; Features of the new 45-gauge Torayfan PC-2, a high-barrier metalized OPP film from Toray Plastics Inc.

Presents several paper converting machinery. Addition of C3S Trilogy thermal transfer to the Roll Express program of Contract Converting LLC; Specifications of Extrachrome X3 label paper of Ahlstrom Corp.; Release of the YUPO IML synthetic paper from Yupo Corp.

Reports on the forecasted growth of synthetic paper in the global market. Estimation of market growth; Speculation on the dominance of labels; Usage of synthetic paper.

Focuses on the impact of the Internet on the paper making industry as of February 2001. Paper-related electronic commerce transactions; Business models used by paper electronic commerce Web sites; Web sites that offer public exchange services for the paper industry.

Reports on the performance of paper companies on the stock market in the United States. Attracting investment from money managers; Paper company power plays; Use of hedging in financing.

The article evaluates several paper, films and resins for packaging including the Envi Folding Box Board (FBB) from Monadnock Paper Mills Inc., the IntegraShield Films from Curwood Inc., and the coextruded EVOH sealant film from Danafilms Inc.

Focuses on the ultraviolet coating and aqueous coating management system used in the paper industry. Performance value of ultraviolet coating; Accounts for aqueous coating as an alternative for ultraviolet coating; Accounts for quality consideration on aqueous coating; accounts on the absorption capacity of aqueous coatings.

Reports on the opening of France-based Label & Packaging Division of Ahlstrom Paper Group's Ascoli Mill paper mill in Ascoli-Piceno, Italy on March 28, 2001. Special features of the converter; Advantages with the use of metallized paper over aluminum foil; Future plans of Ascoli Mill.

Reports on the efforts of Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based fine paper distributor, RIS Paper Co. to ease the setup of printing. Company's use of the Maxson DFK sheeter to simplify sheeting jobs; Features of the DFK; Advantages gained by RIS from the machine.

The article features Portco Packaging, a flexographic printer in Vancouver, Washington. The company's major services are flexographic printing, slitting/rewinding and bagmaking. Its total workforce is 75. Its plant equipment include an 8-color gearless ComexiNorth America Cl-flexo press, BST Pro Mark Genius video web-inspection system and SPEC ink-mixing and dispensing system. INSET: END PRODUCT PROFILE.

Focuses on paper waste management. Suitability of paper on packaging and protection need; Problem of waste generation and disposal fees on business; Benefit of recyclable materials on packers reducing waste costs for receivers and end-users.

Describes a synergistic approach to removing trim and disposing paper reject material in sheeting operations. Problems with traditional paper reject disposal methods; Implementation of an automated sheeting process; Combination slitting/pneumatic trim removal technology; Management of the paper converter.

Examines the challenge and promise of paper in flexible packaging. Paper's share of the growth of the flexible packaging industry; Paper as an alternative to plastic; Changes in paper grades used in flexible packaging. INSET: Nothing beats coated paper for marketing snap..

Reports on the technological innovations of Erlanger, Kentucky-based Queen City Paper to meet the increase demand for papers, paperboard and matboard products. Inclusion of sheeter, slitter and cutter for assistance in business; Flexibility of the company due to the equipment; Accounts personnel in efficiency in meeting the demands of the customers .

Reports on Great Britain-based Middleton Paper's plan to open its paper converting facility in West Midlands, England, as of February 2001. Features of the planned facility; Company background.

The article reports on the installation of the SHM folio-size sheeter at contract converter SureCut Converting Inc. in Oakville, Ontario. It states that the SHM 1450 DR machine, designed by Pemco Inc., handles traditional paper and board products and a wide range of other rolled materials. It informs that SureCut specializes in sheeting cover stock, fine papers, boxboard and synthetics.

The article reports on the installation of the SHM folio-size sheeter at contract converter SureCut Converting Inc. in Oakville, Ontario. It states that the SHM 1450 DR machine, designed by Pemco Inc., handles traditional paper and board products and a wide range of other rolled materials. It informs that SureCut specializes in sheeting cover stock, fine papers, boxboard and synthetics.

The article evaluates the paper finishes for luxury bags from Neenah Paper Inc.

The article informs that folding-carton converter Utah Paper Box Co. has installed a new Steuer Foiljet 104 FBR stamper from Bobst Group USA, Inc. Fine printing and unique finishing are the company's forte. It offers high-end rigid boxes and folding cartons as well as litho-lamination, so its customers only have to inter act with one supplier, thus reducing the production cycle. The Bobst-Steuer will reduce costs and enable the machine to operate at speeds of nearly twice as fast as the fastest conventional foil stampers.

The article reports that Folding-carton converter Sheboygan Paper Box Co. (SPB) has celebrated the six-month anniversary of the installation of its new SHM 1650 dual-rotary sheeter. The hometown partnership of SPB and Pemco has helped the converter achieve improved cut and stack quality of 8 to 40 paperboard sheets.

Examines the impact of Westvaco Corp.'s Fine Papers Division's paper resources on Morristown, Tennessee-based Vacumet Corp.'s Metallized Paper Division operations. Standards and control for coating and metallizing process; Increase in productivity; Improvement in sales of high-value coated-one-side label paper products.

Forecasts the trends for marketing paper and paperboard in the United States for the year 2000. Increase in the demand for paperboard; Popularity of performance specification pricing.

The article evaluates the metallized paper Fasson MaxFlex Silver DTC manufactured by Avery Dennison Corp.

The article presents information on the market trends on the demand of plastics and paper in consumer packaging products. According to a study conducted by Freedonia Group Inc., the market share of plastics is likely to grow by 53% by 2010. It is reported that the demand for plastic packaging will exceed as compared to paper packaging by a ratio of 10:1 margin by 2010 in the competitive markets.

