2011 AIMCAL MARCH MANAGEMENT MEETING Speakers

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A Publication of the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators 

Holiday 2010 

AIMCALnews 

Association News 

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Management Meeting 

page 2 

CEMA Division 

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On the Economic Front 

page 9 

New Members 

page 11 

People on the Move 

page 12 

Member News 

page 16 

From the Blogs… 

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www.AIMCAL.org

2011 AIMCAL MARCH 

MANAGEMENT MEETING 

FORWARD FOCUSED | LEADERSHIP | ECONOMICS 

Speakers: 

Peter Schutz - Former CEO of Porsche AG 

“Leadership - the Driving Force” - From his best selling book, “The Driving Force”, 

Mr. Schutz will present why the only sustainable advantage that companies 

have is getting extraordinary results from ordinary people. 

Jack Kaine - Speaker and instructor on negotiation 

“Negotiating for Success” - Negotiating is more than gaining the favor of people 

from whom you want things. 

Robert Fry - Dupont Economist 

“Global Economic Update” - Provides a look at the economic indicators and 

forecasts that are shaping our industry. 

J. Christen Adams - Attorney and former Justice Department prosecutor 

“The US Department of Justice and the Rule of Law” - Former lead prosecutor 

of the New Black Party in the US Justice Department, Christen Adams has 

appeared on all the major news networks as a whistleblower to DOJ positions 

which he believes are outside of established objective legal standards. 

Keith Blankenship - Attorney and speaker on trademark protection 

“The Legal Aspects of Branding” - The legal aspects of acquiring and protecting 

goodwill in your company’s name, products, and services. 

PLUS: Industry Overviews on the global PET and OPP 

March 20 - 23, 2011 

The Bolders Resort 

Carefree, Arizona 

Go to www.AIMCAL.org for details


AIMCAL serves as the global forum for the flexible metallizing, 

coating and laminating industry by providing 

resources, services and information that promote and 

encourage use of member companies’ products and 

services while seeking solutions of interest; collecting 

and distributing information to improve awareness; and 

fostering an environment that maintains relationships 

and a spirit of cooperation among member companies. 

2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

President 

Liz Josephson, Applied Materials Corporation 

315-682-7081 • fax 315-682-1406 

Vice President 

Bob Connelly, Madico, Inc. 

(781) 756-4154 • fax (781) 935-0548 

Treasurer 

Dan Bemi, MEGTEC Systems 

262-255-3275 • fax 262-255-3578 

Past President 

Mike Engel, FLEXcon Co., Inc. 

508-885-8243 • fax 508-885-1402 

DIRECTORS AT LARGE 

David Bryant, Vacuum Depositing Inc. 

502-969-4227 • fax 502-969-3378 

Mark Montsinger, Bryce Corp. 

901-369-5120 • fax 901-369-5572 

Gary Phillips, Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC 

858-614-1268 • fax 858-614-1468 

Dan Roy, Terphane Inc. 

585-657-5827 • fax 585-657-5838 

Steve Sedlak, ESK Ceramics 

800-833-7608 • fax 734-944-1375 

Ron Schmidt, Maxcess International Corporation 

405-752-7863 fax (405) 755-8425 

COMMITTEE CHAIRS 

Awards & Competition Committee 

Steve Sedlak, ESK Ceramics, USA 

800-833-7608 • fax 734-944-1375 

Coating & Laminating Committee 

Ingrid Brase, Henkel Adhesives 

908-685-5088 • fax 908-685-5061 

Gregory Williams, Exopack Advanced Coatings 

800-688-9171 • fax 704-845-4307 

Resistance Vacuum Web Coating Committee - 

RVWCC 

Greg Tullo, Bobst Group, General Vacuum 

919-846-5560 • fax 919-870-1182 

Andrew Jack, Bobst Group, General Vacuum 

(44)1706-622442 • fax (44)1706-6224422 

Environmental Committee 

Chris Anguil, Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. 

414-365-6400• fax 414-365-6410 

Economics Committee 

Bill Stratton, Adhesives Research 

717-227-3254• fax 717 235-8466 

Safety Committee 

Tim Carroll, DUNMORE Corp 

215-781-8895• fax 215-781-9293 

Web Handling Committee 

Ron Schmidt, Maxcess International Corporation 

405-752-7863 fax 405-755-8425 


Executive Director - Craig Sheppard 

Senior Executive Assistant - Tracey Ingram 

Events Manager - Linda Couto 

201 Springs St. • Fort Mill, SC 29715 

803-802-7820 • fax 803-802-7821 

E-Mail: aimcal@aimcal.org Web: www.aimcal.org 

Newsletter Editor - Hallie Forcinio 

216-351-5824 • fax 216-351-5684 

CONVERTING QUARTERLY 

Editorial: Mark Spaulding 

262.697.0525 • mark@aimcal.org 

Advertising: Cindi Stocker 

785.271.5801 • cindi@petersonpublications.com 

Copyright © 2010 AIMCAL 

HO L I D A Y 2010 

From the President 

Liz Josephson, President 

As our name change to the Association of 

International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators 

becomes official, AIMCAL is looking forward to a busy 

and productive 2011 that will generate many benefits 

for members and the customers we serve. 

In a brand new venture for the association, AIMCAL will begin publishing 

a trade magazine for the converting industry. Scheduled to premiere in 

February 2011, Converting Quarterly features strong technical content from 

some of the best technical minds in the industry. Led by veteran converting 

journalist Mark Spaulding as associate publisher and editor-in-chief, 

the quarterly print magazine is supported by a 24/7 Website plus a weekly 

e-newsletter that is already keeping everyone up-to-date on the latest news 

in the international web coating community. Members are encouraged to 

support this new industry service and take advantage of the opportunities it 

presents to raise the profile of your company and products. Suggestions for 

editorial content are always welcome, and don’t forget members are eligible 

for discounted ad rates. In addition, revenues from the magazine will be reinvested 

in AIMCAL to generate new benefits for members and the industry at 

large. 

A strong Converting School curriculum has been assembled for 2011 with 

courses scheduled in both the United States and Belgium. Classes begin in 

April. The complete schedule is printed on p. 5, and registration materials 

are available on AIMCAL’s redesigned Website, cal.org. 

www.aim- 

If you haven’t visited lately, make sure you check out 

the new Website. It combines a cleaner look with simpler 

navigation. With drop-down menus and many direct 

links, it’s easy to locate the information you need. Since the 

redesign coincides with a move to a newer platform, the 

Website is now easier to update and expand to keep information 

current and accessible. 

Another not-to-be-missed event, AIMCAL’s annual 

Management Meeting, will be held March 20-23, 2011, at 

The Boulders Resort in Carefree, Arizona. The strong program 

with its mix of educational and networking sessions 

makes this a must-attend event for all members of top management 

in the converting industry. 

I hope to see you there, 

Liz Josephson 

President of AIMCAL 

Dear Fellow 

AIMCAL Members: 

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Members to Hold 

Management 

Meeting in 

Arizona 

AIMCAL’s annual Management 

Meeting will be held March 

20-23, 2011, at The Boulders 

Resort in Carefree, Arizona, near 

Scottsdale. 

Sponsors include Dow Packaging 

& Converting, Elgin, Illinois, DuPont 

Teijin Films, Chester, Virgina and 

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North 

Kingstown, Rhode Island. 

Dow, DuPont and Toray are primary sponsors of the 

2011 edition of AIMCAL’s annual Management Meeting. 

In the keynote address on 

Monday, March 21, 2011, Peter Schultz 

of Harris & Schultz Inc., Naples, Florida, 

will discuss how to manage ordinary 

people for extraordinary results, drawing 

on his experiences as chief executive 

officer of Porsche AG. 

Other sessions include the 

AIMCAL Annual Meeting and a presentation 

by J. Christian Adams, counsel at 

General Counsel P.C., McLean, Virginia. 

Referred to by many as the Justice 

Department whistleblower, Adams 

was the lead prosecutor in the Black 

Panther voter intimidation lawsuit that 

the Department of Justice (DOJ0 opted to 

drop. He will discuss how current DOJ 

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policies are impacting businesses, civil 

rights and the rule of law. 

Improving negotiating skills is the 

goal of Jack Kaine of J.W. Kaine Ltd., 

Kansas City, Missouri, in his half-day 

workshop, Negotiating for Success. 

Kaine, who has taught negotiating at 

several universities and presents courses 

to dozens of audiences each year, will 

discuss practical ways to improve negotiating 

skills, reveal the three elements to 

take under control during a negotiation, 

and provide tips for creating a positive 

climate and using questions effectively. 

Brand protection is the subject of a 

session led by M. Keith Blankenship, 

partner at 

General 

Counsel, P.C. 

Blankenship 

will discuss 

branding 

issues related 

to the converting 

industry 

and explain 

how to acquire 

trademark 

rights without 

the expense of 

agency filings. 

Robert C. Fry Jr., Ph.D. 

Dupont Economist 

Other sessions 

include the always-fascinating 

Global Economic Update from Dr. 

Robert Fry, senior associate economist 

at DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware; and 

updates on the oriented polypropylene 

film and polyester film industries. 

In addition to the business-building 

sessions, the agenda includes many 

of the meeting’s traditional networking 

features that everyone enjoys including 

the Awards Dinner and Presentation on 

Sunday, March 20, 2011, the shotgunstart 

Golf Scramble at 1:30 p.m. on 

Tuesday, March 22, and the Dine-around 

on Tuesday evening. Non-golfers may 

sign up for an optional Desert Four 

Wheel Jeep Drive Adventure on Tuesday 

afternoon. 

Hotel reservations should be made 

as soon as possible by calling the Group 

Line at +1 888-318-4319 or online at 

www.theboulders.com. When calling the 

Group Line, please reference AIMCAL 

to receive the group rate. Website 

reservations will require the Group/ 

Convention Code, AAAI03, which is 

case sensitive. Meeting registration 

materials are available on the AIMCAL 

Website, www.aimcal.org. 

Fall Technical 

Conference 

Draws Positive 

Reviews, Great 

Presentations 

The AIMCAL Fall Technical 

Conference, October 17-20, 2010, in 

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, drew 

a good crowd and rave reviews from 

attendees. 

With all the great presentations, 

judges had a tough job choosing the 

recipients of the 2010 John Matteucci 

Technical Excellence Awards. One presentation 

was recognized in each conference 

track. Both papers will be published 

in February 2011 in the premiere 

issue of Converting Quarterly, AIMCAL’s 

new technical publication and Website 

for the web-processing, converting and 

finishing industry. 

In the Coating/Laminating Track, 

the 2010 John Matteucci Technical 

Excellence Award went to Steve Zagar, 

Jeff Quass, and Dan Bemi of MEGTEC 

Systems, Inc., DePere, Wisconsin, for 

the presentation, Drying Laboratory 

Methods for the Development of 

Complex Empirical Drying Data. The 

paper, which included several case 

studies, described tools and laboratory 

methods used to visualize drying characteristics 

and develop the empirical 

drying rate data needed to refine and 

enhance the efficacy of predictive theoretical 

models. 

In the Vacuum Web Coating Track, 

Nick Copeland and Robert Astbury of 

General Vacuum Equipment, part of 

Bobst Group North America, Flexible 

Materials, Charlotte, North Carolina, 

and Donald J. McClure, Ph.D., of 

Acuity Consulting and Training, Siren, 

Wisconsin, received top honors for 

a two-part presentation, Evaporated 

Aluminum on Polyester: Optical, 

Electrical and Barrier Properties as a 

Function of Thickness and Time. Part I

described the measurement of optical, 

electrical, and barrier properties relative 

to aluminum film thickness and time, 

as well as how optical density varies 

across and down the web. Part II examined 

a suite of analytical measurements 

to characterize film thicknesses and 

discussed how film thickness can predict 

optical and electrical properties. 

Judges also named seven Honorable 

Mention recipients. 

In the Coating/Laminating Track, 

Honorable Mentions were presented to: 

• William M. Stratton of Adhesives 

Research, Inc., Glen Rock, 

Pennsylvania, for his presentation, 

Lean Planning and Replenishment Pull 

Systems; 

• Terry Thompson of PCT Engineered 

Systems, LLC, Davenport, Iowa, for 

New Developments in Low Energy EB 

Equipment; 

• Jim Miceli of Rockwell Automation, 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for What Have 

Your Drives Done for You Lately?; and 

• Bob Oesterreich of Air Liquide 

Industrial US, Houston, Texas, for 

Gas Phase Priming - Applications & 

Benefits. 

In the Vacuum Web Coating Track, 

Honorable Mentions recognized: 

• Mark Hodgson of Dupont Teijin 

Films, Chester, Virginia, for Cleaning 

of Polyester Films Prior to Vacuum 

Coating; 

• Dante Ferrari of Celplast Metallized 

Products, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for 

Properties of EB Top-Coated Metallized 

Films Prepared in Vacuum; and 

• Charles L. Geraci, Ph.D., of the 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 

Washington, D.C., for Nanotechnology 

in the Workplace: NIOSH Research to 

Meet the Challenge. 

The Matteucci Awards program 

continues a tradition established by 

the International Vacuum Web Coating 

Conference, which merged with 

AIMCAL’s Fall Technical Conference 

in 2001. It is named in honor of John 

Matteucci (1938-2000), a world-renowned 

expert in vacuum coating technology 

and equipment. 

AIMCAL Prepares 

for the Launch of 

CQ and a New Era 

AIMCAL begins a new era in 

February 2011 with the launch of 

Converting Quarterly (CQ). The new 

technical journal for the global converting 

industry includes print and online 

versions. A weekly e-newsletter and 

Website are already live. Subscribe to 

the print or electronic CQ at www.convertingquarterly.com. 

As the launch date approaches, 

AIMCAL News chats with Mark 

Spaulding, associate publisher and editor 

in chief of CQ, about the journey so 

far and what we’ll be reading. 

AIMCAL News: CQ has been serving 

the web-processing industry for four 

months now. How are things going? 

Mark: I’m enjoying the positive 

response we’ve been getting for our new 

venture from converters, suppliers, academia, 

and the industry in general. The 

Website, our weekly eNewsletter and 

the print magazine (which premieres in 

February 2011) have all been receiving 

a warm reception. There’s strong sup 

port for our focus on technical-journal 

articles as well as the Q&A technical 

columns and Blogs. I think our readers 

and followers understand that we’re 

providing a unique resource of technical 

information that’s otherwise missing 

from the marketplace. 

AIMCAL News: How is the relationship 

with AIMCAL working out? 

Mark: It’s good to be part of AIMCAL 

where its mission of providing value 

to the industry is more important than 

corporate profits. I see Converting 

Quarterly as an essential part of the 

three-legged operational platform any 

association must have. The education 

and tradeshow presence AIMCAL has 

had for 40 years, is now being joined 

by publishing with CQ and our online 

offerings. 

AIMCAL’s strong international 

presence is already going a long way 

toward making CQ a global medium 

for the industry. We’ve gotten plenty of 

interest from foreign members who are 

approaching us with editorial contributions 

and as advertising prospects. 

AIMCAL News: What can readers 

expect to see in the first issue of the 

magazine? 

Mark: Along with a half dozen technical 

articles on web handling, webcoating 

and finishing, there will be a 

detailed market-focus series on printed 

electronics and photovoltaics. Dr. Peter 

Harrop of IDTechEx will cover developments 

in various web-printing methods 

for flexible electronics and solar cells. 

Rory Wolf of Enercon Industries will 

describe surface-treating processes for 

photovoltaics, and Prof. Malcolm Keif 

of Cal Poly will provide a primer/glossary 

for printed electronics. We’ll also 

be publishing the two Mattuecci Awardwinning 

papers from the 2010 AIMCAL 

Fall Technical Conference. 

AIMCAL News: Will Converting 

Quarterly replace the AIMCAL 

Newsletter? 

Mark: No. The AIMCAL News will 

still be published regularly for all association 

members. But instead of being 

printed and mailed, it will be email 

delivered in a digital format, letting 

readers print out the pages or articles 

they want. There also will be a condensed 

version in the CQ magazine. 

This will allow AIMCAL to directly reach 

the thousands of CQ subscribers, who 

are not yet AIMCAL members, with 

association news. 

AIMCAL News: What other digital/ 

online initiatives is CQ taking? 

Mark: From the get-go, CQ has 

been on the forefront of social media 

with LinkedIn and Twitter. I’m posting 

industry news and Blog items on both 

accounts just about daily, and I often 

report from tradeshows and conferences 

through our live Twitter feeds. One 

measure of our online success is that the 

amount of time people spend at convertingquarterly.com 

is 50 percent higher 

than the Internet average. 

AIMCAL News: Some people say 

print is dead. Why not just be completely 

online? 

Mark: Sure. That might be the way 

to go someday, but I think the technology 

isn’t there just yet. Think of it this 

way: Instant coffee didn’t kill the coffee 

market. It just offered the product in a 

different form. That’s kind of what we’re 

doing, too. Offering our technical content 

in multiple forms—print and online. 

Some of our technical articles will be 

rather long and obviously much easier 

to read in print, along with the true portability 

of a printed magazine. We’ll still 

have a digital edition available for those 

who want to electronically page through 

an issue. And you can then print out the 

articles you want. 

AIMCAL News: Any other thoughts? 

Mark: On a personal level, I’m really 

enjoying my 30-second commute to the 

office. Working at home has its pros and 

cons, but in the winter it’s much better 

than the 100-mile roundtrip commute I 

used to have. Go Packers! 

Save the Date 

AIMCAL Fall Technical 

Conference 

October 23-26, 2011 

Peppermill Resort, Reno, 

Nevada 


Members 

Technical committees 

Begin 

Palnning for 2011 

AIMCAL’s technical committees will 

start meeting soon to begin planning 

the Fall Technical Conference 2011. It 

will take place October 23-26, 2011 at the 

Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, and 

is expected to consist of its two traditional 

tracks, Vacuum Web Coating and 

Coating/Laminating, as well as several 

joint sessions. 

“We encourage all members to 

get involved on a committee,” says 

Craig Sheppard, executive director 

of AIMCAL. If interested in serving on 

any of the technical committees that 

organize the program, please contact 

Sheppard at craig@aimcal.org. 

New Year Rings 

in New Name - 


At the stroke of midnight on New 

Year’s Eve, AIMCAL officially becomes 

the Association of International 

Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators. 

The replacement of “Industrial” with 

“International” reflects the increasingly 

global presence of the group, which 

currently has members from more 

than 15 countries. AIMCAL members 

voted overwhelmingly in favor of the 

name change in March 2010 during 

the group’s Management Meeting in La 

Jolla, California. 

“AIMCAL truly has become the global 

leader for the converting industry,” 

says AIMCAL President Liz Josephson, 

sales manager for Web Coating 

Products at Applied Materials, Inc., 

Fairfield, California. “For the past several 

years, our presence at international 

forums has been growing,” she notes, 

adding, “We have organized pavilions 

at international trade shows and 

presented Converting School courses 

in Europe and India, as well as in the 

United States.” 

The global converting community 

also benefits from a wide array of 

Internet-based offerings including educational 

webinars and other technical 

resources (www.convertingportal.com), 

job board (www.AIMCALjobs.com), and 


the newly redesigned AIMCAL Website 

(www.aimcal.org). 

