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November 29, 2003, ... four motorized cylinders for individual drive and control. Convey with Customization Kice Industries Inc., Wichita, KS; 316/744-7151; kice.com Pneumatic conveying systems are built with vacuum or ...

Converters and Package Manufacturers Urged to Enter Upcoming Gravure and Flex Pack Competitions

(News | New Products)

November 11, 2003, ... ROCHESTER, NY & LINTHICUM, MD, USA —Two converting industry-related organizations are encourgaging converters and packaging manufacturers to enter their upcoming award programs. Get a Golden Cylinder ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... helical gears to complement its line of plate cylinders and roll cores for mid- and wide web flexographic printers. Offset Technology with Sleeve Benefits Drent Goebel, Eerbeek, The Netherlands; +31 ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ...  The UniFlex patented flexible copper die has a steel backing that attaches to a heated magnetic cylinder for what is said to be fast, easy, reliable changeover in minutes. Reported benefits include lower ...

GAA Sets New Venue Gravure Expo 2004 for February in Chicagoland Area

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October 16, 2003, ... ceremony "extravaganza featuring the awarding of the coveted Golden Cylinder Awards." Tuesday's schedule includes a day-long tour of two printing facilities and an evening opening reception in the showcase. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... The CI press is based on W&H's Novoflex concept and uses sleeves for both the anilox rolls and plate cylinders. These are said to be changed quickly from the operator side of the press. A conventional ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... type HA is a closed, automatic spray jet unit said to provide thorough, gentle cleaning of anilox rollers, anilox sleeves, and gravure cylinders. Made of stainless steel for long life, machine has safety ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... nine-color IDEA gravure press from Bobst Group USA. The model features an on-press wash-up system, printing cylinder automatic changeover, Bobst Registron automatic register control system, and press ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... air cylinders, and a wide range of pneumatic control systems. Air Ring Now Offered in Automatic Model Davis-Standard, Crompton Corp., Pawcatuck, CT; 860/599-1010; davis-standard.com The WesJet AutoPro ...

When It Comes to Sleeves, Thin Is Not In

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... traditional thin sleeves. These improved sleeve products eliminate costly downtime as inexpensive sleeves often will start to ‘slip’ on the cylinder/mandrel causing register issues.” The new trend, ...

Winning with Covers

(Folding Cartons)

August 06, 2003, ... one time, as opposed to a cylinder press, which scores only a small area at a time. Always fold toward the ridge or bulge in the paper. This will prevent cracking of the paper and will help to achieve ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Carry-Up 100 additive for water-based inks and coatings has a unique structure that allows for efficient transfer of inks and coatings from etched cylinders, co. reports. ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... a function of the knife cylinder diameter. Although the maximum practical range is 3 to 1, most manufacturers incorporate at least a 4-to-1 range. If this range is used, significant speed reductions are ...

Pechiney's IDEA Exceeds Planned Performanc

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2003, ... on-press wash-up system and print cylinder changeover. ASHEVILLE, NC, USA—Bobst Group USA reports the installation of a Schiavi IDEA press at Pechiney Plastic Packaging's plant in Asheville. According to ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ... a uniform cylinder at the end of the span, therefore not inducing lateral tracking error. The winding nip then holds the web in place as it presses it onto the winding roll, ensuring a laterally aligned ...

Clear, Crisp Color

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... a press be sexy? Judges of the Gravure Association of America's Golden Cylinder Awards think so. Describing the Rotomec 4000-2 ES rotogravure printing press by Valmet Converting, San Giorgio, Italy, as ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... runs for larger customers, so the print cylinders, inks, and stock are already in-house. (Inks are supplied by INX Intl. Ink Co.; cylinders and stock are from various suppliers.) Employees even put in ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... be touch-free guaranteed, an air turn must be more than a simple air-lubricated cylinder. True touch-free air turns maintain a calculated float height with sufficient air volume and internal cushion pressure ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... said to ensure a straight profile of the blade, guaranteeing maximum stability for better printing quality and longer printing cylinder life. Co. says drying chambers reduce the quantity of residual solvent ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... with lightweight gravure sleeves that can be removed quickly, the gravure press has been simplified for easy change-out of lightweight cylinders or sleeves.” Adds Nard, “With lightweight gravure sleeves, ...