Cutting

FTA Announces Virtual FORUM 2020

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2020, ... decisions Wednesday, May 6: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Innovation & Technology Born from Frustration: How color is affected by ink, anilox and plate selection—and improved by cutting-edge technologies—along ...

Digitalize, Automate and Connect: The Backbone of Packaging Production

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

March 30, 2020, ... process, such as printing, cutting and folding, will be automated with digitalized solutions, enabling a much faster turnaround time. How far have we come – and where do we still need to go? The digital ...

Airlite Plastics Expands Capacity with Davis-Standard Sheet Line

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, ... our Orthoform® products and some other customized work we do in thermoforming, die-cutting, printing and lamination pplications.” Alfieri said the right equipment combination is important because thin-gauge ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... enhance clients’ packaging with visual and tactile effects (embossing, metallization, 3D varnish) achieved with speeds from 4000 to 5000 sheets/hr. In cutting and creasing, Highcon does the same with a ...

FPA Announces 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... Berry, Ian Jennings, Linnea Landgren, and Suzannie Marshall California Polytechnic State University We realized that regular soy sauce packets just weren’t cutting it. We created Open Sesame to transform ...

A New Generation of Hybrid Drive Technology

(Digital)

March 05, 2020, ... time, minimum waste & cost-effective cutting technology with maximum lifetime – due to a micrometric die wear compensation adjustment – are additional significant benefits of this converting technology. ...

FSEA and IADD Announce Programming and Plant Tours for Upcoming Joint Conference

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2020, The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) have announced the programming lineup for their 2020 Joint Conference. The Foil ...

At InfoFlex GAMA International Introduces its New Line of Slitter Rewinders

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 18, 2020, ... capable of cutting materials such as bare and/or coupled aluminum, copper, plastic films, non-woven fabric and others. The cutting widths start from 7/8mm up to the whole band. Furthermore, the machine ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... transfer system compared to traditionally an operator cutting and taping by hand saves valuable time and increases throughput. Of course, things like unloading trees and roll pushers also have value when ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... high-quality plate making solutions for all plate processing requirements. Esko: the pre-press room houses an Esko XPS Crystal 4835 exposure unit, a Kongsberg X20 cutting table and the complete pre-press ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... are increasingly looking for efficient packaging solutions, and at the point of sale, they can recognise the Skin packaging’s efficient use of materials at a glance. Cutting Material Consumption, Not ...

Maxcess and RotoMetrics Announce Merger

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2020, ... services for web handling applications, has announced its intent to merge with RotoMetrics, a global leader in the manufacturing of precision cutting dies and support tooling solutions, under the Maxcess ...

Leaders in Rotary Converting Machine Solutions

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ...  Consumer: Cosmetics, Orthopedics, Filtration, Packaging Labels: Multi-laminates, Holograms, Digital Finishing ROTARY DIE CUTTING MACHINES Rotary Die Cutting Machines that Achieve the Tightest Tolerances. ...

Zolemba Improves Production Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2020, ... Automatic MBS unwind splicer to improve productivity at its plant in Haaksbergen. The MBS non-stop unit, which is fitted to a 530mm converting line that has two flexo print stations and two die cutting ...

Fulfillment America Chooses the Rollem Insignia5 Die Cutter to Support their Superior Print Fulfillment Services

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2019, ... Insignia would provide to FAI’s card embellishment process and in fact, I supplied the FAI team with samples of card products that were produced on the Insignia 5 sheet-fed die cutting system and they ...

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

(Digital)

December 05, 2019, ... on this massive industry supply chain. Innovations in design, digital print, as well as cutting and sewing of textile-based products. The Textile Transformation Like many industries, the textile printing ...

The Toray Commons Opens in the University of Rhode Island’s New Engineering Complex

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2019, ... opened at a ribbon cutting on October 7, 2019. Pictured left to right are: Ken Kurokawa, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Lisa A. Ahart, Vice President ...

New Kongsberg X Edge Brings Fully Upgradeable Quality and Reliability to Display, Signage and Packaging Converters

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2019, ... display, signage and packaging customers, has extended its Kongsberg digital cutting table range with the Kongsberg X Edge - a completely new, fully upgradeable table design offering the perfect combination ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... printing, coating, laminating to other materials, folding, perforating, die-cutting, embossing and more. Here are examples: Lightweight tissue is printed and laminated to a film backing, then folded ...

United Soft Plastics Opens New TPE Manufacturing Plant in Houston

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2019, ... on specialized product development and creating cutting-edge solutions for its customers. The new manufacturing facility will be run on a twin-screw extrusion system furnished by KraussMaffei Berstorff, equipped ...

PPC Announces Winners of 2019 Paperboard Packaging Competition

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2019, ... week, Zumbiel receives 24 new graphic files for sleeve SKUs that are placed around generic primary packages. Literally minutes after receiving the art files, Zumbiel is printing and die cutting sleeves ...

In the Spotlight: Sun Centre Machinery Co.

(Bag Pouch)

October 27, 2019, Leading the Future of Pouch Making Technology Leading the Future of Pouch Making Technology In 2003 the Shanghai Sun Centre Machinery Co. ltd established modern manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, ...

BOBST Launches New Hybrid Press MASTER DM5

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2019, ... only one press operator is needed to print high added value label jobs, in short and medium runs. Job changes on-the-fly, without stopping the press, are possible for flexo, digital, die-cutting and stripping ...

In the Spotlight: Metlon Corporation

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... 0.1mm, and a width tolerance of +/-.025mm (+/-.001”). Prior to coming to Metlon, they were die cutting the material to the finished rectangular shapes that were 1mm and wider by .750” because they were ...

Trends from PPC’s Folding Carton Design Competition

(Flexpack)

September 15, 2019, ... than ever before, showcasing the expanded use of digital capacities. “Digital print and cutting is being used much more widely, and not just for personalization, but also to add speed and flexibility ...

Labelexpo Europe 2019 Set for Largest Show to Date

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 03, 2019, ... version of its digital toner press, while Nilpeter is launching its 17” wide FA-Line press featuring cold foil, lamination and their new high-speed semi-rotary die-cutting unit. Grafotronic is showcasing ...

The Hinojosa Group Purchases a New EFI Nozomi Digital Printer for Cartonajes Bernabéu

(News | New Products)

August 25, 2019, ... corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer with the world's largest direct-to-board digital capacity. “Hinojosa has always aimed to be at the forefront and to implement cutting-edge digital printing ...

FPPA Announces Hands-On Workshop for Pre-Press Production Managers

(News | New Products)

July 29, 2019, ... Design and Graphics on Clemson’s campus. There, attendees will get a deeper knowledge of pre-press processes and see cutting-edge equipment. The second day of the workshop will feature classroom-style ...

Sustainable Winding: Reduce, Reuse, Rewind

(Web Handling)

July 21, 2019, ... converting arsenal can help converters do exactly that. For example, the most cutting-edge paper roll resizing machines can cut custom rolls without sacrificing the mill’s original density characteristics. ...

Dare to be Different!

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2019, ... printing and embellishments systems (e.g. MGI/ KonicaMinolta) or large-format flatbed printing systems (e.g. SwissQprint) with associated cutting (e.g. Zünd). The digital transformation is in small and ...