To expand services to the global converting 

community, AIMCAL is launching 

Converting Quarterly magazine in 

February 2011 and is already emailing 

its weekly companion, Converting 

Quarterly ENews. A related Website 

(www.convertingquarterly.com) and 

social media sites, including six blogs -- 

Converting Curmudgeon, Vacuum Web 

Coating, Web Coating, Web Handling 

and Converting, Substrate Secrets and 

Drives for Web Handling -- provide 

access to technical information 24/7. 

“There always was some confusion 

about what was meant by ‘industrial,’” 

recalls Craig Sheppard, executive director 

of the association, which celebrated 

its 40 th birthday in 2010. “This is a name 

that will serve us well for the next 40 

years,” he concludes. 

Converting 

School Schedules 

19 Courses 

The 2011 edition of AIMCAL 

Converting School consists of courses 

held in both the United States and 

Europe. The first of 19 classes, Web 

Coating and Drying, begins April 5, 

2011, in Brussels, Belgium. The school 

year ends in Brussels on October 14 with 

the conclusion of Web Processing for 

Barrier. The 17 classes in between are 

divided among Brussels, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, and Ontario, California. 

Most courses are held at least 

once in the United States and once in 

Europe. Subjects include Optimizing 

Extrusion-Based Lamination and 

Coating, Web Handling and Converting, 

Winding: Machines, Mechanics 

and Measurements, Drives in Web 

Handling and Converting, and Solution 

Preparation and Mixing. 

Popular instructors returning for 

2011 include Dr, Jonathan Summers, Dr. 

Harvey Thompson, Dr. Eldridge Mount, 

Dr. David Roisum, Dr. Charles Bishop, 

Clarence Klassen, Dr. Ted Lightfoot, and 

Dr. Kenneth McCarthy. 

The complete schedule is shown in 

the accompanying table. Full details 

and registration materials may be found 

on the AIMCAL Website, www.aimcal. 

org. See the schedule On next page. 

2011 Membership 

Deadline 

Approaches 

Premium Membership Carries 

Many Perks 

It’s membership renewal time. 

Upgrading to Premium status more than 

pays for itself during the year. Only $42 

more per month, delivers benefits worth 

more than $2000! Premium Membership 

costs $2495 and provides all the benefits 

of basic membership, plus: 

• One 2-for-1 registration to a 

Converting School class (value $899) 

• One 2-for-1 registration to a CEMA 

Fundamentals Seminar (value $525) 

• One 30-day premium listing on 

AIMCAL Jobs (value $150) 

• Logo identification and bold listing 

with company profile in the AIMCAL 

SourceBook – printed, online, and 

in the reprint that will accompany 

the third-quarter issue of Converting 

Quarterly 

• Identification as a Premium Member 

in the AIMCAL SourceBook 

• Banner ad in the SourceBook online 

directory. 

• Customization of the online company 

profile to include links, banners, special 

promotions, new products, etc. 

• Special discounts for advertising in 

Converting Quarterly 

Basic Membership welcomes all the 

member’s employees to the AIMCAL 

community and provides the following 

benefits: 

• Full access to the AIMCAL Members 

Only area on the Website, including 

conference proceedings, Ask AIMCAL, 

business leads, economic/research 

reports and resumes sent to AIMCAL 

Jobs 

• Quarterly AIMCAL Economic Index 

report on the state of the industry 

• Company profile and directory 

listing in the printed and online 

SourceBook – including publication in 

the new Converting Quarterly (thirdquarter 

issue) 

• Member discounts on AIMCAL meetings, 

conferences, seminars, technical 

resources, Converting Quarterly ads, 

and more 

• Free job opening postings on the 

AIMCAL Jobs Website and access to all 

submitted resumes 

• Free corporate access to the 

AIMCAL Audio Library 

• Business leads from the Ask AIMCAL 

service

• Free membership in CEMA, the 

Converting Equipment Manufacturers 

Association to all eligible companies. 

• Subscription to Converting Quarterly 

for all members on the AIMCAL mailing 

list 

• Posting of your company news on 

AIMCAL Websites and in AIMCAL 

News 

Basic Membership costs $1995. To 

renew online, visit www.aimcal.org. 

Website Features 

Easier Navigation 

An array of drop-down menus and 

quick links makes the AIMCAL Website 

easier to use. With Member News, the 

AIMCAL SourceBook and Ask AIMCAL 

featured prominently on the new home 

page, visitors can find resources quickly 

and identify potential suppliers. 

The redesign also moves the Website 

to a new technology platform, making it 

easier to update and expand. For more 

information, visit www.aimcal.org. 

Are You LinkedIn? 

Members can join the AIMCAL 

Group on LinkedIn and open new networking 

doors. If you’re not already a 

LinkedIn member, create a free account 

at www.linkedin.com. Once you have an 

account, click on the Groups Directory, 

search for AIMCAL, and click on Join 

Group. 

Converting School 2011 Schedule 

AIMCAL Organizes 

Technical 

Program and 

Pavilion at First 

ICE USA 

AIMCAL will support its members 

and the first edition of ICE USA, April 6-8, 

2011, at the Orange County Convention 

Center in Orlando, Florida, by organizing 

an AIMCAL Pavilion as well as a 

technical conference program. 

Conference sessions are organized 

in three tracks: Web Coating, 

Web Handling/Winding, and Package 

Printing and Converting. Each day 

opens at 9 a.m. with a market-oriented 

keynote address. On Wednesday, 

April 6, Thomas Blaige of Blaige & 

DATE COURSE LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 

April 5-6 Web Coating and Drying Brussels, Belgium 

April 7-8 

Optimizing Extrusion-Based Lamination 

and Coating Technology 

Brussels, Belgium 

Dr. Jonathon Summers 

Dr. Bruce Ikin 

Dr. Nick Kapur 

Dr. Eldridge Mount 

April 12-13 Web Handling and Converting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dr. David Roisum 

April 14-15 


and Measurements 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Dr. David Roisum 

April 14-15 Web Processing for Barrier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dr. Charles Bishop 

May 10-11 

Drives in Web Handling 

and Converting 


Clarence Klassen 

May 10-11 Web Handling and Converting Brussels, Belgium Dr. David Roisum 

May 12-13 

May 12-13 

Optimizing Extrusion-Based 

Lamination and Coating Technology 





May 24-25 Web Coating and Drying Ontario, California 



Dr. Ed Cohen 

Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot 

May 26-27 Solution Preparation and Mixing Ontario, California Dr. Kenneth McCarthy 

August 23-24 Web Coating and Drying Brussels, Belgium 

Dr. Jonathon Summers 

Dr. Harvey Thompson 

Dr. Bruce Ikin 

August 25-26 Solution Preparation and Mixing Brussels, Belgium Dr. Kenneth McCarthy 

September 13-14 Web Handling and Converting Ontario, California Dr. David Roisum 

September 15-16 



Ontario, California 

October 3-4 Web Coating and Drying Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 


Dr. Ed Cohen 

Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot 

October 5-6 Solution Preparation and Mixing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dr. Kenneth McCarthy 

October 11-12 


and Converting 



October 13-14 Web Processing for Barrier Brussels, Belgium Dr. Charles Bishop 


Co., Chicago, Illinois, discusses Global 

Consolidation in the Packaging Industry. 

On Thursday, April 7, Frank Perkowski 

of Business Development Advisory, Inc., 

Marietta, Georgia, speaks about Future 

Outlook, Challenges, and Opportunities 

in Paper Based Packaging Markets. 

Friday, April 8, sees Corey Reardon of 

AWA Alexander Watson Associates, 

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, presenting 

an Overview of the Global Label Market. 

Web Coating/Laminating track topics 

include optimized die technology, 

plasma treatment, coatweight and thickness 

measurement, and drying technologies. 

Topics in the Web Handling/ 

Winding track include conveyance roller 

nip mechanics, precision tension control, 

simulation of drive systems, and quantifying 

web bagginess. Package Printing 

and Converting track topics include solvent-related 

emissions, advances in color 

measurement, laser processing of flexible 

packaging materials and ultravioletcurable 

pressure-sensitive adhesives. 

Cost is $79 for a one-day pass, $149 for 

a three-day pass. All conference passes 

include a three-day pass to the ICE USA 

show floor. A complete agenda may be 

found on the AIMCAL Website, www. 

aimcal.org/events/ice-usa-2011.aspx. 

On Tuesday, April 5, immediately 

prior to the show, CEMA will 

offer its popular seminars, Slitting 

and Rewinding Fundamentals for 

Converters and Coating and Laminating 

Fundamentals for Converters. 

Participation in either seminar provides 

a free pass to the show as well as an 

invitation from the show organizer to 

participate in the Exhibitors Reception, 

which takes place immediately following 

the conclusion of the seminar (see story, 

p. 8). 

Participants in the AIMCAL Pavilion 

receive a 10 x 10-foot, turnkey, hard wall 

booth including carpeting, a table and 

two chairs, counter with storage, lights, 

electrical outlet, header and logo graphics. 

For more details, check out the 

AIMCAL and ICE Websites, www.aimcal. 

org and www.ice-x-usa.com, respectively. 

ICE USA Launches 

Social Media 

Network 

The ICE USA Social Media Network, 

launched by ICE USA, Burlington, 

Massachusetts, facilitates online conversations, 

information sharing, and idea 


generation within the worldwide converting 

industry. The new network will be 

driven by social media sites, Facebook, 

Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, plus the 

new ICE USA 2011 Blog at www.iceusa2011.wordpress.com. 

The various platforms such as Twitter 

and Facebook allow individuals to converse 

on a variety of topics ranging from 

technical issues to career advice. The 

ICE USA network will feature content 

from social media platforms, blogs, videos, 

surveys, chats, personal profiles and 

links to case histories, articles, product 

updates, and other valuable information 

from leading industry resources. It also 

will provide updates on ICE USA, April 

6-8, 2011, in Orlando, Florida. 

AWA Issues 

Report on Wine 

Labeling Market 

With pressure-sensitive solutions 

enjoying the most significant growth 

today and forecast to continue to take 

an increased market share around the 

world, wine labeling is one of the most 

dynamic market niches for product identification 

and decoration technologies, 

according to a study by AWA Alexander 

Watson Associates, Amsterdam, The 

Netherlands. 

The AWAreness Report, Global 

Wine and Wine Label Market & 

Technology Review 2010, provides an 

up-to-the-minute overview of the opportunities 

for label producers, material suppliers, 

and wine makers. Outlining the 

overall structure of the global wine market 

and its defined geographical regions, 

the report drills down into wine labeling 

in those regions, growth drivers, threats, 

and opportunities. It details the available 

wine label materials and formats, 

and examines the available product 

decoration technologies in partnership 

with today’s chosen packaging styles, 

from glass and plastic bottles to aseptic 

cartons, metal cans, and pouches. Wine 

label converting is discussed, and the 

report concludes with a directory of suppliers 

of label materials and labels. 

Details of the AWAreness Report, 

Global Wine and Wine Label Market 

& Technology Review 2010, are available 

on the AWA Alexander Watson 

Associates Website. For more information, 

visit www.awa-bv.com. 

CPP EXPO Sets 

Attendance 

Record, Plans 2011 

and 2012 Events 

A record 7,239 attendees toured CPP 

EXPO, October 31-November 3, 2010, in 

Chicago, Illinois. Every industry sector 

improved attendance including tag and 

label, flexible packaging, folding carton, 

and corrugated. “With the current 

uncertainty in the economy, it is great to 

see these types of numbers,” says Leo 

Nadolske of H.A. Bruno, LLC, Paramus, 

New Jersey, the show organizer. 

The 2011 edition of CPP EXPO, which 

includes an AIMCAL Pavilion, will be colocated 

once more with PACK EXPO Las 

Vegas, September 26-28, 2011, at the Las 

Vegas Convention Center. 

In 2012, the event will switch to new 

schedule: CPP EXPO will take place 

regionally in even-numbered years 

and hold a new international event in 

Chicago in odd-numbered years. The 

schedule for 2012-2014 includes: 

• April 18-19, 2012, CPP EXPO – The 

Cleveland Show, I-X Center, Cleveland, 

Ohio 

• April 2013, CPP EXPO – The 

Main International Event, Stephens 

Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois 

(near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport) 

• May 2014, CPP EXPO – The Vegas 

Show, Mandalay Bay Convention 

Center, Las Vegas, Nevada 

“While we will always look back with 

gratitude toward PACK EXPO and the 

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers 

Institute for allowing us to develop and 

co-locate CPP EXPO alongside PACK 

EXPO; it has always been our mutual 

understanding that one day, we would… 

separate our shows,” says Nadolske. 

“The demographic analysis of our 

attendees influenced the decision to 

bring events to Cleveland, Chicago and 

Las Vegas,” he notes, adding, “We are 

taking our shows directly to the customers.” 

For more information, visit www. 

cppexpo.com.


President 

Doug Krasucki, 

R.D. Specialties 

Vice President 

Doug Brockelbank, 

The Montalvo Corporation 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Sean Craig, 

Maxcess International 

TRUSTEES 

Seamus Lafferty, Stanford/An 

Accraply Company 

John Looser, Faustel, Inc. 

Leo Nadolske, CPP EXPO 

Dave Rumson, Sltting Consultant 

Michael Sellers, Advance 

Systems, Inc. 

Tim Walker, TJ Walker and 

Associates 

Keon Wild, Davis-Standard, LLC 

MISSION 

Our mission is to promote, 

advance and represent the 

interests of converting 

manufacturers in the industry 

and markets served. 

GOALS 

A. To advance the use of converting 

equipment. 

B. To provide opportunities for 

the exchange of ideas. 

C. To lobby on behalf of the 

industry concerning legislation 

and regulations that may have 

impact on the industry. 

D. To provide educational opportunities 

for the membership 

and the industry. 

E. To establish and maintain liaison 

between organizations 

with similar interests. 

Ho l i d ay 2010 

President’s 

Message 

All Systems Go? 

As I write this (I 

have to put that in 

because change can 

happen overnight) 

the economy is picking 

up, consumer 

spending is picking 

up and retailers 

have added a percent 

to their predictions 

of the year over year increase in 

Christmas spending. Most converters 

and their suppliers have been growing 

all year and at better rates than the 

overall economy and certainly better 

than retail. So will 2011 be even better 

than 2010? My financial advisor is still 

waiting for that correction to happen 

before he recommends getting back 

into stocks. One thing we do know is 

we have to be ready for the future. We 

can always cut back (and we’ve gotten 

very good at that) but we also need to be 

ready for the uptick or we will miss out 

on sales opportunities and fall behind 

the competition. So, we need to keep 

investing in our infrastructure and our 

people so we’re ready for the future. 

That’s a great lead in to the 2011 CEMA 

Fundamentals Seminar that focuses on 

Slitting and Rewinding and Coating and 

Laminating. The Seminar is co-locating 

with ICE in Orlando, Florida this coming 

April. The Seminar is designed 

for new engineers and experienced 

operators. It’s also an excellent way 

for converting equipment people to see 

where they fit in to the bigger picture. 

So, if you’re a converter or an equip 

ment supplier, there is sure to be some of 

your people who could benefit from the 

Fundamentals Seminar and help you 

get ready for the future. Here’s hoping 

your 2011 is even better than expected. 

Doug Krasucki 

R.D. Specialties, Webster, New York 

President, CEMA 

CEMA Schedules 

Pre-ICE USA 

Seminars 

CEMA will hold both of its 

Fundamentals seminars on Tuesday, April 

5, 2011, the day before ICE USA opens. The 

seminars will take place at the Orange 

County Convention Center, where ICE 

USA will be held April 6-8. 

The cost of either seminar is $295 and 

includes a free visitor badge for ICE USA 

as well as an invitation to an end-of-theday 

Exhibitor Reception, sponsored by the 

show organizers. 

The Slitting and Rewinding 

Fundamentals for Converters is designed 

for anyone involved in slitting and rewinding 

of paper, film, nonwovens, and other 

continuous flexible materials. Experts in 

slitting and rewinding equipment will discuss 

best practices related to winding, slitting, 

cores and cutting, retrofitting, chucks, 

shafts, spreading, and guiding. Content 

targets both novice and experienced personnel 

and includes question-and-answer 

sessions throughout the day. 

The Coating and Laminating 

Fundamentals for Converters seminar is 

designed for beginners and more experienced 

personnel involved in coating and 

laminating of paper, film, nonwovens, 

and other continuous flexible materials. 

Each step of the web coating operation 

is covered from unwind to rewind. 

Knowledgeable instructors provide real 

world advice for improving productivity, 

reducing downtime and waste, and 

increasing yield and throughput. Frequent 

question-and-answer periods make it possible 

for presenters to address specific 

concerns. For more information, visit www. 

aimcal.org/events/cema-fundamentalsseminars/overview.aspx. 

Free Webinar 

Series: 

AIMCAL Webinars on converting 

topics are now accessible via the 

Converting Portal, 

www.convertingportal.com. 

The free series, which began early 

in 2009, discusses relevant 

topics and technology 

developments with leading experts. 

Register at www.convertingportal. 

com/webinarSchedule.htm 

8 Holiday 2010 www.aimcal.org

Ro B e R T FR y 

On the 

Economic 

Front 

Signs of 

Reacceleration 

U.S. economic data released so far in 

November 2010 have been surprisingly 

positive and may point to a reacceleration 

in U.S. growth after the below-trend 

growth of the second and third quarters. 

The flood of positive data reports 

began on November 1, when a jump in 

the Institute of Supply Management’s 

Manufacturing Index (the PMI) pointed 

to stronger growth in the manufacturing 

sector in October. This was later confirmed 

by data 

on industrial 

production in 

manufacturing, 

which 

showed a 

0.5% increase 

in October 

(and upward 

revisions to 

August and 

September). 

Perhaps 

most notably, 

the ISM New 

Orders Index, 

Robert C. Fry Jr., Ph.D. 

Dupont Economist 

the component of the PMI that leads 

industrial production, jumped from 51.1 

in September to 58.9 in October. The 

level of the Index is consistent with solid 

growth in manufacturing during the next 

month or two. 

The jump in the Index, should it continue, 

would signal an acceleration of 

growth next spring. One might be tempted 

to dismiss the jump in the PMI as a 

one-month blip, but a big jump in the 

Philadelphia Fed Survey in November 

suggests another good month for the 

PMI. The ISM’s Non-manufacturing Index 

also jumped in October. The business 

activity index rose to 58.4, which is consistent 

with a 3.1% annualized growth 

rate in GDP, better than most forecasts 

for fourth quarter growth. 

Motor vehicle sales rose in October 

to their highest level since September 

2008 (excluding August 2009, when sales 

were boosted by the “cash-for-clunkers” 

program). This helped power retail sales 

to a 1.2% increase, the biggest since 

March. Excluding autos and gasoline, 

retail sales rose 0.4% in October and 

have risen 1.8% from July to October 

after declining from March to July. 

