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Komori Rolls Out Offset Innovation with Style

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2002, ... more versatility. ROLLING MEADOWS, IL, USA—On July 16, Komori America Corp. introduced its new six-color offset press to members of the trade media, including PFFC. Komori unveiled the 40-in. LS40 amid ...

Products

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June 30, 2002, ... equipment, says mfr. Kit can be installed separately or as a complete system on different machines. Said to be easy to use and to feature simple set-up system. Kit components enable operators to specify ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2002, ... precisely where they occur. The audit revealed the illumination lamps had aged and the exposure times on the platemaking unit were excessive, resulting in a dot growth of 8%-13% from film to plate.  ...

Products: Edited by Deborah Donberg

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May 31, 2002, ... brake is a compact version of co.'s standard air-cooled design with a finned friction disc design said to provide excellent heat dissipation capability. This means smaller brakes can handle large jobs easily, ...

Sweet Smell of Success

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May 31, 2002, ... as a stunning effect. Designed by Colin Duncan, the innovative twin-lidded zipper box may be the first example of this type of construction. Judges marveled at the precision with which the two zipper ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

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May 31, 2002, ... a tropical-paradise scene on a coffee package to a game piece printed and embedded into the packaging itself, the winners of the Gravure Assn. of America's 16th annual competition revealed the eye-catching ...

FFTA Campaigns for Flexo

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May 31, 2002, ... (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances) standards. Awards and Acknowledgements Fred Shapiro, who has been involved in the printing and packaging industries since 1957, was inducted ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 6

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May 31, 2002, ... place. The converting and manufacturing equipment, affectionately called the "heavy iron," now is the tail and not the dog. Converting must "flip on its head" and "get outside of itself" in order to grow ...

AmeriStar Call for Entry Extended

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May 30, 2002, ... of the year and acknowledge those that have contributed to outstanding creativity of a package design. There are 14 package categories, including food, beverage, health and beauty, electronics, and ...

Pactiv to Buy Winkler Forming

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May 21, 2002, ... Pactiv's already extensive rigid display packaging product line, consisting of oriented polystyrene, talc-filled polypropylene, aluminum, molded fiber, ovenable paperboard, and foam products." Winker ...

RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance

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May 05, 2002, ... Attendance at this year's event is estimated at 2,500, according to show organizer Goyer Management. PFFC traveled to the show and observed as attendees perused the exhibition during "free ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

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April 30, 2002, ... dry speed. Since the offset ink can take several hours to cure, water-based coatings are used to provide a quick-drying, protective seal. The packages then can be handled without damaging the ink, reducing ...

Reporter Clips

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April 30, 2002, ...  Mark Andy Installs Press at Training Facility CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA—Mark Andy Inc. has installed a new Model 7000 at its training and demonstration facility in Chesterfield. The press can best be ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... a fabric bow and hang tag, a wire rocking chair with porcelain bowl filled with chocolates, and a limited-edition, signed and dated basket filled with the chocolates. The 1.4-mil metallized twist wrap ...

Packaging Design Now Part of Artwork Systems/Co. Reports Agfa Alliance

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April 16, 2002, ... of its strategy, which consists [of] expanding and [becoming] a global player in both prepress and preproduction software. The so-called CAD software, the production phase before prepress—an area [in which] ...

Dive in the Ipex "SEE" of Technolog

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April 11, 2002, ... controlled, beneficial applications, guaranteeing improved quality and profitability throughout the entire printing and finishing processes," the mfr. adds. According to the co., Eltex is presenting ...

Printing Private Labels

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March 31, 2002, ... carton's label. Next, the carton identification label is scanned and verified against the labels contained in the carton. If improperly packed, no-read, or partially filled cartons are identified through ...

Products

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March 31, 2002, ... Keeps Contaminants Out Warner Electric, South Beloit, IL; 815/389-3771; warnerelectric.com Enclosed UniModule Clutch/Brake Washdown Series (EUM-W) is completely sealed and corrosion-resistant and said ...

Every Trick in the Book

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March 31, 2002, ... NC, for Winston cigarettes and a line extension called Winston 2. To produce a steel-like appearance, Unifoil transfer metallizes 12-pt tobacco-grade SBS from Westvaco Corp. (now MeadWestvaco), Covington, ...

Diverse Products Meet Many High-End Needs

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February 28, 2002, ... feel we're high-end niche specialists,” suggests Goldstein. “We do a lot of difficult jobs, particularly where a controlled environment is needed. When people ask me what products and applications we'r ...