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Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... substrates, from cartonboard to unsupported films. With flexography the dominant narrow web technology today—and UV flexo the fastest growing—the focus on inks from label converters and end-users is ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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December 30, 2004, ... Laminator-CL450, a Titan SR8 slitter/rewinder, and the Schiavi Universal Deck from the Model EF4040/5050, a CI flexo printer. Participating vendors also took part in Direction ’04, which took place ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

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December 30, 2004, ...  The FW 1508 flexo press is based on the concept of the gearless machine and features automatic CNC positioning of printing units. Rapid sleeve-change system uses shafts assembled on a cantilever system ...

Narrow Web Reporter

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December 30, 2004, ... reports the company selected the E-Combat "because it [seemed] the best choice with regard to the current label market and our strategy." Equipped with eight UV flexo printing units, the press features ...

Getting it Right, the First Time

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December 30, 2004, ... of the roll; they want to know throughout the run what the color’s doing and what the consistency is." He adds, "Another feature our customers want is automatic pre-registration, especially in CI flexo. ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 3

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... North America and Europe. While there is clear movement towards narrow web print and flexography in particular in the key Chinese market, the main installed base of presses in Asia remains in sheet-fed ...

PCMC Experiences Surge in Orders

(Archive)

December 07, 2004, According to company officials, Paper Converting Machinery Co. (PCMC) has had an unprecedented surge in orders for its flexographic printing press equipment. Ten presses have been ordered with a sales ...

Model Mock-Ups

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... flexo head, semi-rotary die capabilities for rolls, and slitter capabilities. The company’s in-house prepress operation features the entire DuPont Waterproof system. To expand its print capabilities ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... product manager for flexographic and gravure printing presses. Max Daetwyler Corp., Huntersville, NC, celebrates the grand opening of MDC Daetwyler (China) Co. Ltd., Shanghai. On May 24 Don Brookfield, ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, Flexography evolved from a primitive printing process known as "aniline printing." In the early 1900s, this printing process took root to print flexible substrates using inks that were based on aniline-based ...

Reporter Clips

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November 29, 2004, ... for the integration of Jetrion’s 3025 ink jet system into Mark Andy cassettes, for inclusion in Mark Andy’s Productivity Series of flexographic printing and converting systems. The first presentation ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

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October 30, 2004, ... cannot be used in other processes, such as flexography or lithography. Rotogravure has similarities to intaglio and pad printing. Both these processes use an engraved planner image plate. Intaglio ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Genius LEX, and Genius digital. Performs automatic print defect detection, color monitoring, bar code verification, double-camera operation, and register presetting on flexo CI presses. Ink Jet Coating ...

PCMC Opens New Demo/Technology Center

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October 19, 2004, ... as well as flexographic printing presses and machinery for customer inspection and use. Among the flexo machines to be showcased is one of the manufacturer's gearless, central impression (CI) presses ...

A New Habit

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Gallus press, an eight-color, 13-in. RCS 330 servo-driven flexo model, which was the first of its kind installed in North America. “It didn't take us long to decide the RCS 330 was going to be our leap ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... business. This company began operations in 1961 as a small gravure printer founded by the Zecchetto family — newly arrived from Verona, Italy. In 1992 Alusa acquired the main local flexographic printer, ...

East Meets West - Again

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, An Oklahoma-based converter takes a second spin with a gearless flexo press from Asia. An Oklahoma-based converter takes a second spin with a gearless flexo press from Asia. Converting probably isn' ...

Products, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, ... Stream, IL, USA; 630/681-2100; primeuv.com The Optimum Series Air-Cooled line of UV processors for high-speed curing on flexo, gravure, and offset printing presses is available in widths from 10-110 in. ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Netherlands; +31 (0) 485 588485; storktextile.com The Agrios 413X direct laser engraver for flexo plate and sleeve processing features patented triple-beam laser technology. It burns away unwanted material, ...

Former Mark Andy VP Dale Bunnell Named R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

(Archive)

September 23, 2004, ... having witnessed the flexo industry transform itself into a legitimate high-quality process printing solution, Bunnell was in fact instrumental in the introduction of one of its most revolutionary techniques. ...