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Xeikon Launches Digital Press

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2014, ... flexibility to react to their clients’ requests for shorter time-to-market. The Cheetah narrows the gap between digital printing and traditional flexo/offset methods for producing labels. In addition, ...

Dissipation Time for Wound Roll

(Static-Beat)

August 25, 2014, ... was built.  The factory floor geometry in Figure 1 is so complex that I’d use a computer running one of the powerful finite element method programs to find how long charge dissipation would take. A good ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2014, ... than other closed system methods since the steam showers are susceptible to air currents and the penetration of the steam into the fibers of the paper is minimal. Another technique for applying steam ...

EU Project to Develop Gas Sensor Technology

(Controls)

August 10, 2014, ... a new method of inspection and its adaptation to measuring sealed containers from food trays, to bags, to milk containers to bottles of different shape and color, and being transparent and not transparent. ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Decorating Assn. Honors 2014 Winners

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2014, ... environmentally friendly and highly durable. Six separate screen printed colors plus a UV protective clear coat provide a very cost effective method to produce a multi-colored thermoformed part. Complex ...

Sun Chemical Is HD Plate Certified by Esko

(News | New Products)

August 02, 2014, ... corrugated, and narrow web tag and label markets with the highest quality packaging graphics through the latest in plate manufacturing technology.” SunGraphics offers two different methods for producing ...

Menasha Packaging Recognized by AIB

(News | New Products)

July 27, 2014, ... products. AIB auditors specifically evaluate the following areas: Operational Methods and Personnel Practices, Maintenance for Food Safety, Cleaning Practices, Integrated Pest Management, and Adequacy ...

Kapco Celebrates 40 Years of Business

(Coating/Laminating)

July 26, 2014, ... methods available in the market place. Recently the additions of three new presses have advanced converting capabilities. Two presses with print stations, dual-side corona treater, and multiple die stations ...

In-Mold Decorating Association Adds Web Resources

(Label/Tape)

July 25, 2014, ... since 2007 to IMDA corporate members, are now available to the public in condensed form for $25. These 18 IML test methods, originally developed by the IML Industry Standards Committee in the 1990s and ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... of the most commonly used techniques for remoisturizing. Table 1 shows the capabilities of each method of controlling curl. Steam applicators provide the most consistent results since they enable moisture ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... will help coating companies improve precision, tackle new markets, and develop new processes. BACKGROUND Slot die coating was developed as the need for a better and more efficient coating method was ...

Converting Headaches? Get Relief at CPP EXPO's PFFC-Sponsored Technical Session

(Trade Shows)

July 13, 2014, ... solution. Learn all the anti-wrinkle methods, including the science taping rollers, the benefits of air lubrication, optimizing bowed rollers, and more. C22 Under Pressure: How Material Properties Contribute ...

Graphic Label Solutions Goes All-Digital with EFI Jetrion

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2014, ... growing need for greener, environmentally friendly supply chains. The Jetrion 4950LX press, which uses much less energy than other analog or digital narrow web printing methods, is key to GLS’s environmental ...

Esko Software Supports Color-Logic File Format

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2014, ... white ink or with metallic ink on regular stock in a fraction of the time required by traditional methods. The upgraded Esko Studio software is said to be particularly useful for visualizing the effect ...

Brady Purchases HP Digital Press

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2014, ... WS6600 forms sharper features than other digital printing methods. This gives Brady the ability to create more secure labels with higher resolution fine-line guilloche patterns, hidden images, and microtext ...

AWA to Offer Manual for Heat Shrink Sleeve Labels

(Label/Tape)

June 18, 2014, Manual will include nine test methods and cover a number of topics relating to this fast-growing labeling technology   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates announces the “Heat ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... product: What coating method is best? What process specifications will work for the product? What design for coating equipment is appropriate? What changes if the product is not new, but existing? ...

Portable Package Shakes Up Powdered Beverages Category

(Bag Pouch)

June 04, 2014, ... many powdered products are small on-the-go powder sticks the consumer needs to add to a water bottle. But, adding powder to water is not the best mixing method. It's better to start with the powder and ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... to by the final customer. Once these performance criteria are set, then we need to make sure they can be measured precisely and accurately for the product release criteria. These test methods can be destructive ...

Microphazer Films Offers Unique Ultra-Thin Film Products

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 22, 2014, ... LLC is a new, privately held company that has developed a method to produce thin, unoriented films made from amorphous polymers.  To those skilled in the art, this means that a whole new, and broad array ...