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Komori Rolls Out Offset Innovation with Style

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July 17, 2002, Komori America says its new 40-in. LS40 offset press is "one of the most effective presses made to date." The OEM reports the press delivers increased speeds, reduced makeready and changeover times, and ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

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June 30, 2002, ... for all extrusion processes. MFC is said to reduce material waste and purge times significantly during product changeover by precisely translating production goals into material requirements and then monitoring ...

Man Roland Renews Vow to Xeikon

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April 21, 2002, ... Man Roland says DICOpack brings the short-run, fast-turnaround capabilities of advanced digital color technology to packaging and label printers. "The digital changeover "DICOpack" lives up to its name," ...

PCMC to Demo New Designs at Corrugated 2002

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April 02, 2002, ... reports it will reveal how the co. developed its automated print/anilox roll manipulator, automatic print washdown system, and print set-up technology—innovations the co. says help reduce changeover times ...

Products

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March 31, 2002, ...  CMD Corp., Appleton, WI; 920/730-6888;cmd-corp.com Center-driven unwinds are designed to handle large parent rolls to reduce changeover and increase production efficiency. Unwinder reportedly offers ...

Shamrock Gifts and Bags Utilize UV

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February 19, 2002, ... UV, "By doing this in-line, it's allowed Shamrock to have longer runs on their gravure presses with stops and fewer changeovers. The instant cure received with the system allows [the converter] to print, ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2002, ... changeover. The flexo press will run both solvent- and water-based inks. A Rotomec SL/SB 700 combined coating/laminating machine for solventless adhesives and cold seal coating offers a 1,200-mm (47-in.) ...

Products

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January 31, 2002, ... a PLC with graphic interface from which the press operator can control all print stations at once or individually as needed. Ink and flush containers are said to be readily accessible and offer quick changeover. ...

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

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January 13, 2002, ... demonstrate rapid job changeovers with fully automated cartridge insertion and removal and has a wide range of other high-tech features and options available. The Rotomec EG 400-1 flexographic printing ...

It's Not R2-D2, But Robotics Is Aiding Many Converting Plant

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December 31, 2001, ... motivations on different days. You have to factor that into an operator-based changeover production line. When you get into robotics or machine-based changeover time, you have a consistent, reproducible ...

Direct Answers Drive Presses

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December 31, 2001, ... quick job changeovers,” says Schiavi of its equipment. “[It features] an infinitely variable repeat capacity, plate cylinder, and anilox roller sleeves, [thus resulting in] reduced manpower.” The Dirt ...

Products

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December 31, 2001, ... Reduces Changeover Times Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co., Bielefeld, Germany; +49 (0) 521 3048 0; fischer-krecke.com Flexpress 16S-10 ten-color press is designed to reduce changeover times. Compared with ...

See Mark Andy's Latest in Miam

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December 16, 2001, ... designed to meet the demanding needs of today's converter," adds the OEM. "The goal of [our company] is to lessen costs and reduce changeover time, improve quality, and handle the most challenging and versatile ...

Products

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November 30, 2001, ... changeovers in less than 2 min. Outfitted with digital electronic controls said to provide accuracies within ±0.015 in. (±0.381 mm), eliminating the need to guillotine trim. Sheet squareness can be set ...

What's New Product

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September 30, 2001, ... to Load Product Recipes ei3 Corp., Montvale, NJ; 201/802-9080 SiteSetpoint is designed to speed product changeover on automated process lines with digital electronic controls. Instead of using a local ...

What's New in Narrow We

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September 30, 2001, New products from: Imass Inc., IST America Corp., and UV Process Supply. UV Monitor Tracks Curing Lamps During Production UV Process Supply Inc., Chicago, IL; 773/248-0099; 800/621-1296 The LM-9000 ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2001, ... featuring live makereadies, production run printing, and complete job changeovers on a pair of ProGlide MSPs. For more information contact: 513/248-1600. Visit Mark Andy at markandy.com. Inspection ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... pivoting cantilever base air cylinder is utilized for quick sleeve changeover. ANILOX ROLL OFFERS IMPROVED INK RELEASE Ceramic Anilox Engravers Ltd., Durban, South Africa; +27 31 2051066 Anilox roll ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2001, ... reach markets that were previously unavailable, Mattiuzzo adds, and the rapid changeover capabilities and minimal downtime will improve customer service by allowing Progress Packaging to accelerate order ...

NYC Operation's Top Gear Is Gearless: Fischer & Krecke Styl

(News | New Products)

August 13, 2001, ... operation with a new Fischer & Krecke gearless, servo-driven flexographic press, reports the press mfr. The Flexpress 16 S/10 is a sleeve-based, fully computerized flexo press, capable of fast changeovers, ...