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Coating, Casting, and Curtains

(Coating/Laminating)

January 29, 2015, When a slot die is coating a fluid, does it care which way it is pointed? No, it does not. So why are different terms utilized when the same piece of equipment is pointing up in the air, down towards the ...

Allstein Announces New Paperboard Press

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2015, ... configuration, significant waste reduction, and ease of operation. The equipment offers the ability to have a completely in-line process for finished, die-cut, stripped, and stacked cartons at the end ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... which includes endboards, sleeve plugs, clips, and channels.   BERHALTER (Booth 735) is introducing PRElaser laser die-cutting technology. Multipack yogurt lids can be pre-perforated using this technology ...

Fighting Viscous Forces to Improve Fluid Coating Success

(Coating/Laminating)

September 17, 2014, When it comes to slot die fluid coating, the mathematical equations that dictate flow are fundamental, but the details are complicated. The goal with understanding the math should be not to make things ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... workflow efficiencies for flexo, digital, and offset.   Masterwork USA (Booth 3802) will display its MK21060SER Duopress automatic platen foil stamping and die-cutting machine with stripping and MK420 ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... on films, plates, die, and prints. MicroDynamics MD-3DQC RollScope cell volume measurement in 3D, used for anilox cell volume, gravure, flexo-plate, etched gravure and laser gravure. Also displaying ...

Diamond Packaging a Winner in FSEA Competition

(News | New Products)

July 06, 2014, ... inline green technologies (e.g., soft touch, specialty effects coatings), UV gloss spot coating, foil stamping, multi-level embossing, debossing, and intricate die-cutting. The calendar was converted utilizing ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... thickness. For example, if a coating needed to be coated in a clean room environment, with two layers simultaneously, with a tight uniformity tolerance, slot die would be one of the only options. Coating ...

Streak Formation

(Mark's Coating Matters)

May 13, 2014, ... with streaks, you know that they can appear in a variety of forms and for a variety of reasons. In slot die coating it is possible to have a streak occur because of agglomeration of solid particles that ...

McLoone Adds Digital UV-Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, ... embossing, doming, and die-cutting, offline. However, thanks to the DSI’s modular design, the company’s standalone version can be retrofitted with any AB Graphic International semi-rotary converting equipment, ...

Agglomerates

(Mark's Coating Matters)

April 23, 2014, ... this area). In slot die coating, this may occur because of increased shear because of a narrow gap at the lip exit. Altering the shim thickness may help alleviate this issue. If the shim size is set, then ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... shown as vertical or horizontal lines that disrupt converting operations. Random defects include air bubbles or chatter that may seem random but have a systematic response that can be identified and remedied. ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... carton featuring round die-cut windows to mimic the bubbles found in the product’s active ingredient, hydrogen peroxide. Hazen Paper, working in conjunction with broker Henderson Specialty Paper LLC, ...

Faret Installs GMG OpenColor

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2014, ... the sheet, which is not good for die-cutting. “Now, with two passes, it is easier. We’re reducing the print time and cost—and the prepress processes are easier. We do not have to make huge adjustments ...

On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... it is best to sheet separately. Die-cutting and stripping are essential for label manufacture. Analog die tooling usually has the same diameter as the print cylinder. But digital printing is intended ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... pharmaceutical, and industrial labels using the same sets of origination on the same range of substrates. To see them all, just follow the trail around the show floor. Origination, color, and die-cutter ...

Digital Label Finishing Systems Offers “Mini Press”

(Label/Tape News)

July 23, 2013, The MP850 will laminate and die-cut preprinted labels, reportedly cutting with precision and reducing waste   WOODSTOCK, GA | Digital Label Finishing Systems announces the MP850 8.5-in.-wide “Mini ...

General Converting Installs Speedmaster XL 106

(Carton Box News)

May 23, 2013, ... cosmetics, clothing, housewares, pet products, pharmaceuticals, automotive, office and school, and DVD packaging. The company also provides die-cutting, folding and gluing, as well as co-packing and fulfillment ...

Clicherlux Receives Esko HD Flexo Certification

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2013, ... is developing flexo plates for packaging with increased highlight and shadow details that had extended gamuts, reduced ink units and ink use, offered faster makereadies and, most important, attracted new ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... over the three-day show. Visitors will see flexographic and gravure presses, coating and laminating machines, curing and drying equipment, as well as slitter/rewinders, die-cutting systems, and more. Substrates, ...