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Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... slots in our annual review of new technology. It’s all about the barrier this year as five of the top ten new products of 2014 are high performance films. Because packages are expected to provide a host ...

PowerPoint Is NOT a Presentation!

(Marketing Mojo)

December 16, 2014, ... PowerPoint. Use tools such as a picture, a dry erase board, and an oversized printout of a roadmap or sketch that you can write on and highlight during your presentation. Even use handouts and samples ...

IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ... months, he said, and up to a year is not unrealistic. Offset printing is most often used for multiple SKUs with varying quantities, while flexography and gravure are better for high volume, low SKU runs. ...

MACtac Reports Approvals for Chemical Drum Labelstocks

(Label/Tape)

November 28, 2014, ... high-performance, high-tack, durable permanent acrylic emulsion said to offer excellent adhesion and mandrel hold—it offers chemical and solvent resistance to various high- and low-energy substrates. Applications ...

Goss Demonstrates Press Capabilities

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2014, ... inline capabilities, including high-gloss flexo coatings and EB curing. The Goss team on-site also demonstrated the press’s quick-change sleeve technology, said to provide fast, reliable, and economical ...

MACtac Secures UL Recognition for INX Inks

(News | New Products)

October 28, 2014, ... silver polyester • FFD6914N, 2-mil matte silver polyester MACtac MP690 adhesive is a high-performance, high-tack, durable, permanent acrylic emulsion said to have excellent ultimate adhesion and mandrel ...

PPC Awards | Cascades Boxboard Group Scores Package of the Year

(Carton Box)

October 27, 2014, ... of real wood. To achieve this effect, their design team used reticulation and a dulled back, high-gloss coating on-press, in combination with a post-press embossing of the overwrap sheet.    While reticulation ...

Maxson Sheeter Comes in Various Configurations

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2014, The MSP sheeter is said to transform rolls to precisely dimensioned skids at high speeds   WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Company reports that printers and converters who have purchased ...

MACtac MP880 Featured on Squeezable Films

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2014, ... cleaner products. A next generation of MACtac MP238 adhesive, MACtac MP880 adhesive provides converters with performance features including:  Open time Excellent clarity Non-water whitening High ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

September 22, 2014, ... world has gone patch coating crazy! Batteries, pharmaceuticals, even adhesives. The interest in reducing waste and providing functional coating that can be used right off the coating station is very high. ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... including live workflow and software demonstrations of XMF, XMF Remote, ColorPath, Hybrid Packz, and Metrix, along with highlights focusing on innovative solutions for production inkjet, wide format, and ...

MBO Introduces Folding System to Latin America

(Carton Box)

September 07, 2014, ... Folding System to the Latin American print and finishing markets during what MBO chairman Frank Eckert calls a "highly successful" ExpoPrint Latin America, held July 16–22 in São Paulo, Brazil. MBO exhibited ...

Schober Will Show Rotary Die-Cutting Technology

(Die-Cutting)

August 19, 2014, ... Center in Rosemont, IL.  The Spider high-speed programmable robotic stacking and counting system is one of several stacking options available in the RSM product line. It is said to combine acceleration, ...

Preco Expands Abrasives Laser Processing Center

(Die-Cutting)

August 11, 2014, Company adds another high-production laser system to offer abrasive converters access to the latest laser processing technology   LENEXA, KS | Preco announces the expansion of its Abrasives Laser ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... come with higher environmental costs in terms of manufacturing, transportation, and even recycling. Along with the environmental benefit, EPS foam is the best shipping material for shock absorption and ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Decorating Assn. Honors 2014 Winners

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2014, ... Mold Technology In Mold Decoration allowed the customer (Logitech) to achieve their design intent of a rich high gloss finish, incorporating a second surface gradient graphic for maximum 1st surface ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... and the “Internet of Things” are some of the topics that will be tackled. PFFC’s On Print columnist Dene Taylor will moderate a session on Inkjet Technologies: printing, substrates and inks for high ...

Shurtape Expands Double-Coated Tape Offering

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2014, ... an immediate bond that prevents lifting. Its high initial tack also makes it a great solution for lamination processes that do not use heat. A professional-grade tape, DP 401 features a strong PET backing ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... sets the stage for a high precision tool designed around the process needs. Slot die coating technology is a function of the coating process, auxiliary system and fundamental technique. The decision ...

Maxson Sheeters Offer Continuous Run Feature

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2014, ... to safely enhance productivity.  At a preset count, the sheeter automatically ramps down to a reduced speed. At the same time, the high and low speed tape sections of the sheeter accelerate clearing ...