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A Quality Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... expectations. We will be able to makeready a six-color job in just under 30 minutes. The central console allows an operator to set up one job and store the specifications while another job is running. ...

New Products

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July 30, 2005, ... short makeready times. Variable chase is designed for different cutting die dimensions. A pre-piling device ahead of the feeder is operated manually to align the sheets precisely, reportedly assuring reliable ...

Tech Specs

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April 29, 2005, ... a wide range of substrates from 1 mil supported film to 24 pt. board stock. Rapid changeover components are said to reduce makeready times and startup waste by as much as 50%. Mark Andy—markandy.com  ...

Foil Stamping: Let it Shine

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March 30, 2005, ... the areas of reduced makeready and foil savings, meaning you can use less foil than you used to for the same job. "We do that by improved electronic functions on the machines as well as software to calculate ...

Getting it Right, the First Time

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... Also, plate pressure control at the makeready stage where you can get plate pressure and anilox pressure automatically and faster than you can do it manually." Shumaker predicts makeready for inking eventually ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... range allows operators to change the guide point or web width on the fly, speeding makeready time by eliminating manual adjustment or mechanical edge-sensing devices. Foil Stamp on Convertible Press ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... slitters. Maurizio Rossi, general executive manager, says the competitive strategy has been to invest in pressroom capabilities to “optimize quality and productivity,” as they focus on shortening makeready ...

The Digital Edge

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... regional-type promotions. Due to the plate costs, the makeready, and the waste costs, traditional offset does not lend itself well to smaller quantities, so we searched out digital. We actually had an ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, New products from: BHS Printing Machinery, Converter Accessory Corp., Davis-Standard, Elsner Engineering, Eltromat Electronics, Gidue, HCI Converting Equipment, Hurletron, Independent Machine Co., Jetrion, ...

W&H Demos Multiwall Machine in Lengerich; OEM Pleased with Drupa Results

(Archive)

June 30, 2004, Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) says in addition to a positive Drupa experience this year, the OEM is pleased with the turnout at its multiwall demonstration staged at its Lengerich, Germany, headquarters ...

AVT Launches Prestige Automatic Press Control Package

(Archive)

June 13, 2004, Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) says its new Prestige automatic press-control package, for central impression flexographic presses, includes solutions that automatically handle ALL makeready. PRESS RELEASE ...

Drupa New Product Digest

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March 30, 2004, ... changes. Features are said to result in quick makeready and fast job changeovers. In-line operations such as cold seal, PVDC, varnishing, laminating, and sheeting are possible. Press can be manufactured ...

Fischer & Krecke to show a Flexpress 16S-10 with significant new features

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2004, ... time and substrate needed for press makeready calibration. It also moves all units towards the substrate absolutely parallel." The press maker also says it will demonstrate the high printing speeds ...

Man Roland to Showcase Integration at Drupa, Emphasis on Applications, Automation, and Added Value

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2004, ... high-volume production, A ROTOMAN commercial web press will be connected to the Printnet network. It will demonstrate its ability to accelerate from job-to-job, thanks to a host of makeready innovations ...

A Snapshot of Today's European Converting Industr

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July 31, 2003, ... base of state-of-the-art narrow web presses, particularly in the UV flexo arena. With UV drying, faster makeready, and multi-purpose inks all contributing to accelerated converting speeds, printing ...

Canadian Converter Boosts Productivity with AVT System on New WH Press

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2003, ... time as well as makeready stage. AVT has both." Adds Don Farnell, president and founder of the 43-year-old company, "I know that AVT's inspection systems are helping us to advance our production efficiency. ...

Man Roland Offers Die-Cutter Foil Stamping Innovations from KAMA

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2003, ... the TS 105, "delivers an array of unique production capabilities. It handles even the most sophisticated kiss cuts and cold embossing with a minimum of makeready and set-up time." Says KAMA sales manager ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... Figure 1). Quick Makeready — On older sheeters gears have to be changed and P.I.V. pulleys need to be adjusted along with the squareness on all single rotary, fixed-bed knives. This usually takes ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

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March 31, 2003, ... incorporates co.'s Inertia Compensated tension control system. Gravure Press Reduces Makeready Time Valmet Rotomec SpA, + 39 (0) 142 4071; valmetconverting.com The new-generation Rotomec 4000-4ES gravure ...

Guts and Glory

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March 31, 2003, ... Traver adds. Job changeover time (press makeready) also was a key consideration — “because we suffer through as many as six job changes in a day,” he notes. Aiding in the speedy job changes on the Avanti, ...