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From Concept to Completion

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... ink colors, and the sheer physical size of many packaging files. Specially developed packaging programs on beefed-up workstations and servers do the job but almost always require the “conversion” of the ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... for each job using a PLC and built-in touchscreen. Coat with Many Different Methods Werner Mathis AG, Zurich, Switzerland; +41 1 852 50 50; mathisag.com Labcoater LTE-SM combines a coating table with ...

Creo Updates Packaging Software & More

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2003, ... label step-and-repeat solution. "The Pandora solution uses JDF (job definition format) to pass step-and-repeat information and job data to the Prinergy Powerpack workflow," states Creo. "Spotless solution" ...

Canadian Converter: Labelad

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... and opportunities to gang up different run jobs on the same form, resulting in a substantial cost savings to both printer and client. “Hexachrome also allows printers to differentiate themselves from ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... Inc. >Machinery, Accessories, Services Die-Cuts Through Tough Jobs American Die Technology, Suwanee, GA; 770/623-6111; 800/554-4015; amdie.com The Platinum Die is designed to cut through challenging ...

Neither Boom Nor Bust

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... levels.” Employment, however, set no record. “It was down 13,000 in September 2002 and in October fell another 5,000. That means employment has increased by only 5,000 jobs in the last ten months even ...

Servo Savings

(Magazine)

December 30, 2002, ... to the type of job it's going to print. Most of the time its products are 24 in. or less, and the majority of them fall in the range of 14-16-in. wide. The finishing process starts when preprinted paper ...

Creo, Komori, Adobe, Printcafe Collaborate for Networked Production

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2002, ... to this Creo initiative that provides a roadmap for smooth flow of data and information, a digital collaboration path for printers' customers, enhanced job control, and visibility into the entire print ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... in high-end, short-run specialty jobs — is its makeready time. “Because of the nature of most of our work, makeready is a huge deal to us,” he says. Merrill and production manager Chester agree press ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... kiwiplan.com Sheet Maintenance System (SMS) automatically displays all jobs for which board has not yet been ordered, creates a file, and sends the order electronically to the chosen supplier. Also communicates ...

Why Manage Color?

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... cannot. This can cause difficulties for a designer who might be using an ink-jet printer at the studio. It can be a shock when we print a job and discover the colors of an image have changed dramatically ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... to a few days to dry, respectively. Thus, the turnaround of energy-cured litho jobs can rival that of flexo and gravure and significantly improve productivity. Another advantage is the consistent high ...

Finding the Software Solution That's Just Right for Yo

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... and PDF, this packaging production software is still a highly specialized environment, specifically developed for high-end packaging jobs. Dedicated training and long learning curves are required to use ...

FFTA Prepress Meeting: "Time Is Money

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2002, ... will take will involve introduction of content workflow systems and job information workflow systems, both of which are designed to work with open standards. Management information systems (MIS) will be ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... and the people who work for them lose their life savings and their jobs, this has a terrible trickle-down effect on the rest of the economy. It's going to take some time before it starts to pick up. We ...

Digital Technology Evolution Clear at Graph/Converting Expo 2002

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2002, ... (The Pandora solution uses Job Definition format (JDF) to pass step-and-repeat information and job data to the software's workflow.) In addition to workflow-improving digital technology, Creo demonstrated ...

Innovations in E-Commerce: Converter Benefits

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... Printing Quotation entry offers customers a user-friendly interface for submitting job specifications, according to CRC. The system interfaces directly with CRC's overall The System package, which enables ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... pinning of web to ensure constant direction, spot pinning of overwrapping material prior to heat sealing, and the removal of air pockets during laminating. Ink Jet Proofer Predicts Final Job Accurately ...

Flex-Pack Converter Has a Clear View...

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... A typical job uses seven or eight colors with 700-800-line anilox rolls running at speeds from 600-800 fpm. Kendall has used the press to its advantage and to strengthen a competitive advantage: fast ...

Market Growth Is Forecast for UV and EB

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... theme: The industry still has a big job to do to educate potential customers. Suggestions for overcoming this hurdle include providing potential users with better information about capital equipment cost ...