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Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... by Southern Engraving. The Sonoco pouch is supplied in two sizes: a 350-g pack and a larger 1.3-kg pack. Gravure-printed in six colors on a PET-based laminated structure, the pouches feature deep, complex ...

Digital Flexo Plates: From Pioneers to End-Users

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May 31, 2002, ... has been in the engraving business since it was Hicks Chatten Engraving, started in 1903. Today it is part of the Mail-Well Co. A packaging trade shop that focuses on the flexo market, GAC/Flexoprep produces ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

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May 31, 2002, ... goal was to keep the customer in the high end of the graphic packaging arena and still find ways for cost reduction,” explains GAA. The substrate's basis weight was lowered, and engraving specs were adapted ...

Thriving on Gravure & Location

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April 30, 2002, ... in-house prepress company, operates two Gravostar cylinder engraving systems from Daetwyler that have been in production since 1999. All cylinders are chromed on a fully automatic line prior to printing. ...

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

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February 28, 2002, ... also operates two Rotoflex rewinders. Precision Label uses paper stock from Jac Canada, films from 3M and DuPont, and inks from Water Ink Technologies. Dies are supplied by Webmark Engraving. Weller ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2001, ... and by broadening the scope of our company name.” PCMC Div. Opts out of Mechanical Anilox Rolls GREEN BAY, WI, USA—Northern Engraving and Machine. div. of Paper Converting Machine Co. will no longer ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

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December 31, 2001, ... if the surface is plugged, worn, or damaged. The line screen counts of the engravings in a printer's inventory will dictate what magnification is required for a simple evaluation. Loupes used to inspect ...

Embossing Puts on the Pressure

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October 31, 2001, ... process sounds simple enough. But embossing (aside from the tooling engraving, which is an even more intricate process), Salsgiver explains, poses definite challenges. “One is just in material change. ...

Image This! Among the Acronyms, Flexo Finds Its Fit

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October 30, 2001, ... 4 Mask-Based CTP (or LAMS CTP) • Thermal lasers perform microscopically fine engravings; layer is partially removed in platesetter • Separate second step: UV light polymerizes relief • LAMS ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

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September 30, 2001, ... laminate for juices, drinks, etc. The Prepress Scene Most of the large companies in the converting industry have their own in-house prepress facilities and electronic engraving equipment. The smaller ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ... engraving technology, is said to work equally well with water-based and UV inks. Co. reports in tests there has been no evidence of blade “drooling” or spitting when used with UV inks. An innovative cell ...

Reporter Clips

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June 30, 2001, News from: Fine Cut Intl., Labelexpo Europe, Propheteer, RadTech Intl., Seal-It Inc., TLMI, Universal Engraving, plus narrow web People & Places. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Propheteer Takes ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... allow run time between cleaning cycles to be extended compared to previous IBC concepts. Co. reports benefits include reduced downtime and extended uptime as well as less start-up waste. Engraving ...

Tension Control

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March 31, 2001, ... Rotomec press and an eight-station Cerutti press. Bellwood sends its cylinders to Southern Graphics, a sub. of Reynolds Metals, for engraving. Enercon supplies corona treaters. Foil Is the Common ...

Narrow Web New Products

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March 31, 2001, ... is reported to be lower in cost than conventional gravure. System can be engraved by conventional electromechanical means and has the capability to utilize laser engraving easily. The imagery is produced ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2001, ...  Universal Engraving Expands in Europe OVERLAND PK., KS, USA—Universal Engraving has announced a subsidiary merger with U.K.-based Fine Cut Intl. Ltd. The new name of the company will be Fine Cut Intl. ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2000, ... Choices include heliogravure printing, embossing, colored relief, dry incising, hot gilding, metallizing of any color, flexible plate engraving, and pad printing. With four manufacturing units, the ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ...  Applied Laser Engineering Ltd. (ALE), Surrey, U.K.; +44 (0) 208 941 1101; applied-laser.co.uk Meridian 2000 roller and plate laser-engraving system includes three direct digital engraved processes: engraved ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 Ph: 716/292-5200 Fax: 716/475-1255 E-mail: perkins@roehlengraving.com Web site: bfperkins.com Services: Laminating (thermal), calendering, embossing, to 20 in. Substrates: ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... anilox roll, will result in a microscopic imprint of the cell geometry and provide a structural blueprint of the engraving currently on the roll. Instruction booklet and forms on diskette also provided. ...