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It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived in my dorm tried heating a pot pie on a plastic plate in the oven. Needless to say, the oven and When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... take little room to store, such as stickyback tape for plate mounting, can increase inventory costs significantly. For example, that tape may cost a much as $300/roll. Says Marquart, "If I can have them ...

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Busines

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April 30, 2000, ... have measured our growth and tried not to bite off more than we could chew in any one area," stresses Curran. "For example, when we started the prepress department, we did plates first, then added the ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ... eliminate the causes of inconsistency, and minimize the possibility of web breaks. Air-Actuated Units Pneumatic or air-actuated brakes use air pressure to force stationary plates against rotating discs ...

Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter

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March 30, 2000, ... a specialty packaging converter in 1978. That's when the company purchased its first new press, a Consolidated platen die-cutter, and earned a reputation as a finishing house for packaging printers. The ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, ... platen die-cutting model, so it's very similar to offset technology. The second press we brought in features rotary die-cutting. Now, added to Colbert's three offset presses, we've got five different avenues ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

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January 31, 2000, ... die-cut, and glue all products within a very short lead time in order to fulfill the just-in-time inventory requirements of its customers. A Heidelberg/Creo computer-to-plate (CTP) system is now part of ...

Converters See Hurdles Ahead in Digital Printing

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January 31, 2000, ... industry met in Chicago, IL, to discuss the emergence of digital prepress, computer-to-plate (CTP), digital proofing, and other related technologies. The following report highlights key perceptions ...

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

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December 31, 1999, ... separation, and platemaking. (Materials and equipment are proprietary.) Range Plus Speed Equals Value According to Zohar, the investment in the new system paid immediate dividends. He says the PrintVision/9000NT ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, ... in printing plates, inks, coatings, metering systems, and other critical components of the printing process. A sometimes overlooked - though no less critical - factor in flexo's ability to produce high ...

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

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November 30, 1996, ... variety of prepress, printing/laminating, bagmaking, and finishing equipment. Its prepress operation uses a Bieffebi rubber platemaking system; the pressroom floor houses bagmaking machines from Battenfeld ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ... that needs to be measured on the press, whether it's the chill roll surface temperature, the plate cylinder bearers, the fountain solution reservoirs, or the web exit surface temperatures." "Temperature ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... digital printing eliminates proofs, films, and plates, and it can dramatically shorten the time between one job and the next. Add to this the infinite possibilities for variability and repeatability, and ...

EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.

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October 31, 1996, ... At each demonstration facility, the ink will be run on each substrate for two hours. Each ink will be printed on a total of three different films (see side bar). Plates will be provided through the Project, ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... requirements. In the end, we can achieve a finely graduated demetallized susceptor." "Since the popcorn packaging business has reached a plateau," Jackson says, "we need to look at other susceptor film ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

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July 31, 1996, ... in the 21st century and how we can reach the next plateau," says Lou Falletta. This strategy includes branching out into new markets and servicing existing markets with improved product quality. "We have ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... integrated circuits using positive or negative photo-resists to transfer circuit patterns, which are later etched and plated, forming very thin, small, compact circuits in a stepped manner. The photo-resist ...

FTA winners show off strides in Flexo

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June 30, 1996, ... Entries were judged on two general standards: degree of difficulty (printability/ink compatibility, registration tolerances, plate multiformity, fineness of print/screen, tonal range, converting complexity, ...

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ...  As noted by Bethea, the dramatic changes that have taken place encompass virtually every aspect of the prepress area. From initial design and film output to platemaking and proofing, suppliers are continually ...