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Azco Knife Assemblies Give Clean Cuts

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2012, SUR-CUT guillotine knife assemblies from Azco can be mounted in any position, cut a variety of flexible materials cleanly, and feature many options   FAIRFIELD, NJ | Azco Corp. reports its SUR-CUT ...

PACK EXPO Links Packaging, Printing & Converting

(Print)

July 24, 2012, Brand owners are seeking to connect with printers, printing equipment suppliers, and converters to stay ahead of the curve There is a tremendous amount of opportunity for the package printing industry. ...

PACK EXPO Intl. 2012 Highlights Printing, Converting & Material Innovations

(Print)

July 23, 2012, ... in the mold. This process change means thinner gauge films can be used, reducing the amount of raw materials needed and decreasing manufacturing costs. The technology results from the collaboration between ...

TLMI Paper Covers PET Thermoform Recycling

(Green)

July 21, 2012, ... to the thermoform recycling process is that small amounts of label and adhesive components are unable to be removed, thereby contaminating the waste stream. This issue is currently being addressed in the ...

PFE Felt Rolls Offer Performance and Ease

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2012, Felt rolls from PFE Rolls are precision balanced for increased line speeds and install quickly with no machine modification   ORANGE, MA | PFE Rolls provides quick-mount felt rolls ready for quick ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... large amounts of RFID labels and tags, the new SmartTwo is about to set an industry standard. Chip encoding at unsurpassed speeds opens the door to growing markets like garment tag personalization and ...

Static Beat | S-Wrap Rollers

(Static-Beat)

July 12, 2012, ... the top surface of the exiting web, and static charge on the bottom of the web is from roller R2. The total amount of static can be measured using an electrostatic fieldmeter. The fieldmeter reading ESPAN ...

Flexonomics | Anilox Roll/Ink Selection

(Print)

July 01, 2012, ... Therefore, it does not transfer the same amount of ink and color as it did new. Should the ink supplier still formulate ink to a 4.0 BCM? Better not, or else someone will be lacking color. “Don’t ask, ...

Will 2 Bars Always Neutralize Static?

(Static-Beat)

June 28, 2012, Will 2 static bars facing each other effectively neutralize static on both sides of the web?   Figure 1:  Two static bars facing each other treat both sides of the web. When the web has equal amounts ...

RheoSense Chip Measures at High Shear Rates

(Coating/Laminating)

June 27, 2012, ... the range of viscosity measurements with significantly greater shear rates. Mounted on the m-VROC viscometer, the E chip attains 2,000,000 1/s measurements of water-like viscosity or 1,000,000 1/s for ...

Flexo Concepts Draws Attention at drupa

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2012, Cutting wash-up times and reducing solvents, the QuikWash system from Flexo Concepts interests resellers at drupa   PLYMOUTH, MA | Flexo Concepts reports its QuikWash system drew a lot of attention ...

Anderson IR Lamp Suited for Packaging Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

June 25, 2012, ... for better uniformity of heat across the web width. Lamps are available in shortwave and medium wave fast-response versions allowing for the optimum wavelength needed. They can be mounted horizontally ...

NimCor Bowed Rolls Suited for Narrow Webs

(Label/Tape)

June 23, 2012, ... in separating slit webs or eliminating soft spots and wrinkles. Precision-engineered bearing housings with pedestal or flange mounts simplify installation and servicing, company says. Roll coverings ...

IPS Testing Is ISO Certified

(Testing/Measuring)

June 20, 2012, ... increase in the amount of requests that relate to regulatory testing. The company has been providing analytical services focused on research and development and defect analysis for years in the paper, ...

The Scientific Approach to Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 12, 2012, ... material understanding is critical to success. The amount of care applied to understanding each step in the fluid coating process provides a reduction in error to the process overall. Typically process ...

Lesson from drupa 2012: Print Is Healthy

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2012, ... demonstrated that drupa is still the place to be. We reached agreements with key distribution channels, gained leads from all over the world, and secured a considerable amount of business, exceeding our ...

Maguire Hopper Lid Is Patented

(Coating/Laminating)

May 29, 2012, ... Lift, a pneumatically powered system that speeds job or color changes for gravimetric blenders that have been deployed with loaders mounted atop the hopper lid. The system is said to reduce changeover ...

Coating Matters | Discrete Coating Techniques & Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2012, ... limit the amount of fluid required to produce a sample. Instead of the lack of precision produced by a hand spread, an optimized slot die allows the researcher to have high precision coating with a method ...

Management | Position Your Business to Maximize Value

(Trends/Management)

May 23, 2012, ... amount of taxes and ultimately put more money in their pocket. Again, you cannot control the M&A market, but it is as good as it has been in several years. The increased activity is due in part to an ...

Maxson Sheeter Is for HIPS Line

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2012, ... technology of the sheeter. The cutting section includes knives mounted in an upper and lower rotating cylinders. This cutting action eliminates the skive along the leading and trailing edge on thicknesses ...