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Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, Machine's capacity for printing on plastic allows company to tap new market opportunities Flexibility and productivity were critical to Duncan Print Group's decision to purchase a new press. As a commercial ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, ... care into their choice of packaging, as they recognize its power both to brand a product with a strong first impression and to encourage brand loyalty. Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs, for instance, obsessed ...

Flexo Printing | FTA Announces 2012 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

March 19, 2012, ...  A printer-turned-prepress-expert, Bowers also dabbles in design and has long been an advocate for the consumer product company. As a champion of standards, he is a forbearer of FIRST (Flexographic Image ...

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' ...

LPS Industries Adds Equipment, Continues Green Ways

(Coating/Laminating)

March 13, 2012, ... and flexibility. In combination with new software for our presses, we can produce a wider than ever range of designs and finishes and are effectively positioned to provide the highest quality flexo printed ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... a stir in May as host city of the “Olympics of printing” May 3-16 when drupa 2012 opens. Organized by Messe Dusseldorf, drupa will cover prepress and premedia, print, postpress, paper converting, paper ...

Erema Sells Recycling System to Jadcore

(Green)

February 04, 2012, ... for through its ability to handle more heavily inked and otherwise contaminated material than similar systems. "We have closely watched Erema's advances in technology over the years and are impressed with ...

Martin to Show Full Line at drupa 2012

(News | New Products)

January 30, 2012, Martin Automatic will exhibit web handling and splicing equipment at drupa 2012, including web transport equipment, ROI evaluations, and more  ROCKFORD, IL | Martin Automatic will exhibit and demonstrate ...

Precision AirConvey Corp. Baler Aids Environment

(Green)

January 25, 2012, ... from a pneumatic trim system used in conjunction with a material-air separator while diverting the air to an acceptable location. When the door is opened, a compact cube of baled waste compressed neatly ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, ... flexo press, soon ramped up to the point where investment in new technology became essential. Today, the plant list includes two Comco ProGlide MSP lines, Martin Automatic roll handling equipment, an A2 ...

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 ...

Flexotecnica Ends Record Year, Looks Ahead to More

(News | New Products)

December 31, 2011, With record sales in 2011, Flexotecnica is adding automation and waste-reducing innovations on its presses for 2012 and looking ahead to Drupa  NEW BERLIN, WI | Flexotecnica reports a record year for ...

Jury Is Announced for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards

(Flexpack)

December 08, 2011, An impressive panel of judges will evaluate entries for innovation, sustainability, and cost/waste reduction in the DuPont packaging awards competition  WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont has announced the jury ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... Assoc. (http://www.awa-bv.com), reviewed the current market for release liner on pressure-sensitive (p-s) label stock (http://pffc-online.com/search?searchword=face+stock) , a market that, he said, continues ...

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 ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... packaging technology have put more pressure on companies and communities to answer this question. On the consumer side, municipal programs have started making it easier to recycle and compost in an effort ...

CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program

(Trends/Management)

August 16, 2011, ... the choices include waste management, response time, pressroom flexibility and issues concerning food packaging. Advantages and disadvantages of different ink chemistries for both lithographic and flexographic ...

$2 MM Folding Carton Expansion at Menasha Includes Sheeting

(Carton Box News)

August 04, 2011, ... to exact size. Menasha sources claim the process will facilitate faster order times, improve productivity and provide pressman with flatter, fresher, squarer sheets. Because the new equipment sheets to ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... recycled, sustainable, biodegradable, unbleached board, die-cut on a Heidelberg KSBA. It is printed at Lithozone Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand, on a Komori Sprint 425BP press using vegetable-based inks ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... materials, surface roughness, contact pressure, and slip. Slip increases as the film speed increases. In Figure 1, the film tension difference across the roller is caused by bearing drag. This tension ...