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DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... 65% less material to be used. Because 25% more packages can be shipped in the same amount of space as the original package, there is a reduction in transportation costs. This is an outstanding example ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Benchtop Extruder

(Extrusion Coating)

May 05, 2012, ... To achieve this, the benchtop Process 11 uses a minimal amount of sample material (20 g) and features a user-friendly touchscreen with integrated feeder control. Compact, standalone design is said to ...

NimCor Roll Restorer Keeps Repair in Plant

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2012, Repair crushed or damaged cores on the plant floor with the Roll Restorer from NimCor   NASHUA, NH | The Roll Restorer from NimCor is a mobile tool that repairs damaged or crushed cores on the plant ...

Static Quiz - Winding Roll - Answer

(Kelly on Static)

April 22, 2012, ... web are balanced, the web entering the winding roll has a significant amount of static. Choice A is to move SB1 so that it neutralizes the static on the top surface of the web. With SB1 in this location, ...

Static Beat | Laminators Present Static Challenges

(Coating/Laminating)

April 05, 2012, ... that is, the surface that will be inside after lamination. Static bar SB1 responds to the charge sealed within the laminate by depositing an equal amount of opposite charge on PET Web 1. However, since ...

Rainbow Technology Offers Coating Device

(Coating)

April 03, 2012, Patented Smart Coating Dispenser system offers high-performance and ensures only the optimal amount of coating is used   GLASGOW, SCOTLAND | The Panda Coater unit from Rainbow Technology Systems ...

Trautwein GmbH Invests in Domino's K600

(News | New Products)

April 02, 2012, ... by stitching heads across web machines. Print widths range from 108 mm (4.26 in.) to 782 mm (30.81 in.), with scalability being achieved by mounting print modules across a bar. Having invested in three ...

Experience Speaks | Tom Spina

(Experience Speaks)

April 02, 2012, ... industry is doing a pretty good job of advancing technology from prepress to the factory floor. We spend huge amounts of dollars on capital equipment. However, with the extreme fragmentation in the industry, ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, Eliminate the extra mounting step by printing or foil stamping directly on thick SBS board from vertically integrated Lamitech.   With razor thin margins and fierce competition in the industry, converters ...

Flexo Printing | FTA Announces 2012 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

March 19, 2012, ... believes in the need to protect the environment. It strives to prevent pollution by reducing the amount of waste generated by its production cycle. The company raises the awareness of its workforce toward ...

Find Sources of Static Charging

(Kelly on Static)

March 18, 2012, Electrostatic fieldmeters may be used to quantitatively measure the amount of static charge on the web. Electrostatic fieldmeters are often used to make relative measurements. Is static high or low? ...

Aalborg Offers Two Flow Totalizers in One

(Controls)

March 17, 2012, The TIO Totalizer, which can be used as a monitor or a controller, is compact and has several different mount options   ORANGEBURG, NY | The TIO Totalizer from Aalborg converts analog mass flow meters ...

Controller from Davis-Standard Adds Versatility

(Controls)

March 14, 2012, The DS-eVUE mid-range controller replaces the MESA III, offering a solid state hard drive and flexible mounting options   PAWCATUCK, CT | The DS-eVUE mid-range controller from Davis-Standard is said ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... Width Slitting Wayne Etchells, executive VP, doesn’t mind talking about the material wasted in a customer’s job. It’s so minimal. Edge loss is integral to every converter’s job but in varying amounts. ...

Avery Dennison Boasts Good Safety Record

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2012, ... were replaced across the globe with safer cutting tools, which virtually eliminated hand lacerations. In addition, machine safety was improved through “Project Untouchable,” which minimized the amount ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... substrate. Mounted within the vacuum metallizer, the inspection system measures optical densities from 0 to 4.5 with an accuracy of 0.1 at 1,000 mpm. Multi-probe transmission sensors positioned at 25-mm ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... film metallized by WaveFront Technology Inc., Paramount, CA. The metallized polyester features a custom-registered diffraction effect along with a large, three-dimensional lens to identify the Extreme ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... most ink types and substrates, DFR provides improved processing at all gauges, improved limpness for easier plate mounting, and cleaner printing for greater press productivity and longer plate life. DFR ...

NK Technologies Offers Signal Converters

(Controls)

March 05, 2012, ... to produce a standard 4-20mA two-wire, loop-powered signal.  With DIN rail mounting and a 24 VDC loop-powered supply, the series provides simple snap-in installation that requires no calibration because ...

Luminer Converting Expands Capabilities, Adds Staff

(Label/Tape)

March 05, 2012, ... inkjet hard proofs. Staff Additions Luminer Converting Group has brought on board John Lubisco as quality assurance manager. John brings an extensive amount of quality management to our team. Through ...