Fairview, New Jersey-based package decorator AQL Decorating, Inc., already has the first OMSO Axial machine in the U.S., which allows continuous 360-degree printing, even on irregularly shaped containers.

With a new Shorewood 6500 Series Rotary pressure-sensitive labeler, the companys second such machine, AQL brings increased high-speed, front-and-back labeling capacity. According to AQL Vice President and General Manager Jim Sheehan, This is the machine for precision, simultaneous front- and back-labeling applications. Not only does it dramatically reduce scrap rates, it can perform high-speed labeling on both round and oval bottles. Our customers get a quality product, quickly.

AQL has also purchased an OMSO Novax M that features six-color capabilities. Another high-speed performer, OMSO is a manufacturer of premier decorating machines. Explains Sheehan, What the Novax M brings to the table is the ability to flame treat, apply ink and UV cure all in one motion its just one more way we can create a great-looking container that meets the demands and needs of our customers.

With almost 50 years of experience in bringing decorating solutions to its clients, including helping the cosmetics industry keep a pretty face on their packaging, AQLs Jim Sheehan says that the commitment to reducing waste while keeping quality high will never grow old. We dont want to just keep up with technology; we always want to be one step ahead. With the addition of these two machines, it looks like AQL is already in the passing lane.

About AQL Decorating, Inc.:

AQL Decorating, Inc., a member of the Union, New Jersey-based O.Berk family of packaging companies, has been supplying turnkey decorating solutions for 50 years. On glass, plastic, metal or wood, in dram to gallon size, and in various shapes, AQL is committed to the technology and expertise required to helping their customers products stand out on any shelf.

CONTACT:

Steven Nussbaum

Director of Marketing

O.Berk Company

3 Milltown Court

Union, NJ 07083

Phone: 908-851-9500????????

Email: info(at)oberk(dot)com

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Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized.

This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements (chemical and bio-hazard gear)

Basically, electrospinning uses an electrical charge to form a mat of extremely fine fibers which have diameters typically between 20 and 200 nm. A polymer, sol-gel or composite solution (or melt) is loaded into a syringe tipped with a metallic needle. A high-voltage power supply is applied between the needle and a grounded collector plate. As the voltage is applied, and the polymer is forced from the syringe through the tip, the initial droplet is stretched into a structure known as a Taylor Cone. If the polymer?s viscosity is sufficiently high, and if stream breakup does not occur, then an electrified liquid jet of polymer is formed and spirals downward toward the collector at roughly 300 mph. As the solvent evaporates, electrostatic repulsion accelerates and elongates the jet into long whipping fibers that form a matted pile on a grounded receiving screen 10 to 30 cm away. These charged polymeric fibers can be collected in sheets, tubes, and complex geometrical shapes.

Read the full article on the Nanowerk website.

About Nanowerk: Nanowerk is a leading nanotechnology information portal. Apart from its unique Nanomaterial Database?, with over 1,300 products from 90 suppliers, it provides the most complete nanotech events calendar; hundreds of links to universities, labs, researchers, associations, networks and international initiatives involved in nanotechnology; daily news; downloadable reports; and much more. The site includes a daily ?Spotlight? section featuring Nanowerk-exclusive reviews and summaries of cutting-edge nanotechnology research by guest authors and Nanowerk editors. Nanowerk also publishes the nanoRISK newsletter ? a constructive contribution to the debate about the potential risks of nanotechnology.

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Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized.

This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements (chemical and bio-hazard gear)

Basically, electrospinning uses an electrical charge to form a mat of extremely fine fibers which have diameters typically between 20 and 200 nm. A polymer, sol-gel or composite solution (or melt) is loaded into a syringe tipped with a metallic needle. A high-voltage power supply is applied between the needle and a grounded collector plate. As the voltage is applied, and the polymer is forced from the syringe through the tip, the initial droplet is stretched into a structure known as a Taylor Cone. If the polymer?s viscosity is sufficiently high, and if stream breakup does not occur, then an electrified liquid jet of polymer is formed and spirals downward toward the collector at roughly 300 mph. As the solvent evaporates, electrostatic repulsion accelerates and elongates the jet into long whipping fibers that form a matted pile on a grounded receiving screen 10 to 30 cm away. These charged polymeric fibers can be collected in sheets, tubes, and complex geometrical shapes.

