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Montalvo Website Features Tension Upgrade

(Tension)

October 12, 2010, The Montalvo Corp., an international specialist in industrial web control systems, has posted a presentation on its website to explain how to inexpensively upgrade Mark Andy 4120 presses GORHAM, ME | The ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... Visit www.pffc-online.com/events for meeting dates and locations. The views and opinions expressed in Technical Reports are those of the author(s), not those of the editors of PFFC. Please address comments ...

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 ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... has provided a forum for both academic and industrial researchers to discuss the latest research on application and solidification of thin liquid films.   An impressive attendance list included 300 people ...

Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... we require.” In the basic EREMA system, scrap material is fed into a vertical densifying unit that uses friction to compress and preheat the plastic. The preheated, densified material is then fed directly ...

Control Ink, Save Time

(Offset)

August 31, 2010, Microcolor/Mercury automated ink control for letterpress and offset presses is said to provide savings of both production time and waste material. System Microcolor/Mercury automated ink control for letterpress ...

Finish Many Types of Labels

(Die-Cutting)

August 31, 2010, The FX1200 digital label finishing system off-line label production machine accepts O.D. rolls to 12 in. of printed output from digital label presses. The FX1200 digital label finishing system off-line ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... 35.5-in., nine-color variable sleeve offset presses (VSOP) from Muller Martini. With shrink sleeve and roll-fed label production being a hot market for the company, the two VSOP presses generate 20% of ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... up our handy Pocket Guide to exhibitors. Presses Face Off In Hall F, attendees can compare print quality and performance at Technology Workshops. Four working presses — Nilpeter (HD flexo), EFI-Jetrion ...

Deinking Study Is Shared

(Digital)

July 31, 2010, ... step. In both cases, the bleached pulp met the deinked pulp quality requirements. UK-based Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging selects a P7 Performance Series press from Mark Andy, ...

Flexo Trade Services Installs Martin Automatic Butt Splicer & Turret Rewinder

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

July 15, 2010, Martin Automatic announces the installation of a new splicer and rewinder combo on a narrow web label press at Flexographic Trade Services, Fort Mill, SC. The new Martin Automatic MBSC butt splicer ROCKFORD, ...

Measure Color Precisely

(Controls)

June 30, 2010, ... offers speeds of 1 sec/measurement; high accuracy; precise feedback for accurate color adjustments and less material waste; fast makeready; and more press uptime. Company is offering a trade-in program ...

HP Explores Flexpack, Certifies Media Partners

(Yo's Yarns)

June 22, 2010, ... he shared privately, but he was equally impressed with the approach HP took to help resolve his problems. He believes he has the support he needs to eliminate, or at least improve, his color matching concerns. ...

EPG Launches Printing Cost-Savings Calculator

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2010, ... allows printers to organize and assess important information about their printing operations quickly and privately,” says Peter Griffin, president. “The result is usually quite impressive at any time, ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, Consumer-driven innovations named as winners in packaging competition DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers recently announced winners of its 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The awards program ...

Fischer & Krecke Wins FTA Technical Innovation Award 2010

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2010, ... operating costs, advances flexo versatility, and offers printers the opportunity to take a major stride toward achieving sustainable operations.” Unlike conventional registration and impression setting ...

Short-Run Economics

(Digital)

April 30, 2010, ... of Colad, noticed a greater demand for shorter-run print jobs as companies tried to achieve cost savings by printing more strictly according to need. Colad was using two offset presses, but Anson decided ...

Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Splicer/Rewinder

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2010, ... roll loading from the aisle, and inertia-compensated festoon as the MBS, but it is designed for press widths to 13 in. The MBSC can splice automatically on manual push-button initiation; on operator-adjustable, ...

What Did You Do for Earth Day?

(Yo's Yarns)

April 21, 2010, ... in. It employs gaylords in a recycling center for every material it can possibly recycle. Even the release liner for the pressure-sensitive labels it applies to product containers is saved, shipped out, ...

Splicing/Rewinding: Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Unit

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 15, 2010, ... for press widths to 13 in. The MBSC can splice automatically on manual push-button initiation; on operator-adjustable, automatic roll diameter initiation; or by tail-grabber initiation as the web separates ...