Laser

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, New substrates, laser die-cutting, and the increasing trend toward short runs all bode well for the future of digital printing.Peter Rigney, the publisher New substrates, laser die-cutting, and the increasing ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, ... with laser-printed products, because tenting is dramatically reduced, and copy can be placed closer to the perforations - yet still print clearly. Possibly the most promising and exciting use of this ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... by Water Ink Technologies. Dies are from Rotometrics. Luranc explains the importance of the company's early concentration on data processing labels and its later development of laser and thermal transfer ...

FTA winners show off strides in Flexo

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June 30, 1996, ... predictable, high quality process second to none." The most noticeable improvement, reports FTA, was in corrugated. "This segment is taking advantage of the technological advances - such as laser-engraved ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

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May 31, 1996, ... Two proprietary coaters feature automatic splicing, fiber-optically linked drive packages, laser inspection, and ultraviolet coating capability. Off-line slitting is done in a separate department. "We ...

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

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May 31, 1996, ... darkroom and processing units. The Crescent 42T builds on the technology of Gerber's Crescent 42 internal drum platesetter, offering the same 32x42-in. image area but replacing the 42's argon ion laser with ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... thickness control and laser inspection 2,400 times a second. The facility is on its way toward achieving ISO-9001 certification for accountability, repeatability, and traceability of finished products ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... wraps. Waviness is measured with laser or stylus (like the needle of a record player) instruments. These instruments "feel" 100 mm of core surface, including the spiral seam. The difference between the ...

Die-cutting developments continue unabated.

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September 30, 1995, ...  standby" woodbacked steel rule die continues to be improved through research and development. One example: It is common today to find computer-guided laser cutting of the slot in the plywood cylinder int ...

Cylinders and rolls - a quiet revolution

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July 31, 1995, ... performance, especially in the area of reduced heat generation. According to Sean Ward, product manager for Max Daetwyler, Huntersville, NC, laser engraving is the single biggest innovation in cylinder ...

Consortium proves quality growth of flexo printing

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April 30, 1995, ... .067 in., hard mounting tape over foam tape, laser-engraved over mechanically engraved anilox rolls, aqueous over solventborne inks, stainless-steel blades over plastic doctor blades and film over paper. ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... in production. A laser pulse reflects off the mirror, scans the bar code and then bounces information back to a scanner which reads the information. "The metallic luster of the polyester works well for ...