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SOMA Hosts AI in Flexography event at Flexo Xperience Center

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2024, ... innovations in AI-driven automation. The event will also include live system demonstrations of the SOMA Optima2 Intelligent flexo press, the SOMA S-Mount plate mounter, and the SOMA Anilox Management System ...

Sandon Global, XSYS Enter Strategic Partnership to Achieve High Opacity Whites

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2024, ... we have brought together our combined expertise in anilox engraving, imaging in combination with surface screening and plate technology to make printing high opacity whites at no additional cost a reality. ...

Avery Dennison Introduces Volt Tough™ Stretch Electrical Insulation Tape

(News | New Products)

September 04, 2024, ... Tapes offers electrical insulation tape solutions for cooling components (plates, fins, ribbons), structural components (module side plates, pack enclosure), busbar and cell connection systems, and heat ...

PSA Tapes Key to Enhancing EV Battery Design and Production

(Print)

August 29, 2024, ... thermal interface materials (TIMs) to heat sinks or chiller plate materials to facilitate heat transfer. PSA tapes also bond flexible printed heater films that keep cells warm to prevent potential damage ...

Part Two of a Three-Part Series: Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Flexpack)

August 25, 2024, ... technology allows accelerated drying without creating migration of solids, or "skinning" of the coating, if coating is applied. Curran®, is Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose Platelets (MFCP) manufactured by ...

Adapting for Digital or Conventional Labels

(Flexpack)

August 11, 2024, ...  For example, repeat jobs don't just mean pulling plates and printing again. You won't be competitive selling $1,000 jobs when every touch costs $25 to $50 in time against that revenue stream. Whether ...

BW Converting’s Baldwin and W+D empower corrugated manufacturers to achieve more with less at SuperCorrExpo 2024

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2024, ... BW Converting will highlight the Baldwin FlexoCleanerBrush™ – a fully automated flexo plate-cleaning system that can be up to 126 inches (3.2 meters) wide. Enhancing print quality and improving worker ...

EFI Announces New Wide Format Pro+ Series Printers and High-performance ProGraphics+ Series Inks

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2024, ... quality printing, new front and back media pressure rollers for handling a wider range of media, semi-continuous board feeding, an advanced, four chamber media-platen vacuum system with independent power ...

Shurtape® Expands Line of Sustainable Packaging Tapes with Launch of rPET Recycled Packaging Tapes

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2024, ... on virgin plastics, while contributing to a more circular plastics economy,” said Bradley Dunlap, Director of Product Marketing, Packaging. “So, we are stepping up to the plate with carton sealing options ...

PPG appoints Amy Mercante General Manager of Specialty Products

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2024, ... trainee. Most recently she served as director of PPG’s global enterprise resource planning standardization project, where she led the effort to implement a standardized template for the entire global enterprise. ...

Driving Flexibility and Cost Savings With Modular Cutting Assemblies Exploring Alternatives to Inflexible Purpose-built Production Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 21, 2024, ... (mm) — or 0.1% the cut length. The product then falls down an exit chute. In this assembly, all the components were mounted on a common aluminum plate, while the unit itself was mounted on an adjustable ...

Pacificolor LLC Appoints Chad Atkinson as Plant Manager for Utah Facility

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2024, ... 30 years’ experience in the printing and packaging industries. He began his career in 1990 as a platemaker in South Carolina with Advanced Printing Products, moved to North Carolina in 1995 for plate production ...

Eagle Flexible Packaging, Inc. Acquires State-of-the-Art SOMA Optima2 Wide Web Flexographic Printing Press

(News | New Products)

July 14, 2024, ... printing operations. Equipped with the latest in automation to include automated plate mounting, auto registration and speeds at or above 1,600 feet per minute, this press offers unparalleled capabilities, ...

The Past, Present and Future of Corrugated Die Cutting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 14, 2024, ... became more important, manufacturers sought more flexible methods to create unique boxes efficiently. This led to the technique called platen die cutting, which involves using a flatbed die-cutting machine ...

Paper Mills Forge Ahead with Speedy Delivery of High-Quality Parts

(Web Handling)

June 02, 2024, ... flats, hexes, rounds, plates and custom shapes. Carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, nickel, titanium and aluminum are among the materials used for forging. These forgings meet rigorous industry ...

HOW TO: Add Web Cleaning on a Budget With Jemmco, LLC

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... Because this web cleaner bolts onto the endplates of an existing idler roller, it can be added to virtually any process without requiring extensive reconfiguration or web re-routing. This means minimal ...

SOMA set to showcase the Optima2 10-color flagship flexo press during drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2024, ... which facilitates error-free job changeovers—features that enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime. In addition to the Optima2 flexo press, SOMA will present its automatic plate mounter, the ...

Why Cleaning is a Must in the Flexo Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

April 28, 2024, ... or sometimes impossible, to remove later. Be sure to clean printing plates, ink chambers, anilox rolls, sleeves or cylinders immediately after each job. Ingredients needed for a "picture-perfect" flexographic ...

Sandon Global to bring anilox excellence and technical know-how to drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2024, ... communicate both registration and plate impression settings to the press using the RFID chip, which aids identification and digitises the entire flexographic print process. Attendees can visit the SOMA ...

Miraclon and BOBST reinforce strategic partnership

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2024, Miraclon and BOBST have reinforced their strategic partnership, with Miraclon named as the plate technology partner in BOBST’s new Competence Center in Atlanta. Miraclon and BOBST have reinforced their ...