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Barrier Coating Launched by NanoPack

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, ... A clear, ultra-thin oxygen barrier coating uses 50% less water than previous coatings. With less drying requirement, shorter ovens are sufficient and press speeds can be increased. The coating supports ...

WHQuiz Answer #13 - Web Wrinkling vs. Speed

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... traction. Without traction there may not be enough force applied to the web from the roller to cause lateral bending (the source of shear wrinkles) or compress the web laterally beyond the buckling criteria. ...

Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge

(Web Handling)

February 14, 2012, ... to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly? 10. Laminating—If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... interest groups are not expected to be successful because the work crossing digital presses is so varied – in market, content, and materials. The color specialist appears to have job security. Light ...

Sheeter Upgrade from Montalvo is Record-Breaker

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2012, ... asked for a larger braking system and tension controllers with increased capability. This allowed the operators to handle e-stops by adding an additional spike of air pressure to the brakes to keep the ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... are pressure and contact area. Blocking tends to occur in the highest-pressure regions of a wound roll. Some products tend to hold their tension in winding and will create higher internal roll layer-to-layer ...

Schober’s Embossing System Protects and Enhances Packages

(Embossing)

January 05, 2012, The VHFA 2650 rotary embossing and hologram technology system helps fight product counterfeiting and piracy while enhancing the look of the package FAIRFIELD, OH | Schober introduces the VHFA 2650 ...

Slitting/Rewinding: Converplast To Add Two Titan Models

(News | New Products)

December 07, 2011, ... high quality product and operating efficiency," explains Mauro Murer, industrial director at Converplast. "We were so impressed with the demonstration of the ER610 slitter that we had no hesitation in placing ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... within the press and be able to communicate with slitter/rewinder equipment for fast, efficient marking and removal of defective roll material. Finally, a system must collect and store performance data ...

UV Inkjet Printers Handle Thin Media

(Digital)

July 31, 2011, New features on the Acuity Advance and Acuity Advance-X2 wide-format UV inkjet printers include an Express Mode offering speeds to 377 sq ft/hr, billboard-quality New features on the Acuity Advance and ...

Digital Printing Narrow Web & Label: One or Many

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

July 31, 2011, Just because digital presses are promoted as being able to produce as little as one label doesn't mean they can't produce tens of thousands of high quality Just because digital presses are promoted as being ...

Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, Myron Geiser, general manager of Capri Packaging, modestly suggests that everyone's got presses and laminators. So, we've got a new W&H pressanybody can Myron Geiser, general manager of Capri Packaging, ...

Flexo Inks Dry Quickly, Cut Waste

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

June 30, 2011, ... designed for high-speed printing on all substrates and anilox rolls. Said to provide thinner ink film and better mileage; faster drying times and increased press speeds; high color consistency; reduced ...

Flexo Inks Have Low Migration

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

June 30, 2011, Flexocure Ancora is a high-performance UV flexo ink range designed to provide a very low migration potential. Said to provide excellent press performance Flexocure Ancora is a high-performance UV flexo ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... carton industry in terms of both processing speed and flexibility. In turn, this puts pressure on downstream finishing processes to deliver compatible speed and automated flexibility. A new generation ...

UV Print on Heat-Sensitive PVC

(Print)

May 31, 2011, ... speeds on paper, foil, and plastic stocks. LED UV wavelengths produce no IR energy, so reportedly they run cool in the press and produce no heat to the sheets or web. Air Motion Systems | 715-425-5600 ...

Tension Control for Slitters

(Slit)

April 30, 2011, ... These values are subsequently compared through special software to pre-set targets, and deviations are corrected through changes in the pressure inside the rewind shafts. Handles a wide variety of materials ...

Printing Proofs-Color Control: Spot On!

(Print)

April 30, 2011, ... for these proofs. “Our service bureau had fingerprinted our presses, but they couldn't calibrate for all the press conditions. While the system was generally very good, we were still having color issues, ...

Print on Many Substrates

(Digital)

March 31, 2011, The 3050 label press is an entry-level digital printing solution for applications that benefit from a wider web width capability. Press can print on scalable The 3050 label press is an entry-level digital ...

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, ...