Employment growth was also much 

better than 

expected in 

October. Payroll 

employment 

rose by 151,000, 

and declines 

in the prior two 

months were 

revised smaller 

by a total of 

110,000. Private 

sector employment 

was up 

159,000, the 

fourth consecutive 

increase 

of more than 

100,000 and the 

tenth consecutive 

increase overall. A decline in new 

claims for unemployment insurance suggests 

that the improvement in job growth 

seen in October could persist. 

Major leading indexes also rose in 

October. The Conference Board’s Index 

of Leading Economic Indicators rose 

0.5% for a second straight month. The 

major U.S. leading indexes published by 

the Economic Cycle Research Institute 

(ECRI) were also up. Some of the rise in 

the leading indexes and the brightening 

in the outlook generally is the result of 

an increase in stock prices. Despite some 

recent declines, the Dow Jones Industrial 

Average is up about 15% since early July. 

This is partly the (intended) result of the 

Federal Reserve’s program to buy longterm 

Treasury securities. With the yearover-year 

change in the Consumer Price 

Index excluding food and energy at an 

all-time low in October, this “quantitative 

easing” is likely to continue. 

The only bad reports so far this 

month have been for the beleaguered 

housing sector. Housing starts fell 11.7% 

in October, taking them to the lowest 

level since their April 2009 cyclical 

trough. Increases in housing permits (in 

October) and the National Association 

of Home Builders Housing Market Index 

(in November) were much too small to 

signal a significant near-term increase 

in starts. 

Data from China also point to a reacceleration. 

Although the year-over-year 

growth rates for industrial production 

published by the National Bureau of 

Statistics show stable growth in the 13%- 

14% range, data seasonally adjusted by 

this office show production growing at 

a 16% annual rate from July to October 

after growing at just a 1.5% rate from 

March to July. Both of the purchasing 

managers’ indexes (PMIs) published for 

China rose in October, with the new 


orders indexes rising into the high 50s. 

However, the reacceleration in China 

could be mostly behind us. The People’s 

Bank of China has raised reserve 

requirements for the fifth time this year 

to slow inflation and is likely to raise 

interest rates before the end of the year. 

This would presumably slow growth next 

year. Allowing the Yuan to appreciate 

against the dollar, perhaps necessary to 

keep quantitative easing in the United 

States from causing unacceptably high 

inflation in China, would also curb 

export-led growth. 

PMIs (total and new orders) also 

turned up in the Euro-Zone, United 

Kingdom, and India in October after 

recent declines. The PMI rose to a new 

cyclical high in Poland, where growth in 

industrial production is nearly as strong 

as in China. PMIs fell in Japan and in 

Korea. The latter is a bit of a concern 

since Korea tends to lead the global 

economy. Except in China and perhaps 

Taiwan, industrial production indexes, 

which have a long publication lag in 

many countries, do not show any acceleration 

yet. On a seasonally adjusted 

basis, production has been flat to slightly 

down over the last several months in 

Japan, India, Korea, and Brazil. Any 

reacceleration is either prospective or too 

recent to be captured by the industrial 

production data. 

The biggest source of uncertainty 

about the global economic outlook is 

Europe. In the aggregate, the European 

economy is doing better than expected 

(so far) as strength in Germany, Sweden, 

and Poland has offset weakness in 

Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Ireland. 

Easier monetary policy, to aid countries 

affected by sovereign debt crises (Ireland 

being the most current example) could 

continue to boost growth in the healthier 

economies. However, a spreading financial 

crisis combined with fiscal consolidation 

could ultimately slow growth 

even in the stronger countries. 

The good run of 

economic data in 

the United States, 

particularly the 

improvement in 

leading indicators, 

does not mean that 

the U.S. economy 

will now experience 

the kind of strong 

recovery that typically 

follows a deep 

recession; recovery 

will remain sub-par. 

It does mean that 

the risk of falling 

back into recession 

has declined 

and that growth is 

likely to be stronger in 2011 than previously 

thought. A temporary extension 

of the Bush tax cuts, more likely now 

than before the elections, would bolster 

the case for stronger growth. But even 

if growth throughout 2011 is no stronger 

than previously expected, better-thanexpected 

growth in the fourth quarter of 

2010 will mean that forecasts for annual 

growth rates in 2011 need to be revised 

up. Nevertheless, annual growth is likely 

to be no higher in the United States in 

2011 than in 2010 and will be lower in 

most of the world. Furthermore, even if 

sequential (month-to-month, quarter-toquarter) 

growth accelerates soon, yearover-year 

growth is likely to slow into 

the second quarter of next year before it 

turns up again. 

Copyright © 2010 E. I. du Pont de 

Nemours and Company. All rights 

reserved. Reprinted with permission. 

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Meeting 2011 

March 20-23, 2011 

The Boulders Resort 



Index 

Optimism Fades 

With eight out of 10 indicators falling, 

the Current General Activity Index 

in AIMCAL’s Business Outlook Survey 

plummeted 16 points to 45.85 in the third 

quarter of 2010 from 61.70 at the end of 

the second quarter of 2010. 

On the bright side, the Number of 

Employees and Capital Expenditures 

indicators registered increases for the 

quarter. In addition, even with the 

decline in the Current General Activity 

Index, it’s 10 points higher than it was at 

the end of the third quarter in 2009. 

Optimism about 2011 has slipped 

three points since the six-month forcast at 

the end of the second quarter of 2010 and 

six points since the third quarter of 2009. 

Although AIMCAL members scored six 

out of 10 forecasted business indicators 

positively, lower confidence in New 

Orders, Delivery Time, Inventories and 

Average Employee Work Week dragged 

the Forecasted General Activity Index 

down. 

The third quarter 2010 survey 

includes responses from 48 member 

companies: 15 converters, 15 equipment 

suppliers, 13 material suppliers and five 

firms that participate in more than one of 

the business segments. The full report is 

available in the Members Only section of 

the AIMCAL Website, www.aimcal.org. 

GOT NEWS? 

If your company has a 

People On The Move 

announcement or press 

release for Member News, 

send it via email to: 

Tracey@AIMCAL.org 

Please include the subject 

line: 

GOT NEWS? 



New Member Profiles 

7 New Companies 

Join AIMCAL 

AIMCAL membership roster 

grew by six since the last 

newsletter. New members 

include Chemsultants International, 

Mentor, Ohio; Galileo Vacuum Systems, 

Alpharetta, Georgia; Plextronics, Inc., 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sensory 

Analytics, LLC, Greensboro, North 

Carolina; Web Plastics Co., Houston, 

Texas; and Yeagle Technology Inc., 

Ashford, Connecticut, University of 

Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. 

Chemsultants International 

(www.chemsultants.com) 

Chemsultants provides product 

development and consulting services 

and offers comprehensive pilot coating 

and small scale specialty coating and 

slitting services. Other services include 

consulting, training, and education 

related to adhesives, inks, and specialty 

coatings. An A2LA-accredited 

laboratory provides full-service testing 

for adhesives, coatings, and materials. 

Subsidiary ChemInstruments, Inc. 

manufactures instruments for adhesive 

and materials testing and also produces 

test sample preparation equipment 

including lab coaters and laminators. 

ChemInstruments equipment is used 

in both research and development 

labs and production floor quality 

assurance/control environments. 

Sales contact is: 

Joe Mausar 

+1 440-974-3080 

jmausar@chemsultants.com 

Galileo Vacuum Systems, 

Inc. 

(www.galileovacuum.com) 

Galileo Vacuum Systems (GVS) is 

a leading manufacturer of vacuum 

web coating equipment with more 

than 400 installations worldwide. The 

company is based in Prato, Italy; the 

North American subsidiary, Galileo 

Vacuum Systems Inc., has provided 

marketing and product support to the 

American continent since 1986. In 2009 

GVS merged with Galileo Nanotech, 

a corporation created by the Russian 

State Corporation of Nanotechnologies 

(RUSNANO). Products include the 

GAMMA-S multi-chamber and multiprocess 

system with hybrid deposition 

technologies for flexible displays, solar 

cells, antireflective films, and metallic 

pigments; the GAMMA-P multi-chamber, 

high-productivity metallizer for roll 

diameters up to 1.8 meters (78 inches) for 

metallized paper, nonwovens, and specialty 

fabrics; 2- to 4-meter-wide (80-160 

inch) GOLD wide-web aluminum metallizer 

for packaging films, decorative, 

and other functional products; and 1.2- 

and 1.6-meter-wide (50 inch and 65 inch) 

V 8 Series aluminum metallizer. A wide 

range of options make this machine 

a flexible tool for converters and toll 

metallizers: high-resolution patterning 

(Flexomet), stripe metallizing, highbarrier 

coatings. Additionally, Galileo 

manufactures a full range of matching 

slitter-rewinders and web-handling 

equipment. Equipment integration 

encompasses commonality of design for 

the handling of metallized films as well 

as full data compatibility. 


Paolo Raugei, executive vice president 

+1 678-691-5695 ext. 101 

praugei@att.net 

Plextronics, Inc. 

(www.plextronics.com) 

Plextronics specializes in printed 

solar, lighting, and other electronics, 

with a focus on organic solar cell and 

organic light-emitting diode lighting, 

specifically the conductive inks and 

process technologies that enable those 

and similar applications. 


Kelly Weinheimer 

+1 412-423-2030 ext.100 

kweinheimer@plextronics.com 

Sensory Analytics, LLC 

(www.sensoryanalytics.com) 

Sensory Analytics supplies 

SpecMetrix Lab and In-line film and 

coating measurement systems. The 

noncontact, nonradioactive, and 

nondestructive systems improve 

production quality and throughput 

while reducing labor, material, and 

spoilage costs. These environmentally 

preferred tools reliably measure coating 

thickness or film weight on a wide 

range of coating applications where 

transparent, semitransparent, and 

opaque coatings are used as protective 

barriers on a wide variety of substrates. 

SpecMetrix® systems provide 

a noncontact, nonradioactive means 

to measure ultraviolet coatings, hard 

coat, adhesives, barrier coatings, and 

other finishes on films, metals, and 

other substrates. SpecMetrix® systems 

deliver real-time coating thickness or 

film weight data for wet or dry coatings, 

thereby increasing production 

throughput and improving in-process 

quality control. 


Vivian Poteat 

+1 336-315-6090 

Vivian@sensoryanalytics.com 

Web Plastics Company 

(www.webplasticscompany.com) 

Houston-based Web Plastics Co. 

distributes flexible packaging films 

including all grades of polyester and 

biaxially oriented polypropylene. 


Srinivasan Sridhar 

+1 281-880-6566 

sridhar@webplco.com 

Yeagle Technology Inc. 

(www.ytionline.com) 

Yeagle Technology sells new and 

pre-owned high vacuum chambers, 

parts, and expendables. It also customizes 

and services the equipment and 

offers related training courses. 


+1 860-429-1908 

sales@ytionline.com 

University of 

Massachusetts 

(www.umass.edu/) 

The Center for Hierarchical 

Manufacturing (CHM) is an NSF 

funded Nanoscale Science and 

Engineering Center (NSEC) at UMass 

Amherst with a mission to take the 

directed and additive driven selfassembly 

and nanoimprint lithographic 

technologies developed here from 

batch processing on silicon to roll-toroll 

processing on flexible substrates. 

We believe that the technology will be 

of significant interest to your member 

companies manufacturing flexible 

electronics, batteries, photovoltaics or 

sensors. 

Key Contact: 

Paul Clark 

+1 413-545-1334 

pclark@polysci.umass.edu 


People on the 

Move 

At Adhesives 

Research, Inc., Glen 

Rock, Pennsylvania, 

George Stolakis has 

been promoted to 

president. As president, 

Stolakis will 

George Stolakis oversee the company’s 

Adhesives Research 

division, ARx, LLC, and ARmark 

Authentication Technologies, LLC. 

Stolakis has been with the company 

since 1994 and most recently served as 

vice president and general manager 

of the Adhesives Research division, 

which manufactures highly customized, 

high-performance adhesives, tapes, 

adhesive-coated products, films, and 

laminates for the pharmaceutical, medical, 

electronics, pulp and paper, and 

specialty industrial markets. His tenure 

at Adhesives Research also includes 

several management positions within 

the company’s pharmaceutical and 

splicing business units including general 

manager, vice president, and national 

sales manager. Stolakis is a resident of 

York, Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor 

degree in Marketing from Michigan 

State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 

For more information, visit www.adhesivesresearch.com. 

*** 

Maxcess, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 

has promoted Darren Irons to global 

product manager 

– Fife Guiding and 

Inspection. Irons joined 

Maxcess in 2007 as 

global product manager 

– MAGPOWR 

Tension Control where 

Darren Irons 

he launched several 

product improvements 

to help customers improve productivity, 

including IP67-rated load cells, an 

expanded line of magnetic particle 

brakes, and a new tension control. The 

new product launch experience will 

be invaluable as Maxcess extends the 

Fife product portfolio. Prior to joining 

Maxcess, Irons served Texas Instruments, 

Inc., Dallas, Texas, in various positions 

including product manager, product line 

strategy manager, and product marketing 

manager. He holds an Executive 

MBA in Finance and Marketing from 

Baylor University, Waco, Texas. 

Chris Harper 

Chris Harper succeeds Irons as 

global product manager – MAGPOWR 

Tension Control. Harper joined 

MAGPOWR in 1991 and has worked as 

a service technician and in customer 

support. In 2002 he became a district 

manager, serving as 

a local contact to help 

Maxcess customers 

in Indiana, Kentucky, 

and Michigan 

achieve a diverse 

range of production 

goals using Fife, 

MAGPOWR, and 

Tidland products. He brings a holistic 

view of the web handling process and 

a deep understanding of how guiding, 

winding, slitting, inspection, and tension 

control contribute to production quality. 

In other personnel news, Maxcess 

has named Ron Suenram its first director 

of Emerging Markets. He will help Fife, 

MAGPOWR, and Tidland customers in 

rapidly growing markets interact with 

the company’s expanding network of 

global production facilities. Suenram 

joined Fife Corp. in 

1979 and has held 

various positions in 

manufacturing, quality 

assurance, sales, 

and marketing during 

his 31-year history 

Ron Suenram 

with the company. 

Most recently he 

served as global product manager for 

Fife Guiding and Inspection. During his 

role as product manager, he introduced 

several products to help customers 

improve efficiency, including D-MAX, 

the industry’s first web guide controller 

to speak plain English, and the TruWide 

Ultrasonic Sensor, the first sensor to 

simultaneously detect multiple webs of 

material. 

Another personnel change at 

Maxcess involves the promotion of Ron 

Schmidt to vice president - Asia Pacific. 

He will be responsible for sales growth 

throughout Asia, South America, and 

other emerging markets, with additional 

responsibility 

for Maxcess factories 

and offices in Japan, 

India, Singapore, 

and Brazil. Formerly 

vice president of 

Market Development, 

Ron Schmidt 

Schmidt has directly 

contributed to the success 

of Maxcess during his 34-year tenure 

with the company, holding various 

leadership positions within manufacturing, 

sales, marketing, and corporate 

development. He has also demonstrated 

Maxcess’ commitment to the improve 

ment of the web handling industry 

through active participation in industry 

associations. Most recently, he served 

as president and trustee of AIMCAL’s 

CEMA Division. He is a current board 

member of AIMCAL and chairman of its 

Web Handling Group and AWEB conference. 

As the new vice president of Global 

Operations at Maxcess, Doug Knudtson 

facilitates the sharing of best practices 

among the company’s 

operations worldwide. 

Knudtson brings 

extensive human 

resource, quality, 

and operational 

experience to the 

Doug Knudtson 

Maxcess executive 

team, most recently 

as the president of Scott Office Systems, 

Livonia, Michigan. Prior to that he spent 

19 years with Brady Corp., Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin, in a variety of roles, including 

vice president of Global Operations, 

where he oversaw 65 manufacturing 

facilities in 20 countries. Knudtson holds 

a Bachelor degree from the University 

of Wisconsin. “Doug has a deep understanding 

of what it takes to be a worldclass 

company through experience in 

supply chain, manufacturing, quality, 

lean practices, inventory management, 

and logistics,” says Greg Jehlik, chief 

executive officer of Maxcess. 

With his promotion to sales manager, 

North America, 

Darrell Whiteside 

manages one of the 

largest networks 

of factory-trained 

salespeople in the 

industry to enhance 

Darrell Whiteside local sales efforts for 


Fife, MAGPOWR and Tidland products. 

Whiteside joined MAGPOWR in 1999, 

assuming responsibilities for international 

sales. In 2001 he was promoted to 

product manager for Tension Control; 

and, in 2007 he became sales and channel 

manager for MAGPOWR products. 

Prior to joining MAGPOWR, Whiteside 

worked for Watlow Process Systems, 

Troy, Missouri, as a design engineer 

and in international sales at Magnetek, 

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He has a 

Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial 

Science with an emphasis on electronics 

and robotics from Northeast Missouri 

State University (now Truman State 

University), Kirksville, Missouri. For more 

information, visit www.maxcessintl.com. 

*** 

To support rapid growth in its integrated 

drives and controls systems, 

mechanical equipment, and services 

businesses, Circonix Technologies, 

Ringwood, New Jersey, has expanded its 

engineering, sales, and service organizations. 

David Shields has been named director 

of Sales and Marketing. “Adding key 

people to the company’s management 

team is an important part of our plan to 

guide Circonix through its recent rapid 

growth period,” says Andre Icso, president. 

Shields has had global experience 

as business development director and 

marketing & sales manager at Lamart 

Corp., Clifton, New Jersey, a specialty 

coater and laminator of flexible materials; 

Findley Adhesives, now part of 

Bostik, Paris, France, a manufacturer of 

specialty industrial adhesives; and The 

Cooley Group, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 

an extruder of reinforced membranes. 

“This combination of experiences, plus 

a strong background in developing and 

implementing systems that streamline 

information flow, makes David an ideal 

choice to support the company’s ongoing 

growth,” says Icso. Shields is a graduate 

of Marshall University, Huntington, 

West Virginia. He will be located at the 

company’s headquarters in Ringwood. 

New Service Engineers Chiedozie 

Ojemeni and Michael Hasiak assist in 

equipment design, provide onsite support 

during installation, commissioning, 

startup, and post-startup. Both are electrical 

engineers. 

Project Manager Robert Frost is 

a mechanical engineer with more than 

10 years of experience with a major 

European original equipment manufacturer. 

He will provide project management 

and field service support from 

Circonix’s new office in Pleasant Prairie, 

Wisconsin. 

Hardware Engineer Frank 

Donovan is an electrical engineer and 

designs drives, controls, and power distribution 

systems. For more information, 

visit www.circonix.com. 

*** 

NDC Infrared Engineering, Irwindale, 

California, has appointed Robert 

Schartner North America field operations 

manager. Based on the East Coast, 

Schartner’s responsibilities will involve 

both the Applications and Service 

areas. Schartner’s initial focus will be 

on the continuing development of the 

Advanced Applications Services program. 

This program offers measurement 

and control optimization, process 

audits, advanced training for process 

managers, engineers, and technicians 

as well as live remote online diagnostics. 

Prior to joining NDC, Schartner was 

responsible for field operations for North 

and South America at Thermo Fisher 

Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts. 

