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The Mettle of Metallizers

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... advances have helped to continue vacuum metallizing's “steady-state” growth, says Paolo Raugei, executive VP of Galileo Vacuum Systems Inc., Alpharetta, GA (galileovacuum.com). “[There's] been a general ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... MAN Roland, Martin Automatic, Omet, Presstek, Prime UV, Rotatek, Sandvik DieCutting, Schober, Scitex Vision, Uteco Converting, W&H, and X-Rite. Machinery, Accessories, and Services Slitter Boasts New ...

A Century Salute

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... major supplier F.L. Smithe, hits the 100-year mark this year. How did they do it? The secret of staying in business for 100 years is… Well, it isn't easy to quantify. Most executives at companies with ...

Muller Martini to Launch Its Newest Web Offset Printing Press at Drupa; Equipment Has Label and Packaging Printing Capabilities

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2004, ... or bottle labels on paper and other packaging applications including foils and film. Jobs can be die-cut, perforated, sheeted and stacked in one inline process. The design of the new press is based ...

Heidelberg Begins Construction for Drupa 2004

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2004, ... Franz Haaf, certainly will have his work cut out for him. "First of all, we have to make sure the appropriate infrastructure is in place," explains Haaf. "This includes laying electrical, network and ...

Products

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February 29, 2004, ... handle-cutting assembly for simple oval cutouts. It is rack-mounted and easily positionable, company says, with a 1×3.5-in. standard cutout size. A perforation-style cut pattern can be specified, and a ...

Fun with Force Gauges

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... a material, a force gauge and tape measure can be used as the poor person's tensile-elongation tester. Cut a long strip of web, fixing it at one end and pulling on the other end with the force gauge. Modulus ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... coating. One way to do the evaluation is by employing one-sided extraction cells. For one-sided extractions, paper samples were cut into circular disks and inserted onto two faces of extraction blocks ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... Laminate/Cut on Demand PCM Image-Tek, Springfield, VT; 336/282-4385; image-tk.com The Pro 5 laminator reportedly delivers an industrial-strength laminated label for almost any environment. Prints, laminates, ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... fpm standard (to 2,000 fpm). Options are available. Perf, Cut with Top Performance EMT International, Green Bay, WI; 920/468-5475; emtinternational.com The Pro-Cut line of cross perforating and cutting ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ... Rotary Die-Cutting Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA; 770/419-6500; 888/472-9655; us.heidelberg.com The 20-in. Speedmaster SM 52-D press features in-line rotary die-cutting in one pass; high automated printing ...

Alcoa's Whisker Lickin' Label: Shrink Sleeves Provide Purina Packaging with Pop and New-Found Flexibilit

(News | New Products)

December 11, 2003, ... the shrink labels applied by an Accutek Model #SBA100 sleever at Toll Packaging, Gibson City, IL. "After hot air shrinking, the labels tightly fit the contours of the shapely container prior to filling. ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... pressure (and temperature). All slitting or cutting methods are designed to create these stresses in the web, whether from the sharp edge of shear or razor blade or the tips of a crosscut knife. We ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... applications. Gun is described as lightweight and easy to use. Edge Trim Cutter Suited for Many Materials Converter Accessory Corp., Wind Gap, PA; 800/433-2413; handleyourweb.com The Shear Cut Edge ...

Products

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October 30, 2003, ... and/or coater. Designs are said to maximize wet time, save fluid, and increase machine uptime. Co. adds cavities can be removed and interchanged quickly within each machine, without tools. Die-Cutting ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ...  Model Auto Reg-5 tabletop laminator rotary die-cutter is said to make print-on-demand labels durable. Unit can work alone or with any roll-fed printer. It reregisters to preprinted labels, laminates, ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... the web away from the knife after the cut point. This reduces the side load and abrasion along the knife's flank. Q: How else does tension affect slit-edge quality? A: If you try to cut a loosely held ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... in-line laser die-cutting. As Figure 3 shows, plates and repro costs are factored already, and the chart reflects the increased proportion of costs dedicated to press setup. The changes in roll-fed ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... die-cut register—are no longer exceptional for such set-piece demonstrations. Narrow Web Insights Another major issue is flexibility. Most press makers recognize that they must move on and provide ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... features include a cut-to-length cycle that backs material off the cutter to protect the front edge and prevent scraping; a kerf cut cycle to add for slug length automatically; and 14 gag outputs and programmable ...