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Automated Color Functions

(Carton Box)

February 28, 2010, The Diamond Color Navigator automates color corrections and basic press functions. Press operators use a touchscreen color wheel to fine-tune colors on The Diamond Color Navigator automates color corrections ...

Shrink Sleeve Ink Has Low Odor

(Narrow Web)

January 31, 2010, ... features low odor, high flexibility, high slip, and excellent rheology characteristics. Formulated to be press-ready, ink cures at web speeds to 1,000 fpm when exposed to a medium-pressure mercury vapor ...

Offset Inks Set Quickly

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2010, ... print resolution, low misting at high speeds, and fast setting properties that reduce waste. Can be used on all offset sheetfed presses, including high-speed and wide-format models. Inks are heat-resistant ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, A major trend in the development of new web coated products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of A major trend in the development of new web coated ...

Anilox Roll for CtP

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, ... the technologies for faster press speeds with less blade wear and a higher resistance to doctor blade scoring. Cell angle profile allows the use of expanded color gamut without angles clashing with printing ...

South American Flex-Pack Converter Installs BST Defect Detection

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2010, ... completed purchase of three machines that had been installed during the trial on three Premius inspection systems on W&H (www.whcorp.com) flexo presses. Plastilene conducted the trial over two months’ ...

Proteus Adds Heidelberg VLF

(Carton Box)

December 31, 2009, Proteus Adds Heidelberg VLF KENNESAW, GA | Heidelberg reports the first US company to install its Speedmaster XL 145 VLF press is Proteus Packaging, Franklin, KENNESAW, GA | Heidelberg reports the first ...

Achieve Quality Display Graphics

(New Products)

December 31, 2009, ... to 2,690 sq ft/hr or 50 full bed sheets/hr on substrates to 2 in. thick. Said to produce high quality display graphics economically, press features automation options, user-replaceable printheads, expanded ...

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 ...

Emboss Braille In- or Off-Line

(Carton Box Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... and symbols allow the process to be accomplished at speeds that allow it to be used in-line at the printing press or off-line in a converting system. It is applicable for both web- and sheet-fed processes ...

Three Options To Mount Plates

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, ... and maintain position of plates for the duration of the print process. Because of this, products are able to resist edge lift and run at speeds only limited by the press itself. tesa tape | 704-553-4668 ...

Get a Grip on Your Web

(Tension)

October 31, 2009, ... (Arkwright produces coated paper and film for the reprographics industry. Green Bay Packaging produces pressure-sensitive laminated structures for the roll label industry.) Analysis of a Vacuum Roller ...

Unilux Pocket Pixel Goes For 'Green

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2009, ... in its class. The Pocket Pixel uses its unique reflector design to focus 30-percent-brighter light on narrow web label presses and other printing and converting equipment for inspection applications ...

North American debut for the :Dotrix

(News Eclips)

September 30, 2009, The Agfa :Dotrix made its North American debut at Print 09 with two new features on the modular digital UV inkjet press. MORTSEL, BELGIUM | The Agfa  :Dotrix made its North American debut at Print 09 with ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box Main)

September 30, 2009, ... treater. Tom Vogel, Green Bay Packaging's plant engineering manager, says, “Previously, folder/gluer press speeds were limited by glue application speed and dwell time. With atmospheric plasma surface ...

Printed Linerboard: Big & Bold

(Carton Box Main)

September 30, 2009, ... that included purchasing one of the largest wide web presses in the world and building a 44,000-sq-ft addition to house it at the Menasha PrePrint facility in Neenah, WI. In announcing the project, ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight Narrow Web Advances at Labelexpo Europe

(News | New Products)

September 15, 2009, ... and robust press performance on a range of papers, plastics and metalized substrates at the highest print quality. SolarScreen Whites have new silicone-free and silicone-containing products added to ...

Time for Unwinding Upgrade?

(Archive)

August 31, 2009, ... your boss told you to run your process slower? Never? Yeah, that's what I thought. As you start pressing your old braked unwind into more challenging service, the most obvious sign that you might benefit ...

Foil Capsules Launch Sales

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... them roll-to-roll using an eight-color rotogravure press,” explains Tim Pletcher, VP of operations. “But as a secondary process, we slit the materials and then use specialized forming equipment to create ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... areas, reducing waste and saving time and energy through process efficiencies. Foil-on-demand capability reduces converting steps. Said to provide excellent press stability and easy application. Henkel ...