Read the full article on the Nanowerk website.

About Nanowerk: Nanowerk is a leading nanotechnology information portal. Apart from its unique Nanomaterial Database?, with over 1,300 products from 90 suppliers, it provides the most complete nanotech events calendar; hundreds of links to universities, labs, researchers, associations, networks and international initiatives involved in nanotechnology; daily news; downloadable reports; and much more. The site includes a daily ?Spotlight? section featuring Nanowerk-exclusive reviews and summaries of cutting-edge nanotechnology research by guest authors and Nanowerk editors. Nanowerk also publishes the nanoRISK newsletter ? a constructive contribution to the debate about the potential risks of nanotechnology.

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Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized.

This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements (chemical and bio-hazard gear)

Basically, electrospinning uses an electrical charge to form a mat of extremely fine fibers which have diameters typically between 20 and 200 nm. A polymer, sol-gel or composite solution (or melt) is loaded into a syringe tipped with a metallic needle. A high-voltage power supply is applied between the needle and a grounded collector plate. As the voltage is applied, and the polymer is forced from the syringe through the tip, the initial droplet is stretched into a structure known as a Taylor Cone. If the polymer?s viscosity is sufficiently high, and if stream breakup does not occur, then an electrified liquid jet of polymer is formed and spirals downward toward the collector at roughly 300 mph. As the solvent evaporates, electrostatic repulsion accelerates and elongates the jet into long whipping fibers that form a matted pile on a grounded receiving screen 10 to 30 cm away. These charged polymeric fibers can be collected in sheets, tubes, and complex geometrical shapes.

Read the full article on the Nanowerk website.

About Nanowerk: Nanowerk is a leading nanotechnology information portal. Apart from its unique Nanomaterial Database?, with over 1,300 products from 90 suppliers, it provides the most complete nanotech events calendar; hundreds of links to universities, labs, researchers, associations, networks and international initiatives involved in nanotechnology; daily news; downloadable reports; and much more. The site includes a daily ?Spotlight? section featuring Nanowerk-exclusive reviews and summaries of cutting-edge nanotechnology research by guest authors and Nanowerk editors. Nanowerk also publishes the nanoRISK newsletter ? a constructive contribution to the debate about the potential risks of nanotechnology.

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Contemporary hospitality counters by Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc. (RPT) adorn the lobby of the new Spring Hill Suites by Marriott that opened last month in Grand Junction, Colorado.

RPT supplied two tables that measure three feet wide and 10 feet long. The tables are made out of ocean blue R-Cast Palette with inserts of R-Cast Impressions Lunar iridescent material. The tables will be used in the lobby as part of the breakfast station. Because both materials have translucency to them, the table top is illuminated with LED lights to create a focal point in the breakfast area of the lobby.

?Our architectural product line is versatile,? said Roger R. Reynolds III, CEO of RPT, ?as evidenced with these large tables utilizing our proprietary bonding technology and dye sublimation equipment.?

The R-Cast Palette product reproduces translucent color onto acrylic panels using a special dye sublimation process. This allows for an unlimited amount of colors that can be recreated to perfectly match d?cor.

RPT also provided curved cladding for use on the front, semi-circular reception desk and the bar in the lobby that measures a total of 22 feet long. R-Cast Impressions with the Milk Tangle White Out pattern was custom made, cut, and formed specifically for these areas. Special lighting was installed behind the panels to allow for soft illumination to warm the lobby area.

Kevin Reimer, owner of the Spring Hill Suites and two other hotels in downtown Grand Junction was excited to learn that a local company that?s well-known for their large scale commercial aquariums had architectural work in the hotel.

?I was shocked and excited when I found out we had some of Reynolds? stuff in here,? said Reimer. ?You see their big aquariums everywhere, so to be able to have something of theirs that fits in our lobby is exciting. The tables perfectly complement the lobby area.?

