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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... gain up-close and hands-on knowledge of the newest Autoplaten die-cutter. Visitors also had the opportunity to attend and participate in live demonstrations of the Angle Lock Blanking System; InTouch, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... reduced waste in startups and restarts, and reduced color variation. Also performs well on CTP plates and is compatible with UV, hybrid, and conventional inks, company says. Inks Demonstrate Strength ...

Tech Specs

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... dia 60 in. (1,530 mm) Speed 1,378 fpm (420 mpm) Features/options include web aligner and pull roller at web in-feed; motorized print unit adjustment; sleeve technology for anilox and plate cylinders; ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... for use in the manufacture of tissue and writing papers. Plate Patent for PRP INDIANAPOLIS, IN—PRP Flexo has been awarded a patent for its ExSpect flexographic plate development process designed ...

Flexo Goes to Florida

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ...  Wide Web Robbie Mfg., Lenexa, KS, takes Gold and Best of Show awards for its Arizona Tea with Lemon Flavor entry in the process, film, category. Using digital photopolymer plates, video mounting, and ...

Clean Thinking

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... a witness plate. Set out a microscope slide near your converting processes. After a day or a week, put a cover slide on it and go to a microscope. What do you find? A skilled microscopist can help identify ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... imaging unit built specifically for the tag and label industry. Platemaking then is performed by DuPont Cyrel FAST equipment that requires no solvents for digital flexo plate processing in as little as ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... one hot stamping plate to the next. (Not exhibiting) Change Over Sleeves Quickly J.M. Heaford, Altrincham, UK; +44 (0) 161 928 5679; jmheaford.co.uk Late-generation sleeve dedicated mounter/proofer ...

Rick Hocking Named "Converter of the Year

(Archive)

March 19, 2005, ... Hocking began his career in flexography in 1978 as a press helper. His career progression included plate mounting and press operation. In 1985, he became printing department manager, and in 1999, he was ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... in narrow web tag and label, folding carton, single-serve, and specialty applications. Said to avoid plate swell problems with digital plate or conventional technology and to be ideal for combination printing. ...

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... 726 Coim USA, 4006 CP Films, 916 DKSH North America, 4633 Douglas-Hanson Co., 1284 Dyna-Tech Adhesives & Coatings, 216 Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp., 3052 General Magnaplate, 4321 Global ...

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories Continued

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... Corp., 3105 PLATES/PLATEMAKING SLEEVES, SUPPLIES Beta Industries, 4746 CCDI Composites, 4313 Creo, 3238 HarperScientific, 1610 Jalema Filing Systems, 4340 Luminite Products, 1886 MacDermid ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... and as a result had about $260,000 in annual sales "in my pocket" before the first plate was mounted. His dedication to quality and customer service has brought in hundreds of customers. Now that he ...

Rotary Screen Printings Contribution to RFID

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... high frequency RFID; LF antennae are made of wound copper and have between 200 and 250 coil loops. HF ones have just four to six and can be made out of wound copper wire, etched copper or aluminium, plated ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... such as metallics. However, in the long term, our company is looking at a dedicated UV flexo white ink, and we are working on that and its whole surrounding package—plate, tape, and anilox roller, too." ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and can compensate for dot gain, so customers can see the actual finished product on a proof before they trigger the expense of engraving the plate." "The industry just hasn’t seen a proofing system ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... (NAPIM); Waterless Printing Assn.; and Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Assn. PLGA and NAPIM are among endorsing associations offering special pavilions and solutions theaters at the show. For more ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... plates, covering an embossing roll with virtually undetectable seams. Reportedly allows one person to change the pattern on an 85-in. roller in less than 15 min, making it economically feasible to change ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... USB microscope manufactured by Bodelin Technologies. Will check printed substrates, plate surfaces, and anilox rolls both on- and off-press. Captures single pictures as well as full motion videos when ...

Getting it Right, the First Time

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... Also, plate pressure control at the makeready stage where you can get plate pressure and anilox pressure automatically and faster than you can do it manually." Shumaker predicts makeready for inking eventually ...