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Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2008, ... labeling solutions, has opened its first US production facility in Blauvelt. The 50,000-sq-ft facility includes advanced screen and flexo printing technologies. Products include specialty peel-off labels, ...

Carton & Box Products

(Carton Box)

September 30, 2008, ... easily, E/bak Cushions allow for printing on rough surfaces while eliminating gear banding and press bounce. Added benefits include decreasing plate wear and increasing plate life, while reducing fluting ...

Film Converting: Luminit Films Shape Light

(Substrates)

September 30, 2008, ... Luminit LLC, says the proprietary process used to create its Light Shaping Diffusers (LSD) “is a film-to-film, roll-to-roll process in-line, using equipment pretty much like that used in the printing industry.” ...

String Is Clean

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2008, ... tinsel adjacent to the print or coating stations to absorb the static and prevent arcing on high-energy substrates from films to coated papers. That eliminated both danger and defects for many jobs — but ...

Adchem Uses Static Control String to Eliminate Contamination

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2008, ... energy to ignite hazardous vapors in coating heads and gravure printing operations. An ESD event also can disrupt logic in PLCs and sensing equipment, causing processing errors and costly downtime. With ...

UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... to infiltrate the established graphics markets and create new markets as well. Traditionally, UV/EB inks were used in surface printing jobs in which the properties of the cured UV/EB inks led to improvements ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

September 30, 2008, ... or feel of the paper, and are nonfilm forming. Said to deliver maximum performance with a minimal environmental footprint, product meets US EPA 2010/15 PFOA stewardship program. DuPont | 302-999-2826 ...

New Product Digest

(New Products)

August 31, 2008, ...  PFFC-ASAP 402 Soy Ink Prints Clean Soy-Flex printing ink is made from soy polymer, a naturally produced and renewable resource said to offer the advantage of cleaner printing. Ink reportedly is 20% ...

Mid-Gloss Paper is Upgraded

(News Eclips)

August 18, 2008, ... and faster conversion speeds. The new, even printing surface is said to contribute to a precise and consistent print quality. Paper is suitable for all conventional printing methods. With its increased ...

Cleaning at the Cutting Edge

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2008, ... slitting edge debris can be problematic in instances of further processing. For instance, in a printing operation slitter dust can cause hickeys, line voids, and other imperfections that can render even ...

Hybrid Poly/Paper Bag Delivers Strength, Shelf Appeal

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... Packaging Div. introduces an innovative HybriCore poly/paper bag for the pet food, rice, and seed markets to combine both superior strength with high-impact shelf appeal. Comprising a durable print surface ...

COF Testing: Why Does it Matter?

(Process Management)

July 31, 2008, ... sliding a metal plane at constant speed beneath a block. The print specimen is attached to the base of the block. The block is connected to a stationary gauge that measures the frictional force between ...

August What's New Product

(New Products)

July 31, 2008, ... version of company's mid-gloss paper. Machine-coated 80-g stock is said to be stronger and more rigid, meaning less downtime, less waste, and faster conversion speeds. Even printing surface reportedly contributes ...

August 2008 PFFC What's New Products: Part thre

(New Products)

July 31, 2008, Mounting Materials Eliminate Press Bounce Designed to handle easily, E/bak Cushions allow for printing on rough surfaces while eliminating gear banding Mounting Materials Eliminate Press Bounce Designed ...

Web Exclusive: Are Sleeves Ready for Narrow Web?

(Archive)

July 31, 2008, While the number of machines with sleeve technology is growing in label printing, many users still are hesitant about using them. Sleeves became a standard on flexographic presses for package printing ...

A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ...  Ed Dedman told the audience their customers want more SKUs, shapes, sizes, designs, colors, promotions, and bar codes. He proceeded to explain how digital printing can help with these demands. “How d ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

June 30, 2008, ... uses 8.7 scfm of compressed air at 5 psig to entrain high volumes of surrounding room air for effective neutralization of static electricity while blowing away dust and particulates from printed surfaces, ...

Dyne Levels Part 2

(Process Management)

June 30, 2008, ... again in-line with a secondary converting process such as printing to increase the film surface energy, often by 10 dynes and more. Corona treatment of films supplied for further converting operations ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

June 30, 2008, Best of Both Worlds FAIRFIELD, OH Hi-Tech Printing, a converter providing variable print on labels, tags, and cards, is doing all of that better, faster, Best of Both Worlds FAIRFIELD, OH Hi-Tech Printing, ...

Yupo Paper Certified for Indigo

(News Eclips)

June 23, 2008, BOSTON, MA | YUPO Corp. America launched its newest synthetic paper grade, YUPOBlue, made specifically for and certified to run on the HP Indigo line of digital printers. It is said to be perfect for short ...