Earlier in his career he served as 

regional sales and service manager for 

LFE Eurotherm Gauging Systems. For 

more information, visit www.ndc.com. 

*** 

Andrei Stapinoiu 

Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), 

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, has promoted 

Andrei Stapinoiu to sales director 

for Europe. In addition to working 

with EDI’s network of agents throughout 

Europe and the Middle East from his 

base in Sandhurst, 

England, Stapinoiu 

oversees the company’s 

agent in South 

Africa and supervises 

sales activities at 

EDI’s European subsidiary, 

EDI GmbH, 

Reichshof-Wehnrath, 

Germany. “Andrei has played a pivotal 

role in the growth of our sales to processors 

and original equipment manufacturers 

in Europe and the Middle East,” 

says Dennis S. Paradise, vice president 

of sales and marketing. Stapinoiu joined 

EDI in 2007 as European sales manager. 

Prior to that he was sales and marketing 

director for western and central 

Europe, Russia, and the Mideast at EGS 

Gauging Ltd. (formerly Eurotherm), 

Thatcham, United Kingdom, a supplier 

of measurement and control systems 

for web processes. In previous positions 

with other industrial companies, he 

held business development and sales 

responsibilities and supervised projects 

in Europe and the Mideast. Stapinoiu 

holds a Master of Science degree in 

management from Purdue University, 

West Lafayette, Indiana, and Bachelor 

of Science in Sales and Marketing 

and Master of Business Administration 

degrees from Budapest (Hungary) 

University. He speaks English, French, 

Russian, and his native Romanian. For 

more information, visit www.extrusiondies.com 

and www.reworkdies.com. 

*** 

Michelman, Cincinnati, Ohio, continues 

its aggressive push to better serve 

its Pacific Rim customers with key hires 

and promotions within the company’s 

Asian Chemical Specialties commercial 

team. 

Michael Heng has joined the company 

as commercial director – Asia, 

and will be responsible for developing 

and managing Michelman’s short- and 

long-term commercial 

strategies for the 

Asian markets. Heng 

has extensive and 

varied experience 

in the chemical and 

polymer industry 

Michael Heng 

in Asia Pacific. He 

most recently served 

as commercial manager for the coating 

and inks business unit for Eastman 

Chemical Co., Rochester, New York, 

where he worked for more than 20 

years. 

Allan Low 

Allan Low has been hired to fill the 

position of Asia Pacific plant manager. 

Low most recently 

was the production 

manager at Valspar 

Corp., Minneapolis, 

Minnesota, and has 

more than 20 years 

experience in chemical 

manufacturing 

with companies 

including Kyocera Chemical Corp., 

Kawaguchi-city, Japan, and Kansai 

Paint, Osaka, Japan. 

George Lim has been appointed 

manager, Asia Sourcing. His new 

responsibilities include developing and 

nurturing relationships 

with key supply 

chain partners with a 

focus on raw materials 

suppliers. The 

move will ultimately 

broaden Michelman’s 

George Lim 

access to key materials, 

improve product 

availability and response time for the 

production of its water-based barrier 

and functional coatings for flexible film 

packaging, paperboard, and corrugated 

cartons; and water-based surface modifiers, 

additives, and polymers used in 

coating formulations across a broad 

spectrum of industries. 

Shenglan Cheng has been hired as 

Michelman’s newest research chemist. 

Cheng’s work focuses on Michelman’s 


chemical specialty products, and 

she will be based in the company’s 

Singapore research 

and development laboratory. 

Her primary 

responsibilities will be 

to develop new products 

for Michelman’s 

broad line of surface 

Shenglan Cheng 

modifiers for the Asian 

market, and to support 

specific customer application requirements. 

She has extensive experience in 

the areas of emulsification, polymerization, 

and product scale-up, as well as 

applications experience with adhesives, 

leather, and paint. 

Linus Yoong, also based at the company’s 

Singapore office, has been promoted 

from new business development 

manager to regional 

sales manager. 

Yoong’s new responsibilities 

include managing 

growth and sustainability 

initiatives 

in the region, as well 

Linus Yoong 

as directing territory 

managers and sales 

assistants. He will play a pivotal role in 

the management of customer projects 

including product development and 

technical services. Yoong has almost two 

decades of experience in the chemical 

industry. 

Janice Ng has been hired as a territory 

manager, and will work closely 

with Yoong, helping customers achieve 

their sales and growth 

objectives. Ng has 

more than 10 years of 

experience in chemical 

sales and customer 

management, with a 

focus on construction 

Janice Ng 

chemicals, plastics, 

polymers, and coatings. 

Her resume includes a Bachelor of 

Science degree in Organic Chemistry 

from the University of Melbourne, 

Melbourne, Australia. For more information, 

visit www.michelman.com. 

*** 

Josh Yettaw has been promoted to 

second shift supervisor at Harper Corp. 

of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. 

The three-year company veteran most 

recently served as production supervisor. 

He joined the company in December 

2008 as a superfinish operator. “Josh has 

displayed a no-nonsense, high-energy 

approach to every task he has undertaken 

since he joined us,” says Jan Kimble, 

employee relations manager. “His work 

perfectly reflects how much value we as 

a company place on product quality and 

end-user satisfaction.” His background 


includes approximately 

six years in 

production/manufacturing 

as an assembly 

mechanic at Harper 

Machinery (no affiliation 

to Harper Corp.), 

Josh Yettaw a machine operator/ 

quality inspector at 

Metal Improvement and dispatcher/ 

operations manager at American 

Equipment. 

Ron and Katherine Harper have 

received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine 

in recognition of their service to the state 

of North Carolina. The couple has given 

millions to education, including a $2 million 

challenge grant to Gaston County 

Schools in May 2010 to put an interactive 

white board in each classroom. 

The two were pioneers in their industry, 

according to Gaston County Board of 

Education Chairwoman Annette Carter. 

“What they say is if you focus only on 

making a profit, you’re going to strug 

gle,” she says. “But if you focus on doing 

things right for your customers every 

day, success is sure to follow.” 

The Harpers started their flexography 

business in Charlotte in 1971 with 

five children ranging in age from 10 to 

17. In 1990, the couple started thinking 

about how they could help education 

and teach students more about their 

industry. They worked with a foundation 

and technical association in New York to 

start flexography printing programs in 

local high schools and colleges. They’ve 

made large donations to colleges like 

Appalachian State University, Boone, 

North Carolina; Clemson University, 

Clemson, South Carolina; and Central 

Piedmont Community College, 

Charlotte, North Carolina. 

The Harpers donated $73,000 to Kiser 

Elementary in Stanley for a technology 

lab to learn computer skills. The classroom 

has been dubbed the Katherine 

Harper Technology Lab. A soon-to-bebuilt 

park in Stanley, North Carolina, 

bears the Harper name after the couple 

gave $55,000 to the project. For more 

information, visit www.HarperImage. 

com. 

*** 

Juan Cardenas has joined Aspect 

Automation, Saint Paul, Minnesota, as 

director of Sales & Marketing. Cardenas 

brings more than 24 years of varied 

experience within the 

manufacturing sectors 

of Canada, Mexico, 

and the United States. 

Cardenas was previously 

the regional 

director of Corporate 

Juan Cardenas Business Development 

at Assembly & Test Worldwide, Dayton, 

Ohio, where he was instrumental in 

diversifying the business and penetrating 

new markets. Prior companies 

include Automation Tooling Systems 

(ATS), Cambridge, Ontario, where he 

more than doubled the company’s sales 

to Mexico during his 10-year tenure and 

ATS Southwest where he increased 

annual bookings fourfold in a threeyear 

period. As president of Cardenas 

International Consultants from 1991- 

1996, Cardenas promoted trade between 

Canada and Mexico and opened 

manufacturing plants in Mexico for three 

customers. Cardenas has a Master in 

Business Administration degree from 

the Eller College of Management at the 

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. 

For more information, visit www.aspectautomation.com. 

*** 

Steve DelTorchio joins Davis-Standard, 

LLC, Somerville, New Jersey, as manager 

– Key Accounts for the company’s 

Converting Systems Group. In his new 

role, DelTorchio manages specific blown 

film accounts and 

provides technical 

information and 

quotations. He comes 

to Davis-Standard 

from Gloucester 

Engineering, 

Steve DelTorchio 

Gloucester, 

Massachusetts, where 

he worked in proposals, sales, and 

engineering for more than 30 years. He 

will report directly to Rick Keller, vice 

president, Blown Film Systems, who 

notes, Keller “will immediately help with 

our growing blown film business using 

his extensive knowledge of the market, 

products, and customer needs.” For 

more information, visit www.bc-egan. 

com. 

AIMCAL.org 

The AIMCAL website, 

www.AIMCAL.org, is 

your source for news and 

information about the 

association and the industry, 

as well as an excellent 

resource for member 

companies. If you do not 

have access to the member’s 

only area, simply contact 

the AIMCAL office to request 

your password by sending an 

email to Tracey@AIMCAL.org.

www.convertingquarterly.com 

Official Magazine of AIMCAL 

Premiers February 2011 

• Focusing on the technological 

advancements and latest trends in 

web processing and web finishing. 

• Containing insights from industry 

experts including David R. Roisum, 

Edward Cohen and Charles Bishop. 

• Targeting 15,000 converting 

professionals engaged in the 

web-processing technologies of 

solution/extrusion/vacuum coating, 

laminating, film manufacturing, 

flexographic/gravure printing, 

slitting, sheeting and other finishing 

methods. 

• Providing the latest news on patent 

filings, market outlooks and industry 

trade shows. 

Editorial: Mark Spaulding 

262.697.0525 

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Wh at’s ha p p e n i n g 

Member 

News 

With the acquisition of Solamatrix, 

Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, Madico, 

Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts, gains 

capacity, innovative laminating and 

coating technology, and a seasoned and 

professional workforce. The deal results 

in a broader product range for both 

firms and sets the stage for expansion 

in the global window film market. “The 

synergistic opportunities are enormous 

because we can leverage corporate 

strengths from both companies in technology, 

manufacturing capability, and 

marketing expertise to expand the success 

and rapid growth of our window 

film business,” says David Fletcher, 

president and chief executive officer of 

Solamatrix, which continues to operate 

independently. 

In other news, the Sun-Gard 

WebNet dealer program helps drive 

consumer traffic to loyal Sun-Gard dealers. 

The WebNet online marketing tool 

allows dealers to generate sales leads 

and referrals through their own customized 

professional WebNet Website. The 

program offers dealers a simple, but 

professionally designed, Website with 

a unique web address (URL) that they 

can utilize to promote their business in 

their local market. Each dealer Website 

is optimized to better position the site 

in local online searches and includes 

social media features that make it easy 

to promote on Facebook and Twitter. 

In addition, WebNet is more than just 

a Website. Users can track referrals, 

requests for quotes, and submitted questions 

through a customized tracking system. 

A unique login allows the WebNet 

dealer to view recent traffic and followup 

leads. This tracking system also offers 

a way to monitor follow-up phone calls 


and emails, preventing leads from being 

lost. “After conducting internal research 

about the industry and its advertising 

habits, we found an overwhelming 

number of local window film installers 

do not have a good online presence,” 

reports Angie Howard, marketing communications 

manager at Solamatrix. “In 

today’s world, most consumers search 

for local products and services online. 

Dealers that do not have a Website are 

missing those leads. WebNet offers our 

customers a very inexpensive way to 

create a professional Website. We’ve 

simplified the process so that a dealer 

needs no more than a valid email 

address, $75 and five minutes…to have 

their very own site,” she concludes. The 

Sun-Gard WebNet program is open to 

all Sun-Gard dealers. As part of the 

program, participants receive free hosting 

and URL. Dealers can choose one 

of three payment options with the best 

value being two full years for $200. For 

more information, visit www.sungarddealer.com/signup. 

*** 

CirconixTechnologies LLC, Ringwood, 

New Jersey, has merged with Fulton 

Machinery to expand both companies’ 

offerings to the web conveyance 

industry. Fulton Machinery’s expertise 

in machine design and manufacturing 

enhances capabilities for equipment retrofits, 

as well as coating, converting, and 

extrusion machines. The union means 

greater vertical integration to support 

design, manufacturing, installation, and 

commissioning of the most complicated 

web-handling systems. “Circonix and 

Fulton Machinery have worked together 

for years to offer a completely integrated 

solution,” says Bernhard Plato, co-found 

er of Fulton Machinery and president of 

the FM Division of Circonix. “The formal 

merger of our two companies will make 

it faster and easier for us to serve all 

segments of our customer base, especially 

when complicated design and system 

integration projects are involved,” 

he concludes. 

*** 

Five ultra-removable pressuresensitive 

film and paper labelstocks 

from UPM Raflatac, Mills River, North 

Carolina, rely on microsphere adhesive 

technology to provide a combination 

of stable tack and repositionability 

and clean removal from a variety of 

surfaces. Target markets include news 

labeling, multipurpose labeling applications 

(labeling of books, glass, promotional 

items, and direct mail), page tab 

marking, and wall labeling. “End-users 

value ultra-removable labelstocks for 

their versatility,” says Jean-Marc Borel, 

specials business director, UPM Raflatac, 

Americas. “These paper and film prod 

ucts’ endless repositionability enables 

perfect label placement or item reuse, 

while…clean removal means…they can 

be trusted with fragile surfaces such as 

newsprint, glass, or drywall.” A down 

loadable brochure, Ultra Removable 

Products: Lift Labeling to a New Level, 

describes the product line. For more 

information, visit www.upmraflatac.com. 

*** 

The Tag and Label Manufacturers 

Institute (TLMI), Gloucester, 

Massachusetts, bestows its 2010 

Environmental Leadership Award on 

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North 

Kingstown, Rhode Island. The award 

in the Technical Innovation Category 

recognizes Toray for energy conservation, 

reduction of landfilled solid waste, 

water conservation, and a commitment 

to the use of future technologies 

that include solar and wind turbines. 

Since launching a comprehensive sustainability 

initiative in 2004, Toray has 

implemented practices that save the 

company 29 million gallons of water, 

8.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity, 

and 10.1 billion British Thermal Units 

of energy annually. The company also 

has eliminated landfilled waste. In 2011 

Toray is scheduled to begin construction 

on a solar farm at its headquarters. 

An independent panel of judges from 

peer organizations selected Toray for the 

prize from among 26 entries. Toray produces 

polypropylene, polyester, and biobased 

films for packaging and industrial 

applications. 

(l-r) Milan Moscaritolo, Mary Gervais, and Mike 

Theriault of Toray and Calvin Frost, chair of the TLMI 

Environmental Committee celebrate Toray’s recognition 

as the recipient of a 2010 Environmental Leadership 

Award. 

One new bio-based product, 

Ecodear ® compostable films, are manufactured 

from polylactic acid (PLA) resin. 

The thin, biaxially oriented Ecodear line 

includes a metallized heat-sealable film 

that delivers good moisture and oxygen 

barrier protection as well as a clear 

film for use as an inner seal layer or 

printweb. “Interest in compostable films 

made from renewable resources continues 

to grow,” says Franco Chicarella, 

product development manager, 

Torayfan ® Polypropylene Film Division.

Food packaging applications include 

frozen foods, snacks, cookies, cereal and 

nutrition bars, and confectionery items. 

Nonfood packaging possibilities involve 

personal-care products, fashion accessories, 

promotional items, toys, office supplies, 

and other retail goods. For more 

information, visit www.TorayFilms.com. 

Under development since 2007, Ecodear films from 

Toray Plastics (America) meet ASTM D6400 standard 

specifications for compostability. 

*** 

Henkel Corp., Bridgewater, New 

Jersey, and National Container Group 

(NCG), Willowbrook, Illinois, join forces 

to provide Henkel customers with a 

quick, simple way to return empty, 

serviceable plastic totes. “In this sustainable 

packaging recovery program, 

NCG picks up totes…, washes them, 

and reintroduces them into the supply 

chain,” explains Isabelle Valois, channel 

marketing & development manager at 

Henkel. Stephanie Learman, purchasing 

director at Henkel, who spearheaded 

the program, adds, “By cleaning and 

reusing the…275-gallon totes instead 

of discarding them, the Tote Return 

Program eliminates the production of 

2.3 million pounds of virgin resin a year. 

Because the steel cages that hold the 

totes are also reused, production of 4.5 

million pounds of new steel is eliminated 

as well.” A new brochure explains 

how the Henkel Tote Recovery Program 

works. For more information, visit www. 

naturallyhenkel.com. 

The Miracure Silver ultraviolet (UV) 

coating from Henkel creates metallic 

effects on consumer packaging, folding 

cartons, labels, and other substrates. 

Miracure Silver UV coating costs less 

than the company’s Mirafoil coatings 

and can be applied to precise areas in 

a single pass, reducing waste, saving 

time, conserving energy, and minimizing 

costs. In addition, Henkel’s UV-curable 

coatings reduce in-use failures such as 

rub-off, cracking, peeling, warping, and 

poor ink adhesion. Miracure Silver UV 

coating can be applied on- or off-line 

using anilox, rotary screen, flatbed, or 

roller coaters. For more information, visit 

www.henkelna.com/specialtycoatings. 

Another new product from 

Henkel, Technomelt ® SupraCOOL adhesive, 

combines the excellent operating 

window, bond strength, thermal stability 

and adhesion range of Technomelt 

Supra adhesives with the lower 

operating temperature and application 

weights of Technomelt COOL adhesives. 

Technomelt ® SupraCOOL adhesive 

“delivers even higher bond strength 

and wider application range than traditional 

low-temperature technologies 

while reducing energy consumption, 

increasing the safety of the end of line 

operation, and creating an opportunity 

to improve mileage over either technology,” 

reports Jim Sipe, business director, 

Consumer Packaging, Henkel Adhesive 

Technologies. Technomelt SupraCOOL 

functions at a lower application temperature 

of 250-275 Fahrenheit to minimize 

energy consumption and equipment 

wear, while increasing worker safety. 

Lower application weights generate a 

20% materials savings versus conventional 

hot melts. In addition, excellent 

heat stability, eliminates gel and char, 

reduces maintenance and downtime, 

and promotes uninterrupted production. 

According to Sipe, the patented 

SupraCOOL offers an excellent balance 

of heat resistance and cold adhesion, 

as well as excellent adhesion to difficult 

case and carton stock. Technomelt 

adhesives are used in paper converting, 

tissue and towel, graphic arts, transdermal 

and self-adhesive tapes, labels and 

graphics. For more information, visit 

www.henkelna.com/consumerpackaging. 

A new Liofol ® Coldseal Adhesive, 

Liofol CS 22-861US1, can be applied at 

speeds in excess of 1,000 feet per minute 

(fpm). “The high demand for speed and 

efficiency in food packaging operations 

prompted our chemists to develop this 

innovative coldseal coating,” says Doug 

Apicella, director, Flexible Packaging 

Marketing, Henkel North America. 

