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Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... on a Heidelberg 102CD six-color, 40-in. offset press and die-cuts them on a Bobst die-cutter. According to Steve Warneke, despite Forte’s thickness, it requires no additional set-up time and performs ...

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... by a two-motor AC vector drive system, machine features full touch screen control and option to add video inspection. Die-Cut in Small Footprint TTARP Industries; Buffalo, NY; 716/894-5613; ttarp.com ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... - has been able to cut costs over the years. The result: It is no longer automatic that flexo printing is a cheaper process for a given job. You need to do your homework and price it carefully. Worldwide, ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... dirt and contaminants off of moving webs. Able to slide over existing idler rolls, it is available in rolls 400 in. long or in cut lengths, in a wide range of sizes from 1.5–6 in. dia. Clean Webs, ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... 30:1 at line speeds of 2,000 fpm (610 mpm). To increase productivity and cut costs, converters look to run “faster and thinner,” as well as to reduce the loss of coating and substrate material in the form ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Gidue S.p.A, Turate, Italy; +39 02 9668181; gidue.com The ATR automatic turret rewinder includes a dancer-operated tension controller, a slitter unit, a “Banana Roller,” a blade-cutting device, and a ...

Better Bagging

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... each month. Just Bag It Purchasing custom pre-cut poly bags of lengths varying from 24-60 in. was expensive, so Arkwright opted to purchase rolls of poly tubing and manually cut the tubing into desired ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... cost per watt. Also important has been the development of lasers with an output wavelength of 10.2 microns, which delivers up to a 3x increase in cutting speed for thin biaxially oriented polypropylene ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Coat Instruments, TAKK Industries, Valco Cincinnati, and Viptronic. Machinery, Accessories, Services Cut Many Materials Benz Materials Testing Instruments, Providence, RI, USA; 401/331-5650; benztesters.com ...

Aquaflex Introduces Gearless Servo Press at Labelexpo Americas

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... gears, clutches, brakes, and lubrication points cuts down on maintenance requirements. The three-axis servo motor design allows operators to control registration, sheet length, and web tension individually ...

Tolerance = Tight

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... servo drives, supplied by Industrial Belting & Transmission (IBT), has been helpful, particularly in printing consecutive numbers and bar codes and when hot stamping. The company installed its first servo ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... '04, p26). Of the many wrinkle causes, shear stress wrinkles are the most studied, due to their widespread waste and the ease of creating them in a lab. Shearing probably creates images of cutting ...

The Digital Edge

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... print jobs, Rock-Tenn's Alliance division took a very long look at digital presses. “We saw a need for quick turnaround [and] small quantity,” explains executive VP Jim Einstein. “We do a lot of smaller-quantity, ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... modes — cores, coreless, or sheet stiffened. Accuracy of cut lengths is ±0.1 in. Trim Removal System Upgraded Converter Accessory Corp., Wind Gap, PA; 570/223-9867; handleyourweb.com FoxRunner portable ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... and digital printing. Lampheads are available with arc lengths ranging from 0.8-12 in. Hybrid Screens Cut Moiré Wasatch Computer Technology, Salt Lake City, UT; 801/575-8043, 800/894-1544; wasatchinc.com ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... of converting and finishing processes, all in-line. Die-Cut, Inline in Single Step Omet, Lecco, Italy; +39 0341 367513; omet.it The Twin-Cut offers in-line die-cutting with variable size for labels ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Interface. Doctor Blade Cuts Roll Damage Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA; 508/830-9606; flexoconcepts.com Company offers a 0.020-in. polyester blade material designed to replace steel containment blades ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... the printed label or sticker, company notes, adding product is die-cut and laminated easily. PP Films Are Thermal-Printable FLEXcon Co., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; FLEXcon.com Direct thermal-printable ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... part of the Körber PaperLink Group, when it decided to “insource” the sheeting operation rather than buying pre-cut paper from a mill. Products include wine labels, business cards, and commercial printing ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... vertical positions. Reportedly, kickboards and nails no longer are necessary with this reusable product. Cut Nonwovens at High Speeds Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. , Westerly, RI; 401/596-0162; ...