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Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press

(Flexpack)

April 10, 2012, ... and consumer markets, will be the first in the world to install the new Goss Sunday Vpak web offset printing system.   The new press will be configured for flexible packaging applications, with Sunday ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ... at reducing the carbon footprint of end products, cutting back on the material content of packaging, enhancing recyclability, or facilitating development of alternate energy systems such as photovoltaic, ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... uses its Unilustre technology to transfer-metallize the 12-pt solid beached sulfate (SBS) tobacco stock supplied by International Paper, Memphis, TN. The barrel-cornered cartons are printed on a litho ...

WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... shifts in printing and die-cutting registration. Disadvantages: Draw control is widely misunderstood, especially their dependence on upstream tension and strain as baseline for draw zone tension. ...

On the Road Again!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 16, 2012, ... include flexo printing and laminating. Call John Michaud at 800-448-8145, and visit the company website. Baum Machine in Appleton, WI—At this facility you can see horizontal/vertical machines, turning ...

Best of Show Boxes

(Flexography)

June 30, 2011, ... their printing equipment to do the job right. Here are two examples of well-executed printing that earned Gold and Best of Show awards from the Flexographic Technical Assn., Ronkonkoma, NY, in its 2011 ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, Developments in nanotechnology, alongside increasing sophistication in converting, including electronic printing, are making it possible for brand owners Developments in nanotechnology, alongside increasing ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... MI. The new design prevents warping to extend product shelf life six months while presenting a more attractive package and enabling even cooking in less time. The package comprises overprint varnish/ink/SBS/patterned ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... months while presenting a more attractive package and enabling even cooking in less time. The package comprises overprint varnish/ink/SBS/patterned adhesive/paper/adhesive/mPET to create a functional ...

IPMS Uses Xeikon for Shelf Strips

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, ... “We needed a high-speed press that would print digital variable data for sheet lengths up to four feet long and greater, so that it could be cut down into finished shelf strips that are store specific. ...

Finish Digital Webs

(Die-Cutting)

January 31, 2011, The Spectrum II finishing system for digitally printed webs is said to offer ease of use, high registration capabilities, and process flexibility. Performs The Spectrum II finishing system for digitally ...

Gallus ECS 340 Road Show Opens in Atlanta

(Flexography)

December 26, 2010, Gallus Inc. opened its US Road Show to introduce the Gallus ECS 340 label printing press to the North American marketplace, with its first stop in Atlanta, GA PHILADELPHIA, PA | Gallus Inc. opened its ...

Foundation of FTA To Partner with PIA on Conference

(Flexography)

December 21, 2010, Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), a leading technical society dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry RONKONKOMA, NY | Foundation of Flexographic Technical ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... of a number of key processes, such as in-house lamination with printing and converting, and an increased focus on quality and supply consistency. This has been driven in part by raw material shortages ...

Inspect for Many Defects

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, The LT 100% web inspection system, based on pixel resolution, detects defects such as broken and missing characters, registration of print and die-cut, The LT 100% web inspection system, based on pixel ...

Judging Digital’s Best

(Yo's Yarns)

September 12, 2010, ... their complexity–not just from a design sense but from a printing/production sense. I found it intriguing that HP invited a printer to act as one of the judges–not just any printer, mind you, but one who ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... l00 percent of the volatile organic compounds produced when printing versus other types of inks and coatings,” Hammer says. “And compared to aqueous inks, UV and EB inks use 50 percent less energy for ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ... builder, he founded Drilling Technical Services (DTS) in Milford, OH, a virtual engineering company specializing in the mechanical, electrical, and process engineering of mid-width and narrow web printing, ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... they are specialists in security labeling, printers in such partnerships are expected to contribute innovation to the ever-changing raft of security features. This can involve the purchase of licenses ...

Protect Holograms

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... releases a white paper on the market for digital label printing that discusses various finishing opportunities. The paper is available for download at www.rotoflex.com. Cartes, Moglia, Italy, appoints ...