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Coating, Not Printing

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2011, ... roller (gravure), slot die, and other continuous full-web applications. More broadly, other fluid coating techniques could be considered, but the confusion seems to lie in coating head technology and print ...

MacDermid Combines LUX Flat-Top Dots with LAVA Thermal Processing

(Flexography)

May 08, 2011, ... new dot shape enables printers to substantially improve their TM print quality and consistency, making flexo competitive with gravure and offset printing processes. This simple process is said easy to ...

Harper Exhibits at Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 02, 2011, ... constant loading pressure, this unit features variable speed from 15 to 450 in./min. The proofing system options include a flexo or gravure bladed proofer, imaged transfer rolls, air and electric drive, ...

Pouch Sprouts Trophy

(Bag Pouch)

April 30, 2011, ... and includes Ampac's Linear Tear technology for easy opening. It also features photo-quality, gravure-printed graphics. The product is designed to provide a more sustainable alternative to standard baby ...

RB Dwyer Group Shrink Label Helps Launch Ultra Fiber DX

(Label/Tape News)

April 06, 2011, ... Cylinder Offset) web press. The RB Dwyer Groups' new IVCO print  technology is said to enable  Barn Dad Innovation Nutrition to present a shrink sleeve label with gravure quality and zero cylinder costs. ...

Parfait Perfection

(Label/Tape)

April 04, 2011, Using an Infinitely Variable Cylinder Web Offset Press (IVCO) from RDP Marathon, The R.B. Dwyer Group, Anaheim, CA, is printing gravure-quality shrink labels for B.C. Bundt's “Walk-Away Parfaits” with zero ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... and communicate the smooth chocolatey nature of the rich éclair brownie product. Uflex provides the substrate, rotogravure printing, plasma metallization (for improved barrier properties), laminating, ...

Hazen Metalized Substrate Receives Color-Logic Certification

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 23, 2011, ... specializing in the creation of holographic originations, film, foil and paper laminations, transfer metallizing, gravure printing, specialty coating and rotary embossings. Announcing the certification, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... nature of the interior rich éclair brownie product. Uflex provides the substrate, rotogravure printing, plasma metallization (for improved barrier properties), laminating, and slitting. A die-punched ...

OMET Announces Open House

(Flexography)

March 01, 2011, ... printing value-add labels. The VaryFlex combination press is capable of harmonizing different printing solutions in-line that include rotogravure, flexo, silk-screen, foiling, converting, and offset.  ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  Nordenia USA also bags a gold award for printing achievement with the Nestlé ONE Dog FlexZiBox package. Judges call it an outstanding example of the product's five-panel display and rotogravure printing ...

NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 28, 2011, ... of critical raw materials likely used in the inks that printers' purchase in all of the major printing processes, including flexographic, gravure, lithographic, and inkjet. Availability, driven by capacity ...

Rollstock Offered with Zipper Closure

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... on rollstock engineered for horizontal f/f/s pouch applications on KHS packaging machines. Film is offered in both eight-color rotogravure and ten-color flexo printing. Pull-tab opening allows user to ...

Coater Offers Optimum Flow

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, The MPG 600 CI gravure roll coater with pressurized chamber doctor blade is said to offer optimum flow conditions in the chamber. Small circulation systems The MPG 600 CI gravure roll coater with pressurized ...

Converter Industry Events

(Magazine)

January 31, 2011, ...  9-11 | FPA Annual Meeting, Flexible Packaging Assn., Ritz-Carlton Resort, Naples, FL; www.flexpack.org 9-11 | PLGA Global Operational Conference, Packaging & Label Gravure Assn., Hilton Hotel Downtown, ...

Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... Joseph DiGiacomo, Flynn Burner Corp. Modeling & Analysis of Drive Systems: Ashish Udani, Rockwell Automation Coating Applications - Converting from Chrome Engraved to Ceramic Flexo & Gravure Rollers: ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... gravure printer reports a monthly sales revenue increase of about $12,000 following the recent commissioning of a noncontact web cleaner on a 48-in.-wide, ten-color Cerutti gravure press. Prior to the ...

PRIMIR To Study 'Consumables Usage & Trends

(Print News)

January 26, 2011, ... for the numerous consumables utilized by the various print processes (flexo, gravure, sheetfed and web offset, digital, and wide format) and by major application segments, such as packaging, newspapers, ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... our rate of recovery will accelerate. — Ben Markens, President, Paperboard Packaging Council Gravure Printing Membership in the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. continues to grow at a 6%-8% rate ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2010, ... FL; www.flexpack.org 9-11 | PLGA Global Operational Conference, Packaging & Label Gravure Assn., Hilton Hotel Downtown, Miami, FL; www.plga.com 13-16 | TLMI Converter Meeting, Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst., ...