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Web Lines | How To Choose the Right Tabbing Tape

(Web Handling)

December 12, 2016, ... and narrow "break away" sections. One drawback to the dumbbell tabs is they need a little more care and time to apply. They usually come pre-cut on a release liner, but they need to be peeled off and applied ...

Web Lines | Unwind Splice Reliability

(Web Handling)

October 24, 2016, ... Accelerating to Line Speed The new prepared roll must accelerate to line speed. Faster speeds will have more air drag forces exerted on the tabbing tape. Overly aggressive acceleration may cause slippage ...

Fastec Imaging Camera Records at High Speeds

(Controls)

October 09, 2016, ... lines moving at high speed, as well as motors and drives, for analysis or troubleshooting using slow motion replay.  There are four models to choose from, reportedly providing crisp, clean video from ...

acpo Launches Line of Barrier Films

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2016, Films are said to provide security features, high-end looks, and high levels of resistance on packaging lines OAK HARBOR, OH | acpo unveiled its new line of barrier films and security technologies ...

AZCO Offers High-Speed Knife Assembly

(Carton Box)

July 09, 2016, ... reportedly means it is no longer necessary to spend the time or labor to install air lines, fittings, solenoids, or sensors to control the knife position. An embedded microprocessor and a complete control ...

Coating Matters | Making the Most of Your Pilot Line Coating Experience

(Coating/Laminating)

July 04, 2016, ... lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Making the Most of Your Pilot Line Coating Experience," click on his podcast below: pilot-line-coating-experience Pilot coating lines are ...

QuadTech Launches In-line Measurement Device

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2016, ... utilize advanced in-line spectral measurement on film, paper, or board. Using a 31-bin spectrophotometer, Color Measurement with DeltaCam offers full spectral measurement for CI flexo, in-line flexo, and ...

Tekni-Plex Opens Closure Liner Facility

(Flexpack)

June 18, 2016, The new facility in India, part of company’s Tri-Seal liner manufacturing business unit, will produce liners for regulated pharmaceuticals WAYNE, PA | Tekni-Plex has opened a new closure liner manufacturing ...

Cosmo Films Sets Up CPP Line

(Flexpack)

June 10, 2016, ... (CPP) line with an annual capacity of 1,800 MT at its existing facility in Waluj, Aurangabad, India, recently and has been manufacturing CPP films since this February. At present, all eight products under ...

TRESU Coater Is Part of a Digital Line at Alexir

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2016, The Alexir Partnership breaks into niche, small-run folding carton markets with a Xerox/TRESU in-line digital print and coating workflow KOLDING, DENMARK | Folding carton supplier the Alexir Partnership, Edenbridge, ...

HP Doubles Production Speed with Indigo 8000 Digital Label Press

(Label/Tape)

March 29, 2016, ... previously available (as compared to the HP indigo WS6800 Digital Press). The HP Indigo 8000 offers high-volume converters end-to-end label production at speeds up to 80 m/min or 262 ft/min. Working in-line ...

API Foils Offers Enhanced Hot-Stamping Product Line

(Flexpack)

January 17, 2016, MV-Plus Series designed to be more broadly applicable LAWRENCE, KS | API Foils now offers an enhanced hot-stamping metallic foil product line, the MV-Plus Series, said to bring outstanding luster and ...

Inline Label Invests in Mark Andy Press

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2016, Selects Performance Series P4 flexo press with UV LED curing ST. LOUIS, MO | Inline Label Co. has selected a Mark Andy Performance Series P4 flexographic press for its operation in Middletown, OH, ...

FoldedColor Opens Its On-Line Doors

(Carton Box)

November 06, 2015, The new company, a division of Thoro Packaging, is an online resource for small businesses needing short-run orders of boxes CORONA, CA | FoldedColor Packaging is a new online division of Thoro Packaging. ...

SPGPrints Extends Line of Rotary Screens

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2015, ... for fine linework and text. The screens are said to be ideal for a host of added-value packaging applications, especially in the beverage sector. The tactile image, created by printing a clear varnish ...

Toyo Ink Arets Expands Line of Flexo Inks

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2015, ... introduced recently an expanded product lineup geared up as Steraflex, a new generation of UV flexo inks for label and packaging applications. Now available in two grades—Steraflex and low-migration ...

API Foils Releases Cold-Stamped Line

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2015, The TA Series of over-printable metallic foils can be applied without heat and reportedly cost less than hot-stamped foils LAWRENCE, KS | API Foils has launched the TA Series of products—a new line ...

Web Lines | Air Bubbles in Your Laminate

(Web Handling)

August 31, 2015, ... exceeds the bond strength of the adhesive to one of the webs (usually a liner). Where do bubbles accumulate and delaminate? In a lamination process where two webs start running with no bonding coating ...

Mark Andy Adds Model to Performance Line

(News | New Products)

July 11, 2015, The new Performance Series Model P4 press is said to offer profit-driven productivity and automation while adapting to virtually all plate tooling ST. LOUIS, MO | Mark Andy, global supplier of label ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Part 2

(Technical Reports)

June 08, 2015, ... almost always forget to include in web handling training. In Part 1 of this Web Lines column, I gave you three rules: Keep tension. Avoid rapid speed changes. The web should be narrower than the ...