RPT worked hand-in-hand with Osburn Cabinets in Grand Junction to supply all the relevant finished materials for the hotel, and with Lucite International in the supply of monomer to use as a base material in the acrylic panels.

About Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc.

Reynolds Polymer Technology is known as the leading manufacturer, fabricator, designer, and installer of R-Cast? acrylic and resin sheets. Their products have been used extensively in the architectural, signage, aquarium, water-retaining, and scientific industries worldwide. With more than 25 years? experience, RPT is constantly raising the standard for what can be done with acrylic and resins. Headquartered in Grand Junction, Colorado, RPT also has operations in Rayong, Thailand. Visit http://www.reynoldspolymer.com for more information.

About Lucite International

Lucite International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. and was created from the acrylic businesses of DuPont and ICI. MRC and Lucite International is the world’s leading supplier of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA). MRC/Lucite has 37% global market share in MMA by volume with over 1100ktes of capacity. Lucite alone employs over 2,000 people in the development, manufacture and sale of acrylic based products to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. Lucite International has 14 manufacturing sites and 34 sales offices around the globe. More information is available at http://www.lucite.com and http://www.mrc.co.jp/english/index.html

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????Silicone hydrogels make possible a new generation of ‘super-permeable’ contact lenses that can transmit unprecedented amounts of oxygen to the cornea and, in some cases, enable 30 consecutive days of ‘extended wear’ without removal.

“Silicone-hydrogel contact lenses represent a breakthrough over traditional hydrogel soft contact lenses, because silicone permits so much more oxygen to pass through the lens, which is essential for a healthy cornea,” said Bob Ward. “In fact, these next-generation lenses allow six or seven times more oxygen to permeate than previous contact lenses, which is why they are becoming very popular with both wearers and eye care professionals. Most users find silicone-hydrogel lenses much more comfortable to wear than traditional hydrogel lenses, and this is dramatically growing the market for silicone-hydrogels.”

In addition to increased oxygen permeability, comfort is improved through control of surface chemistry, without which high-silicone lenses might actually adhere to the eye. Thus, the success of silicone-hydrogel lenses comes from well-known bulk modifications of the lens material (the inclusion of silicone), combined with sophisticated surface modifications that convert the normally hydrophobic surface of silicone to a very wettable, hydrophilic surface that discourages protein accumulations and supports a normal ‘tear film’ on the outer surface of the lens.

For nearly two decades, PTG has been a recognized leader in the research, development and manufacturing of specialty polymers such as silicone-hydrogels and precursors used commercially in a wide range of medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare consumer products.

Headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., Polymer Technology Group (PTG) specializes in the research, development, design, scale-up, and manufacture of new polymers, medical devices, and components. PTG’s recently expanded operations to 53,000-square-feet comprise the equipment and expertise to support production scale polymer synthesis through contract medical device manufacturing.

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BERKELEY, Calif. (Business Wire EON) May 27, 2008 — The Polymer Technology Group, Inc. (http://www.polymertech.com), a preeminent biomaterials company, announced today that Shanger Wang, Ph.D., will report from the podium this week during the ’8th World Biomaterials Congress’ in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His presentation (“Thermoplastic Polycarbonate-Urethane with Surface-Active Alkylammonium Chloride End Groups: Antimicrobial Activity, Bulk and Surface Properties”) will include the characterization of a breakthrough polymeric biomaterial with permanently-bonded antimicrobial surface properties designed to reduce medical device-centered infection. PTG is also exhibiting at the conference (booth #5).

“The device industry has been challenged to produce polymeric biomaterials with built-in antimicrobial surface properties for reducing device-centered infection. But most approaches to date have used drug-eluting compounds or coatings that are eventually consumed. It is much more desirable to have easily processed biomaterials with good wet-strength and long-term efficacy without leachable additives, drugs or biocides,” said Bob Ward, CEO. “We believe we have an answer to this problem.

