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Gravure winners go for gold

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, Gravure printing continues to say "quality." Just check out the winners of the Gravure Assn. of America's Golden Cylinders.The Gravure Assn. of America, Gravure printing continues to say "quality." Just check ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... lightweight plate and anilox cylinders that can be exchanged in less than one minute per roll. The press runs at 800 fpm and has a 10- to 24-in. repeat length. Rotating on precision bearings, the cylinders ...

Gravure gets easier

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... and similarly high operating costs. Multimillion dollar presses and expensive engraved print cylinders have kept many converters out of the gravure market. Recently, however, suppliers of capital equipment ...

Brake and clutches improve to meet industry demands.

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... from both sides or an axial cylinder pressing up against one side, the brake had two discs with the actuating cylinders pushing out against the discs from the inside for greatly improved braking. Both ...

Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure

(Magazine)

September 30, 1995, ... a cylinder with a conventional flat doctor blade at the 80 [degrees] angle does present problems. The press geometry may not be capable of doctoring large cylinders at that high angle, particularly when ...

Czech converter pursues new free-market direction

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August 31, 1995, ... laminators. All inks are purchased from Germany, and varnishes are produced internally. Rotogravure cylinders are etched in-house. Kovohute's product mix consists exclusively of converted aluminum foil ...

Mead expands in-house capabilities with sheeter

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July 31, 1995, ...  The cutting head contains a pair of rotary knife cylinders that, when rotated, produce a true scissor cut across the web. In addition, a cyclic mechanism controls the rotation of the cylinders so that ...

Computerized dispensing provides ink management

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... order are becoming more elaborate, which means more cylinders and more inks for each run," he said. "Our four-color libraries comprise 12,000 colors supporting about 2,000 designs." Transprint prints ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... cylinders." A disadvantage of embossing onto paper is that it will shrink. "Although the shrinking of the hologram on the paper could be potentially devastating, paper seems to be consistent in shrinkage, ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1995, ... board and said there's more activity for board than paper in this area. "With the two knife cylinders coming together and making the cut, the cutting action itself offers better quality work. It's especially ...

Traditions fall as prepress moves into electronic age

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December 31, 1994, ... time. The firm said a cylinder engraver currently producing five gravure cylinders per day can increase output 40% to seven cylinders per day by using GravureLink. There are many more companies devoting ...