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Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... practical, Gaylord boxes may be used. Rolls are accepted in skid loads only (no loose rolls will be accepted). Skids of material should arrive securely packaged. No shipping containers will be returned. ...

Converting Industry News

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June 29, 2005, ... for the converting and flexible packaging markets. The two ranges of equipment now available are the Eikon (pictured) and the Duo, plus a doctor machine for recovering and reclaiming faulty rolls, and ...

A Cut Above

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May 30, 2005, ... the unwinds. "Now we have seven rolls lined up, feeding, cutting, and going out," Connolly continues. "Without compromising quality, we can get twice as much out in the same amount of time." Just as ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... will be available from MAN Roland in roll widths from 44–73 in. and roll diameters to 72 in. Neenah Completes Spinoff ALPHARETTA, GA—Neenah Paper has completed a tax-free spinoff from Kimberly-Clark ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... substrate to Crown Roll Leaf, Paterson, NJ, for embossing and metallizing. Dazzling Pearly Whites Communicating the whitening capabilities of Oral-B/Rembrandt Whitening Pen from Gillette, South Boston, ...

Secured Solutions

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... previously available. And because it delivers products in rolls as well as sheets, the Intaweb system also enables customers to quickly and seamlessly integrate anti-counterfeiting components into their ...

Giving JDF Content a Great Send-off

(Archive)

March 30, 2005, ... (JMF). JMF allows production workflow hardware and software systems in a JDF workflow to communicate with administrative components and system controllers. It helps to swap dynamic data in real time, such ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... he claims, is high. "In the United States there are quite a few pressure-sensitive label converters—somewhere around 3,000—but 60 to 80 percent of the shrink-sleeve market is pretty much controlled by six ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... 10,000–15,000-sq-ft building.) Politics and P-S Labels & Systems specializes in pressure-sensitive labels and non-p-s tags in sheets and rolls. Products include packaging labels for jars, cans, and ...

Long-Run Liners

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... and accuracy of impression during the most demanding applications. The Maraflo V 4-form roller commercial inker is designed with an integrated dampener said to ensure maximum ink transfer at all production ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... Rolls HAPERT, THE NETHERLANDS—Apex Europe signed an exclusive contract German machine manufacturer Vits in the field of screen and metering rolls. According to the contract, all anilox and metering rolls ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... (CAC) has upgraded production capabilities with the purchase of its third computer-controlled Clausing/METOSA CNC2080 lathe. The lathe will be used in production of CAC’s patented WrinkleSTOP and Multi-Adjust ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... ANI Printing Inks, Trelleborg, Sweden, held two full-day seminars—one in England and one in Ireland—to update roll-to-roll printers on developments in their market. About 30 delegates joined ANI's Narrow ...

Who Likes Film?

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... The very film properties we like in product design come back to haunt us in film handling. Nonporous means air is trapped between the web and roller. Low tension means less driving force to squeeze air ...

Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... Hailed as the first industrial digital ink jet press for corrugated applications, the CORjet is described as a complete system comprising its own RIP software unit and system controller, automatic loader ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... in the Ask AIMCAL part of the Web site (aimcal.org). Spartanics Laser Cut Debuts By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor ROLLING MEADOWS, IL—Spartanics held its annual open house Nov. 3–4, ...

Model Mock-Ups

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... flexo head, semi-rotary die capabilities for rolls, and slitter capabilities. The company’s in-house prepress operation features the entire DuPont Waterproof system. To expand its print capabilities ...

Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... with all machine idler rolls and driven rolls to ensure proper web handling and control. The web handling principle states a web will seek to align itself perpendicular to an idler or driven roll. This ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... refer to the term "drive." This term is being used as a purely generic term to describe a mechanical device that delivers torque to a roll of material or driven roll(s) in a converting machine. This device ...

Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... and abrasion. Uncontrolled slitting debris will lead to defects in your customer's product and equipment downtime. Dust and debris are a common but unwanted side product of slitting. Slitting debris comprises ...