Laser

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... with printing forms engraved on an on-demand basis. Reportedly, this will give the company greater flexibility, reduced running costs, and improved printing quality. The laser process images plates ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, New products from: Max Daetwyler, Planatol, Exopack Advanced Coatings, Dynisco, Nordson, Bobst Group, 3M, PFE Rolls, Plastisoft, Pinpoint Laser Systems, Mohawk Fine Papers, Shure-Glue/Melton Systems, Tilt-Lock, ...

Mix & Match

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... can be shipped on demand. They include laser and inkjet labels; white, clear and color polyester labels; repositionable and thermal labels; cardstock; and ribbons. “Our strength,” says Moffett, “is ...

DataLase Collaborates with Paul Nutter for GS1 Compliance

(Archive)

August 04, 2007, ... and solutions for the supply chain. The DataLase process features a patented ink that changes color on exposure to a low power CO2 laser for the high-speed printing of variable information. Nutter' ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... has a compact design and allows either a twin or interchangeable slitting system. Offers core setups with laser adjustment and a shaftless unwind. Company says machine can be used in aseptic environments, ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... 314 Videos Aid in Laser Cutting Spartanics, Rolling Meadows, IL; 847/394-5700; spartanics.com Company is incorporating step-by-step instructional video wizards for laser cutting as semi-interactive ...

Working Undercover

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... recorded.” Coding application systems often are used among layers of security: laser and thermal transfer marks, covert inks, specialty fonts, foil stamps, and holograms, making it difficult to duplicate. ...

Coding: A Digital Signature

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... the chain, those things are recorded.” Coding application systems often are used among layers of security: laser and thermal transfer marks, covert inks, specialty fonts, foil stamps, and holograms, ...

New Products

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ...  Rewind System Aids Productivity Proslit/Comexi Group, Girona, Spain; +34 972 477 744; proslit.com The Eikon slitter/rewinder features an automatic blade and counter-blade laser positioning system, ...

People in the News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... Chair in the packaging science department. At M-real Corp., Norwalk, CT, Mika Joukio is executive VP of the Consumer Packaging Business. Intense Ltd., Glasgow, UK, a developer of modular lasers, ...

AIMCAL's Technology/Innovation Winners at CMM 200

(Archive)

May 30, 2007, ... | PARALIGN A new device used for roll alignment that uses inertial technology. The device has 3 ring laser gyroscopes that are used (similar to that used in navigation systems in space). It is a much ...

Sweets Success

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... to neighboring nations. Complementing this wide range of converting equipment is a state-of-the-art prepress department, fully laser-based, where all flexo and gravure preps are done. The plant also ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... Web Systems, Booth 2947 Sun to Market DataLase Inks WIDNES, CHESHIRE, UK — Sun Chemical has signed a license agreement to sell DataLase inks. Once exposed to a low-power CO2 laser, the inks react chemically, ...

Baggy Webs: Part II Measuring

(Archive)

April 30, 2007, ... plate and measure ripple or curl deviations from planar. Perform Test 2 online with a scanning distance measuring device, such as a laser triangulation micrometer or an ultrasonic sensor. Perform Test ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... a 40:1 compaction ratio while running 24/7 with minimal operator involvement, company says. Visit Booth 1237. PFFC-ASAP 416 Laser Imaging for High Output Anderson & Vreeland, Bryan, OH; 866/282-7697; ...

Harper Adds Student Education Program to WalkingSeminar Lineup

(Archive)

April 03, 2007, ... anilox and coating roll laser-engraving facilities. It is combined with a customized technical session on anilox and flexo technology where visitors can obtain solutions to specific problems. Attendees ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, Measure and Align Precisely Pinpoint Laser Systems, Newburyport, MA; 800/757-5383; www.pinlaser.com A 2D Microgage is for precision measuring, machine Measure and Align Precisely Pinpoint Laser Systems, ...

Booth Listings & Product Highlights

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March 31, 2007, ... See ad on pCMM19. Apex North America; Booth 2841 Applied Laser Engineering; Booth 1423 Applied Materials; Booth 1619 Arjobex; Booth 3043 Ashe Converting Equipment; Booth 1715; www.ashe.co.uk. ...

Maplan Designs Custom Screws

(Archive)

March 10, 2007, ... for all types of screws. A laser sensor-controlled PTA welder technology is used to precision coat the screw flights with tungsten carbide for parallel and conical screws. Molybdenum coating also is available. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... for its global network of subsidiaries and distributors. The DataLase process features an additive or coating that changes color when exposed to a low-power CO2 laser. Reportedly, the agreement will ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... recognition in the coating and laminating equipment/accessories category for its Paralign Service for roll alignment. The handheld system uses inertial measurement based on ring laser gyroscopes to determine ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Narrow Web)

January 31, 2007, ... Meadows, IL; 847/870-7400; screenusa.com The PlateRite FX870 flexo CTP device uses a 32-channel laser diode head to image advanced digital flexo plates and letterpress plates from 7.9 x 7.9 in.–34.2 x ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... laser-imaged medical film, however, this was a source of a large yield loss and limited throughput as we scaled up from an interim manufacturing site to one producing film at three times the width and ...

Narrow Web Reporter

(Magazine)

December 30, 2006, ... 305. matik.com RFID Keeps Rolling JEFFERSON CITY, TN—Nashua’s Tennessee facility, which provides direct thermal, thermal transfer, laser, and EDP labels to a wide range of industries, wanted to produce ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... coding and marking solution is designed for applying high-speed, on-demand variable information to primary packaging materials. The process, which uses a laser reactive coating that undergoes a color change ...

DataLase Wins UK Packaging Award

(Archive)

November 19, 2006, ... ink is applied to packaging substrates at either the printing or converting stages, and once exposed to a low power CO2 laser, undergoes a chemical reaction in the pigment, turning it from white to black. ...

Challengers Press On

(Tapes)

October 31, 2006, ... pixilated vignettes in nine colors with two whites and dark bold black. Rotogravure cylinders were laser exposed and chemically etched to allow for bold metallics and opacity that the brand required with ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... filtration, medical/pharmaceutical, sanitary/disposables, textile Service: laminating (ultrasonic, hot air, impulse); mechanical, laser, and ultrasonic slitting; festooning; winding Substrates: film, ...

DataLase Opens New US Headquarters

(Archive)

October 17, 2006, ... The facility also will house a high-tech applications laboratory to demonstrate the range of possibilities for laser marking. The company has appointed Christine Mest as sales and marketing coordinator ...

Dedicated RFID/EAS Converter for Nashua

(Archive)

September 30, 2006, ... that can also be used as a standard lamination module. Nashua provides direct thermal, thermal transfer, laser, and EDP labels to a range of industries, including supermarkets, retail, automatic data ...