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Workshop on Nipped Systems & Laminating

(Web Handling)

September 04, 2012, ... understanding of the underlying engineering principles and design considerations of nipped rollers. Nipped rollers are the most common method to create high pressure in many value-added web processing ...

On Print | Inkjet at drupa

(Carton Box)

September 03, 2012, Folding carton was gold at drupa 2012. The big question: Will flexible film packaging be in the race by drupa 2016? Folding carton was the primary packaging application for commercial inkjet presses ...

Spinnaker Expands Line of EFI Jetrion Facestocks

(Substrates)

August 17, 2012, ... print on many of Spinnaker’s standard pressure-sensitive products without requiring a special topcoating, reportedly making material sourcing easy. EFI Jetrion presses are said to be ideal for short ...

Cerutti Adds QuadTech Register Control to its CAPS Make-Ready Capability

(News | New Products)

August 14, 2012, Autotron 2600 with ClearLogic is now a standard offering on Cerutti rotogravure package printing and converting presses SUSSEX, WI | Cerutti Packaging and Equipment (CPE), a subsidiary of the Cerutti ...

HP Video Shows Digital Going Green

(Green)

July 27, 2012, The last video in the HP/Mike Ferrari series points out sustainable benefits of digital presses, including waste reduction and elimination of overruns   CINCINNATI, OH | Sustainability is the subject ...

PMMI Study Explores Trends & Challenges in Labeling

(Label/Tape)

July 24, 2012, ... expected to rise 5.2 percent annually to $110 billion by the same year. According to a Freedonia study, pressure-sensitive labels are the most popular type and hold 69 percent of market share in ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... runs and quick turnaround, and thus jobs must be finished more quickly than generally possible with conventional rotary dies. The semi-rotary die-cutters complementing digital presses at many converters, ...

QuadTech Reports Color Technology Agreement

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2012, ... by means of a drawdown, the ink goes to press. The color targets are loaded into QuadTech’s Color Measurement System with SpectralCam. Obtaining the color target data occurs simultaneously with live ...

Flexonomics | Anilox Roll/Ink Selection

(Print)

July 01, 2012, ... in flexographic printing is engraved cell volume. Volume is the capacity of the engraving in a square inch, typically expressed in units of billion cubic microns or BCM. The anilox roll is a precision ...

PMMI Looks at Economics, Label Trends

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2012, The July 2012 issue of “PMMI Reports” sees growth through year’s end; trends in labeling include thinner stock, sustainability, and improved tracking   RESTON, VA | News of note from “PMMI Reports,” ...

Strong Sales for Mark Andy in Latin America

(Label/Tape)

June 19, 2012, With several recent sales of its Performance Series flexo presses, Mark Andy is making waves throughout Latin America   ST. LOUIS | Mark Andy announces multiple recent Performance Series flexo press ...

Splicing/Rewinding | Samsung Gumbak Invests in Third Martin RMAP

(Carton Box)

June 11, 2012, ... new Martin Automatic RMAP rewinder, put into service in 2011 on a Bobst press. Samsung relied on Martin’s process knowledge and engineering capacity to integrate the new rewinder with a Vits sheeter. With ...

drupa 2012 a Success for Flexotecnica

(News | New Products)

June 08, 2012, With repeat sales and many demonstrations of its EVO-XG press, Flexotecnica hails drupa as a resounding success for the company   NEW BERLIN, WI | Flexotecnica announces a record number of press ...

Keene Technology Inc. Offers Die-Cutting Solutions

(Die-Cutting)

May 29, 2012, The DRR 10 and DRR 13 from Keene Technology Inc. provide re-register die-cutting solutions for small digital label presses   SOUTH BELOIT, IL | Keene Technology Inc. (KTI) offers the DRR 10 and DRR ...

Experience Speaks | Rex Lane

(Experience Speaks)

May 16, 2012, ... predominantly pressure-sensitive label converting Website: www.wspackaging.com   1. How did you get into the converting business? When Terry Fulwiler, from the founding family, retired as CEO, ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, ... seal through contaminants such as fats. This last point always impressed me.  Most polyethylenes are penetrated by corn oil within 2 days, while most acid copolymers can last 6 days and ionomers can ...

HP Announces Print Excellence Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2012, ... Commercial Print applications. Submissions were open to users of HP Indigo, Inkjet Web Press, Scitex, and Designjet systems. The competition attracted entries from 364 customers from 47 countries. Judging ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... and Events, is annually the meeting point for participants in this specialist industry, at all levels of the value chain. Siliconized release liner’s major market is in pressure-sensitive labeling, but ...

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 ...

Copac Prints High Quality Cartons with HP Indigo

(Carton Box)

April 03, 2012, WS6600 digital press adds a new range of capabilities for converter with fleet of presses PALO ALTO, CA | Copac Global Packaging, Spartanburg, SC, has added a new HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press. The ...