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• Equipment maintenance standards: Maintenance of the main drive system: maintenance covers cleaning and lubrication. Every Monday, add oil once to the film guide rollers and to bearings, sliders, chains and handwheels that operate at room temperature. Before the start of each month, apply grease (lubricating grease) once to the film guide roller bearings and chains inside the drying tunnel. Maintenance of electrical equipment: the electrical control section and the various actuating electrical appliances should keep the electrical parts clean and dry at all times, with safe and reliable wiring; no electrical facility may be disassembled or reassembled casually; if you encounter

The national standard "Shrink Wrapping Machine" (GB/T24709-2009) was issued on November 15, 2009 and officially took effect on July 1, 2010. The standard was organized and developed by the National Packaging Machinery Standardization Technical Committee. It specifies the terms and definitions, model designation, types and basic parameters, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, and requirements for marking, packaging, transport and storage of shrink wrapping machines. The standard applies to shrink wrapping machines that use methods other than flame heating

Recently, after Canada and the United States announced bans on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and food-contact materials, members of the French parliament also jointly submitted a bill calling for a ban on the use of bisphenol A in food packaging and food-contact materials. As European and American countries introduce new regulations on food packaging and food-contact materials one after another, China's export enterprises and relevant departments should pay close attention and prepare their responses as early as possible. Bisphenol A is an important organic chemical raw material, mainly used to produce polycarbonate, epoxy

The Standardization Administration of China has released a draft for public comment of the General Rules for Restricting Excessive Packaging of Commodities, which proposes that packaging for cosmetics, health products, alcohol and other goods must not exceed three layers; that the void space in tea packaging must not exceed one-quarter of the volume; and that packaging costs should not exceed 15% of the ex-factory price of the goods. Packaging costs must not be higher than 15% of the ex-factory price. Yang Yuexiang, a person in charge at the China National Institute of Standardization, said the General Rules apply to all domestic commodities, but not to export goods. The draft for public comment stipulates,

Chinese standard name: General Guidelines for Green Food Packaging English standard name: Greenfood-Generalruleofpackaging Issuing authority: Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China Standard No.: NY/T658—2002 Date of issue: 2002-12-30 Date of implementation: 2003-03-01 Proposing organization: China Green Food Development Center Drafting organization: National Packaging

From April 2010, food and cosmetics will no longer be allowed to wear more than three layers of packaging, and the packaging void ratio must not exceed 60%. The national standard "Requirements for Restricting Excessive Packaging of Commodities — Food and Cosmetics," approved and issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Standardization Administration of China, officially takes effect on April 1. Relevant experts say that implementing this national standard will help strengthen supervision over the manufacturers concerned and promote low-carbon consumption. It is understood that the standard, regarding the void ratio of sales packaging for food and cosmetics

On March 23, 2010, the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee held in Huizhou, Guangdong Province the inaugural meeting of the drafting group for the national standard "Process Control and Testing Methods for Ultraviolet-Curable Varnish Coating on Paper Printed Products." Secretary-General Li An chaired the meeting. Representatives from Hengchang Coatings (Huiyang) Co., Ltd., Heshan Astros Printing Co., Ltd., Starlight Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Zhongshan Zhongrong Paper Products Co., Ltd., C&C Joint Printing (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., Shanghai

The real printing era for the ceramics industry is arriving. One of the highlights of last year's Italian ceramics exhibition was the large-scale emergence of inkjet-printed products. Now, as expected, the high technology of the tile design kingdom is gradually being embraced by the major tile-producing countries and is showing a trend toward becoming popular. Tile design is oriented toward the simulation of natural building materials (stone, wood, etc.), and the key to design lies mainly in the treatment of surface texture, tactile quality and layering. Modern architectural ceramic design has already moved from

To implement the spirit of the Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Plan for the Revitalization of the Cultural Industry, further improve and enhance financial services for China's cultural industry, and support the revitalization, development and prosperity of the cultural industry, the People's Bank of China, together with nine ministries and commissions — the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission — recently jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for the Revitalization, Development and Prosperity of the Cultural Industry. The Guiding Opinions is the most recent

REACH is the abbreviation of the EU regulation "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals" (REGULATION concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals); it was enacted by the EU and officially implemented as of June 1, 2007