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Commercial and Package Printers Prepare for Battle

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... to handle the demanding needs of customers that are seeking efficiently produced quality materials on their cost terms, then converters must either buy into the digital revolution or partner with a discriminating ...

FFTA Prepress Meeting: "Time Is Money

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2002, Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association reports 154 prepress professionals turned out for its 2002 digital prepress meeting. Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association's "The Future of Digital ...

Passion for Printing May Lead to Serious Competitive Battles

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... many converters don't. Long ago, commercial printers invested in CtP (computer to plate) and fully digital workflows. They were among the first to invest in digital printing. Converters, on the other hand, ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, New from: ADI Intl., CMD, Contech, Daetwyler Corp., Eurotherm Gauging Systems, Paul N. Gardner Co., Gralex Inc., GRIPdigital Inc., Industry Tech, C.A. Litzler Co. Inc., Maag Pump Systems Textron Inc., ...

Made You Look

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... Collotype tried many screen silvers until it found the correct luster for its client. Persistance pays off as the label wins first place in the Wine and Spirits — Line — Prime category. Digital Does ...

US Label Shipments to Grow thru 2006

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2002, ... from reduced space and two-dimensional bar coding to plateless digital printing will open a range of new labeling applications. Advances in label substrates, adhesives, and coatings also will be important ...

The Cutting Edge of Corrugated

(Corrugated)

September 30, 2002, ... sheet. The flexo four-color plus UV varnish post print was produced on a Masterflex 160-A Matic. Introduced by Esko-Graphics, the Kongsberg DCM22 for digital converting can load and cut board automatically, ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ...  Creo Inc., Burnaby, B.C., Canada; 604/451-2700; creo.com Veris digital contract proofing system delivers high-resolution contone proofs that co. says set a new standard for ink jet technology. According ...

Flex-Pack Converter Has a Clear View...

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, to the future. Although consolidation is making it more difficult for independent converters to compete, a BST Pro Mark Genius Digital web inspection system is helping Kendall Packaging thrive. Kendall ...

2000s

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2002, ... digital control, and the eXtreme dryer. Pechiney Plastic Packaging wins an FPA award for its Ernie Pouch for Keebler Co. The three-dimensional, die-cut, stand-up pouch can be reused as a hand puppet ...

1940s

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... of industrial, commercial and household papers in short supply. 1946 The first digital computer is introduced at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering in Philadelphia. The ENIAC was 30 by 60 feet ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2002, ... and provides its customers with access to international resources and service. OEC Has Controlling Interest in CAD Coat OSHKOSH, WI, USA—OEC Graphics, a supplier of digital prepress products and services ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... systems on the market. Static Meter Is Versatile Electro-Tech Systems Inc., Glenside, PA; 215/887-2196; electrotechsystems.com Model 212 digital static meter is described as a lightweight, precision ...

Quality Controlled Music Packaging

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, The music packaging industry continues to debate digital file format merits but globally agrees on the importance of preflighting for quality control. Since the advent of computer-to-plate (CTP) manufacturing, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... desktop cabinet, flat-panel monitor, powerful PC, and precision scale. Plate Exposure Device Offers Digital Quality Cortron Corporation, Minneapolis, MN; 763/572-1555; cortron.com High-definition ...

Package Printer Steps Up Production 50% with Creo's Brisque Pac

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2002, ... to a digital solution to save time and money. "Brisque Pack makes our production at least 50 percent faster, depending on the number of repeats," says production manager Honorz Vermeulen. "The ease of use ...

Materials

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July 31, 2002, ... acrylic PSA is laminated to the graphic to improve the degree of opacity. Available in coatweights of 2 mil (TT 200) and 4 mil (TT 400), adhesive is said to eliminate need for additional passes of digital ...

Foiling Counterfeiters

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... buzzword of American society. It even has surpassed “digital” as the hot topic across some segments of the printing and packaging industry. That's because the need to authenticate even relatively common ...

Corrugated 2002: The Right Mix

(Corrugated)

July 09, 2002, ... the Kongsberg DCM22 (for digital converting) automatically can load and cut board directly from CAM software, she says. "The Kongsberg DCM22 is ideal for cutting and creasing pre-printed sheets from ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ...  D&K Group, Elk Grove Village, IL; 847/956-0160; 800/632-2314;http://www.dkgroup.com SuperStick™ thermal film for the digital print market is said to offer optimal adhesion to most hard-to-stick-to substrates. ...