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Open House to Showcase Omet’s Carton Press

(Carton Box)

February 28, 2012, ... is able to print, reverse print, foil, overprint, metallize, relief print, and convert, all in one pass. The Varyflex V2 is said to be ideal for packaging for food, tobacco, fast moving consumer goods, ...

Contract Converting Services Directory

(Uncategorized)

February 12, 2012, ... custom converter of most non-metallic materials • • • • • • Davis-Standard; Pawcatuck, CT; 860-599-6187; www.davis-standard.com | Company Buyers Guide ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... foil in them). For nearly any wound roll, the highest average pressure will be at the core (especially when winding on hard plastic or metal cores) or in the layers immediately off the core. Across the ...

UFLEX Expands in Egypt & Poland

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2011, ... on packaging films to attain moisture and gas barrier properties that rival those of aluminium foils and metallized films. The levels of barrier available from ALOX-coated films are claimed far superior ...

ALOX Coater & CPP Film Line Debuting in Egypt

(Flexpack News)

July 13, 2011, ... oxide on packaging films to attain extremely high moisture and gas barrier properties that rival those of aluminium foils and metallized films. The levels of barrier available from ALOX-coated films are ...

Gietz Gets Seven FSEA Gold Leaf Honors

(Print)

May 31, 2011, ... Feathers, was produced on a Gietz with foil from ITW and dies from Metal Magic. It was flat stamped over print and embossing. • A bronze award also went to Fine Impressions for an ink-over-foil entry. ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ...  Surface treatment by corona or atmospheric plasma discharges are common choices for inducing an economical and effective modification to the surface characteristics of these types of substrates. Metallized ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... and in the case of metallized products, light. This property is invaluable, particularly for packaged foods. Aesthetics | The aesthetics of vacuum-coated materials are excellent. Highly reflective metallized ...

Link Converters & Designers

(Prepress)

November 30, 2010, The Process Metallic Color system provides a communication link for graphic designers with printers and converters. In addition to conventional paper, The Process Metallic Color system provides a communication ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... the new building addition that houses it (all white for cleanliness), and the on-site wiring, piping, and sheet metal work. Thanks to careful planning, all electrical panels were connected to the machine ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... is a technical consultant for the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators. Contact him at 480-836-9452; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This article is provided as a cooperative effort between PFFC ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... fibers of a specific length or color, readable only in UV or IR light; and metal strips or fragments (invisible to the naked eye) embedded in the facestock. Polyester security threads, thermochromic threads, ...

Packaging Proofs: Athena Graphics Upgrades

(Print)

April 08, 2010, ... or metallic foils was not possible in packaging proofing. "This printing system is the best and most economic solution for contract packaging proofs," says Kenneth Hostyn, proofing manager at Athena Graphics. ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... and converting industries, such as Extrusion Coated Materials: North American Market Study and Sourcebook 2008 and the forthcoming Metallizing Markets Global Review 2010. For more information, visit www.awa-bv.com. ...

What Is the Right Tension?

(Web Lines)

November 30, 2009, ... you should consider the yield or break point of each layer. It doesn't matter if the polyester film survives tensioning if the metallized coating on it cracks and crazes into an esthetic or nonfunctional ...

Inspect with Soft Lights

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, ... models. Company says softer light makes them best suited for inspecting packaging and labels with highly reflective coatings, foils, or metallized substrates or on high-speed lines. Lights can replace ...

Cores | The Foundation of Winding

(Web Lines)

October 31, 2009, ... switching materials. If paper cores prove too soft and metal cores too hard, consider intermediate modulus materials such as plastics or phenolics. Core compressibility is only one of many considerations ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... the thin active coatings. Surface treatment is used to modify and clean substrates. Metallization coatings are applied when needed, and standard slitting and chopping machines are used to convert rolls ...

Pulsed LED Lights Suited for Stroboscopic Inspection

(News Eclips)

September 16, 2009, ... P. Simonis explains LEDs “are not for every printing or labeling application. Their softer light makes them best suited for inspecting labels and packaging with highly reflective coatings, foils or metalized ...

Inspection System Reliably Detects Defects

(News Eclips)

August 10, 2009, ... is suitable for plastic film and sheet during slitting, coating, sheeting, and metallizing as well as special surfaces such as coated textiles and foils. System offers comprehensive selection of lighting, ...