WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 2009
- Published: July 01, 2009
Flexible Die-Cutting at Lower Cost
The Eagle 360 flexible plate rotary die-cutting system provides cost reductions to 50% compared to solid dies. Replacement plates are approximately 20% of solid dies. Web widths available to 60 in. and repeats to 68 in. Feature proprietary edge-finishing technology said to ensure cutting blade uniformity. Cut, crease, and emboss with crush cut or RP-cut formats.
Eagle Rotary Systems | 517-783-2500 | www.eaglerotary.com
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Protect Cores
Wood core plugs can provide solid core protection and added holding power from the natural textured wood for the largest and heaviest rolls, company says. High quality molded chipwood, plywood, and particleboard core plugs are strong enough to stand up under the weight of large rolls. Plugs are available in a large range of sizes and hole diameters.
Badger Plug | 920-757-7300 | www.badgerplug.com
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Print Cylinders Decrease Bounce
Lightweight, precision-balanced carbon fiber flexo print cylinders are said to decrease bounce between the print cylinder and impression drum so presses can run at higher critical speeds. Company's in-house composite tube winding operation provides high quality tubes engineered to the specific print cylinder application. Cylinders also are said to offer an ergonomic solution.
NimCor | 888-464-6267 | www.nimcor.com
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Green Cleaning
ReNew Green is designed to improve anilox performance and simplify anilox and general surface cleaning for flexographic and sheet-fed offset printers. Said to remove water-based inks and coatings effectively. Product is biodegradable, solvent-free, and contains no VOCs. A buffering solution is added for safety and performance, enabling it to outperform caustic cleaners yet remain safe to handle and noncorrosive to metal surfaces.
Flexo Concepts | 508-830-9506 | www.flexoconcepts.com
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Features for Wide-Format Estimating
Wide-format estimating solution allows users to employ their standards automatically. Features include printing from rolls and sheet stock with a single selection, and another feature automatically optimizes the number of units printable on a specified roll width or sheet size. New high-speed V8 is fully compatible with XP and previous Windows programs.
Estimator Corp. | 203-682 6436 | www.estimatorcorp.com
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Change Surface Chemistry
The Calvasol System from the Kalwar Group features an aerosol misting device that works in conjunction with corona treatment to allow customers to change easily the surface chemistry of film at a nano level. Said to remove static, prime the surface for UV substrates, provide long-term adhesive qualities, and eliminate fogging.
Lectro Engineering | 314-567-3100 | www.lectrotreat.com
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New Tension Controller Version
A Panel Mount version of the WebHandler 3 Automatic tension controller is available. Panel Mount option is said to install quickly and easily onto OEM machinery or as a retrofit on an existing machine. Controller can be set up and calibrated directly through a simple touchpad interface or accessed remotely.
Dover Flexo Electronics | 603-332-6150 | www.dfe.com
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Test Oxygen in Many Packages
The PermMate system tests the oxygen permeability of an almost unlimited number of packages more or less simultaneously. The system is controlled via a PC software package said to make it easy to use. It is able to determine the volume of the packages to be tested.
PBI-Dansensor America | 201-251-6490 | www.pbi-dansensor.us
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Monitor Many Webs
The Sentinel Splice (Joint) Detection Technology is designed to monitor 1-16 webs of material and detect any splice or joint within the web-based process. Unaffected by printed surfaces, material color, grade changes, and process speeds, the unit guarantees 100% reliable detection. Can be mounted anywhere along the web at any angle and can be connected directly to PLC control devices or interfaced into existing marking systems.
Splice Detection Technologies | 315-455-6636 | www.splicedetector.net
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Ink Gives Mirror Effect
Xymara Quicksilver SF-02 ready-to-use ink is said to provide top quality silver mirror effect, adhesion, and print performance on plastics, and to improve processing efficiency and minimize waste. Company says this flatbed screen printing ink is suitable for a wide variety of plastic substrates and provides an economic printing alternative to foil blocking and film metallization.
Ciba | +41 61 636 44 44 | www.ciba.com
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Die-Cut at High Speeds
The Dymatrix 145 CSB large-format die-cutter features a high-performance, nonstop sheet feeder. An electronically controlled braking brush in the delivery section permits higher production speeds and makes sure that the blanks are deposited in perfect alignment, company says. Said to be highly automated for user-friendliness, unit features generously sized window openings to facilitate operation; job changeovers are quick and easy; and makeready for repeat orders is facilitated.
Heidelberg USA | 888-472-9655 | www.us.heidelberg.com
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Upgrading Extrusion
The MGF gravimetric device for feeding colorants and additives into plastics processing machines includes multilingual operator access and full data retrieval as standard features for all extrusion applications. A new “extrusion following” option automatically anticipates and adjusts for gross variations in extruder rate such as those during changes of film rolls.
Maguire | 610-459-4300 | www.maguire.com
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Coating Has High Hot Tack
Michem Flex HS-100 self-priming heat seal coating can be applied directly to a wide variety of stock and untreated films using only corona, plasma, or flame pretreatment. Features a very low seal initiation temperature and a broad heat seal temperature range with high hot tack throughout the range. Product can seal to itself from a low temperature of 60 deg C all the way to above the melting point of PP.
Michelman | 800-333-1723 | www.michelman.com
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Plates Aid Quality
MVP and digital MVP photopolymer, medium-durometer printing plates are said to have exceptional resilience, allowing faster press speeds and reduced bounce, and resulting in overall higher quality print and increased productivity. Plates work well with a variety of substrates and inks and are available in thicknesses from 0.045-0.112 in. in format sizes to 52 × 80 in.
MacDermid Printing Solutions | 800-348-7201 | www.macdermid.com
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Software Aids Production
The ExtruWiz software program calculates costs of multilayer structures and enables 33 fast calculations of different plastics extrusion and flexible packaging equations on Windows and Macintosh platforms. Calculations include weight, yield, price per area, production rate, roll diameter, etc. A complete troubleshooting chart for extrusion is included with a database of more than 1,100 definitions of plastics and flexible packaging related terms.
SoftCalc | 305-871-2247 | www.extruwiz.com
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