Designed for confectionary, energy 

bars, ice cream, and other snack food 

applications, this adhesive adheres 

well to many substrates, including barrier 

films and surface-treated films for 

monoweb and laminated structures. In 

addition, Liofol CS 22-861US1 coldseal 

coating provides clean wipe, low foam, 

high bond strength, long shelf life, good 

shear stability, and compatibility with 

release films and lacquers. According 

to Apicella, the adhesive has been formulated 

to further optimize the coldseal 

coating process by reducing application 

issues and scrap. “Operators running 

coldseal coatings at high speeds often 

face foaming in the pan, coagulation at 

the blade, and build-up on the cylinder,” 

he explains. “They are forced to clean 

up overflow from the pan, or worst yet, 

to stop the extruder and address those 

issues. This Liofol adhesive runs at line 

speeds up to 1,000 fpm without those 

problems and produces quality finished 

goods. Coating weights are more consistent 

and streaking is virtually eliminated. 

And with an extended shelf life of up 

to six months for drums and totes, scrap 

from expired product is minimized.” 

Liofol CS 22-861US1 adheres well to 

paper, glassine, cellophane, aluminum, 

and polyester. It is used with heat-sealcoated 

films and barrier films such as 

acrylic-coated oriented polypropylene 

(OPP) and polyvinylidene-chloridecoated 

OPP. For more information, visit 

www.henkelna.com/coldseal. 

*** 

The cantilevered Model 902 

duplex center winder from Catbridge 

Machinery, Parsippany, New Jersey, 

log-winds large-diameter rolls. With the 

capability and efficiency of a standard 

cantilevered center-wind duplex slitter, 

the Model 902 winds to 31.5-inch (in., 

800-millimeter, mm) diameters on both 

shafts. Additionally, the Model 902 can 

unwind, trim, and rewind to diameters 

exceeding the maximum capacity of 

standard duplex models. This duplex 

center winder log-winds diameters up 

to 48 in. (1219mm), depending on roll 

weight and shaft diameter. Log rolls 

are wound on the bottom shaft, which 

is operated in a lift-out mode. In addition 

to simply trimming, a few cuts also 

can be made for certain materials. After 

the cores are loaded on both rewind 

shafts, the machine automatically “picks 

and places” each core precisely where 

it needs to be for rewinding while the 

operator is performing packaging or 

other finished roll discharge activities. 

Operating with automatic knife positioning, 

the core placement system provides 

faster, more accurate setups. Time savings, 

especially on narrow cuts where 

there are many cores, can be dramatic. 

For further time savings, Catbridge 

offers customized loading and unloading 

systems. 

Applications for Catbridge’s Model 902 duplex 

winder include flexible packaging, foams, film laminations, 

pressure-sensitive label stock, window films, 

and paper. 

In the latest collaboration between 

Catbridge and Georg Sahm GmbH & 

Co. KG, Eschwege, Germany, Catbridge 


has built a pressure-sensitive tape spooling 

line utilizing Sahm winders. The 

762mm (30-in.) line unwinds, slits, and 

spools webs of various pressure-sensitive 

tapes including foams. The rewind 

section consists of 12 Sahm model 4 11 

E spoolers, each capable of a maximum 

package diameter of 400mm (15.75 in.), 

tape width from 1.6 to 30mm (0.063 to 

1.18 in.) and speeds to 450 m (1,450 feet) 

per minute. Features include a score cut 

slitting section capable of minimum slits 

of 3 mm (0.12 in.), a shafted, floor pick-up 

unwind and a provision to wind a liner 

and/or exchange one liner for another. 

The slitting station is adapted to accept 

a drop-in shear or razor section as well. 

Another section allows drop-in diecutting 

capability if needed. For more 

information, visit www.catbridge.com. 

Pressure-sensitive tape spooling lines for tear strips, 

films, and ribbons or custom configurations combine 

web handling and slitting from Catbridge with spooling 

from Sahm. 

*** 

Interfilm Holdings Inc., Greenville, 

South Carolina, parent company of 

Brushfoil, Guilford, Connecticut, serves 

as the North American distributor of 

coated films from NanoPack Inc., Wayne, 

Pennsylvania, including NanoSeal 

barrier coatings for meat and cheese 

packaging. The patent-pending oxygen 

barrier from NanoPack can be used 

for indirect food contact in accordance 

with regulations administered under the 

federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by 

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 

Washington, D.C. “We began our 

NanoSeal research in 2005, and introduced 

our first commercial products 

two years ago,” reports Howard Kravitz, 

president and chief executive officer of 

NanoPack. “What’s really noteworthy 

about our latest achievement is that 

we now provide a clear barrier coating 

for meat and cheese packaging with 

excellent barrier properties as well as 

significant economic and environmental 

advantages.” Current structures used 

in meat and cheese packaging incorporate 

polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC), 

which is considered by some to be an 

environmental negative. “The chlorine 

given off by PVdC combines with 

moisture in the environment and forms 

hydrochloric acid, during the manufacture 

of coated films and later in landfills. 


Thus, the elimination of chlorine-bearing 

PVdC reduces processing and disposal 

concerns,” he explains. There also are 

advantages when compared to barrier 

structures using ethylene vinyl 

alcohol (EVOH). “…while EVOH is also 

a good barrier, more than 50 times of 

it is required for comparable barrier, 

at a higher cost,” according to Kravitz. 

The NanoSeal technology also provides 

flavor and aroma barriers. Applicable 

markets include spices and coffee. 

NanoPack’s technology already is being 

used in ‘dry’ packaged products includ 

ing nuts, crackers, cookies, confectionary, 

and mixes. The environmental 

benefits of NanoSeal are enhanced 

by economics: less material is needed to 

achieve better barrier than PVdC, EVOH 

and polyvinyl alcohol. 

In other news Interfilm has 

installed a high-speed 80-inch Kampf 

Conslit II slitter and received a Superior 

rating in an audit by AIB International, 

Manhattan, Kansas. The new slitter 

continues Interfilm’s strategy of continu 

ous improvement through investing in 

equipment and technology upgrades. 

This is the third Kampf slitter installed 

in Interfilm plants in the past three 

years. “The new equipment provides 

higher throughput, better roll build, and 

improved safety,” says Cindy Simpler, 

Interfilm’s senior vice president of opera 

tions. 

On August 18, 2010, Interfilm’s 

Rancho Cucamonga facility was 

audited based on the Consolidated 

Standards for Food Contact Packaging 

Facilities established by AIB 

International, Manhattan, Kansas. The 

audit was conducted by Louis Stratford, 

regional director for AIB International, 

and resulted in score of 920 out of a possible 

1000 points and a Superior rating. 

AIB International audits evaluate the 

entire production process from receipt of 

raw materials through shipment of finished 

goods. Interfilm’s Greenville, South 

Carolina, facility received a Superior 

rating in July 2010. Interfilm’s other two 

facilities, North Aurora, Illinois, and 

Glastonbury, Connecticut, are scheduled 

to complete the audit process before the 

end of 2010. 

Interfilm and The Dow Chemical 

Co., Midland, Michigan, are improving 

the sustainability of oriented polystyrene 

window envelope films with the 

purchase of renewable energy credits 

(RECs). The RECs offset the conventional 

energy consumed in the production of 

ProciteTM Window Envelope Films at 

Dow’s plant in Hebron, Ohio. Dow and 

Interfilm estimate that the RECs offset 

energy consumption equivalent to the 

electrical power used by 725 U.S. homes 

for one year. The RECs are certified 

through a third party, and comply with 

regulations and audit processes set 

by the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Washington, D.C. Purchasing 

RECs is an immediate, cost-effective 

way to help reduce the environmental 

impact of conventional electricity generation. 

For every REC purchased, one 

megawatt-hour of renewable electricity 

is generated and delivered to the power 

grid. Procite films combines clarity, readability, 

and stiffness. Interfilm customers 

may include a “Certified Wind Power” 

logo on their window envelope products. 


interfilm-usa.com. 

*** 

New LE1000-2 and LE3000-1Thickness 

Gauges from Measureitall.com, 

Cornelius, North Carolina, measure to 

0.2 and 1.0 micron. Designed for precision 

thickness measurement of film, 

paper, and foil, as well as soft compressible 

materials such as fabric and foam, 

each gauge comes with data recording, 

analysis, and display software. Contact 

pressures vary from 12 to 200 grams of 

force. Applications include laboratory, 

shop floor, and online. For more information, 

visit www.measureitall.com. 

*** 

A Website presentation by The 

Montalvo Corp., Gorham, Maine, 

explains how the top and bottom 

unwind stands on a Goss Urbanite Press 

in Greenfield, Massachusetts, were economically 

upgraded. The new assembly 

relies on Montalvo’s closed-loop tension 

control system with its S-3100ce digital 

tension controller, an MPC4 I/P converter, 

an MAF3 air filter, plus T-Series 

load cell, V-series brake, and SKL safety 

chuck. Prior to the upgrade, the unwind 

stand used manual clamp brakes and 

spring-loaded dancers. The upgrade 

enhances operator safety, and enables 

tool-free brake pad replacement, consistent, 

constant, precise closed-loop digital 

web tension control, and automatic 

maintenance of selected tension set 

points. For more information, visit www. 

montalvo.com/assets/presentations/ 

upgrade-recorder-unwind.swf. 

A presentation on the Montalvo 

Website explains how to inexpensively 

upgrade Mark Andy 4120 presses for 

better productivity and reduced downtime 

and waste. The key is controlling 

minimal tension on extensible materials 

from the full roll down to the core. If 

significant unwind friction and torque 

are occurring, the original brakes are 

replaced with Montalvo C-Series dual 

disc brakes. Benefits to Mark Andy press 

users include the ability to compete with

Montalvo upgrades Goss Urbanite presses with a precise, 

closed-loop, digital tension control system. 

newer presses at a fraction of the cost of 

a new press. The upgrades also allows 

the presses to run lighter substrates, 

achieve higher speeds, improve registration, 

increase production, minimize 

waste, reduce set-up time, broaden the 

range of products handled, and simplify 

installation and use. In this upgrade, a 

Montalvo load-cell-based S-3100 digital 

tension controller replaces the existing 

dancer control system. The system also 

uses a new Montalvo CD-104 brake 

assembly, and a Montalvo TNT tension 

sensing roll replaces the existing idler 

roll. For more information, visit www. 

montalvo.com/assets/presentations/ 

upgrade-markandy-4120.swf. 

Upgrades for the Mark Andy 4120 press include a 

Montalvo MPC-4 I/P converter, S-3100 controller and 

CD104 brake. 

Montalvo’s RE-4 Range Expander 

expands the capability of unwind braking 

systems. Used by companies such 

as Fisher Paper and Avery Dennison, 

the RE-4 provides consistent, responsive 

tension control with large-mass rolls that 

run at light tension levels such as films 

and foils. Ed Montalvo says, “If you need 

to get to speed quickly – or stop quickly 

-- but your sheet is brittle or delicate, you 

will need a drive system with a large 

range of tensions and a large capacity, 

multi-range brake to manage the wide 

torque levels. The RE-4 can control the 

brake for stopping AND delicately manage 

the web tension when running at 

speed.” The RE-4 works in conjunction 

with the Montalvo 3400 Series of unwind 

tension controllers on non-driven 

unwinds. This system works with load 

cell-based or dancer arm-based tension 

control. For more information, visit www. 

montalvo.com. 

In situations where a wide range of torque is needed 

(e.g., where the web tension may require 5 pounds 

per square inch (PSI) to the brake but require 75 PSI 

to stop), the RE-4 Range Expander engages different 

ranges to ensure sufficient output for running control 

and stopping without web breakage while maintaining 

proper tension. 

*** 

C.A. Litzler Co., Inc., Cleveland, 

Ohio, has been accepted as an associate 

member in the Control System 

Integrators Association (CSIA), Madison, 

Wisconsin. Litzler provides Litzler 

Automation services, which supplies 

high-quality drives and control systems 

for a variety of industries, including 

web converting, composites, and others. 

Litzler Automation provides fullservice 

automation solutions such as 

design, development, and fabrication 

of mechanical and electrical automation 

systems, design and development 

of programmable logic controller and 

operator interface software, coordinated 

servo and drives control, web control, 

vision system integration, continuous 

process and batch control, discrete 

assembly, and networking and data collection 

systems. For more information, 

visit www.calitzler.com. 

*** 

Exopack Advanced Coatings, 

Mathews, North Carolina, adopts a 

new z-flo brand name with distinctive 

multicolor logotype to convey the 

z-direction advantages inherent in the 

company’s conductive films and foils. 

“Z” directed or “through” conductiv 

ity can significantly improve adhesion 

to foil as well as subsequent layers, 

thermal lamination, and chemical 

resistance. Lightweight and low cost, 

z-flo conductive films and conductivecoated 

foils are unaffected by humidity, 

chemicals, and high temperatures and 

are gaining acceptance for electric car 

batteries, capacitors, and electronic 

whiteboards. As a current collector, z-flo 

films and foils give manufacturers a 

prefabricated component with exceptional 

properties. Foils can be single- or 

double-side-coated with a conductive 

coating. In electronic whiteboards, z-flo 

films allow manufacturers to locate an 

x-y coordinate by using two layers of 

conductive films separated by an air 

gap. Coated z-flo films with silver on 

one or both sides increase surface conductivity 

and improve the uniformity of 

charge distribution and the amount of 

heat dissipation. Available in a variety 

of roll sizes, coating constructions, and 

dimensions, applications include touch 

and pressure-sensitive film applications, 

RFI shielding, and fuel cells. Contract 

coating is available. For more information, 

visit www.exopackadvancedcoatings.com/conductives.asp. 

Chimie Tech Services (CTS), 

Antony, France, now distributes diazo 

phototool films from Exopack in France, 

the European Community, the Middle 

East, and South Africa. “CTS is rec 

ognized throughout the European 

Community as a leading supplier to 

printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers,” 

reports Jeff Jarvis, global business 

manager at Exopack. Now in its third 

decade as a supplier to the microelectronics 

and PCB industries, CTS will 

handle sale, delivery, and technical support 

for Exopack’s phototool films, brand 

ed under the name CTS 500. “From the 

start, Chimie Tech has sought to align 

itself with true innovators within various 

segments of the industry,” says Jean- 

Yves Salaun, CTS general manager. 

“We’re very pleased because in Exopack 

Advanced Coatings, we’ve found such 

a leader in diazo phototool technologies 

and applications.” For more informa 

tion, visit www.chimietech.com, www. 

exopackadvancedcoatings.com. 

*** 

Permanent pressure-sensitive 

adhesives (PSAs) free of alkylphenol 

ethoxylates (APEs) have been developed 

by Franklin Adhesives & Polymers, 

Columbus, Ohio. APEs are used in 

many consumer products, including 

adhesives, and often end up in the 

sludge generated by wastewater treatment 

plants. When the sludge is used in 

agricultural applications, run-off flows 


into streams and rivers where APEs 

degrade into toxic chemicals that can 

damage the health and reproduction of 

birds, fish, and mammals. Because of 

these environmental hazards, Europe 

and Canada have established guidelines 

for using APEs, and the United 

States is expected to follow suit. The 

APE-free technology is available under 

the Covinax brand and can be formulated 

for different degrees of peel, tack, 

and shear. In fact, Franklin can design 

an APE-free version of any existing PSA. 

For more information, visit www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com. 

*** 

Prime UV-IR (ultraviolet-infrared), 

Carol Stream, Illinois, made sales at 

Expoprint, Latin America, June 23-29, 

2010, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Purchasers 

were out in force and interested in Prime 

UV curing equipment for newspaper 

and packaging presses, and Prime IR 

Action dryers for inkjet printing and 

digital imaging,” reports, Erich Midlik, 

executive vice president, Global Sales 

for Prime UV-IR. The IBGE (Association 

for the Graphic Industry, Brazil) reports 

Brazilian printing companies are 

eager to invest in the latest technology. 

Competition in the graphic arts industry 

is intense, and acquiring new equipment 

and technologies has become 

essential for small, medium, and large 

printing facilities. Midlik agrees, “Brazil 

and other countries in Latin America 

are on a trend to outpace North America 

in their acceptance of UV technology 

because of its high print quality, ease of 

installation, and cost savings in capital 

equipment and in maintenance. Printers 

want to leapfrog the old heat-set technology 

and invest in UV curing because 

of the savings, including the elimination 

of emissions into the environment. Here 

in the United States, the Environmental 

Protection Agency recommends the UV 

printing and coating process as BACT 

(Best Available Control Technology). In 

the countries of Latin America there is 

Environmental benefits are driving acceptance of UV 

printing around the world. 


an intense drive for cleaner cities and 

industrial zones.” For more information, 

visit www.primeuv.com. 

*** 

Marathon Twin Wire Thermal 

Spray coatings from Menges Roller Co., 

Wauconda, Illinois, enhance roller performance 

in severe conditions involving 

heavy abrasion, chemicals, and 

high levels of moisture. The restorative, 

one-step, self-bonding Thermal Sprays 

apply finely divided metallic materials 

in molten form to impart superior 

release properties, as well as protection 

against wear, corrosion, and oxidation. 

The coating also improves traction and 

surface hardness and discourages static 

buildup. For more information, visit 

www.mengesroller.com. 

*** 

Davis-Standard, Fulton, N.Y., is installing 

coreless, off-line winding technology 

from NO.EL ® srl, San Pietro Mosezzo, 

Italy, in its lab for trials and testing programs. 

The installation supports a recent 

agreement whereby Davis-Standard 

serves as the exclusive supplier of 

NO.EL’s off-line as well as inline core 

less stretch film systems to the North 

American converting industry. This alliance 

has resulted in processing capabilities 

for high-speed coreless winding of 

stretch film in widths up to 3 meters (m, 

120 inches, in.). “We are pleased to offer 

trials of the NO.EL off-line rewinder in 

our lab,” says Hassan Helmy, executive 

vice president of Davis-Standard. “This 

high-speed coreless technology is consistent 

with our goal of providing…prod 

ucts that improve processing efficiencies, 

roll quality, and…return on investment,” 

he adds. This technology allows manufacturers 

to produce coreless and cored 

conventional stretch film for hand and/ 

or machine wrap at speeds up to 700m 

(2,300 feet, ft.) per minute depending on 

upstream extrusion capabilities, raw 

material selection, film properties, and 

structures. The NO.EL rewinder at the 

Davis-Standard lab also demonstrates 

technology for pre-stretching films down 

to 7 microns, as well as winding the 

film coreless or on thin cores at winding 

Coreless off-line winding technology from NO.EL® 

srl is available for trials and testing at Davis- 

Standard’s laboratory in Fulton, New York. 

speeds up to 1000m per minute. Each 

customized installation offers processing 

advantages such as savings on 

wrapping material, consistent wrapping 

force, fewer opportunities for damage, 

and minimized film breaks as a result of 

a damaged roll edge. 

Another upgrade to Davis- 

Standard’s research and development 

capabilities involves the installation of 

a 1,168-millimeter (mm, 46-in.) Harris & 

Bruno (H&B) HiFlow enclosed chamber. 

