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Success Personified

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... its bagmaking capabilities, which include Polystar and Web Masters models. “We have made a commitment to [Ro-An] equipment because we've been happy with everything they have done at this point in time,” ...

A Pharma Focus

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2004, ... laminates. G&A is also an appointed distributor for Perlen Converting (Switzerland) for its polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/polyvinylidene chloride and PVC base webs. The entire facility is ISO-9002 approved. ...

CMYK=RGB - The Digital Color Revolution

(Technical Reports)

January 30, 2004, ... frustration to designers and print buyers. While CMYK is utopia from a print production standpoint, the wheels fall off when the buyers want colors that cannot be reproduced in CMYK. Choice 2: CMYK ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... From my point of view, we will get a high quality machine for less money compared to other alternatives.” The 1,250-mm-wide press uses sleeves for both the anilox rollers and plate cylinders. It is ...

A Brighter Picture

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... has been disappointingly slow — too slow to generate any growth in employment. But growth began to accelerate in the second quarter of 2003. Real gross domestic product (GDP) — the output of goods and ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... above are available through the previously listed contacts. New Division Secretary David Timm of Charter Films is the newly appointed secretary of the PLACE Division of TAPPI. He has been a member ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ... flexographic CTP imagesetter, have become popular “stops” on frequent customer tours of the Coquitlam, BC, facility. And strong selling points as well. Ashworth explains, “We show a lot of customers ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... video web inspection systems use the latest CCD and HAD technology with firewire connectivity that pinpoints defects with precision, adding that systems offer viewing up to 5x more than was possible previously. ...

Livin' 'Lean' with CT

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... then at least consider the “leaner side” of making digital plates for your flexo operation. As Bernier points out, investing in the Esko-Graphics and DuPont Cyrel digital platemaking technology has helped ...

Just Rolling Along

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... direction. Reversal points are changed easily and quickly by moving the manually adjustable end stops. The rolling ring linear drive operating principle is an intrinsically simple concept that uses a ...

Esko-Graphics and Design2Launch to Develop Software That Cuts Packaging Cycle Time

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2003, ... Complete 3D models will be visualized easily in context settings, add the development partners, such as store shelving or point-of-purchase displays, loaded on pallets, or moved to a virtual digital studio ...

Pack Expo LV Venue for New Toray Films

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2003, ... to use holographic film for decorative effect that delivers tremendous impact at point-of-sale. The pouch features a cost-effective two-layer structure that simplifies the converting process and facilitates ...

A Cure for the Common Marketing Technique

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2003, ... specializes in point-of-purchase displays and promotional marketing, and most of its customers, such as Kraft, Cardinal Brands, Coca-Cola, and Ocean Spray, are suppliers to Wal-Mart. “When Bristol-Myers ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... shifts…and they were getting some operators lined up,” recalls Doherty, VP of operations at PSG. “They had this idea. They just really didn't have the time to build the business from a sales standpoint ...

What Would PI Do?

(Corrugated)

August 31, 2003, ... four-color boxes; point-of-purchase (POP) displays; corrugated boxes for furniture, for automotive parts, for confections, for electronics, for wine. “It's so diverse,” he adds. To meet those diverse ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... of presses that can deliver a combination of print quality and product performance is merely a continuation of a decades-old trend for versatile point-of-purchase (POP) labels that offer both graphic appeal ...

Winning with Covers

(Folding Cartons)

August 06, 2003, ... variety of papers, including 120lb. papers (or "light heavyweights"). Today’s packaging is increasingly designed for point-of-purchase consumer use and high graphics applications. Premium heavyweight papers ...

Ups & Downs of Business Make Escape an Attractive Option

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... quality keeps going down, and lead times are increasing across the board. This was the case before the economy went south, and I can point to lots of specific, detailed examples. With ongoing downsizing ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... 100 and 300 fpm. Applications for DOD include wide-format printing, colored graphics for packaging, point-of-purchase displays, textile, and large format/signage. Many companies are working on devices ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... of the show’s international presence, organizers are promoting it as “One World—One Drupa.” They point out the first Drupa, staged in 1951, featured 527 exhibitors from 10 countries, while the 2000 edition ...