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Quality Time

(Gravure)

March 31, 2008, ... that narrow web is not always the solution, and decreasing tooling costs and turnaround time. Bud Gray of Acucote, in discussing the outlook for pressure-sensitive labels, cautioned printers to concentrate ...

Martin Automatic Gives Labelexpo Asia a Thumbs Up

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2008, ... saw live demonstrations of the latest version of Martin’s STS automatic butt splicer and STR automatic turret rewind for narrow webs. The STS and STR feature advanced Martin Automatic roll changing technology ...

SXYS Print Solutions Adopts New Name

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2008, Trelleborg, Sweden | XSYS Print solutions, a div. of Flint Group specializing in narrow web ink making, has changed its name to Flint Group Narrow Web Trelleborg, Sweden | XSYS Print solutions, a div. ...

TOP 10 EClips PFFC's electronics clipping service for converter

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... Trendsetter NX narrow or mid imager, laminator, flexographic plates, and the Prinergy workflow system for packaging. The thermal imaging layer is imaged using Squarespot technology said to produce dots ...

Buyers & Suppliers: Can We Dance?

(Web Handling)

February 29, 2008, ... product requiring one-of-a-kind equipment. Some equipment suppliers, especially in narrow web printing, laminating, and die-cutting processes, have moved toward modular equipment that can be mixed and ...

One Step Ahead

(Label/Tape)

February 29, 2008, Consumer brands and products are launched on an almost daily basis. It's a vivid demonstration of the constant, exponential growth in the label and narrow Consumer brands and products are launched on an ...

The Market Matures

(Label/Tape)

February 29, 2008, ... process and on narrow web combination-process presses is increasing. This opens new opportunities for label converters to widen their product offerings. Threats and Opportunities Raw material and energy ...

How To Find Information Fast

(Editorial)

January 31, 2008, ... marketplace at other converting operations with which you may be able to identify. What works for one business may have shared application at your own workplace. Our monthly “Narrow Web & Label Reporter” ...

Experience Speaks: Terry Fulwiler

(Archive)

January 31, 2008, ...  What is the biggest threat to the converting industry right now? Overcapacity. The barriers to entry are not great (at least not in the narrow web segment), and there are a lot of players. This ...

FTA Calls for Excellence in Flexography Submissions

(Archive)

January 06, 2008, ... providers, suppliers, graphic designers and students can submit entries in the following categories: wide web, mid web, narrow web, folding cartons, napkins, combined corrugated, preprinted linerboard, ...

Differential Winding Limits: Part II

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... on the same shaft. The second, less obvious limitation of core-spacer stacks is their sensitivity to core width variations, especially at narrow slit widths. If core width is slightly off, the stacking ...

PFFC Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities Directory

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, Is there a problem with your process? Fix it! These technical facilities stand ready to help. Adherent Laboratories 3804 Dunlap St. North, St. Paul, MN 55112; 651-247-3364; tom.quinn@adherentlabs.com; ...

FTA Seeks Entries for Excellence in Flexography Awards

(Archive)

November 26, 2007, ... their best print samples for judging in the annual Excellence in Flexography awards competition. Entries are broken down into the following categories: wide web, mid web, narrow web, folding cartons, napkins, ...

Spear Opens Facility in South Africa

(Archive)

November 25, 2007, ... AFRICA | Spear has begun operations at its new facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 5,500-sq.-m. facility will produce pressure-sensitive, cut-stack, and OPP wrap labels on a wide and narrow web ...

What's new product

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, Narrow web new products from: Tailored Solutions, Tharo Systems, AzonPrinter, EskoArtwork, Degraf, Gidue, and ADSI. Narrow Web Machinery, Accessories, Services Management Software Is Enhanced Label ...

A Paradise of Print

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, Gathered in Hawaii for an annual meeting and awards ceremony, TLMI members prove how they excel at the art of creating narrow web tags, labels, and packaging. TLMI Awards The Tag and Label Mfrs. Inst. ...

Release Liner Special Report, Part 1

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... a new business platform. With brand manufacturers continuing to proliferate variants of the same basic brand in terms of flavor, scent, etc., print runs are becoming shorter. The narrow web label converter ...

Release Liner Special Report, Part 3

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... or for self-wound stamps. Integration of the equipment necessary for radiation curing has allowed the technology to be used in the narrow web industry, giving the label converter more control over product ...

Chinese Converter Ensures Quality

(Archive)

October 31, 2007, ... during wide web printing operations. The six PrintVision/Helios units are designed for 100% automatic inspection of narrow web and mid-web applications, including labels and folding cartons. These units ...

Full House for TLMI Technical Conference

(Archive)

October 06, 2007, ... addressing the narrow web converting industry's current trends, challenges and opportunities. The conference’s structure was centered around technical presentations and discussions involving expert panels ...