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Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag

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February 29, 2000, ... Ludlow, and Van Leer Flexibles Inc. Ludlow and Coating & Laminating Specialties also supply foils. Bancroft uses only water-based inks. Main suppliers for inks and UV lacquer are Sun Chemical and Progressive ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, ...  get from an offset press? "For the items that we're choosing to run, absolutely," says Weinrauch. "You couldn't tell the difference. Now we're not saying offset is going away. However I think if you looke ...

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

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January 31, 2000, ... rerun, the ink fountains automatically open to the settings from the previous run. Etheridge believes that return on investment (ROI) calculations are different for every company that considers a move ...

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

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January 31, 2000, ... also produces ink jet-printable coated films for digital imaging that are used for applications such as low-cost proofing, floor graphics in high-traffic areas, and display and backlit graphics for exhibitions. ...

Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

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January 31, 2000, ... manufacturers in the converting industry are beginning to discover how enterprise business applications linking production planning, manufacturing, financial, and customer service functions can deliver ...

The Good Times Keep Rolling -- At Least for Now

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December 31, 1999, ... in Y2K should be about 2.8%. "I think 2000 may be the flip side of 1998," notes Fry. "We had very strong GDP growth that year even though the manufacturing sector was stagnant. Manufacturers had to contend ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, ... in printing plates, inks, coatings, metering systems, and other critical components of the printing process. A sometimes overlooked - though no less critical - factor in flexo's ability to produce high ...

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

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November 30, 1996, ... models and one 64-in.-wide model. A new Paper Converting Machine Co. eight-color Vision II flexo press, 37 in. wide, will be installed in January 1997. All four presses run solvent-based inks from Sun ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... between $300,000 and $400,000. Primary material suppliers are Fasson, S.D. Warren, FLEXcon, and Raflatac. All inks are water-based (Label America was one of the first in this technology) and are supplied ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

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May 31, 1996, ... Two proprietary coaters feature automatic splicing, fiber-optically linked drive packages, laser inspection, and ultraviolet coating capability. Off-line slitting is done in a separate department. "We ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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April 30, 1996, ... and are still in operation. Water-based inks are supplied by Werneke and Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp., and dies are from Rotometrics. Vinyls, mylars, and laminates are purchased from FLEXcon, ...

Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

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April 30, 1996, ... can run more than ten times longer with our top male knives and still be below the dust level we used to drink was acceptable. And we didn't need to buy special knives. We use the same male knives that ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

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March 31, 1996, ... dry-bond laminating adhesives. Technological advances in the field of solvent-free, water-based polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) paired with uniquely compatible crosslinkers have allowed the development ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... e throughout the industry to develop new products and markets. In Europe, capacity is growing faster than demand. Demand certainly needs to be created there, or, we think, a consolidation will occur. Ne ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... position within the press. "I think the combination press, especially a flexo/screen combination, is a definite must for success in the future," says Charles Brown, VP of manufacturing at Topflight. ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

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December 31, 1995, ...  and thousands of DC motors out in the field, the customer isn't just going to throw them away, which is why I think, while the changeover to AC will eventually occur, it's off in the future." The questio ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... cuts the paper in half, and it's then pulled at a right angle across two turn bars. The two halves are combined and precisely aligned across several rolls to create a wrinkle-free, two-ply tissue. Axes ...

Used machinery can bring new life to your operation

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September 30, 1995, ... out of business or upgrades to a faster, better, newer model. "Quite frankly, I think it might be one of the most misunderstood aspects of the business," Rodemich says. "There are more myths that surround ...

Mead expands in-house capabilities with sheeter

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July 31, 1995, ... soft drinks, brewing and dairy products. Owned by a forest products company, Mead receives most of its reels of board from this parent company's paper mills in the US. All of the board used in the company' ...

Hot melt applications continue to grow

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June 30, 1995, ... has it own strengths, and all have been improved. "It's erroneous to think that one type of hot melt is always better than another," Jim Doherty, technical service manager for Bostik, said. "Certain applications ...