The patent-pending chamber significantly 

improves process efficiencies for 

coating adhesives and liquids with low 

to medium viscosities. Available for testing 

at the Fulton lab, it’s an option on all 

Davis-Standard coating lines. “The H&B 

chamber is a great addition to our lab 

and has the potential to impact coating 

processes in ways we have not seen 

before,” says Jeff Lawler, manager of 

the lab. The enclosed chamber design is 

engineered to significantly reduce micro 

bubble formations and promote the efficient 

replenishment of anilox cells with 

less aeration of ink/coatings. A smaller 

cross-section requires less ink/coating to 

charge the system. There is also a smaller 

end sealing area and unique chamber 

porting. The chamber augments two 

liquid coating lines and a coextrusion 

pilot line. The lab is available to test 

formulations, determine methodologies, 

fine-tune techniques, develop new products, 

evaluate equipment, and improve 

existing technologies. A team of experienced 

and skilled process engineers 

and technicians work with customers 

before, during, and after the trial and 

testing process. 

The patent-pending H&B HiFlow enclosed chamber 

is another new addition to Davis-Standard’s lab. 

A new slitter rewinder line from 

Davis-Standard has improved efficiencies 

and achieved savings goals in the 

production of fiberglass nonwoven mat 

products at GAF-Elk Corp., Wayne, 

N.J. Installed late in 2009, the line is 

designed for a maximum web width 

of 2,000mm (80 in.) and line speeds of 

1,000 ft. (305m) per minute. “Not only 

did Davis-Standard deliver on design 

and engineering, but they listened and

made improvements,” reports Roger 

Jiao, project manager at GAF-Elk. 

Jiao says the company has been most 

pleased with the user-friendly rewinder, 

which offers several advantages including 

recipe setup and winding curves. 

Other advantages include the shaftless 

floor pick-up unwind, a splice table 

with pull roll and score slitters, and an 

AB digital drive system. To simplify line 

operation, Davis-Standard customized a 

programmable logic controller for GAF- 

Elk’s custom recipes as well as configurable 

rewind tension curves. A custom 

splice table system enables splicing 

without relaxing winding tension. 

At the K Show, October 27-November 

3, 2010, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Davis- 

Standard focused on converting and 

extrusion technologies that save energy, 

reduce scrap, and improve processing. 

This included the display of a 65mm 

(2.5-in.) direct drive extruder, ProCone 

die mandrel, and control systems for 

both blown film and extrusion processes. 

Davis-Standard also promoted new pelletizer 

technology that offers significant 

production and environmental advantages, 

and offered shuttle service to its 

facility in Erkrath, Germany, for winder 

demonstrations. 

Testing shows the direct drive 

extruder consistently provides quieter 

(as much as 70% at 100 revolutions per 

minute), more energy-efficient operation 

(as much as 25%) than their AC- or 

DC-drive counterparts. The direct drive 

operates on a permanent magnet synchronous 

motor, which does not require 

a mechanical gear reducer to multiply 

the torque to rotate the screw. Davis- 

Standard supplies these extruders in 

sizes up to 114mm (4.5 in.). 

A Davis Standard slitter rewinder, installed at GAF- 

Elk Corp., includes a shaftless floor pick-up unwind, 

a splice table with pull roll and score slitters, and an 

AB digital drive system. 

A new series of underwater, 

water ring and air ring pelletizers for 

micro pellets, normal pellets, and macro 

pellets range from laboratory to plant 

scale. These pelletizers allow for 5%-25% 

more production than previous models. 

The die plates, manufactured in-house, 

have been redesigned and field proven 

to enable greater throughputs while 

nearly doubling the face life of the die 

plate. This design also enables greater 

process flexibility for a broad melt viscosity 

processing range without a die 

change. 

SLC (Sliding Lay-on Carriage) Series winders from 

Davis Standard control winding force with pneumatics 

instead of hydraulics. This 1,800mm (74-in.) SLC-1000 

winder is designed for large-diameter mill roll production. 

(All safety devices may not be shown.) 

At CPP Expo, October 31-November 

3, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, Davis- 

Standard showcased a new coater 

design for narrow-web applications, 

ProCone die, and a range of control 

systems. The modular design of the 

new coater, which also was shown at 

Labelexpo, September 14-16, 2010, in 

Chicago, incorporates a floor-mounted 

docking station and independent coater 

modules. Each module is capable of a 

different process setup, but can also be 

programmed the same and swapped to 

simplify cleaning and reduce downtime. 

Mechanical drives are included and 

only require air and electrical connections. 

Davis-Standard’s modular coater design integrates 

with a floor-mounted docking station and independent 

coater modules. 

The ProCone Die, which also was 

shown at K, is engineered for blown film 

barrier films with five to nine layers. A 

stackable arrangement allows vertical 

movement of mandrels within the stack. 

This unique design allows for angular 

movement of the mandrels relative to 

each other, which provides flexibility to 

change the layer ratios without changing 

extruder position. The modules, 

consisting of one cone and one ring, 

can be rotated to share an extruder or 

uncoupled and moved within the stack 

for use with another extruder. This die is 

available in sizes from 50 to 300mm (2 to 

12 in.). 

Control technology is available for 

Direct drive extruders from Davis-Standard process 

a variety of resins for all extrusion applications. 

every coating process. The DS5 (Davis- 

Standard Secure Service Support 

System) enables service personnel to 

diagnose and fix problems remotely 

via a secure, high-speed Internet connection. 

Immediate online access to 

equipment minimizes downtime. The 

Integrator C is a new single-point 

system that replaces obsolete CMR 

systems. It has the functionality of the 

CMR, but with additional functionality 

such as recipe management, historical 

data trending and alarms. It also features 

a programmable logic controller 

drive interface, improved temperature 

controls, and enhanced gauge control 

based on the age of the existing gauge 

system. The Integrator Pro combines line 

control and data monitoring into one 

highly functional information center. It 

is specifically designed for high-level 

converting processes including cast film, 

blown film, extrusion coating, solvent 

and aqueous coating, and drying. Using 

a Windows ® point-and-click interface, 

operators monitor operation, track quality 

standards, collect and trend historical 

data, and store product recipes from a 

standard personal computer. 

Three models of extrusion coating 

lines – 300, 450 and 750 – reflect the 

approximate line speed in meters per 

minute. The 300 is engineered for customers 

who want to enter new markets 

or grow their business with a modest 

investment. The 450 provides greater 

output and automation. The 750 offers 

the fastest line speeds and most options 


for large-scale production applications. 

All three can be customized for specific 

flexible packaging applications. 

The latest addition to the company’s 

Davis-Standard developed its latest pelletizer range 

to support new markets such as biopolymers as well 

as debottlenecking projects and improved scrap 

recovery. 

range of surface and center winders, the 

SLC (Sliding Lay-on Carriage) Series, 

controls winding force with pneumatics 

instead of hydraulics. Like the PAC 

series, the SLC Series is capable of 

wound roll diameters up to 1,500mm (60 

in.). The AC-driven winder is available 

in widths from 1,118 to 3,400mm (44 to 

134 in.) and capable of winding rolls on 

75- or 150mm (3- or 6-in.) cores. Several 

unique engineering features improve 

performance. Bearings located close to 

the wound roll edge support the weight 

of the roll, while a horizontal linear rail 

enhances shaft performance. Winding 

force is controlled via pneumatic cylinders 

with control feedback and taper 

capabilities. The finished roll unloading 

system is independent from the winding 

transfer cycle sequence, shortening 

and streamlining roll changes. Roll carts 

and shaft handling are available to add 

automation to fit each plant’s needs. 

Other features include a horizontal flat 

bed design, high-capacity shaft bearings, 

high-speed pneumatic traversing 

knife assembly, web tension control, 

touch screen controls for winder settings, 

and two center slitters for multiple lane 

production. Options include additional 

slitters, a center drive feature, gap winding, 

shaft accelerator, cord expander roll 

and shaft extractor/cart. 

A range of coaters and coating 

heads are available with more than 

50 coating configurations. Innovative 

accessories include the patented CAS 

(coating air separation) system, the 

Steamex re-humidification system, and 

the patented pressurized gravure head 

(PGH) system. Liquid coating and laminating 

machines are equipped for window 

protection and optical films, release 


and adhesive tapes, photography products, 

and solar and battery applications. 

C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P), York, 

Pennsylvania, installed a lamination 

line from Davis-Standard primarily to 

produce snack food packaging. “Over 

half of our business is in extrusion lamination, 

so the addition of this line was 

essential,” reports Mike Takis, engineering 

manager at C-P. “Not only did Davis- 

Standard address our technical needs, 

but they achieved an ambitious timeline.” 

Davis-Standard supplied the line 

with custom profile control between the 

gauging system and flex lip die to attain 

very flat profiles across the web and in 

the machine direction. The line is also 

wider to better match the company’s 

flexo printing capabilities. Installed late 

in 2009, the line features new Integrator 

control technology and a regenerative, 

shaftless turret unwind splicer. It produces 

laminated structures comprised 

of extruded polyethylene between two 

films including oriented polypropylene 

and polyethylene terephthalate. The 

films can be clear, printed in up to 10 

colors or metallized. Prior to the expansion, 

C-P was running all extrusion 

laminations on a Black Clawson line, 

which has run continuously for almost 

20 years. C-P is AIB (American Institute 

of Baking) rated and one of the few certified 

Sustainable Green Printers in the 

United States. 


(left-right) Steve Tusing, Extrusion Department 

manager, Mike Takis, engineering manager, and 

Greg Collins, vice president of Manufacturing, stand 

before C-P Flexible Packaging’s new Davis-Standard 

lamination line with Integrator control technology. 

noel-automation.com, www.davisstandard.com, 

www.bc-egan.com, www. 

cpflexpack.com. 

*** 

Tullis Russell Coaters, Bollington, 

United Kingdom, has won the prestigious 

Northwest Business Environment 

Awards in the Small and Medium 

Enterprise category for fully integrating 

environmental performance into its business 

practices. As a result, the company 

has reduced its carbon footprint 17%, 

realized £374,000 (US$588,535) in annual 

cost savings, and is eligible for an energy 

efficiency discount from the annual 

Climate Change Levy. The judges noted: 

“Their plans for the future are innovative 

- including solar panels and a growing 

eco range. Their commitment to community 

engagement and work with schools 

shows they have gone the extra mile, 

making them deserving winners.” 

Measures included simple steps 

such as turning down thermostats, 

implementing routine power-downs of 

equipment, and installing low-energy 

lighting. Energy use has been further 

reduced by insulating the factory’s 

steam pipes, and adding heat exchangers 

to the coating machine ovens and 

an economizer to the boiler. A waste 

paper compactor and tipper bins have 

been installed, and waste is now segregated 

for pretreatment and recycled, to 

reduce the amount diverted to landfill. 

The firm has reduced annual carbon 

dioxide emissions 46% and water use by 

74 cubic meters. During the past three 

years it has reduced landfilled waste 

81%. In addition, the facility meets the 

ISO14001 standard for Environmental 

Management Systems and holds Forest 

Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation 

for sustainable use of raw materials. 

The Bollington manufacturing facility 

produces and supplies coated security 

paper and films for a global market and 

employs 110. Support from Groundwork 

Cheshire, the Carbon Trust, Defra and 

Envirowise helped the firm make a wide 

range of resource efficiency improvements 

and gain the full support of all 

employees. For more information, visit 

www.trcoaters.co.uk. 

*** 

CARESTREAM Flexx transparent 

conductive films from Carestream 

Advanced Materials, Rochester, New 

York, provide an alternative to indium 

tin oxide (ITO) films for touch panels. 

Patented silver nanomaterial technology 

enables exceptional conductance 

and superior optical performance. 

Coating the nanomaterial onto resilient 

polyethylene terephthalate (PET) creates 

a film that is more flexible and less 

expensive to produce than ITO-based 

offerings. “Device manufacturers have 

been limited by the drawbacks of ITO for 

a long time, including brittleness, high 

cost, relatively low durability, and occasional 

scarcity of product,” says Bruno 

Merry, general manager for Carestream 

Advanced Materials, noting, “Our 

Flexx films exceed standards for optical 

transparency and offer customers many 

benefits that were not previously available. 

Our PET-based product—which is 

manufactured using a high-yield, rollto-roll 

precision coating process—is also

far less brittle than ITO-based films. It is 

able to offer longer life performance for 

transaction terminals and other devices 

that are exposed to high-traffic use. 

Also, our films are easily etched using 

common methods, resulting in optical 

properties that are highly desirable for 

projected capacitive touch panels.” In 

addition to touch panels, applications 

include organic light-emitting diode 

lighting and displays, flexible displays, 

printed electronics, and photovoltaics. 

“We are initially offering 300 ohm/square 

and 100 ohm/square products with an 

optional hardcoat, which is ideal for 

resistive and projected capacitive touch 

screen applications,” reports Merry. 

Products combining the coating technology 

with other flexible substrates are 

scheduled for introduction in 2011. For 

more information, visit www.carestreamhealth.com. 

*** 

A new generation of the widely 

used EPC extrusion coating die from 

Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), 

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, increases 

productivity by simplifying changes in 

product width and eliminating much 

of the deckle disassembly involved in 

cleaning and maintenance. Launched at 

CPP Expo, October 31-November 3, 2010, 

in Chicago, Illinois, the EPC die, like its 

predecessors, incorporates a deckle system 

that can be adjusted to minimize the 

formation of edge bead, which wastes 

polymer and substrate as it is trimmed 

from the web. “What is innovative in the 

new-generation EPC die is an extensive 

enhancement of the deckle system that 

increases the ease and repeatability of 

width adjustments, simplifies cleanout of 

carbonized polymer buildup in the die, 

and makes possible rapid removal of the 

entire deckle assembly for a ‘split and 

clean,’ or complete opening of the die for 

maintenance,” reports Gary D. Oliver, 

vice president of technology and engineering 

at EDI. 

Deckles are mounted at either end 

off portions of the internal flow channel 

and can be positioned to minimize edge 

bead. The new die reduces downtime 

four ways: rapid and accurate width 

changes, improved buildup removal, 

ready access for replacing seals and 

adjusting die gap, and fast removal of 

the deckle system for ‘split and clean.’ 

Width changes are expedited by a 

more robust support structure and drive 

mechanism for the deckle. Changes 

in width are accomplished by a single 

movement of the entire assembly of 

deckle components. Once those components 

have been adjusted to obtain the 

To clean away buildup that causes die lines, the operator 

can now retract the external and die-gap deckle 

components of the EPC die, as shown in Panel 2, and 

insert a brass scraper (Panel 3). The scraper reaches 

beyond the lip opening and into the secondary manifold. 

No disassembly is required. 

desired edge-bead profile, the setting is 

preserved through repeated changes in 

width. Operators can now quickly retract 

the external and die-gap deckle components 

and insert a simple brass scraper 

that cleans away carbonized polymer 

that causes die lines. Previously, it was 

impossible to remove such buildup 

upstream of the lips without complete 

disassembly, but the new scraper reaches 

beyond the lip opening and into the 

secondary manifold of the die. A similar 

situation occurred when it was time to 

change end seals. Much of the deckle 

had to be disassembled. The redesign 

eliminates the need to remove numerous 

fasteners and handle heavy deckle 

components. It’s also possible to open the 

die without completely disassembling 

the deckles at either end. Instead, each 

deckle assembly can be removed intact 

by unfastening four bolts. For more information, 

visit www.extrusiondies.com. 

*** 

A months-long deployment to 

Afghanistan for some National Guard 

members has become a lot more tolerable 

after the Fort Mill, South Carolinabased 

1222 Engineer Company received 

10 new laptop computers donated 

by Harper Corporation of America, 

Charlotte, North Carolina. The computers, 

equipped with the latest Internet 

access, arrived on March 26, 2010, to 

replace laptops destroyed in a February 

2010 flood that swept through the 

unit’s wooden-floored tent housing at 

Kandahar Airfield. “We salute their service 

to our country and hope our donation 

helps keep them in touch with loved 

ones and makes their deployment more 

bearable,” says Margie Kluttz, president 

of Harper Corp. The computers sent by 

Harper Corp. replace some, but not all, 

of the Company’s damaged laptops. 

Other donations to cover replacement 

computers are encouraged and may 

be sent directly to the Fort Mill National 

Guard unit. 

Visitors to Labelexpo, September 

14-16, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, and 

Converting & Package Printing (CPP) 

Expo, October 31-November 3, 2010, 

also in Chicago, viewed the Phantom 

QD (quick drawdown) portable proofing 

system from Harper Scientific, division 

of global anilox supplier Harper 

Corp. Introduced in 2009 and now 

available with a motorized option on 

its 800-millimeter-long table, all Harper 

QD systems maintain a constant loading 

pressure between the proofer and 

the substrate. The motorized Phantom 

QD unit features a variable speed 

from 100 to 400 inches per minute and 

runs on 110-volt power. Standard features 

include a linearly guided table, a 

magnetic-loaded doctor blade, quickchange 

anilox and rubber rollers and 

roller interchangeability with Echocel 

Junior and Phantom hand proofers. 

Phantom models are available in a 

traditional format for water- and solventbased 

inks where rollers are engraved 

at a 60-degree hex angle. There’s also 

a viscous format for thick and metallic 

New-generation EPC extrusion coating die 

reduces downtime by simplifying width changes and 

minimizing deckle disassembly. 

of a die and used to vary the width of 

the coating. The EPC die includes an 

external deckle to prevent leakage and 

an internal deckle system with independently 

adjustable components that seal 

The EPC extrusion coating die can be opened 

without completely disassembling the deckles at 

either end. In fact, unfastening four bolts allows the 

entire deckle assembly at either end of the die to be 

removed as a unit. 

Adding a motor to drive the Phantom QD (quick 

drawdown) portable proofing system over the table 

length, eliminates a process variable. 


inks where rollers are engraved at a 

30-degree hex angle. 

When a customer asked 

HarperScientific to develop a special 

plate sleeve storage system, the division 

incorporated many features from 

Harper’s SleeveWrak family of roll 

racks. The Fortune 500 manufacturer 

knew exactly what it wanted: vertical, 

enclosed units that could store 20- to 

40-inch repeat by 100-inch or longer 

plate sleeves. In addition, the storage 

racks had to be modular, hold at least 

eight sleeves, and offer easy accessibility 

from either side. Because floor space 

was limited, each unit was equipped 

with heavy-duty casters and securing 

straps. That way, the enclosures 

could be stored away from the printing 

line, then easily moved, unloaded, 

and reloaded by a single operator. 

The oversized enclosures shipped fully 

assembled on their side using special 

harnessing. At the destination, the units 

were uprighted and immediately put 

into use. For more information, visit 

www.HarperScientific.com. 

The 2010 Harper Flexographic 

Solutions Tour, free seminars organized 

by Harper GraphicSolutions, concluded 

on October 6 before an enthusiastic 

crowd in Somerset, New Jersey. This 

year’s tour focused on flexographic 

printing issues and practices and were 

designed to appeal to a broad audience 

– print managers and supervisors; 

operators; prepress managers; designers; 

ink, plate and prepress suppliers; 

general managers; and purchasing 

personnel. At the New Jersey finale, 

opening remarks by Peter Hartman, 

Harper vice president of Sales, were 

followed by presentations on ink adhesion 

and surface tension, use of doctor 

blades, plate and anilox cleaning systems, 

and a review of the 3DQC anilox 

inspection device. The morning session 

ended with a review of anilox press 

An enclosed SleeveWrak roll rack shields sleeves 

from light sources and plate dust. Vertical storage prevents 

deformation of the sleeves. 


standardization by Bill Poulson, Harper’s 

northeast technical graphics advisor, 

and a look at anilox rolls and high speed 

presses by Alex James, eastern division 

technical graphics manager at Harper 

GraphicSolutions. Afternoon presentations 

advised attendees on how to maximize 

the efficiency of next-generation 

digital plates and provided a comprehensive 

analysis of available adhesives 

and coatings for the flexographic market. 


