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Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... of flexible packaging products. Meeting Market Demands Jim Jr., who took over as chief operating officer in 2006, says two of Bison's earliest presses were manufactured in Italy, both with process printing ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... or unnipped pull roller, both in upfront and operating costs. VPRs don't like dirt and dust | The extra traction of a VPR comes from suctioning the web down to the roller, but like any vacuum cleaner, ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... to operating speed and treatment width. Moreover, new features and benefits, such as halving of gas consumption, tripling of electrode power output, automatic gap adjustment, and the elimination of ozone ...

Where Can I Find?

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2011, ... fuel surcharge will continue on all products sold in North America.” The company's global president, Kevin Baudhuin, explained, “Raw material price increases are compressing operating margins to an unsustainable ...

Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ...  Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... aside, if the production line is used for substrates with a sensitive coating or that are prone to marking, then a noncontact system will be the best option. This is also the situation with companies operating ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, Much of the global discussion on sustainability has centered on the concepts of renew, recycle, and reuse. These are important topics, but the discussion Much of the global discussion on sustainability ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... performance at an acceptable cost. Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... used today in rubber. Why does it work? The reason is that thermal plastic can be remelted and used again. Because it can melt, applications that have higher operating temperatures won't allow its use, ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... PerfectStart (no-foldback)automatic transfer system. Capacity & Speed More Than Doubles…Quietly Since operating the new equipment and splicing technology, Selig has more than doubled its capacity while ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... using standard coating methods — slot die, doctor knife, and roller Hot air and infrared (IR)controlled drying Coat a range of coating weights and substrates Good operating economics that speed up ...

Digital Label Printing: What's the Sweet Spot

(Digital)

September 07, 2010, ... enter their own information as it relates to mix, technology utilization, operating costs, etc. (see Figure 2). They can then pick from a number of alternative digital technologies to see which one ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... Roberts of Canflexographics, for 14 months, with a first meeting at the K Show in 2007. Three more trips to F&K facilities in Germany allowed for exceptionally close scrutiny of Flexpress technology, operating ...

Pollution Control: 10 Tips To Cut CO2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... minimal inputs, oxidizer vendors can run a performance model for you and give you the expected operating cost range for your oxidizer system. Pay attention to the percentages | After five years of ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... digital label press in Booth 6523. It offers 1,200 dpi nominal print resolution with a native resolution of 600 dpi and four grayscales operating at 50-75 mpm and using durable ultraviolet (UV) inks.  ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... a supplier. First and foremost is product quality. The end-user should take a long look at the converter’s lab test equipment, the personnel operating that equipment, the tests that are actually done ...

Industry Is on a Roll

(Trends/Management)

May 31, 2010, ... future of flexo printing; one that significantly reduces operating costs, advances flexo versatility, and offers printers the opportunity to take a major stride toward achieving sustainable operations.” ...

Range of UPM Raflatac Substrates Qualify for Xeikon Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2010, ... colors and the fifth station for spot colors as well as opaque white and special security toner. Operating on the QA-I toner, the Xeikon 3300 is FDA-approved for indirect and direct food contact (dry ...

Fischer & Krecke Wins FTA Technical Innovation Award 2010

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2010, ... operating costs, advances flexo versatility, and offers printers the opportunity to take a major stride toward achieving sustainable operations.” Unlike conventional registration and impression setting ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... of material and surface area, thus reducing the radiant heat loss and achieving the same temperature at lower power. At least one system manufacturer offers an economy operating mode in which various ...