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(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 ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... form of capital and operating costs drive the machine configuration to be able to make multiple, high-value products on one machine. Finding the common links or “threads” between dissimilar products and ...

Nonwovens Converting: H1N1 Antidote

(Substrates)

January 31, 2010, ... the world who insist on the best protective clothing for operating theatres where contact, droplet, and airborne transmission of pathogens are a constant risk. Efforts by front-line healthcare organizations ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... flexible packaging, with approximately half of them also extrusion coating or laminating. Many are small, but there are between 60 and 70 large suppliers operating in North America, among them Bemis, Rio ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... technical challenges that must be solved to efficiently coat thin products on a web coating line. The overall coating process, coating methods and operating variables, solution handling, drying, and web ...

Ink Has High Bond Values

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, ... ink reportedly can be used over many existing ink systems to deliver high bond values with all laminating processes, as well as low retained solvents. Company says in beta testing, the ink's wide operating ...

Choose Data Logger Features

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, ... provides multiple selection factors, including instrument displays, remote probe availability, alarm options, wireless/Ethernet/battery-operated or outlet-powered, operating ranges, and cost. Users are ...

Stamp of Approval

(Carton Box)

December 31, 2009, ... it possible to process large diameter foil rolls at maximum production speed. After four years of operating the Foil Commander in around-the-clock production five days a week, the Montreal plant has ...

2010 Year of Recovery

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2009, ... the year. However, with the faltering economy came lower input costs and a commensurate boost to operating margins. In addition, packaging producers took a disciplined approach to mill and plant operating ...

QC for Nips

(Controls)

December 31, 2009, ... and tight spaces not accessible to conventional electronic transducers, according to the manufacturer. While recommended for tests in non-operating conditions, the sensor film can be used at temperatures ...

Reduce Blown Film Scrap

(New Products)

December 31, 2009, ... for barrier layer films used to extend shelf life of meat and cheese products or protect medical instruments from contaminants. Reportedly helps users reduce resin and scrap, lower operating costs, and ...

Experience Speaks: David Premo

(Experience Speaks)

October 31, 2009, ... what we needed. And today we're operating as a unified effort under one roof as Adhesive Applications. It's really an exciting time. What sustainability efforts has your company made? We've undergone ...

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2009, ... hands dirty, and operating on a shoestring budget.” Runners up in the Vacuum Web Coating category included (in no particular order) the following: Alberto Argoitia of JDSU-Flex Products Group showed ...

Xeikon and Screen Enter Joint Venture

(News Eclips)

September 30, 2009, ... community." For more than a generation, Screen (USA) has been best known for products with diverse operating features that help printers and graphic arts companies achieve higher quality output in an ...

Roller Coverings: Built 'TPU' Toug

(Bag Pouch Main)

September 30, 2009, ... temperature operating range. “The whole idea behind this [change] was to get more life out of the rollers because they are expensive to replace, and changeover requires a very big effort,” says Tom ...