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Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... more efficient system, it keeps our cutting blades operating longer, because the amount of pull the vacuum provides helps to tear off the edges better on the trim that is removed. We removed approximately ...

More Laminating Diversity Equals More Success

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May 31, 2000, ... orthopedic supports, such as knee braces and neck braces." Cutting-Edge Capabilities According to Hightower, Bondtex's newest machine, the McGuckin & Pyle flame-laminating system expressly bought for ...

Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter

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March 30, 2000, ... get or how small their jobs become." Dyno Press has gained its reputation as a one-stop contract converter, offering print finishing and industrial parts fabrication. Services include die-cutting, foil ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, ... platen die-cutting model, so it's very similar to offset technology. The second press we brought in features rotary die-cutting. Now, added to Colbert's three offset presses, we've got five different avenues ...

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

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December 31, 1999, ... advanced scientific community. When Zalman Zohar, printing manager for Ultra Flex Packaging Corp., Brooklyn, NY, was looking for a print defect detection system, this cutting-edge technology caught his ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... Industries, and water-based adhesives are supplied by H.B. Fuller. Raising Quality, Cutting Cost Himac's film is key to the operation, according to Jackson, who reports that the film has extremely ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, ... partial cutting. The usual purpose of perforating is to provide a particular desired strength (or hold) that keeps a material intact until the separation of that material is required. At that time, a force ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... is fully implemented, Durante expects real-time data collection will eliminate manual measures almost entirely, cutting SPC labor costs as well. "The Betacontrol system met all our criteria and offered ...

Bagmaking machines adapt to conquer new markets.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... drives include extremely accurate stop and start, the ability to accurately repeat a move, and the ability to stop and hold a position while hot knives perform sealing and cutting operations. The newer ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... OH) rotary die-cutter for materials up to 18 in. wide and 60-in. custom emulsion-coating capabilities. With the new die-cutting equipment, KAPCO will expand into custom constructions for medical applications. ...

Economic restructuring in Central European enterprises.

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September 30, 1995, ... essentially means taking measures that seek to reduce costs and scale down enterprise activity. This includes cutting obsolete production lines, shedding labor and getting rid of nonproductive assets. ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... "The word 'flexible' you see on the sign on our front lawn as part of 'Flexible Packaging Group' says it all," Daly says. "The old system meant taking a roll of trim, cutting it, then manually feeding it ...