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A Paradise of Print

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... on a unique vellum substrate and the matte varnish yields exactly the look the customer desired, Dow says, and earns the company one of two first-place awards. RotoMetrics is the die supplier.  ...

Mohawk Updates Guide for Sustainable Paper Choices

(Archive)

October 28, 2007, ... includes practical information such as: What does sustainability mean and why does sustainability matter? What is carbon neutral? The variations of chlorine-free papers. How to calculate and convey ...

Specify and Sample Mohawk's Strathmore Papers Onlin

(Archive)

October 22, 2007, ... colors, weights, and finishes in a matter of minutes, and order samples at the same time. The navigation does the work of sorting all the available options. Once an identity is specified, the user can ...

In Search of Tension Isolation

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... tension is altered, and no matter how high the pull roller friction may be, this new baseline tension will enter the tension zone as the web moves through the system. This concept is known as strain ...

6 Bargaining Tools

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Furthermore, the acquirers are accustomed to prevailing in these matters. Correspondingly, you need an experienced, aggressive, determined negotiator to force the acquirers to “play your game.” This type ...

Leslie Gurland

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... buy from the company; the individual doesn’t matter.” What advice would you give someone just starting out? Always thank people that help you. Take time to help others in business just for the sake ...

Knowledge = Power = Success

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... time, so no matter what your background is, or what you excel at, you can fit in somewhere.” Active Association The FTA (www.flexography.org) holds dozens of symposiums, training courses, and conferences ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... Film Takes Print Well Toray Plastics (America), North Kingston, RI; 401/294-4511; www.torayfilms.com Lumirror FA5 matte polyester film, featuring company's proprietary nanotechnology, reportedly allows ...

Rules of the Roll

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April 30, 2007, ... equipment, there is also the matter of startup. Not surprisingly, many smaller shops will beg off this responsibility, leaving the customer to handle any problems if the system doesn't work properly. A ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... with contrasting textures of high-gloss black foil-stamped areas over printed matte cover paper. NAPCO designed an interior platform for disc sleeves and booklet to boost retail shelf presence by increasing ...

Mohawk Releases Swatchbook, Bestows Award

(Archive)

April 21, 2007, ... line has been expanded to include: Cast Coated in eight-, 10-, and 12-pt. for small-format presses. Expanded range of cut size in matte and gloss. 96 bright blue white shade, soft white, white (cast ...

Mohawk Releases New 50/10 Swatchbook

(Archive)

April 01, 2007, ... to Mohawk, while 50/10 Matte has been a favorite of direct mail printers, 50/10 Gloss in cut size has been receiving rave reviews from a growing number of printers running small-format presses. The new ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... displayed, encouraging customers to touch and hold the product. To complement the color of the bottle, Diamond used four-color offset printing with one special color ink in-line with UV matte varnish. ...

Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

(Archive)

March 31, 2007, ... look bad, at least when they are under no or low tension. It will not matter that some amount of bagginess is inherent in all webs or that a slight bagginess can be pulled out with tension and cause no ...

A Scrappy Competitor

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... virgin product that's going into the food industry; we put it in the applications where it doesn't really matter.” Further underscoring Mohawk's position as a total package supplier is a recent investment ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

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March 31, 2007, ... of a two-tone blue matte and gloss-printed surface that discourages fingerprints. Two windowed display cartons comprise acrylic-coated, low-haze, 48-ga metallized PET from Toray laminated to 28-pt SBS ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... matte surface, combined with high ink saturation, is said to provide a rich density that yields photorealistic images. High-caliper and sealed base sheet eliminates cockle and promotes easy handling during ...

TAPPI Calls for Abstracts

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2007, ... the supplier community, overtly promotional presentations of specific products or processes are discouraged. Extended abstracts or technical papers should be formatted as one-column/full page and submitted ...

Reader's Choic

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... normally range from 0.1–0.5 RA and are considered flawless. Surface finishes are specified to meet specific applications such as a mirror pocket finish for a high-performance release surface or a matte ...

The Wow Factor

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... to hold and transport 18 cans of beer with ice. Printing Achievement Genpak, Aurora, ON, Canada, applies Opaltone process printing on matte polypropylene to create a package with a natural organic ...