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Vacumet Makes Metallizing Dreams Come True

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August 31, 2001, ... provides brilliance to the printed surface. “We estimate less than 10 percent of the packages for consumer goods employ some type of metallized packaging. That leaves a lot of room for us to grow.” ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ... and straight bags. These larger sizes are appropriate for gift baskets and are ready for quick delivery in printed or clear film. Bags can be made from heat shrink PVC, PET-G, and OPS films. Bags ...

Electronic Ink Technology: New Players Aid Progress

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August 31, 2001, Not only will these electronic inks be used on paper, but they can be printed and laminated to create many packaging products. More than a year ago, I Not only will these “electronic inks” be used on paper, ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ... Two new heavy-duty slitting stations, the Slit-100-Deluxe and the Slit-200-Deluxe, have been developed for label webs up to 6 and 9.5 in. wide, respectively. They allow narrow labels to be printed several ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... it makes practical and economical sense. Since most flexible films are printed by flexography, we must consider how EB curing can have use in this printing process. Obviously, the cost and the size of ...

Single-Source Ink Supplier for Package Printer

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July 31, 2001, ... bouncing and stretching printed bags before and after freezing. Dowgray explains that, in order to ensure that when the bag was thawing, the ink wouldn't chip, run, or transfer, Flint designed the inks ...

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call

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July 31, 2001, ... replenishment of the ink or coating on the roller; and migration of chemicals within the printed roll. One form of ghosting exhibits itself when the ink or coating film weight cannot be replenished ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... combination screened images and solid areas must be printed alongside each other. Reportedly has good handling and drape; adhesive allows repositioning as well as strength during printing to minimize edge ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ... whether there's a possibility of ink transfer to the inside wall of a cup printed with UV inks if it is nested inside another printed cup. The simple answer to this question: Yes! Most printing applications ...

Products

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June 30, 2001, ... a combination of a newly developed 3CCD color camera and a maskless inspection circuit, allowing high-precision defect detection over an entire printed pattern, co. reports. Color composition of each point ...

Reporter Clips

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June 30, 2001, ... peach and lemon essence. The two flavors are conveyed with illustrations of the fruits printed on the sleeve labels in their exact colors. The lush and realistic lemon and peach on each label is illustrated ...

When It Comes to Flexo Quality the Sky's the Limi

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June 30, 2001, ... of six different jobs. One sample of each job was printed flexo and the other was printed either offset or gravure. Attendees were asked to mark each sample 1-10 based on visual appearance of print quality. ...

GAA AWARDS: Gravure Is Golden for GAA Award Winners

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June 30, 2001, ... Tea labels. The striking graphics on five different labels were produced using gravure-printed heat-transfer label technology creating a high-tech “invisible” label that becomes part of the bottle.  ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... WI; 414/354-8050; papermc.com Cellophane Meets Candymaker's Needs Polish candy manufacturer Odra wraps its line of Mini hard caramel candies in printed metallized cellophane 340 Rayo M from UCB Films. ...

What's New Narrow We

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May 31, 2001, ... 7-pt C2S LumberTuff. Ribbon and film combination is recommended for outdoor tags and labels for lumber, fences, nurseries, bricks, and wires. Bar codes and other variable data printed using ribbons reportedly ...

Materials

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May 31, 2001, ... have a smooth finish and excellent layflat properties that can be printed, folded, scored, embossed, die-cut, and glued without cracking. Papers feature a highly reflective surface that can be printed ...

A Winning Bet: Profile Industrial Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... with two Bell-Mark random repeat printers. “Probably 50 percent of what we make is printed.” He proudly touts the Bell-Mark machines' print quality but notes Profile likely will need more print capacity ...

Reporter Clips

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April 30, 2001, ...  Reverse gravure printed in eight colors, including a metallic silver, the heat-shrinkable sleeve label reportedly enhances the Shamrock product and offers strong shelf appeal. The Seal-It label completely ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

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April 30, 2001, ... of graphics. He discussed the logistical benefits of digital labeling printing, including the ability for label data and graphics to be transmitted via the Internet and printed on demand when and where ...

Materials

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April 30, 2001, ... plain or surface-printed applications on horizontal packaging machines. Said to provide excellent machinability over wide temperature ranges, along with good moisture barrier performance. Other reported ...