HarperImage.com. 

An agreement signed in late August 

This year’s Harper seminar tour began in the spring in 

the south, included several summer visits to midwest 

locations, and featured well-attended sessions on both 

coasts. 

2010, gives Colombia’s Chemisolutions 

S.A.S. exclusive distribution rights 

throughout its home country for Ceram 

Clean II and CeramClean Solv-it 

-- two of Harper’s most widely used ink 

cleaning products. Anilox roll cleaner 

Ceram Clean II effectively removes 

water-based, ultraviolet (UV)- and solvent-dried 

inks from engravings without 

damaging the cell structure on ceramic 

and chrome cylinders. The cleaner also 

removes roll face stains. Biodegradable 

CeramClean Solv-it is completely free 

of petroleum distillates and formulated 

for deep cleaning of solvent-based inks, 

adhesives and UV coatings. J ose Noel 

Gomez serves as general manager of 

Chemisolutions and can be reached at 

josegomez@chemisolutions.com.co. 

*** 

Back Up Brush Rollers from Finzer 

Roller Co., Des Plaines Illinois, replace 

conventional steel- and rubber-covered 

anvil rolls in razor slitting, cold pin perforating, 

hot pin perforating, and cross 

hatch scoring applications. Suitable for 

use on paper, paperboard, film, flexible 

packaging, nonwoven textiles, and 

other web products, the Back Up Brush 

Rollers accept perforating pins and razor 

knives wherever they happen to penetrate 

the brush. The pins and knives do 

not damage the bristles, which gently 

move away from the pins and knives 

and recover to support the web with 

each revolution. Brush life is excellent, 

setup is easy, and blade wear is reduced 

through the use of this new technology. 

In addition, the lightweight rollers apply 

minimal drag on web tension. Available 

with internal or external bearings, rollers 

work with a wide range of machines 

including equipment from Deacro, W&H, 

Titan, Black Clawson, Stanford and 

Kampf. A drawing of an existing anvil 

roll is all that’s needed to engineer a 

replacement Back Up Brush Roller. For 

more information, visit www.finzerroller. 

com. 

*** 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, Washington, D.C., has issued U.S. 

Patent #7,820,097, Electrical, Plating and 

Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial 

Compositions, to NovaCentrix, Austin, 

Texas, a leader in printed electronics 

manufacturing technologies. The patent 

covers in part the use of flash lamps to 

sinter metal-based inks and materials 

on low-temperature substrates such as 

paper and plastic and includes highspeed 

and roll-to-roll processing. This 

process is critical to the development 

of innovative products in photovoltaics, 

displays, radio frequency identification, 

sensors, batteries, capacitors, and 

smart packaging. NovaCentrix received 

an R&D100 award for this technology 

in 2009 as well as recognition in 2008 

by industry analyst group IDTechEx, 

Cambridge, United Kingdom. “One of 

the most exciting aspects of this technology 

is its scalability and economy,” 

says Dr. Kurt Schroder, chief scientist at 

NovaCentrix and lead patent author. 

“Inexpensive, flexible substrates can 

now be used. Furthermore, processing 

can be performed at hundreds of feet 

per minute in a roll-to-roll environment. 

In addition to processing silver, gold, 

and nickel used in conductive inks, the 

high speed the process can sinter easily 

oxidized particles such as copper in an 

ambient air environment, thus eliminating 

the need for a reduction furnace or 

inert atmosphere. This room-temperature 

process enables truly inexpensive 

conductive traces for printed electronics,” 

he explains. For more information, 

visit www.novacentrix.com. 

*** 

DigiPrime 6029 primer from 

Michelman, Cincinnati, Ohio, is 

designed for the high-speed HP Indigo 

WS6000 label digital press for label and 

package printing. The newest addition 

to Michelman’s line of primers and overprint 

varnishes for HP Indigo presses, 

DigiPrime 6029 is an HP-approved solution 

that produces superior ink transfer, 

ink adhesion, and rub resistance 

on embossed and heavily textured, 

pressure-sensitive paper label stock. It’s 

non-blocking and moisture resistant, 

and backward compatible with older

Indigo presses. It also provides excellent 

performance on polyethylene label 

stock on the WS6000 press. Unlike other 

commercial primers for Indigo presses, 

which are formulated entirely from 

petrochemical derivatives, a robust 

48% of the active (solid) raw material in 

DigiPrime 6029 comes from renewable 

sources. Since it’s solvent-free, odorless, 

and repulpable, it’s a workplace-friendly 

product. 

Michelman has added new reactor 

capacity at its Cincinnati, Ohio, headquarters. 

Reactors are used in processing 

many of the company’s water-based 

surface modifiers, additives, and polymers 

for applications such as interior 

and exterior wood coatings, industrial 

coatings, fibers and composites, construction 

coatings, digital printing, 

paper, and packaging. According to 

Laurie Thomas, vice president, Supply 

Chain, “Our U.S. business volume has 

rebounded sharply this year, with most 

every market segment exceeding 2008 

levels. The reactor capacity we’ve added 

increases our output capabilities by 20% 

to 25% ….We’re going to continue to 

aggressively invest…in people, and in 

technology and equipment….” 

Michem Flex P1883 water-based 

extrusion primer provides strong adhesion 

to aluminum foil and paper, bonds 

well to extrusion-coated resins, and 

protects foil from corrosion. It provides 

excellent chemical resistance to water, 

many acids and spices, fragrances, and 

flavors. Because of its strong adhesive 

properties, it also helps prevent packages 

from delaminating when in contact 

with aggressive contents. The new 

primer is ideal for foil-based packaging 

for condiments such as ketchup, mustard 

and salad dressings, soup and seasoning 

packets, dry milk powders, fruit juice 

powders, gummy candies, and virtually 

any type of paper/poly/foil/poly pouches 

or paper-based cans. Michem Flex P1883 

features 25% solids content and excellent 

freeze/thaw stability. The relatively high 

solid content means converters are buying 

and shipping less water and more of 

the solids they need to achieve desired 

dry coat weights. The new primer further 

reduces costs since it requires less 

drying time. Michem Flex Primers meet 

regulations for food packaging and can 

be applied with smooth roll, flexo or gravure 

coaters and dried with hot, circulating 

air. For more information, visit www. 

michelmam.com. 

*** 

Parent company of Bobst Group 

North America, Charlotte, North 

Carolina, has sold Atlas Converting 

Equipment Ltd., Bedford, U.K., in a 

management buyout. Atlas Converting 

Equipment Ltd. supplies Atlas and Titan 

slitting and rewinding equipment to the 

film and flexible materials markets and 

has an installed base in excess of 3,500 

machines in more than 80 countries. 

The acquisition includes the dedicated 

Atlas Sales & Customer Service operations 

in both Charlotte, North Carolina, 

and Shanghai, China. The new directors 

and shareholders of Atlas Converting 

Equipment Ltd. include Chairman 

Stephen Darlington, Managing Director 

Alan Johnson, Sales Director Stan 

Braycotton, and Finance Director Tom 

Walker. The existing Atlas management 

team will continue to manage and coordinate 

the company’s global operations. 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

The Bobst Group’s Business Unit 

Web Fed is partnering with Line-Text 

International, Chula Vista, California, 

for representation of its Fischer & Krecke 

C.I. Flexo and Rotomec coating and 

laminating lines for the flexible packaging 

market in the western United States. 

Contact at Line-Text is Mike Kocherga, 

president, +1 619-423-9943, info@line-text. 

com. 

Max India Limited, the parent company 

of Max Speciality Films (MSF), is 

increasing production capacity for biaxially 

oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film 

at its facility in Chandigarh in northern 

India. The new film line will increase 

The new Atlas corporate identity and Atlas and Titan 

branding were unveiled at the K Show, October 

27-November 3, 2010, in Düsseldorf, Germany, where 

Atlas and former parent company, Bobst, shared exhibit 

space. 

Max India’s annual capacity by about 

35,000 metric tonnes, bringing the company’s 

total BOPP film capacity to 55,000 

metric tonnes per year. Scheduled to 

start-up during the first quarter of 2011, 

the new line includes a 2450-millimeterwide 

K5000 vacuum metallizer from 

General Vacuum Equipment (GVE) with 

upgrades that minimize consumption 

of power, water, and aluminum. The 

A General K5000 vacuum metallizer for a new BOPP 

line joins two other GVE metallizers already in place 

at Max Specialty Films. 

ECO mode system saves energy by 

clever control of the vacuum pump set. 

Temperature and vacuum sensors on the 

diffusion pumps (high vacuum pumps) 

enable power to be switched on and off 

as needed, rather than having power 

on continuously. This system gives 

particularly good savings when the 

metallizer is open for roll loading and 

unloading. The pumping system is kept 

in a state of continuous readiness but 

with minimal energy usage. Upgraded 

mechanical pumps reduce losses due to 

vacuum/atmosphere seal friction. This 

also enables a simpler, more reliable 

mechanical pumping arrangement, 

which reduces preventative maintenance 

tasks. Dry backing pumps maintain 

consistent pumping performance 

over long periods of operation without 

the presence of oil, which degrades and 

causes loss of performance and downtime 

for replacement. The pumps also do 

not need gas ballasting, another energysaving 

feature. Web winding improvements 

permit processing of delicate 

webs without damage during the coating 

process. This avoids deterioration in 

the surface of the coated substrate and 

potential loss of barrier properties. For 

more information, visit www.bobstgroup. 

com. 

*** 

The R-2462 water-based coating 

from Mica Corp., Shelton, Connecticut, 

imparts oxygen barrier properties to 

films and papers. The oxygen barrier 

not only extends product shelf life, but 

also can support source reduction efforts 

since a relatively thin layer achieves the 

desired results. When applied properly 

to biaxially oriented polypropylene film, 

the coating can reduce oxygen transmission 

to less than 1 cubic centimeter per 

100 square inches per day. On paper, 

the coating serves as a barrier to some 

greases and oils. “The key to achiev 

ing a good barrier is assuring that the 

coating is uniform and free of voids,” 

comments Bruce Foster, technical sales 


manager. Pre-priming helps optimize 

uniformity and adhesion, and Mica’s 

A-131-X can be applied via most coating 

methods. Applications include packaging 

for dry, refrigerated and frozen foods. 

For more information, visit www.micacorp.com. 

*** 

OptiMike OM190 optical micrometer 

from NDC Infrared Engineering, 

Irwindale, California, measures the 

thickness of plastic sheet, foam, thick film, 

and rubber products. A light-emitting 

diode (LED) in the noncontact sensor 

projects a beam of light across the apex 

of the product wrapped over a referencebacking 

roll. On the opposite side of the 

roll, a precision charged couple device 

(CCD) micrometer array measures the 

exact location of the top surface of the 

product as the sensor scans the sheet. 

An integrated eddy current sensor measures 

the distance to the surface of the 

roll. The data from the CCD array and 

the eddy current sensor are combined to 

provide a total thickness measurement. 

Unlike competitive Shadow Sensors and 

Air Caliper Gauges, the OptiMike sensor 

does not require air or water utilities, 

further contributing to its reliability and 

low operating costs. Unlike laser triangulation 

gauges, the OptiMike sensor 

does not penetrate the product surface, 

nor is it sensitive to the color, gloss, 

opacity or porosity of the material. “This 

non-nuclear sensor offers a high return 

on investment with a low total cost of 

ownership and does not require regulatory 

licenses,” says Ray Shead, marketing 

manager. “This sensor also provides 

high-resolution measurement with 

excellent repeatability, reliability, and 

accuracy. When combined with a basis 

weight gauge, a very accurate and costeffective 

foam density measurement can 

be made,” he concludes. The OptiMike 

sensor is already working on sheet processing 

lines in the United States and 

The iSensor OptiMike OM190 optical micrometer 

incorporates a full suite of diagnostics that are supported 

by an interactive graphical user interface. A 

thermo-electric cooling system protects the sensor 

and its electronics. 


NDC’s FG710S online thickness measurement achieves 

close profile correlation on voided film compared to an 

off-line laboratory instrument and superior results to a 

beta gauge. 

United Kingdom. 

The new FG710S optical sensor measures 

the thickness of clear, filled, voided, 

and pearlized films. Until now, density 

variation has made measuring the thickness 

of voided films difficult. The patented 

optical design, selection of discrete 

near infrared wave-lengths, and powerful 

sensor algorithms overcome density 

variations. This is especially important 

in the TDO section where non-uniform 

stretching and the cross-web voiding 

“gradient” directly reflect the density dif 

ferences within the product. The unit’s 

unique infrared thickness measurement 

capability helps produce unrivalled flat 

film and rolls for products thicker than 

10 microns. For example, voided microporous 

battery separator film thickness is 

commonly measured using the FG710S 

sensor. In addition, a single FG710S 

gauge can simultaneously measure 

the individual components in a coextruded 

film with up to four components, 

including polyethylene terephthalate, 

polypropylene/polyethylene, polystyrene, 

polyvinyl chloride, ethylene vinyl 

alcohol, acrylic, nylon, and ionomer. In 

contrast to the FG710S, nuclear, x-ray, 

and conventional infrared sensors only 

measure the total mass of a single structure 

and require knowledge of its density 

in order to derive thickness. What’s more, 

the FG710S does not require complex 

measurement compensations for humidity, 

barometric pressure, x/y/z displacement, 

temperature or airborne dust, all of 

which must be provided for nuclear and 

x-ray sensors. For more information, visit 

www.ndcinfrared.com. 

*** 

The Reprocess Sustainable Liner 

Recovery Program, developed by 

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. (MPF), 

Greer, South Carolina, recycles siliconetreated 

polyester release liner and 

shrinks the company’s greenhouse gas 

emissions and carbon footprint. “This 

program will also establish the cradle-tocradle 

solution that the labeling industry 

has been seeking,” says Marshall 

Ledbetter, program leader for the project. 

After labels are applied, the release liner 

becomes waste and traditionally ends up 

in a local landfill or is shipped offshore 

for disposal. However, researchers in 

Greer have developed technologies that 

blend the spent liner with virgin material 

to produce recycled-content liner with 

the same performance capabilities as 

all-virgin liner. According to an independent 

Life Cycle Assessment, this process, 

when used to produce recycled PET pellets, 

decreases the energy demand 91% 

and the global warming potential 74% 

versus production of virgin pellets. “The 

multimillion dollar investment associated 

with this new environmental initiative 

is a significant commitment to the 

industry and is in addition to the more 

than $200 million that MPF has invested 

in its Greer facility in the past 10 years,” 

reports Dennis Trice, president and chief 

operating officer of MPF. For more information, 

visit www.m-petfilm.com. 

*** 

Fife Corp., part of Maxcess, 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, unveiled a 

simple operator interface for single- and 

dual-drive D-MAX Series web-guiding 

systems at Labelexpo, September 14-16, 

2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The compact 

operator interface is easily added to an 

existing machine frame, saving valuable 

real estate while providing simple, 

icon-based interaction with the industry’s 

most accurate web-guiding system. 

D-MAX is available as a pre-engineered 

web-guiding system or standalone components. 

The integrated design includes 

all the components needed to maintain 

web alignment: Sensors, guide structure, 

controller and operator interface are 

assembled in the factory and shipped 

to the customer ready for installation. 

Converters simply bolt the system on, 

connect the power and run. As standalone 

components, the D-MAX series 

provides the flexibility to fit virtually any 

application. Converters can choose from 

two controllers (single- or dual-drive) 

and three operator interfaces (text-based 

with or without networking, or simple 

icon-based) to create a powerful webguiding 

system tailored to their operating 

goals and budget. For more information, 

visit www.fife.com. 

*** 

With the start of production in August 

2010, Taghleef Industries, Dubai, has 

begun shipping Nativia biaxially oriented 

polylactic acid (PLA) film from its 

plant in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy. 

Based on Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks 

LLC, Minnetonka, Minnesota, Nativia 

film complies with the biodegradability 

and compostability requirements of 

European standard EN13432. Film from 

the new line, which was primarily supplied 

by Brueckner Technology Holding 

GmbH, Siegsdorf, Germany, includes 25-

and 30-micron metallized Nativia films. 

Applications include fresh produce, 

bakery, confectionery, snacks, and dairy/ 

perishable/lidding as well as labeling 

and stationery. For more information, 

visit www.ti-films.com. 

*** 

Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 

Montreal, Quebec/Bradenton, Florida, 

has opened a warehouse in Monterrey, 

Mexico. The warehouse will offer justin-time 

delivery and permit distributors 

in the region to reduce inventory. While 

the option of ordering to the U.S. border 

gateway is still available, ordering 

for delivery from the Monterrey facility 

involves smaller minimum order quantities 

and expedites delivery of stocked 

items. Nonstock items are still delivered 

directly from the United States. 

Intertape has introduced the first 

The first melt for Nativia PLA film occurred a month 

ahead of schedule. 

The pull roll helps orient Nativia PLA film. 

six products in a line of Double-Coated 

Tapes for specialty markets. The three 

double-coated tissue tapes and three 

double-coated polyester tapes are used 

for corrugated splicing, gasket attachment, 

plastic housing and component 

assembly, nameplates, interior and 

exterior trim attachments, and lens bonding. 

The U.S.-made products also are 

converter friendly for applications requiring 

die cuts and custom parts. For more 

information, visit www.itape.com. 

*** 

Solutia Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, has 

established a Performance Films division, 

which incorporates the former 

CPFilms, and is selling technologically 

advanced films for electronics, energy, 

and other specialty applications. 

Flexvue brand films are used in touch 

screens, electronic displays, energy 

products, medical devices, and windows 

(solar control). “Touch technology has 

quickly established itself as the preferred 

interface in consumer electronics applications 

and devices,” says Scott Morris, 

vice president – Precision Coatings, 

Solutia Performance Films. “Flexvue 

films are positioned to play a leading 

role as e-readers and other flexible displays 

cross the chasm into mainstream 

adoption. Our films are designed to 

streamline manufacturing processes to 

help lower the cost of ownership, making 

these technologies more accessible 

to the everyday consumer.” Custom 

solutions include index matching colors, 

hiding etch patterns, and producing 

crystalline sputtered ITO on films. Indexmatched 

“Invisible,” “Low Color b,” and 

durable Crystalline ITO produce films 

with higher visible light transmissions 

and superior contrast ratios – making the 

displays that use touch panels clearer 

and easier to read. “We offer the widest 

array of film capabilities, including coating 

and laminating, vacuum metallizing 

and sputtering, and deep-dying,” says 

Morris. “Additionally, all our films are 

produced in a clean-room environment 

to help ensure consistent quality and 

yield within a roll and from roll-to-roll.” 

For more information, visit www.flexvuefilms.com. 

