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Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... represented lost energy dollars essentially being vented into the atmosphere. The oxidizers treat the exhaust from the flexographic printing presses, using heated air to break down volatile organic compounds ...

Fujifilm’s Coating Introduced by CRI

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2012, ... cartons, and labels during the packaging process. CodeStream is applied on-press to corrugated or other paper substrate by the converter and then marked on the user’s packaging line by activation with ...

Turner Printing Invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2012, ... the Anicolor being as low as 200 to 250 sheets. Our run lengths are reducing, typically 3,000 to 5,000. The Anicolor will now print many of the smaller jobs that are presently on the B1 presses." Turner' ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, Recent innovations have improved the performance of slitter/rewinders dramatically, offering superior wind quality and impressive production rates Recent innovations have improved the performance of slitter/rewinders ...

Coating Matters: Steam-The Cure for Curl

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2011, The following column, co-written by Joe Martin at Qualitek, Tucker, GA, is a preview of the paper I will be presenting at the Pressure Sensitive Tape The following column, co-written by Joe Martin at Qualitek, ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... steering guide, capable of guiding webs to 130 in. wide, is suited for plastic films, multiwall bags, laminating, and flexo printing applications. There is no electricity used in the system, only low-pressure ...

Coating Matters: Don't Blame Chatter on Coating Hea

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... the output at the coating head will be apparent. For the best pulse-free results, a coating station should be equipped with a gear, progressive cavity, or pressure pot pump. These constant feed-style pumps ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... has been a trend for companies to invest in noncontact web cleaning systems even if the press or production line currently does not fall into the criteria above, simply because they want the flexibility ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ...  Toray Plastics (America) | 401-294-4511 | www.torayfilms.com Circle 320 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Four INDIE film label stocks are RIT-certified for HP Indigo digital presses, including ...

Ensure Proofs Match Specs

(Print)

November 30, 2010, Verify is a tool used for a quick Pass/Fail analysis of G7 and ISO12647-7 metrics. Provides a printable sticker-sized report to ensure proofs and/or press Verify is a tool used for a quick Pass/Fail analysis ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, The release liner industry has experienced a year of continuous pressure and change. Pressure has come in various forms: lower market growth rates, raw The release liner industry has experienced a year ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... purchased its first press, a six-color Comexi. Then came a Flexotecnica, followed by a laminator, and then a slitter. With the growth came a seemingly constant stream of new machines and equipment ...

Davis-Standard Introduces New Coater at Labelexpo America

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2010, ... heads are available with more than 50 coating configurations. Innovative accessories, such as the patented CAS (coating air separation) system, the Steamex re-humidification system, and the patented pressurized ...

Drives Retrofit: More Space, Less Power

(Slit)

May 31, 2010, ... 18-day schedule included a major overhaul of the obsolete control system by several Atlas engineers with support from AET technicians on site. “This upgrade was a very impressive project by the team ...

Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 28, 2010, ... die land area, i.e., the area just before the plastic exits the die. The pressure drop across this area is in the range of 250-750 psi (1.72-5.17 MPa), so it is not possible for the carbon or other contamination ...

Roller Refurbishing: Replace or Refinish?

(Web Handling)

March 31, 2010, ... all the calculations of flow rate, BTU output and input, deflection, pressure testing, and roll balance. And the roll finish is certainly a specialty, whether plasma, high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF), ...

Stamp of Approval

(Carton Box)

December 31, 2009, ... packaging, and to a smaller degree greeting cards and food packaging, so it requires high quality equipment. Richard Lapalme, general manger, Yves Courcy, pressman, and Mario Charland, foreman, all traveled ...

QC for Nips

(Controls)

December 31, 2009, ... to reduce quality control to cut costs. However, Dolph Beyer, an engineer with Mohawk Fine Papers, asserts that doing this actually is counterproductive. He has determined that using Pressurex pressure-indicating ...

Time To Say Goodbye

(Process Management)

November 30, 2009, ... inks need to be delivered to the press on color. For flexo printing, there are now lab proofers available with interchangeable anilox rollers for precise correlation to the press. Widespread use of these ...

Flying High

(Flexography)

November 30, 2009, The investment in a new flexographic press at Ultimate Packaging, which runs a 24/7 operation, has created ten additional jobs at the UK-based factory. The investment in a new flexographic press at Ultimate ...