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Management | Thinking of Selling Your Company? Move Quickly!

(Trends/Management)

April 24, 2012, ... sooner. Although most points discussed in this article pertain with equal relevance to all companies regardless of size, the article is primarily directed at middle market companies, which are firms with ...

Cast Film | COPOL Invests in 5-Layer Line from W&H

(Flexpack)

April 16, 2012, ... product development. We want to play a major role in shaping the direction of the industry and investing in this type of advanced equipment will allow us do that.” The added capacity also will afford ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., introduced an afternoon of keynote presentations that addressed the industry status quo in the context of the global economy. Carsten Lange, managing director, Release ...

Copac Prints High Quality Cartons with HP Indigo

(Carton Box)

April 03, 2012, ... was the press’s optional Inline Priming unit. This allowed Copac to print on silver foil board without sending the material to an outside coater. By coating the substrate and then feeding it directly ...

Omron Makes Software Offer

(Controls)

April 01, 2012, ... demand equally flexible safety solutions.” G9SP programmable safety controllers deliver clear diagnostics and monitoring via Ethernet or Serial connection, and support direct connection with safety light ...

Atlas Converting Equipment to Launch Slitter

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2012, ... higher quality rewind rolls, reduced noise levels, and more effective, operator-friendly control systems. This technology also features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, direct ...

Highcon, Esko Report Cutting/Software Agreement

(Carton Box)

March 20, 2012, ... cutting and creasing revolution together with Highcon.” Highcon’s Direct-to-Pack solution uses new technology to eliminate conventional dies and deliver high quality cut and creased sheets from digital ...

TLMI Eugene Singer Awards Announced

(Label/Tape)

March 20, 2012, ... proud to report that the Coast team achieved our goal…and I believe that the desire to put in the hard work that created that result can be directly attributed to our being active in TLMI.” • Kopco Graphics, ...

Turner Printing Invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2012, Ireland’s first Speedmaster SM 52 Anicolor will meet customers’ demand for short runs and fast turnaround service LONGFORD, IRELAND | Turner's Printing Co. is investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... strength, gloss, stiffness, puncture resistance and twistability. It also offers higher yield, according to the entry, than PVC or cellophane twist wraps. Acceptable for direct food contact, it’s also ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... effective, operator-friendly control systems. Technology also features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, direct drive web path rollers, and running speeds to 1,500 mpm (4,920 ...

Luminer Converting Expands Capabilities, Adds Staff

(Label/Tape)

March 05, 2012, ... to produce more complex multi-web peel and reseal constructions for both short and long runs. Both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania facilities now benefit from a completely digital direct-to-plate prepress ...

ICE USA 2013 Announces Growth

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2012, ... USA show director. “Several more companies are also planning on expanding their booth space, and many other companies are planning on exhibiting for the first time.” Chiricosta says many exhibitors at ...

WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... where elongation is a better predictor of damage than tension. Draw control is used in machine direction registered processes. The speed adjustments of closed-loop tension or torque control would create ...

WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... NOT have a rubber surface?  Every roller has some anti-wrinkle benefit due to inducing machine direction curvature in the web, providing shape stiffening. A concave roller can be machined out of any ...

Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge

(Web Handling)

February 14, 2012, ... to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly? 10. Laminating—If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase ...

Spinnaker Coating Now Owned by its Employees

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2012, ... their actions not just words, truly values everyone who works at the company.” Pat Konkol, director of service excellence, agrees. "Spinnaker becoming an ESOP company shows that it believes in the employees ...

Tags & Labels Begin 2012 on a High Note

(Yo's Yarns)

January 11, 2012, ... other industry associations) also experienced a slow down in growth. However, TLMI president Frank Sablone comments with pride, "The TLMI Board of Directors and I are thrilled with the uptake in membership ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, ... Vadim Mamaev, the deputy director of manufacture at Flexoznak, says, “We took expert advice and are very pleased with the results. The Comco gives us all the flexibility we need to produce a variety of ...

Schober’s Embossing System Protects and Enhances Packages

(Embossing)

January 05, 2012, ... with minimal waste. Sealing segments are individually adjustable in radial and axial directions. Every roll has individual tension control through dancer/unwind brake system. A foil saver feeding system ...