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New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... The EZ sheeter is described as compact, easy to use, cost-effective, and accurate. Available in widths from 30–200 in. and cutting cycles to 20/min, it features crosscutting provided with a traveling score ...

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 ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, News from: Amplas, Auto-ID Labs, Chicago Cutting Die, Church & Dwight, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Domino, Dusenbery Worldwide, EPA, Freedonia Group, Harper Corp. of America, Hudson Sharp, Intl. Trade Commission, ...

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 ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... sharp blades of the scissors cross at an angle and cut. To achieve this, material force is applied on the handle, and as the angle of the junction of the two sharp edges closes up, the cutting takes place. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... Digital Cutter/Creaser Cuts Costs at Corrugated Plant Lewisburg Container, a business unit of Love Box, employs an Esko-Graphics Kongsberg Digital Converting Machine (DCM) for automatic cutting and creasing ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... it,” and you're asking, “Womack who?” then at least you've probably heard a lot of general things about “getting lean” — a.k.a. reducing waste, cutting inventory, and becoming more efficient — to get more ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... quality and speed, particularly for short and medium runs." Featuring in-line embossing and die-cutting capabilities, the press reportedly is designed to minimize waste and reduce lead times. Supplier ...

Editorial, Wal-Mart Friend or Foe to Packaging Industry, PFFC, May 2004

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... using cutting-edge technology to cut costs.” Here’s where a converter may give pause to consider yet another point of view. My mother-in-law used to say there’s always three sides to every story: “My ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... fpm with maximum rewind and unwind diameters of 30 in. It is capable of trimming using shear, razor, or score-cutting methods. The 3038 slitter/rewinder is designed to operate with a range of substrates, ...

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 ...

Schober to Showcase In-Line and Off-Line Converting Systems at Drupa

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2004, ... with rotary embossing, creasing, and cutting tools for long-grain production. This system is also equipped with an in-line rotary hot-foil application unit. The same system can be employed for the production ...

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

(Magazine)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... to cut quality. If the web contacts the top knife prior to the cut point, cut quality will suffer. In all slitting methods, a loose web will lead to double-cutting, ragged or distorted edges, and increased ...

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 ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... a consistent grip on the core without damaging the inside. Removal is easy with pneumatic and mechanical retraction of lugs. Die-Cutting Press Has New Options Contech, Goddard, KS; 800/961-6449; contech-usa.com ...

A Letter from John Bankson

(Magazine)

August 27, 2003, ... which our industry simply wouldn't exist. Nearly a century later, in years following World War II, Mark Andy founder Mark Andrews created the first narrow web presses for printing and die-cutting labels ...