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drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... inks. RealPro Workflow System is an automated workflow solution for digital and conventional presses. With its modular, scalable approach based on Adobe APPE core technology with fully integrated imposition, ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Digital Press Sizes

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2012, Designed for digital sheet-fed presses, sheeter offers quick setup, energy-saving drives and troublefree sheet flow at higher speeds  WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. announces a sheeter ...

Grieve Offers Conveyor Oven

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2012, The 500-deg-F No. 853 electrically heated belt conveyor oven has insulated walls, variable speeds, safety features, and more ROUND LAKE, IL | Grieve Corp. offers the No. 853 500-deg-F, electrically ...

Show Preview | drupa Puts Focus on Future of Printing

(Print)

February 02, 2012, ...  Tour topics are as follows; Creation and production Workflow systems Offset print Value added printing Green printing Growth market digital printing Large format printing & advertising ...

Eastman Kodak Files Chapter 11 Reorganization

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2012, ... liquidity to operate its business during chapter 11, and to continue the flow of goods and services to its customers in the ordinary course. Kodak expects to pay employee wages and benefits and continue ...

Static Beat: Beat Winter Static

(Static-Beat)

November 22, 2011, ... your defense against static. Change filters to make sure that the airflow is unimpeded. If your system has a humidifier, service it according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Keeping the relative humidity ...

Coating Matters: How To Avoid Bubble Defects

(Coating Matters)

October 10, 2011, ... seal of the fluid to the substrate may lead to fluid flow changes in the coating bead or build-up and streaking of the coating fluid on the substrate. The interaction of fluid, substrate, and vacuum ...

What the Coating Bead Can Tell You

(Coating Matters)

August 21, 2011, ... The coating bead can tell you a lot of what is going on in the fluid as it moves away from the coating head. If the coating bead is too large, you will observe the fluid dripping back into an overflow ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... with speed is complex. At higher speeds, the film drags along more viscous air. This faster air flow increases pressure at the contact line where the film first touches the conveyance roller. The higher ...

Surface Energy Matchmaking

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2011, Typically, when you coat a fluid onto a substrate, the fluid flows to the limits of the coating head and provides a solid layer of fluid over the substrate. Typically, when you coat a fluid onto a ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... conductive layer. To measure the resistance, apply voltage (VAPPLIED) to the ring electrode and detect the current (IMEAS) that flows through the Conductive Layer to the circular Sensing Electrode. This ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

(Static Elimination)

April 30, 2011, ... OH (2001), available at www.Keithley.com. The basic geometry for measuring the resistivity of a sample is in Figure 1. With voltage Vapplied on the Energized Electrode, current flows through the Material ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... Mitsubishi projects recovering several million pounds of spent liner in year one. A final Sustainability award goes to Taghleef for a flower bouquet sleeve comprising heat-sealable Nativia NZSS biaxially ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2011, ... Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA. Label printer TLF Graphics, Rochester, NY, installs a PrintVision/Helios II 100% automatic inspection solution and a Helios II WorkFlow Link from Israel-based Advanced ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... Taghleef for a flower bouquet sleeve (11) comprising heat-sealable Nativia NZSS biaxially oriented polylactic acid (PLA) film. It’s derived from corn and is compostable, so both flowers and sleeve are ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... flow volume. It's not as sophisticated as a low vacuum processing chamber, but it has its own sealing and pressure control challenges. This adds up to a roller that is much more expensive than a nipped ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... levels with new air and oxygen ionization techniques. New ozone flow distribution technology also is allowing multiple extrusion systems to receive balanced ozone distribution from a single generator. ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... rheology. Rheology of the polymer in question affects not only the final product but the settings and limitations of the process. But what is rheology? Stated simply, rheology is the “flow” of a polymer. ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... bars located on the infeed of the system. Blow and Vacuum | These systems include a combination of blowing and vacuum airflows to strip contamination from the surface. The systems can be very effective, ...

Global Packaging Adds Irisleeve

(Prepress)

October 31, 2010, ... Irisleeve polymer plate mounting system, distributed in the US by Tri-X Inc., Tampa, FL. The Irisleeve reportedly automates the two remaining manual steps in flexo workflow: Stickyback is applied to the ...