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- System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 2000, ... of a growling dog." Yet, says Dave Shanks, senior process engineer at Avery Dennison's Lowell, IN, facility, that's the experience many press operators are forced to go through as they test--or, more likely, ...
- Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 1996, ... Raytek Raynger PM portable noncontact thermometers to help its customers get the most out of their presses. Any printing process is difficult to maintain without a good sense of the raw materials and ...
- Label converter controls quality from the inside out
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1996, ... variety of press designs to print on every imaginable kind of stock and expect to get the consistent results our label customers must have," explains Michael Keeney, president of Walle Corp. Walle operates ...
- Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 1996, ... one of the first full-scale all-vector drive systems in the converting industry, supplied by MagneTek. The Worldwide Process Technologies pressure-sensitive line was installed and commissioned in May ...
- New measurement technology improves web control.
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 1996, ... compressing. In one type of strain gauge transducer, for example, a mechanical force applied to the load cell stretches small resistive strain gauges glued to a measurement area in the unit. The stretching ...
- "Partnering" helps get press up to spee
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 1995, ... with ink foaming problems until DIP Co. stepped in and gave its partner a helping hand. When Viking Label and Packaging Inc., Nisswa, MN, tested its new flexo press at low speeds, everything seemed ...
- Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, Press operators from three converting companies talk about their experiences with video web inspection and what it means to find the right equipment.The Press operators from three converting companies ...
- UV letterpress assures quality at QA Label
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1995, Building Quality Assured Label from the ground up meant a lot of sweat and some very good decisions, including the choice of ultraviolet letterpress equipment Building Quality Assured Label from the ground ...
- Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 1994, ... MN. "Where we have 1 1/2 and 2 mil now, we're going to 1 and 1 1/2 mil," he said. "This makes formulation as well as production a challenge. We have to work with the resin people and the press manufacturers." ...
- Traditions fall as prepress moves into electronic age
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 1994, Electronic prepress is growing up and replacing the traditional prep methods in most graphic-arts applications, including most segments of the converting Electronic prepress is growing up and replacing ...
- Insignia Die-Cutting Series Wins PRINTING United Alliance 2024 Pinnacle Product Award for Die-Cutting Equipment
- (News | New Products)
- July 14, 2024, ... the Insignia Series.” He continues, “the Insignia offers models for a range of customers. It now includes four models with sheet sizes to fit all types of press outputs, plus automatic matrix removal, ...
- E&R Specifies Vetaphone for Innovation & Application Centre
- (News | New Products)
- July 09, 2024, ... none in this sector so the decision to form a cooperative partnership with them was straightforward,” said Jack, adding that it is not just the cutting-edge technology that impressed him but the synergy ...
- Winpak's Zero-error Approach Reshapes Packaging ...
- (News | New Products)
- July 08, 2024, ... systems – including Winpak’s upgrade to the recently introduced PQV 4.0 -- has equipped Winpak to conduct thorough inspections, whether comparing file-to-file before press runs or analyzing press samples ...
- Thermal Transfer Roll Performance Today
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 30, 2024, ... innovative ideas. Often, Thermal Transfer applications are nipped, requiring a hard face roller (usually the thermal transfer core) in direct contact (under pressure) with a rubber or elastomeric-covered ...
- Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution
- (Flexpack)
- June 16, 2024, ... scale manufacturing production comes with its share of loss, or scrap. Helping to reduce such loss is a fascinating technology named Active Packaging (AP). What makes AP so important and impressive? Well, ...
- Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions
- (Flexpack)
- June 13, 2024, ... plastics treaty and multiple national plastic pacts all focused on building a circular economy, plastic packaging is a major focus of many sustainability efforts. Consumer pressure and government regulations ...
- Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials
- (Bag Pouch)
- June 09, 2024, ... decorative sheen that they provide. Package print converters sometimes print reels of pre-metallized materials such as polypropylene (PP) as a single ply on flexographic or gravure presses. But there ...
- Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior
- (Surface Prep)
- May 26, 2024, ... charges. The size of the charge is determined by the force of the friction, speed, pressure and separation, with increased force and faster processes leading to larger charges. The type of material involved, ...
- HOW TO: Do in Register Coating
- (HOW TO Guide)
- May 02, 2024, ... to convert in register applications in line with the printing press; the last color of the press or a downstream station made for the solution. Of course the productivity was affected as the printing press ...
- Surface Tension and Wettability
- (Surface Prep)
- May 01, 2024, ... flow of liquid on a substrate for ease of use and accuracy. The valve-style tip is similar to a bingo dauber, where the tip is depressed on the substrate to open the valve and allow solution to flood the ...