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Keene Technology Inc. Offers Die-Cutting Solutions

(Die-Cutting)

May 29, 2012, ... tooling and magnetic cylinders presently used on their presses. The re-register rotary die-cutter is available with either one or two rotary die stations, sheeting station, lamination, rotary slitting ...

Lithuanian Converter Opts for Speedmaster SX 74

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, ... of characteristic curves. This means that color presettings are even more precise and reproducible. A new surface technology for the exchangeable jackets of impression and transfer cylinders—PerfectJacket ...

Maxson Sheeter Is for HIPS Line

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2012, ... technology of the sheeter. The cutting section includes knives mounted in an upper and lower rotating cylinders. This cutting action eliminates the skive along the leading and trailing edge on thicknesses ...

On the Road Again!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 16, 2012, ... plates, cylinders and rolls, coaters, laminators, bagmaking, inks and coatings, substrates, slitting, surface treating, cutting, embossing equipment and much more. A conference program is planned to ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... This cuts makeready time, especially as operators must frequently switch between the 26-in. and 37-in. cylinders that feature heavily on the production schedule at the Perry plant. Graphic Packaging ...

Sleeve Press for Coastal Labels

(Flexography)

July 31, 2011, ... both print and anilox cylinders and working with chambered doctor blades. Managing director Marius Sullwald, says, “Within two hours we were running our first print job. The EDM 200 provides Coastal Labels ...

Mount Flexo Plates for Better Print Quality

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2011, Cushion-Mount Plus Tapes with Easy Mount Adhesive are designed for mounting flexo print plates to cylinders or sleeves. Foam mounting tapes are said to Cushion-Mount Plus Tapes with Easy Mount Adhesive ...

BEST OF SHOW

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... The attractive label features nine colors printed on a lamination of polyethylene/foil/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using Rotoflex inks on a Ten press with indirect laser-engraved cylinders. Judges ...

Silver Really Shines

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... 650 press. Southern Graphic Systems engraved the cylinders. Judges like the extremely tight print, emboss, and cut-to-fold register. Crisp print reproduction — specifically the full coverage metallized ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... this will add to the complexity and cost of the system, especially if you need to run varied web widths. VPR holes may mark your web or coating | Some VPRs are simply perforated cylinders with large holes ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... elements were used in the development of this press for the Stratus Group. For example, plate cylinders and anilox rollers are designed as sleeves, thus enabling very fast job changeovers. This benefit ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... is printed using solvent-based inks with a flood solvent varnish. Cylinders are engraved at 200 lpi due to the label's intricate artwork. Multi-Color is honored with additional first place awards for ...

Web Lines: Mission-Detect Nip Variations

(First Glance)

August 31, 2010, ... cylinders. For small indentations, the footprint length will increase proportional to the load (in force per width) raised to the 1.5 power. A 20% footprint contact length increase reveals a 31% load ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... in the platemaking process. “There are no upfront costs for cylinders and plates, which can be in six figures quickly, depending on how large a line of products you are trying to produce,” he says.  ...

Investing in Short Runs

(Label/Tape)

August 31, 2010, ...  The EDM200, which uses sleeve technology for both print and anilox cylinders and works with chambered doctor blade technology, is designed to work mainly as an overprinting machine. Rotocontrol ...

Luminite Relocates After Fire

(Trends/Management)

August 10, 2010, Luminite Products Corp., a manufacturer of digital direct laser engraved cylinders, sleeves and plates for the flexographic print industry, has moved its corporate offices and computer graphics operations ...

Label Leaders Purchases ROTOCONTROL Flexo Machine

(Flexography)

August 05, 2010, ... semi-rotary, servo-driven UV-flexo machine, using sleeve technology for both print and anilox cylinders, and working with chambered doctor blade technology. The machine is designed to work mainly as an ...

Web Lines: How To Control Roller Nips

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2010, ... weight and external load delivered by pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders. In my June 2007 column “Under Pressure” (http://pffc-online.com/mag/paper_pressure_brighter_look/index.html), I reviewed the variables ...

ROTOCONTROL Releases Flexo Press Video

(Flexography)

July 21, 2010, ...  The EDM200, says the company, is the world's first ever designed semi-rotary, servo-driven UV-flexo machine, using sleeve technology for both print and anilox cylinders, and working with chambered doctor ...

Gravure Printing: Small (& Large) Wonders

(Gravure)

May 31, 2010, ... high-tech approaches applied at the prepress stage for processing slides and manufacturing printing forms. Stochastic screening is used to make the print cylinders. Intensity and contrast in the image ...