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drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... Heidelberg will debut an energy-saving single-lamp configuration for conventional as well as highly reactive UV inks and coatings. The Heidelberg Linoprint L (formerly iTS6oo) is based on its CSAT acquisition ...

On the Road Again!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 16, 2012, ... plates, cylinders and rolls, coaters, laminators, bagmaking, inks and coatings, substrates, slitting, surface treating, cutting, embossing equipment and much more. A conference program is planned to ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Arkwright Improves Output with Shaft Upgrade

(Slit)

January 17, 2012, Coating converter sees significant productivity gains with Goldenrod differential shafts. Arkwright Advanced Coating Inc. of Coventry, RI, has realized significant productivity gains after incorporating ...

Static causes 6 kinds of waste

(Kelly on Static)

October 27, 2011, The AIMCAL (Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators) 2011 Web Coating Conference had many interesting presentations. One was on designing a lean production line. This got me thinking ...

Kelly on Static welcomes you!

(Kelly on Static)

October 19, 2011, ... reviews and opinions on meeting that I attend and articles that I read. I’ll be at the AIMCAL Web Coating Conference from 10/23-26/2011 talking about controlling static on unwinding rolls. Stay tuned ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... ongoing. Shelf differentiation and branding identification comes from label graphics and colored coatings applied to the exterior of the can, typically only tops, but in some cases the entire can. Pursuit ...

Independent Release Liner Mfr. ITASA Invests in Future

(Label/Tape News)

July 05, 2011, ... BMB coater that had been installed in 2008. With this new capacity, ITASA will have four machines supported by advanced automatic silicone mixing. Presently ITASA’s high-speed coating capabilities are ...

Drives Motors: From Zero to 800

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... global silicone release manufacturer Mondi decided in mid-2009 to relocate and upgrade a decommissioned 2.3-m wide coating line from its UK facility to one in Germany. Mondi executives worked with Circonix ...

Exclusive Research-Critical Trends

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2011, ... or expand product/service offerings in 2011. As in prior years, respondents are most likely to expand their printing (35%) capabilities, followed by laminating (26%), coating (25%), and/or slitting (21%) ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... GPI to receive the distinguished Peter Rigney Product of the Year Award.* GPI formed a holiday-decorated three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... | www.xennia.com Coatings Are Formulated for Inkjet RhinoFlexx Inkjet Receptive Coatings are for application to paper, foil, and synthetic substrates. Coatings are available in high-gloss, satin, and ...

ICE-ing | The Best Part

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... coating track has 12 sessions devoted to methods, advancements and innovations, measurement and process control, as well as developments in the growing flexible electronics field. Web handling sessions ...

Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ... include antistatic layers or coatings. Antistatic layers may be categorized in two broad categories: conductive layers and charge control layers. Each type of antistatic layer has advantages and drawbacks ...

EDI's New Technology Center Features Multi-Process La

(Extrusion Coating)

January 06, 2011, ... production lines. The expansion at EDI’s Technology Center consists of a 63-in. extrusion line that can be used for cast film, coating, or lamination and is fully equipped for laboratory-scale single- ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | Process Troubleshooting," click on his podcast below: process-troubleshooting Six Sigma is a quality control system utilized for everything from ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, Until recently, development of laboratory and pilot coater technology has been relatively stagnant. The many improvements increased coating speeds, improved Until recently, development of laboratory ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) was facing an unlikely dilemma: There was a greater demand for its woven polypropylene bags than the It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, Static can cause a variety of problems in film production, coating, converting, sheeting, and packaging operations. Charged surfaces attract dust. Static Static can cause a variety of problems in film ...

Doctor Blades Extend Roll Life

(Print)

May 31, 2010, StraightPoint doctor blades for use in flexo and offset coating applications meter all types of inks and coatings from anilox rolls, reduce anilox scoring, StraightPoint doctor blades for use in flexo ...