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Secrets Uncovered at TLMI

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2009, ... label materials, and more. In a session on Process Technology co-chaired by Mac Rosenbaum, Aquaflex, Duncansville, PA, and Mike Hoft, Color Resolutions Intl., Fairfield, OH, presentations covered solid ...

Secrets Uncovered at TLMI's Get Smart Technical Conferenc

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2009, ... co-chaired by Mac Rosenbaum, Aquaflex, Duncansville, PA, and Mike Hoft, Color Resolutions Intl., Fairfield, OH, presentations covered solid versus flexible dies and printing process comparisons. A case ...

Foil Capsules Launch Sales

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... them roll-to-roll using an eight-color rotogravure press,” explains Tim Pletcher, VP of operations. “But as a secondary process, we slit the materials and then use specialized forming equipment to create ...

Web Exclusive: Matching Laser Cutters to Labels

(Archive)

April 01, 2009, ... flimsy material) and sometimes make more traditional die-cutting the better option (e.g., for very thick polycarbonates that may be discolored by laser cutters). Because setup time with laser cutters ...

How To Find Green Projects

(Process Management)

January 31, 2009, ... gamut process ink sets to replace spot colors and reduce substrate and ink waste due to fewer changeovers. Consolidate color standards: Do we really need all of those subtle variations? Run larger orders: ...

Eliminate On-Site Press Approvals

(News Eclips)

January 07, 2009, The GMF Flexo Prepress Final Print Assurance (FPA) web-based color management technology eliminates on-site press approvals TORONTO, ON, CANADA | The GMF Flexo Prepress Final Print Assurance (FPA) web-based ...

Cartons Lighten Up

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2008, ... very quickly and very efficiently with a minimum of waste.” The printing and converting equipment at its 40,000-sq-ft facility includes six-color Komori sheet-fed presses, die-cutters and folder/gluers ...

UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... this structure, white ink acts as an opaque backing so the true colors are visible or to hide what is within the packaging. The white ink must have excellent adhesion to the printed substrate. On top of ...

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 ...

Green Gravure

(Gravure)

July 31, 2008, ... Apple Converting installed a 47-in., nine-color Cerutti R960/2 gravure press nearly two years ago that runs at speeds to 1,000 fpm — and does so using water-based inks on as many runs as possible. The ...

Web Exclusive: Are Sleeves Ready for Narrow Web?

(Archive)

July 31, 2008, ... or frequent repeat orders. Since the printing forms artwork is already in a circular form, these sleeves also are predestined for orders with critical color registers. Typical fields of use are thus ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... Color Cap, a supplier of caps and closures. The Suominen Group, a Finnish flex-pack converter, opened a greenfield plant near Warsaw, Poland, in 1999-2000. The group further expanded in 2002 and achieved ...

One Step Ahead

(Label/Tape)

February 29, 2008, ... their corporate colors and logos break through international language barriers. In the global marketplace, it's critical to match and maintain a brand's unique colors and appearance on packaging across ...

Offset Printing: Friend to All

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2008, ... facility and warehouse in Paterson, NJ, Accurate Box has the flexibility to implement high quality, six- and seven-color printing on KBA presses, die-cutting and laminating on Bobst equipment, as well ...

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 ...

A Paradise of Print

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... & Spirits—Flexography/Letterpress (color process–prime). The winning label features ultraviolet (UV) flexo inks, four-color process with two spot colors, emboss printing, and two spot overprint varnishes ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... GMG, Tuebingen, Germany, as VP of sales. William Curtin, president of Press Color, Appleton and Glendale, WI, wins the Printing Ink Pioneer Award from NAPIM, the National Assn. of Printing Ink Mfrs.  ...

Kodak Releases New Version of Insite Prepress Portal

(Archive)

August 01, 2007, ...  Print providers can use the Themes feature to customize individual elements of the Insite prepress portal’s user interface, such as the header, colors, and contact information. A more personalized experience ...

Mohawk Bestows Windpower Parternship Awards

(Archive)

March 14, 2007, Denver Frankian Advertising Communications and OSRAM SYLVANIA have been recognized for their susttainability initiatives by Mohawk Fine Papers. PRESS RELEASE COHOES, NY—Denver Frankian Advertising ...