“Indeed, the results being presented by Dr. Wang demonstrate that very small amounts of biologically active end-groups can be permanently incorporated into a polymeric biomaterial during its synthesis,” added Ward. “The novelty here is that after extrusion or molding, the device ‘modifies its own surface’ because of the surface activity and self assembly of the novel end-groups. Antimicrobial groups concentrate in the surface where they are needed. For this reason secondary coating processes or treatments are not needed. This can reduce the cost of goods and manufacturing times while increasing yield.”

Dr. Wang will report that polyurethanes with surface-active alkylammonium chloride end-groups were successfully synthesized and their physical properties, surface chemistry and biocidal activities evaluated. The presence and self assembly of end-groups in the surface was confirmed by SFG (Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy). The polymers exhibit low water absorption, excellent strength and processability, high molecular weight, and effective contact-killing of Gram-positive bacteria relative to controls. Dr. Wang will also discuss how these modified TPCUs (Thermoplastic PolyCarbonate Urethanes) and polymers with other antimicrobial ‘self-assembling monomer end groups’ are currently being optimized by PTG for use in various biomedical applications.

ABOUT PTG

Headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., The Polymer Technology Group, Inc. (PTG) specializes in the research, development, design, scale-up, and manufacture of new polymers, medical devices, and components. PTG’s recently expanded operations to 70,000-square-feet comprise the equipment and expertise to support production-scale polymer synthesis through contract medical device manufacturing. On April 28th the company announced it has agreed to be acquired by DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands. The union with PTG will enable DSM Biomedical to expand its unique portfolio of materials-based technologies which will benefit customers in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Closing of the acquisition is expected to take place by the end of May, 2008.

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MEDTECH BIOMATERIALS LEADER POLYMER TECHNOLOGY GROUP (PTG) SPINS OUT LIFE SCIENCES INCUBATOR: EMERGENCE LLC

Emergence will initially focus on opportunities in biostable polymers, resorbable polymers, and polymers for therapeutic uses

“We want Emergence to be a magnet for superior technology that has a clear clinical advantage combined with a measurable reduction in total cost of patient care.”

George Pitarra, President, Emergence LLC

Polymer Technology Group (PTG) (http://www.polymertech.com), a preeminent biomaterials company serving the medical device industry, announced today that it has spun-off a life sciences incubator, Emergence LLC (http://www.emergence-llc.com). Emergence will have access to PTG’s world-class staff and state-of-the-art facilities for synthesis, characterization, processing, regulatory approval and manufacturing resources in the development of novel medical devices. Initially, Emergence will conduct its business within PTG’s 53,000-square-feet facilities in the Temescal Business Park of Berkeley, Calif.

Robert S. (Bob) Ward, Founder, President and CEO of PTG, said, “The mission of Emergence is to identify cutting-edge technology around the globe and to enhance and apply these technologies to create life science companies. PTG will serve as a reservoir of human and technical resources for Emergence and these emerging companies. In short, PTG will begin to participate at the early stage in the evolution of these portfolio companies.”

“PTG has developed an entirely new generation of biomaterials and has thus been a catalyst in the advancement of some remarkable medical devices that are significantly benefiting mankind,” said George Pitarra, President of Emergence and PTG’s Chief Financial Officer. “PTG will lend this wealth of technical and human assets to Emergence and its spin-offs, as well as invest capital in these ventures along with carefully chosen outside investors.”

Polymer Technology Group (PTG) was co-founded in 1989 by Robert S. (Bob) Ward, who is a recognized pioneer in the field of biomaterials and the Company’s CEO. PTG specializes in the research, development, design, scale-up, and manufacture of new polymers, components and medical devices. PTG’s commercial product portfolio also includes two of the world’s most extensively tested biomaterials in clinical use today, BioSpan(R) segmented polyurethane and Bionate(R) polycarbonate urethane. In addition, PTG offers custom-fabricated components from its patented PurSil(R) silicone polyether urethane and CarboSil(R) silicone polycarbonate urethane. PTG’s recently expanded its operations to 53,000 square feet comprise the equipment and expertise to support expanded production-scale polymer synthesis and medical device manufacturing.

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