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A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... AC servo drive system. The Vision controls deck dynamics by eliminating backlash and lost motion. The result, according to Schwemin, is precise, consistent impression and the ability to hold tight registration ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... digital drive system that can operate in either ratio or tension mode to allow processing both extensible and nonextensible substrates without distortion. Doing the Job with Paper Film liners such ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... on a mandrel, which can be cantilevered for use. High-pressure air injected on the drive end of the unit easily ejects the sleeve from the mandrel, resulting in a changeover time of just three minutes. ...

Today's printing presses are whatever you want them to be

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March 31, 1996, ... taking. And he expects the demand for quality labels to drive manufacturers of offset equipment to create products with lower tooling costs to make variable repeats on offset presses economically feasible. ...

New hot stamper does more for short runs

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February 29, 1996, ... driver. The beach communities adopted their own abbreviated "codes" to identify the location from which the car and its driver originated. Essentially, the West Coast stickers act as a competitive status ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... Ray, plant manager for J. MacKenzie Ltd., "The decision to sheet in-house was driven by two factors-service and quality. As an advocate of just-in-time, we saw an advantage in sheeting from roll inventory ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

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November 30, 1995, ... microscope objective, a beamsplitter (partially reflective mirror) and a reference mirror, all mounted on a piezoelectric (PZT) driven motor. This motor is automatically controlled by the computer and ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

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September 30, 1995, ... at 700 or 800 feet per minute. It was just too slow and complicated." He adds, "Even the cameras were slow. They used ball-drive linear movement that was extremely time-consuming. And, when I view the ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, ... they still may be too expensive for many small to mid-size converting plants. These plants have an option to improve sheet quality by installing a dual rotary, direct-drive knife retrofit into their existing ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... machines provide the "degree of control needed" for the widths, gauges and thicknesses Sengewald USA is running. "We can fold without stretching." A power-driven unwind (available from Amplas as an option) ...

Building quality into the web printing process

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April 30, 1995, ... every movement and function of the system as well as the quality of the data-digitization process. Software also drives the high-end features that require massive processing power, such as color monitoring, ...