The article presents information on the Label Paper from the company Stora Enso Packaging Board. The label paper has been created for self-adhesive labeling applications used by breweries. It was in response to the growing interest from breweries seeking to reduce material costs, improve production efficiency and use environmentally-friendly labels.

The article reports on the findings from the survey conducted by Applied Market Information Ltd. that addressed the market trends for label products in Europe. The survey revealed that plastic film-based labels have outpaced the paper-based label products. It noted that the demand for paper-based products is expected to slow down over the next five year, while the demand for plastic labels is expected to increase by more than six percent a year.

Reports on the launching of a pavilion highlighting offerings from paper suppliers at the Graph Expo/Converting Expo 2000 trade show in Chicago, Illinois.

The article evaluates the chemical-resistant synthetic papers manufactured by Yupo Corp. America.

Presents news items concerning print and paper converting companies. Rexam Image Products' upgrading of its trial and pilot facilities in Great Britain; Wisconsin-based Paper Converting Machine Co.'s contract with Packaging Products Corp. and FFP Packaging Solutions; New York-packaging producer IMPAC Group's receiving of an award for its cosmetics maker customer, Revlon.

Focuses on the production of quality paper from paper mill division Dreamwork Coating of Liberty Paper Inc. in Minnesota. Concentration of coatings for fine paper and high-end graphics market; Improvement of the paper mill operation; Use of digital printing technology.

Highlights innovations in the printing and paper conversion industry. Cleveland-Kidder's development of a tool for measuring and monitoring precise tension on web process or wire machinery; Vacuum roll assembly; AccuProbe's gamma gauge for accurate and continuous measurement of the thickness of cast film, blown film, extruded thick sheet and plastic wall pipes; Printing cylinders.

Highlights the printing and paper converting industry's quadrennial trade fair, Drupa 2000, held on May 18-31, 2000, in Dusseldorf, Germany. Computer-to-plate printing innovations; Digital label presses; Gearless, servodrive, flexo systems; Sheet-fed offset press; Paper sheeting and wrapping system.

Presents the most popular products in the printing and paper converting industry in the United States for 2000. Water-based adhesive for labels and coupons; Gravure coaters; Holographic substrate; Automatic slitter system; Metallized facestock; Bag printer; Thermal-transfer ribbon; Core cutter; Thickness gauges; Polybag machine.

Features products for use in the paper and print conversion industry. Safety chucks with replaceable insert; Shaft collars used for mounting components; Adjustable air shaft used for unwinders; Lateral motion shafts; Paper and paperboard; Uncoated paper for digital printing.

Features equipment and supplies for the packaging industry included in `Converting Magazine' periodical's top products for 1999. Includes synthetic paper; Holographic films; Rotary die station; Silicone release coatings; Glassine papers.

Focuses on Bolingbrook, Illinois-based paper converting firm Chapco Carton as of February 2001. Company background; Expansion of the company's facilities and business operations; Purchase and installation of a Mitsubishi sheetfed press; Company's use of Komori presses. INSETS: Classic Application;Inforum prepares converters to 'package' profits.

Forecasts the yearly sales increase in paper-based packaging materials in the U.S. Sales projection for the industry until 2008; Expectation for the rigid paper packaging demand to outpace paper flexibles; Estimates for the increase in sleeves, protective packaging, tubs and cups and blister cards.

The article informs that cohesive specialist Qualified Innovation Inc. has purchased a retrofitted coater laminator and ASI flotation dryer. Qualified does its own slitting and sheeting and has one of the widest range of products. The new flotation dryer is a single-zone system designed for kraft paper and linerboard, and low and high density ethylene films. There is a new program for easy troubleshooting from the control interface. The company's new facility houses materials for one of its largest orders. The company bought the machinery because customers demanded wider materials and is testing the new system by running a variety of substrates through it, such as cohesive-coated paper, liner-board, and films .

Looks at how PrimePapers Inc. and Enterprise Coated Products Inc. hired software developers to customize software to fit their individual needs. Difficulties in buying an off-the-shelf system; Enterprise's hiring of Microsoft-based developer Dedicated Business Systems; PrimePapers' use of PaperSoft's capability and knowledge of paper converting procedures; Instant inventory status; Unique needs of converting businesses.

The article presents products and equipment for the converting and packaging industry. Tidland Corp.'s XP Great Expansion air shaft decreases setup time. Sung An Machinery Co. is offering the MRC-313 multiple-roll coater for providing wide flexibility. The Slider from Zip-Pak is the first packaging format that features resealable slider technology.

Reports on Asheville, North Carolina-based carton maker Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.'s adoption of an employee stock ownership plan. Stock holders of the company; Major customers; Reaction of Blue Ridge's employees to the plan.

The article evaluates several paper and paperboard products including the opaque, transparent glassine papers from Thilmany Papers, water-dissolvable label stock from 3 Sigma Corp., and the Fasson MaxFlex Silver DTC premium metallized paper from Avery Dennison Corp.

The article reports that Connemara Converting, a full service film, paper and board converting company supplying and servicing label printers, envelope producers and merchants in the U.S., has invested in a Marquip Ward United SheetWizard sheeter as it targets the burgeoning demand for digital-format 12- x 18-in sheets. The sheeter can deliver large-format sheets up to 65 x 81 in. The dual rotary knife technology of the sheeter gave the firm the capability to produce the large-format sheets.

Presents a corporate profile for InteliCoat Technologies, a manufacturer of coated papers, films, and specialty substrates, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Number of employees; Focus of the company in long-term customer relationships and future prospects; Factors that contributed to the company's growth; Company background.