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- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2003, ... reliability for reduced downtime, co. says. Encoders are available with a choice of resolutions, in single-turn or multi-turn configurations, and with a choice of solid-shaft or hollow-shaft coupling. ...
- New Products for the Converting Industry
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- March 31, 2003, ... to help printers using solvent-based inks reduce downtime related to cleaning and make cleaning easier. Coating is compatible with all inks and will work with all cleaning technologies, co. says. Eliminate ...
- New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)
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- March 31, 2003, ... raflatac.com Splice-free product line improves productivity and overall efficiency with less waste and less downtime, resulting in more speed and better performance, co. says. Products reportedly reduce ...
- Furthering Flexo: Today & Tomorrow
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- March 31, 2003, ... (nordmeccanica.com). “Most manufacturers charge for that time, and they have a set fee. So if they can decrease downtime between jobs, say from two hours to 20 minutes — wow! [They've] increased profit ...
- Think Lean
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- March 31, 2003, ... to sell per month. We need to look at runtime-to-downtime ratios (these will vary depending on the number of changeovers) and the average size and number of jobs per day. If you are like many printers, ...
- New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2003, ... rolls used in flexo printing. Products are said to help printers using solvent-based inks reduce downtime related to cleaning and make cleaning easier. Coating is compatible with all inks and will work ...
- New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003
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- March 30, 2003, ... Waste Raflatac Inc., Fletcher, NC; 828/684-3931; raflatac.com Splice-free product line improves productivity and overall efficiency with less waste and less downtime, resulting in more speed and better ...
- Products
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- January 31, 2003, ... over older machines by up to 50%, co. says. Features extensive soundproofing and Windows NT touchscreen computer console to help minimize downtime in the event of machine failure. Software Eases Maintenance ...
- Automation and Options Spell Opportunity for Converters
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... later date. “[Suppliers] understand the importance of reduced downtime,” he says, “especially as customer orders are getting smaller and deliveries quicker.” With automated machinery, the machine sets ...
- Metallizing Trends Across the Globe
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- January 31, 2003, ... machine downtime. While some of this investment is in the traditional markets of North America and Europe, the majority is in the developing markets of China, India (for metallized polyester, much for ...
- Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing
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- January 31, 2003, ... reduce downtime, be ergonomically friendlier for operators, and cut turnaround time in half. “The real growth in metallizing,” Josephson believes, “will be in flexible applications such as personal digital ...
- Differential Rewinding: Part Three
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- December 31, 2002, ... must run continuously for product uniformity. Maintaining quality of edge trim and single-roll transfers with minimum downtime is hard enough. Differentially rewinding, with multiple knives and core starts, ...
- Canadian Converter: Labelad
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- December 31, 2002, ... and their clients. Its broader color gamut allows printers to build efficiencies into the workflow by eliminating the need for additional spot colors. No special ink means fewer washups, less downtime, ...
- Products
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- December 31, 2002, ... Electric Motor Brakes Cut Downtime Force Control Industries, Fairfield, OH; 513/868-0900; forcecontrol.com Magna Shear motor brakes are said to eliminate lost production time and high maintenance ...
- An Uplifting Experience
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2002, ... with easy-to-set-up multi-loop process and programmable logic control in “one complete package.” Since implementing the upgrade, says the company, “There has been zero downtime as a result of the control ...
- Products
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- October 31, 2002, ... rangeability requirements, co. says. Shaftless Rollstand Reduces Downtime Maxson Automatic Machinery, Westerly, RI; 401/596-0162; maxsonautomatic.com Hydraulically powered pivot arm rollstand handles ...
- Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future
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- October 31, 2002, ... — had lower downtime. In its developing years, self-adhesive labeling was used for small- to medium-sized print runs, but as production speeds rose and costs fell, these labels took market share from ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- October 31, 2002, ... minimizing maintenance and downtime. The cartridge, featuring a pull-out handle, allows the entire electrode assembly to be removed in seconds for cleaning. The new cartridge design is available in fixed-width ...
- What's Ahead for Bagmakers
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- October 31, 2002, Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from packagers to lower costs, bagmakers in Europe are finding ways to trim expenses and reduce downtime. Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2002, ... since there is a trend toward end-users levying fines on suppliers responsible for downtime on production lines, as well as the cost of reprinting or re-converting the job. However, this is not the main ...