*** 

The jumbo roll collator from Jakob 

Graphic Services GmbH, Pfungstadt, 

Germany, automatically collates, glues, 

labels, folds, and cuts forms, mailers with 

cut inserts, brochures with or without 

a finish, calendars, and similar printed 

matter. These machines quickly adapt to 

new tasks with an extremely simple and 

fast changeover system. In fact, servo 

cutter format adjustments, and even 

extensive changes, can be carried out in 

seconds. At the heart of this machine, the 

Kollmorgen Automation Suite (KAS) 

servo technology and software from 

Kollmorgen, Radford, Virginia, expedite 

development and commissioning with 

simplified programming interface and 

real-time system simulation. 

Key achievements with the KAS 

include smaller cabinet size due to 

an all-in-one IPC module, reduction 

in application development time to 

one week, and 30% faster machine 

throughput of 200 meters per minute. 

This advanced solution enables users 

to produce continuous form sheets, individual 

sheets and mailing products more 

quickly and efficiently. The maximum roll 

diameter is 50 inches, and the roll width 

can range from 4-27 inches. The collated 

webs can be crimped, glued, or stitched. 

Crimping tools connect the webs. After 

cross cutting, accelerator belts guide the 

streams to a shingle conveyor. Once a 

specified number has been reached, the 

streams are automatically stacked for 

packaging. High-performance AKM 

servomotors and precision gear boxes 

eliminate the need to change the cylinders 

and gearwheels for cross cutting 

or perforating various paper formats. 

Customized formats are ready for use in 

the programmable control unit. Format 

changeover is executed at the touchscreen 

display. Additional technical 

features include electronic row gluing 

valves that enable gluing applications 

at high switching frequencies; various 

slitting units for cutting off sprocket hole 

strips; and the ability to integrate additional 

equipment such as pre-sorters, 

labelers, laser/inkjet systems, and additional 

printing/pocket folding units. 

The crucial factor in the decision to 

The pull roll helps orient Nativia A jumbo roll collator 

from Jakob Graphic Services relies on servo technology 

and software from Kollmorgen to simplify design, commissioning, 

operation, and changeover. PLA film. 

go with the KAS was its ability to combine 

motion control, programmable logic 

controller and human/machine interface/ 

SCADA functionalities in a single processor, 

in this case an industrial personal 

computer. This standard tool is easy to 

customize, radically speeds up programming 

and commissioning, and increases 

machine performance. In addition, servo 

technology eliminates time-consuming 

manual retooling and set-up measures. 

For more information, visit www.jakobgmbh.eu/content/index_eng.html, 

www. 

kollmorgen.com. 

*** 

OptiLabel HB, a high-performance, 

general-purpose, 54-pound facestock 

from NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, 

maintains a premium appearance and 

performs well in laminating, printing 

die-cutting and high-speed label application. 

Now available worldwide, the 

label paper is produced on the No. 3 

paper machine at the NewPage mill in 

Escanaba, Michigan. The state-of-theart 

machine was recently converted to 

manufacture release liner and label 

facestocks for the pressure-sensitive 

industry and features a machine trim of 

262 inches. For more information, visit 

www.NewPageCorp.com. 


Te c H n i c a l Q&a 

AIMCAL Blogs 

Website services from AIMCAL offer expert assistance to members and nonmembers facing a converting problem. 

The new home for the AIMCAL 

Blogs is the Converting Quarterly 

Website, www.convertingquarterly. 

com. However, access also is available 

from the AIMCAL Website, 

www.aimcal.org, the CEMA Website, 

www.cema-converting.org/ and the 

Converting Portal, www.convertingportal.com. 

The popular Converting 

Curmudgeon Blog written by Mark 

Spaulding, associate publisher 

and editor-in-chief of Converting 

Quarterly, joins the Vacuum Web 

Coating Blog, the Web Coating Blog, 

the Web Handling and Converting 

Blog, the Substrate Secrets Blog, and 

the Drives for Web Handling Blog. 

A sampling of recent questions and 

answers fielded by the blogmasters 

follows. 

From the 

Drives for Web 

Handling Blog 

Question: 

Which is the best 

drive brand? 

Answer: This is 

really a question 

with no answer. 

If the product is 

still on the market, 

there are satisfied 

customers. 

The subjective answer will need 

to be based on price, performance, 

delivery, and service. We know a lot 

of the brand names (in alphabetical 

order): ABB, Danfoss, GE, Hitachi, 

Mitsubishi, Parker, Rockwell (Allen- 

Bradley), Siemens, Telemecanique, 

Toshiba, TMEIC, WEG. I am sure 

there are many others. I have worked 

with most of those listed above. The 

surprising thing is that all of these 

vendors have drives suitable for web 

handling, including vector, sensorless 

vector, and servo AC VSD offerings. 

It is predicable that the larger 

companies charge more for their 

product. In exchange, they may offer 

more in the way of service and support 

and product range (small to 

high power, communications options, 

training, etc.). Large customers are 

comfortable purchasing from large 

suppliers. How much post sales assistance 

is provided in purchasing and 

configuring your drive? 

Performance for a drive system 

may mean different things. For a continuous 

process, the most important 

item is high availability (long mean 

time between failure). For a roll-to-roll 

line, cost and excellent tension control 

will be most important. 

Fast delivery is important for all 

suppliers. 

Service means people. Industry 

experts cost $2,000-$3,000 per day 

(more than the cost of a small drive). 

Are you happy with your sales and 

service? If you are, continue purchasing 

the drives you are using. If not, 

get a good reference in your region 

before switching suppliers. 

Clarence Klassen, Blogmaster 

www.convertingquarterly.com/ 

blogs/drives-for-web-handling 

From the 

Substrates 

Secrets Blog 

Question: I just 

received a complaint 

about our 

film. The customer 

said our film creates 

powder when 

they use it. We 

would like to make 

sure the powder is 

coming from our 

film. How should we go about obtaining 

a sample? 

Answer: What now becomes 

important is getting a sample that is 

representative of the problem and 

with as little secondary contamination 

as possible. In a perfect world, you 

would collect the sample yourself or 

guide the customer in collecting it. 

The best way is to supply a 

cleaned rag in a clean, contaminantfree 

pouch, which the customer can 

use to collect and return the sample. 

In this case, I would take a cotton rag 

with a fine weave and wash it in distilled 

water, followed by alcohol and 

then acetone (to dry the water). When 

dry, wash the rag with hexane and 

allow it to dry completely. The rag 

can be wrapped in a washed piece 

of aluminum foil (all foil has surface 

oils on it) and placed in a plastic bag 

until use. 

The customer should then wipe 

the rag on the surface to collect the 

powder or chemical sample, or simply 

scrape the deposit onto a clean 

aluminum-foil surface, wrap it up and 

return it for analysis. 

The use of a cleaned rag helps 

eliminate background contamination 

from the rag itself. If a clean rag is not 

used, then the analysis should proceed 

using a piece of the rag (where 

no sample was taken with it) as a 

blank. If the sample was collected 

onto foil or into a polybag, then they 

should be treated to the same analysis 

as the sample to allow subtraction 

of any contamination on the foil or 

polybag. 

A blank analysis uses all parts 

of the sample collection system 

(rag, foil, bag, etc.) and gives it the 

same sample workup as the samplecontaining 

surfaces. Then, when the 

analysis is done, all the things found 

on the blank are not necessarily due 

to the film but to background, unless 

the concentration is much higher. 

Then it might be part of the problem. 

Blank samples are sometimes the 

most important part of the analysis. 

One way to maintain a good blank is 

to keep a portion of the rag you send 

to submit with the sample. Otherwise, 

you will have to search for an uncontaminated 

portion of their rag to use 

as the blank. 


www.convertingquarterly.com/ 

blogs/substrate-secrets 


From the Web 

Coating Blog 

Question: What 

coating methods 

are used today? 

Answer: A survey 

of users, blog 

queries and literature 

searches compares 

the usage 

rates for various 

coating methods. 

• Gravure coating, forward or = 

reverse, direct or indirect 19.0% 

• Mayer rod 17.2% 

• Slot die 15.5% 

• Roll coaters (forward, reverse, multiroll) 

10.3% 

• Multilayer cascade (slide) 6.9% 

• Knife-over-roll 5.2% 

• Curtain 3.4% 

• Dip 3.4% 

• Blade 3.4% 

• Spray 3.4% 

• Dahlgren 1.7% 

• Screen printing 1.7% 

• Extrusion 1.7% 

• Comma Coating 1.7% 

• Air Knife 1.7% 

• Transfer 1.7% 

• Micro Gravure 1.7% 

Many methods are in widespread 

use. Older methods, gravure, Mayer 

rod, roll coating, remain popular. 

This ranking has not changed over 

the years. Slot die coating usage is 

increasing faster then other methods. 

In the original survey, it was at the 

bottom of the reference rating. Soon, it 

may be at the top. It is surprising that 

Mayer rod coating, which is more than 

100 years old, is still very popular. 

Dr. Edward Cohen 

www.WebCoatingBlog.com 

From the Web 

Handling and 

Converting Blog 

Question: Is there 

a technical manual, 

training, etc., on 

winding polypropylene 

(PP) films in 

vacuum metallizing 

machines? 

Answer: There 

could be quite a 

variety of questions 

underlying your “simple” question. But 

no, there is nothing that I’m aware of 

about winding in vacuum, let alone 

winding PP in vacuum. If your question 

is simply directed at finding a 

reference, I recommend looking for 

sources on winding in air and then 

adjust for the issues described below. 

I would say that the key features 

that differ in vacuum are: 

1. Winding at high speeds in 

vacuum avoids the air lubrication 

layer found while winding in air; thus 

people find fewer problems in high 

speed winding in vacuum than in air. 

If you are having winding problems in 

vacuum, we need to look further. And, 

thus… 

2. Recognize that metallizing heats 

the substrate. For PP, the film must be 

cooled below about 90 Fahrenheit (32 

Celsius) before being wound, otherwise 

it may bond or fuse layer to layer. 

The temperature limit of 90 F is a guide 

and not precise. It may depend on the 

grade of PP used, but I have no specific 

data I can offer. 

3. Be aware that excessive heat 

and/or tensions in the finished roll will 

result in shrinkage as the roll cools. 

Almost all of the cooling occurs after 

the roll is exposed to air, typically after 

being removed from the coater. The 

edges and the outside wraps cool first 

and thus shrink faster than the core. 

That shrinkage can cause (often massive) 

roll deformation forces. 

4. Finally, metallizers often use 

spreader rolls to stretch the film laterally 

as it enters the winder as a means 

to reduce wrinkles in the wound roll. 

The lateral stretching adds to the 

stretching caused by heat, and can 

actually aggravate the roll shrinkage 

problems described in number 3. 

--Donald J. McClure, Ph.D., President; 

Acuity Consulting and Training, acuityct@hotmail.com 


www.WebHandlingBlog.com 

From the Vacuum 

Web Coating 

Blog 

Question: What 

organic adhesion 

promoters are available? 

Answer: This has 

long been the province 

of the film manufacturers 

where 

they modify the surface of the material 

to promote adhesion for downstream 

processes. These proprietary treatments 

may differ, depending on the 

downstream processes. The surface 

modification for water-based inks may 

not be the same as for solvent-based 

inks or for vacuum deposition coatings. 

There is the option of doing one’s 

own pre-treatment, but there is a cost 

tradeoff. It can take time and money 

to develop a suitable adhesion-promoting 

treatment. As it will be a separate 

process, it also may be a greater 

expense than the add-on cost charged 

by the film supplier. The advantage is 

that since the treatment is your own, 

then the chemistry is known. This 

should make it easier to match it to the 

downstream coatings and troubleshoot 

any product problems. 

Recently there has been some 

chemistry development on adhesion 

promotion. One area is based 

around carbene as an intermediate 

coating deposited at atmosphere. 

Elsewhere, work has been done using 

self-assembled monolayers (SAM) 

deposited in vacuum. Both options use 

customized chemistry to bridge the 

gap between the polymer chemistry 

and the inorganic coating. Carbene 

has been demonstrated to be beneficial 

on substrates such as polyethylene 

terephthalate (PET), polypropylene, PE, 

polystyrene, and polyamide. The SAM 

coatings are deposited by atomic layer 

deposition. If a single layer is sufficient 

to improve the adhesion, this may be a 

possible addition to any other vacuum 

deposition process. However, if deposition 

of several monolayers is required 

then this becomes a separate process 

and will significantly increase the cost. 

The deposition of very thin coatings 

can be an alternative route to adhesion 

promotion that might soon be 

worth considering instead of corona or 

plasma treatment. 

Dr. Charles Bishop, Blogmaster 

www.VacuumCoatingBlog.com 



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ABBA Roller, LLC 

Achilles USA Inc. 

Adhesive Applications 

Adhesives Research, Inc. 

Advance Systems, Inc. 

AET Films 

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AJ Plast Public Company Limited 

American Roller Company 

AmTopp Div., Inteplast Group Ltd. 

Angstrom Sciences, Inc. 

Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. 

Apical Division, Kaneka Texas 

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Applied Materials 

Arlon, Inc. 

Ashland Performance Materials 

Aspect Automation 

Avery Dennison 

BASF Corporation 

Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC 

Berry Plastics Corporation, Tapes & 

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BIOFILM S.A. 

Bobst Group NA, Flexible Materials 

Bostik, Inc. 

BPR Plastics 

Brady Worldwide, Inc. 

Brooks Automation, Inc. 

BrushFoil, Division of Interfilm 

Holdings. Inc. 

Bryce Corporation 

C2 Coating & Converting 

C.A. Litzler Co., Inc. 

Camvac Ltd. 

Canslit, Inc. 

Catalina Graphic Films, Inc. 

Catbridge Machinery 

CBC Coating, Inc. 

Celplast Metallized Products Ltd. 

Chase Corporation 

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Circonix Technologies, LLC 

Clemson University Dept. of 

Packaging Science 

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Converting Today 

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CoSo LLC 

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Cytec Industries 

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Davis-Standard, LLC 

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DOW 

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DuPont Teijin Films 

Eastman Kodak 

ESK Ceramics 

Ester Industries Limited 

Exopack Advanced Coatings 

Extrusion Dies Industries LLC. 

ExxonMobil Chemical, Films Business 

Faustel, Inc. 

Filmquest Group Inc. 

FILMtech, Inc. 

Finzer Roller 

First Quality Nonwovens 

First Technology Innovation, Inc. 

Flexible Packaging Magazine 

FLEXcon Company, Inc. 

Franklin Adhesives & Polymers 

Galileo Vacuum Systems, Inc. 

Garware Polyester Ltd. 

Gencoa 

General Metallisers Ltd. 

Glatfelter 

Global Technologies LLC 

Grafo Regia, S.A. De C.V. 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 

Green Bay Packaging Inc. 

Hanita Coatings RCA Ltd. 

Harper Corporation of America 

Hazen Paper Co. 

H.C. Starck Inc. 

Henkel Corporation 

Hewlett Packard 

Honeywell Specialty Films 

Hueck Folien GmbH 

Hutchison Miller Sales Co. 

Illinois Instruments Inc. 

Imperial Rubber Products, Inc. 

Impreglon, Inc. 

Inometa Inc. 

INTEGRITY Roller Services 

Intertape Polymer Group 

InterWrap Inc. 

IntrAL Inc. 

ITASA 

JBF RAK LLC 

JDSU / Flex Products Group 

Jen-Coat Inc. 

Jennerjahn Machine, Inc. 

Jessup Mfg. Co. 

Johnson Laminating & Coating, Inc. 

JX Nippon ANCI, Inc. 

Kennametal Sintec USA 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation 

Kimoto Tech, Inc. 

Kollmorgen 

Kraft Foods 

L.C.O.A. 

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 

Lamart Corp. 

San Jose State University 

Leybold Optics GmbH 

Sensory Analytics, LLC 

Loparex Inc. 

Shanghai Luxin 

Mack Brooks Exhibitions Inc. 

ShapedWire / Solon Specialty Wire 

MACtac 

Sheldahl 

Madico, Inc. 

Siemens Industry, Inc. 

Malaga Produtos Metalizados Ltda. Sierra Coating Technologies 

MANFISA (Manufacturas Irular, S.A.) Sigma Technologies Int., Inc. 

Mario Cotta America 

Sion Power Corporation 

Maxcess International Corporation SKC Inc. 

Measureitall.com 

Solamatrix Inc. 

ME.RO S.r.l. 

Solutia’s Performance Films Division 

MEGTEC Systems 

Sonoco Products Company 

Menges Roller Company 

Southwall Technologies, Inc. 

Mica Corporation 

Speedmet A.S. Ltd 

Michelman 

Spooner Industries Inc. 

MIRWEC Film, Inc. 

Stanford – An Accraply Company 

Mississippi Polymers, Inc. 

State University of New York at 

Mitsubishi Materials 

Binghamton 

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. 

Sun Chemical Corporation 

Montalvo Corporation 

Sung An Machinery Co., Ltd. 

MPI Technologies, Inc. 

Super Film Ambalaj Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S. 

MTI & Polyexe Corporation 

Taghleef Industries LLC 

NDC Infrared Engineering 

Technical Coating International, Inc. 

New Era Converting Machinery, Inc. 

Techni-Met, LLC 

NewPage Specialty Papers 

Teel Plastics 

NESTEC, Inc. 

Tekra Corp. 

NORDMECCANICA NA Ltd. 

Terphane, Inc. 

Novacentrix 

tesa tape, inc. 

NOW Plastics 

thelamco, inc. 

OASIS Alignment Services, Inc. 

Thermo Fisher Scientific 

Olbrich Machinery 

Tilt-lock 

Optimation Technology, Inc. 

Tollcoating.com by Carestream Health, 

Parkinson Technologies Inc. 

Inc. 

PFFC - Paper, Film & Foil Converter Toray Plastics (America), Inc. 

Plextronics, Inc. 

Transilwrap Company, Inc. 

Polymer Science Inc. 

Tullis Russell Coaters Ltd. 

Polypacks Industries 

UFLEX Limited 

Polyplex Corporation Limited 

Unifoil Corp. 

Polytype America Corp., Converting University Gent 

Technology Systems 

University of Leeds 

Precision Coatings, Inc. 

University of Massachusetts 

Premier Dies Corporation 

University of Oxford 

Pres-On 

University of the West of Scotland 

PRIME UV Systems, Inc. 

UPM Raflatac, Inc. 

Printpack, Inc. 

Vacumet Corp. 

Protect-all, Inc. 

Vacuum Depositing, Inc. 

PRUFTECHNIK Service, Inc. 

Vacuum Technology & Coating 

Rayven Inc. 

Magazine 

R. D. Specialties 

Vast Films, Ltd. 

Roche Diagnostics 

VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik 

Rochester Institute of Technology GmbH 

Rockwell Automation 

Web Plastics Company 

Roethel GmbH & Co. KG 

Western Michigan University 

Roll Technology Corp. 

Wintriss Engineering Corp. 

Rol-Vac, LP 

Worthen Industries 

Rotadyne 

Yeagle Technology Inc. 

Royal Adhesives & Sealants 

SAGE Industrial Sales, Inc. 

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