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Press-Side, Sheet-Fed Inspection Scanner

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, Apollo Systems’ Marksman is claimed the first press-side full-sheet inspection scanner for sheet-fed presses that compares the printed sheet to approved proofsheets and identifies as well as highlights ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

October 31, 2008, ... www.superblue.net PFFC-ASAP 408 Inks Low in VOCs EcoTech process color inks are low in petroleum solvents/VOCs (less than 3% by weight) and rich in renewable vegetable oils (more than 45%). Said to ...

October Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

September 30, 2008, ... 100th anniversary and planning for the future with a new six-color Speedmaster XL 105 press with coater from Heidelberg. The new press was purchased to expand the company's capabilities and increase productivity. ...

Solvent Retention in Packaging

(Process Management)

September 30, 2008, ... ink films requiring more solvent to be removed. A design change in which more ink coverage, heavier ink laydown, and more colors are used will result in higher retains. It should be noted that retained ...

Lightfastness in Package Printing

(Process Management)

August 31, 2008, When you take into account the time and effort spent on supplying packaging with precise colors, it follows the expectation that these colors should stay the same during the product use cycle When you ...

Earth-Friendly Print

(Print)

August 31, 2008, ... inks can be used. We suggest choices of inks that are low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and pollutants. We often recommend use of concentrated colorants to enable the printer to use the thinnest ...

Packaging Buzz at Drupa Was Large - Very Large

(Carton Box)

July 31, 2008, ... to automatically adjust air settings from feeder to delivery based on this information. They can store specific job functions for repeat jobs and automatically adjust dryer settings. For color and register ...

Printing Partnerships

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2008, ... customer-exclusive watermarks — nylon fibers of a specific length or color, readable only in ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) light — in the label face paper or film. Metal strips or fragments, which ...

A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ...  Ed Dedman told the audience their customers want more SKUs, shapes, sizes, designs, colors, promotions, and bar codes. He proceeded to explain how digital printing can help with these demands. “How d ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

May 31, 2008, ... cure of UV inks and coating at speeds over 1,800 fpm. Lamp system is designed to fit easily between color units on a CI press and to install over CI drums inline after the UV varnish application. Prime ...

Elegance & Speed

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ... part of a joint venture. Recently, the Tadbik Pack subsidiary further enhanced its capabilities and market reach with the installation of a second 28-in., nine-color Drent Goebel combination press at ...

Drying Part 3: Paste Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 31, 2008, This column will review the two primary drying methods of paste inks. Oil-Based Inks The main application of oil-based inks is in litho printing, primarily This column will review the two primary drying ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2008, ... and process speeds to 200 fpm. AB Graphic | +44 (0) 1261 671 138 | www.abgint.com PFFc-ASAP 316 Add Colors with Upgrade The Columbia Turbo Plus printer incorporates two additional print modules ...

Growing the Label Business

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2008, ...  In the latter half of the keynote presentation, Martin moderated a panel including Joel Carmany of Consolidated Label Co., Frank Gerace of Multi-Color Corp., Scott Pillsbury of Rose City Label Co., ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... | 920-729-6666 | www.webexinc.com PFFC-ASAP 400 Match Colors with New System The Goe System is an updated version of company's color matching product. Featuring more than 2,000 new colors, it includes ...

Drying Part 2: Computer Simulation

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 29, 2008, ... web passed through the press from unwind to rewind. Between-color and overhead dryer parameters were based on designs already running on presses. A proven solvent ink system was used on the input side ...

Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... color. Next month this column will explore some of these factors in a computer simulation. Process improvement expert David Argent has 30+ years of experience in process analysis with particular ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... expensive tracking equipment. Optional security features include multi-channel effects, microtext and nanotext, true color, hidden images, and high-resolution digital background. Available for “cure-tru” ...

Opacity & White Ink

(Print)

December 31, 2007, ... films for packaging. The role of the white print is to totally or partially block the package ingredients and provide an opaque print contrast for line and process colors. Colors on the press are controlled ...

Products

(New Products)

December 31, 2007, ... quality and color fidelity. Company says DVI (Digital Vision Interface) LCD display monitors, coupled with digital technology, offer improved resolution and crisp, clear images that help find difficult ...