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Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... can “cure” to different degrees due to their spectral absorbance characteristics. Black UV inks may show the “lowest” UV cure and have higher COF while other colors may not be affected. Water-based ...

The Secret's Out

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... with a 6.5-in., five-color Webtron 650, followed by a 7-in., three-color Comco Cadet. LaFiesta later added two Mark Andy 2200 presses: a 7-in., six-color and a 10-in., eight-color version. But the installation ...

Selling Quality

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... was a six-color Kidder. A 47-in., six-color Kidder was added in 1994 and was soon followed by a 57-in., eight-color Schiavi press in 1999. The company's newest flexo press, delivered to Seville in mid-2001, ...

What Is Cationic UV Technology?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, Cationic UV (ultraviolet)-curable inks and coatings have been offered commercially for more than 30 years, but to many printers and converters, it still is a “new technology.” Cationic UV (ultraviolet)-curable ...

Success Personified

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... so your package represents your customer's product on the shelf.” Already going gearless with its Ro-An bagmakers, the company recently added an eight-color, 58-in. Kidder Comexi gearless press to its ...

Advanced Vision Technologies to Focus on Industrial Solutions for Converters at Drupa

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2004, ... and drives the cost of quality down when handling process control on presses by ensuring register, color, eliminating faults, and inspecting die-cutting and matrix removal. However, the demands of the ...

Digital Imaging Flexo Plates Paying Off for Label Converter Thanks to Esko-Graphics and Pitman Co.

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2004, ... uses 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-color flexo presses to print labels for beverages, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, and cosmetic and healthcare products. NW Label president Kevin Davis says the CDI has already delivered ...

Structured for Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

October 31, 2003, ... as it provides the explanation for flame colors at which mankind has stared for hundreds of millennia. I tend to view structured product and process development methodologies, and all the tools they ...

Inspection Perfection

(Flexpack)

October 08, 2003, ... range of random and process defects such as color variation, mis-registration, streaks, splashes, hazing, and misprints. In addition to random defects, the system can help catch process problems before ...

What Can Conductive Organic Polymers Do?

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, One difference between metals and organic materials is that metals conduct electricity. We know biological systems work in a complex matrix of electrical responses to control various activities, yet most ...

Hello DBS, Good-Bye Jaded Jewel

(Folding Cartons)

July 31, 2003, ... with the help of its ten-color Arpeco press, its very recently installed BST Pro Mark Genius print management system, a solid and growing relationship with supplier Stora Enso, and “unparalleled” in-house ...

Ink Jet PigmentsThe Land of the Small

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... conventional dye-based jet inks has created a demand for more-resistant dyes as well as for the use of conventional colorants. Considerable effort has been put into developing these products with higher ...

Phthalo Green: How Can You Tell If It's Always the Same

(Materials)

June 30, 2003, ... 7 has a CAS Registry Number of 1328-53-6. It is commonly referred to as Phthalo Green and has a bright bluish green color. Copper phthalocyanine green pigment is a unique product that is essentially ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... in a given structure such as sealing characteristics, coloration, opacity, and physical properties. For barrier application, coextrusion allows incorporation of a barrier layer to control transmission ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... film contact sheet and a separate polyester film developer sheet. Adhered to the transfer sheet is a microencapsulated layer containing indicator material. Adjacent to this is a color developing layer. ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... and a brand new Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC) Avanti, a 54-in., eight-color, gearless, central impression flexo press equipped with an AVT inspection system. A World of Power According to Traver, ...

A Clear Winner

(Tapes)

March 31, 2003, ... of specialty printed products. Need a process-color hang tag to display your socks at the local K-Mart? No problem. How about a ten-color label to market bottled water for a Girl Scouts fund raiser? ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... flexographic press in its Auburn, WA, production facility. The new press, a 52-in., ten-color model, is W&H's newest gearless direct drive press. Mohawk designs and manufactures flexible packaging products ...

Satisfaction Guaranteed

(Disposables)

January 31, 2003, ... uses Paper Converting Machine Company, Joa, and Elsner folder/converting lines and has a partnership with Sun Chemical to provide ink mixing and color matching onsite. Searching for Perfection In sculpting ...

Atmospheric Plasma

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... markers (ASTM D-2578). The surface energy of these nonwovens was enhanced substantially after atmospheric plasma treatment. The nonwovens were then printed with an image of the American flag in four-color ...