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New Tool Improves Large-Format Printing

(News Eclips)

April 28, 2009, ... less waste, and optimize press performance with reduced makeready time. These large-format test forms contain numerous mechanical elements, color management, and quality control targets designed for ...

Digital Presses Allow More Products

(Digital)

February 28, 2009, ... says Elazar Wadler, chief information officer for Advanced Digital Printing. “The larger format size of the 52DI press, combined with its ability to handle heavy stocks and its fast and efficient makeready, ...

Edelmann and Codimag Web Offset Semi-Rotary Web Presses Are for Short Runs

(Offset)

February 28, 2009, ... the theme of short run, low waste, and quick to makeready, the semi-rotary press uses magnetic cylinders for the converting stations, so the combination of low plate costs and quick mounting continue to ...

Studies to Examine Flexo, Packaging Trends

(News Eclips)

February 04, 2009, ... flexible film and foil, and newspapers. Data will include the number of presses in use by width and market segment, run lengths by application, makeready, number of colors/coatings, and benchmark related ...

February Carton & Box Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... performance based on improved production speed and makeready is what will pay for this press,” he says. “We were really impressed during our visit to [Heidelberg's R&D facility in] Germany and left with ...

Color Control

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2008, ... color consistent throughout the run. This feature cuts makeready time and reduces waste. The result, says Brombacher, is the exceptional quality with quicker turnaround time required by the blow molders ...

Cartons Lighten Up

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2008, ... attention to the little things that can make a big difference, some more obvious than others. For example, the company consistently pursues makeready reductions, which save time and materials. It utilizes ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

November 30, 2008, ... wet lamination process. Adhesive is solvent-free and has excellent press stability with no drying on the plate or rollers during stoppages or makeready. DSI Group | 860-413-9510 | www.dsi-grp.com PFFC-ASAP ...

Ink Dispensing: Mix to Match

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

October 31, 2008, ... shrinkwrap packaging, is set to improve quality consistency, reduce ink waste, and cut makeready times with its investment in a Colorsat Match gravimetric ink dispensing system from GSE Dispensing.  ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

October 31, 2008, ...  The Easy-Col system reduces makeready times and improves ink correction quality on printing presses, company says. Allows press operator to make fast and reliable color matches. Color data can be calculated ...

Shorewood Adds Sinapse Gravure Simlator

(News Eclips)

October 14, 2008, ... Sinapse simulator’s ability to help reduce makeready and waste has helped achieve savings of 15% for Shorewood, in conjunction with the introduction of optimization teams for its 45 million cartons per ...

Heidelberg Hosts Live, Integrated Print Shop at Graph Expo 2008

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2008, ... planning board – both of which lead to significant enhancements in production sequence efficiency; and Postpress Technology Solutions, featuring fast makeready paired with operating efficiency, including ...

Sun Chemical Receives PIA/GATF 2008 InterTech Technology Award

(News | New Products)

September 01, 2008, ... and water-based flexo inks and coatings, better color separations, faster makeready times, and reduced consumable costs. Printers will not need to modify press equipment, says Sun Chemical, or invest ...

New Product Digest

(New Products)

August 31, 2008, ... minutes, units reportedly can make package production more profitable by reducing labor costs, makeready times, and start-up waste. Visit booth 5924. Muller Martini | 631-582-4343 | www.mullermartini.com ...

Packaging Buzz at Drupa Was Large - Very Large

(Carton Box)

July 31, 2008, ... impact on three areas: Faster makereadies Digital integration has a significant impact on makeready time. The latest VLF technologies recognize factors such as paper weight and size and are designed ...

RF Web Dryer Is Eco-Friendly

(News Eclips)

July 22, 2008, ... temperatures, and provides up to 80% energy savings. Eliminating the long dwell times associated with conventional heating methods, the Macrowave RF Drying System reduces makeready because RF power ...

Popular PIA/GATFPress Title On Production Maintenance Receives Update

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2008, ... bottlenecks, best practices for lean printing, quality assurance of print materials, TPM analysis: the press, process control, and quick-response makeready. Most printers have realized they must achieve ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2008, ...  PFFC-ASAP 403 Many Features on Flexo Press Diamond HP 808 flexo press offers printing speeds to 500 mpm; deck makeready while machine is running; pneumatically suspended, tool-less chambered doctor ...

February Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2008, ... sph and required 3 hrs of makeready. Shorewood already has completed a number of live jobs on the new press running at 17,000 sph and is ramping up to its full speed of 18,000 sph. Ken Reddick, VP of litho ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... double wall and chip through solid fiber. Features adjustable sheet-to-cut register, no makeready is required, and tooling cost is said to be low. Baysek Machines | 715-824-5300 | www.baysekmachines.com ...