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How to Keep Defects In House

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 04, 2023, Although producing zero defects on a print or converting process is a great goal for which to strive, in the real world it is usually an unattainable one. By Alfonse Novelli, President and Founder, ...

New Fiery DFEs Boost Productivity and Enhance Quality for Konica Minolta High-Volume Monochrome Printers

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2023, ... and drive more margin in monochrome cut-sheet production printing. One of the two new solutions, the Fiery MIC-4160 DFE, drives Konica Minolta AccurioPress 6120, 6136, and 6136P printers and processes ...

BP Solutions Moves Into Digital Labels with Mark Andy

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2023, ... in an investment in a flatbed die cutter, folder-gluer and a half-size 6-color + coater Heidelberg CD 74 offset press. This modern equipment allowed BP to specialize in short run folding carton work, typically ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... performance, as can be seen in Figure 5 where the ink wets-out far better. This is especially important when processes are offline and not necessarily performed consecutively. Each period between processes ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... a formal documentation system to insure required checks are being done each shift. Use proper PPE when cleaning or handling slitter blades, anvils and cutoff knives. Audit how operators thread up the ...

Prevent Opening Failures of Bags and Pouches with Good Static Control

(Bag Pouch)

February 12, 2023, ... in Figure 2 just before the chopper. These polymer nip rollers thrust the closed bags into the chopper. The chopper cuts across the web width and finished bags exit onto a sheet belt. The sheet belt commonly ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... business. It is an imperative to long-term business survival and success. For packaging producers, the issue of environmental responsibility is particularly acute as packaging plays such a visible and ...

Major Private Label Food Manufacturer Selects Source Wurx for Print Production Management

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 02, 2023, ... to internal execution. Source Wurx’s turnkey approach will help streamline several mission-critical processes for the private label manufacturer, including file control, flexibility, and version control. ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... and marrying machine collected data with human collected data empowers operators, supervisors and executives to visualize abnormalities and trends in real time. Real time data capture combined with immediate ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, ... both cases, one can convert the pull tab force to pressure by conducting a calibration experiment. Cut a cube of material away from the wound roll you just tested. Cut coupons to a known dimension (eg: ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, ... be dependent on who takes the measurements.  In both cases, one can convert the pull tab force to pressure by conducting a calibration experiment. Cut a cube of material away from the wound roll you ...

A More Strategic and Inclusive AIMCAL

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 23, 2022, During my time as executive director, the team and I identified some areas that required attention. By Chris Kerscher, Executive Director During my time as executive director, the team and I identified ...

Maximizing Labor, Time and Safety with Slitter Rewinder Automation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 09, 2022, ... slitter operation. Auto web cut and transfer – Cutting the slit roll tails and transferring tails to the next core is automated, saving time cutting webs and taping, and aligning webs to the next set ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... tissue and paper. Belted reels can wind tissue rolls to large diameters with consistent thru roll properties. Wound rolls store web materials compactly without folding or cutting. Wound rolls are a form ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, ... high-speed tissue and paper. Belted reels can wind tissue rolls to large diameters with consistent thru roll properties. Wound rolls store web materials compactly without folding or cutting. Wound rolls ...

Quality Control Starts with Prepress

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

August 28, 2022, How QC and Prepress Connect to Prevent Press Errors How QC and Prepress Connect to Prevent Press Errors By Mike Agness, HYBRID Software executive vice president, Americas Clearly, quality control ...

HYBRID Software participates as a supplier partner for The Flexo Xperience Center

(News | New Products)

August 15, 2022, ... are available to them,” said Mike Agness, HYBRID Software Executive Vice President, Americas. “Just as important was the industry camaraderie — people working together with others. It’s a valuable opportunity ...

HYBRID Software showcases the power of iC3D visualization at Labelexpo Americas 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

July 27, 2022, ... a new package design. STEPZ 8, an interactive software package based on the award-winning technology of PACKZ, allows for the preparation and execution of step-and-repeat and variable data tasks for ...

Wink further expands Cylinder Competence Center

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2022, Capacity expansion and modernization at the Simmerath site Capacity expansion and modernization at the Simmerath site Die-cutting tool manufacturer Wink has further expanded and modernized its ...

Increase Productivity with Slitter Rewinder Automation

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2021, ... new master roll while the slitter is running. Throughput is increased and the process is fully automated, unwind through rewind. Auto web cut/transfer – This enables cuts before turreting to keep tails ...