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Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... is entering the European market with its Narrow Web Cleaner (NWC) family of products. The products are said to be economical and simple to use, using the company’s contact cleaning rollers in combination ...

Automated Web Handling Reduces Costs

(Web Handling)

July 30, 2007, ... production process as possible. To justify the case for investment in automated roll changing, Germark also needed to consider the return on investment (ROI). Improvements in Performance and Quality ...

Treat 'em Righ

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... 70 years as a commercial offset printer, General Press Corp. decided to follow the trend to labels. But instead of becoming just another competitor in the already crowded flexographic roll label business, ...

Baggy Webs: Part III-Causes

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... is uneven, if foil rolling and decurling processes are uneven, then the sheet quality of the web just prior to winding may be so bad that nominal tension won’t pull the web flat. But in a vast majority ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... section with double cart; and a turret winding station for 1,200-mm-dia reels. Lamination/coating unit has a chill roll with precise temperature control and a preheating unit with diathermic oil. PFFC-ASAP ...

Folding Carton Shows Off

(Carton Box)

February 27, 2007, ... the shifting of goods from the shelf and into the shopping trolley or basket. The brilliance of holograms appeals to some form of primitive magpie element in our psyche; they have a retentive value, ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... substrate and quenching with a cold roll. The performance of the resulting structure depends on a number of processing and polymer related properties. Of particular importance is the adhesion between the ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... is key to preempting issues arising with surface treaters. Regular cleaning of bare and covered dielectric ground rolls and cleaning of electrodes and inspection of exhaust airflow and air gaps will ensure ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

December 30, 2006, ... and transport. The tray pads are available in continuous roll form for high-speed padding machines and in cut-to-size packs for use in all types of trays and bags. Over the Rainbow Gilbreth Packaging, ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, ... to various printing methods. Now we’ll look at basic differences in ink delivery. On the input side of the system, ink going to the press today is controlled carefully by correlated proofing methods, ...

CPP: Season Two

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... more info on CPP, contact H.A. Bruno at 201/543-5060 or visit www.cppexpo.com. The Conference Program Monday, October 30 Web Handling: Rollers Part I — Effects on the Web — 9:00-9:50 A.M. This ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... roll are said to provide high print quality and minimize ink use. Peristaltic ink pump provides a continuous flow of ink through a closed loop ink cartridge design, maintaining ink viscosity for extended ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... of S & E Engineering, a manufacturer of roll lifts, add-on varnish units, and pallet tilters for almost two decades. AAA is a full-service supplier to the flexographic printing industry. CMD Adds Proven ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... line of high-performance screws, bimetallic barrels, and heat-transfer rolls for extrusion processes. Xaloy will consolidate sales and service of all extrusion equipment in a new business unit, Xaloy ...

Difficult Winding: Part II

(Web Lines)

August 31, 2006, Last month I introduced you to roll modulus ratio, the first of the terrible trifecta of difficult winding. This month let's move on to the next two of Last month I introduced you to roll modulus ratio, ...

LABELEXPO new product digest

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... of roll widths. Visit booth 829. PFFC-ASAP 450 Strong, Stable Films Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay, WI; 920/337-1798; www.gbp.com FlexiClear and FlexiWhite p-s BOPP label films provide stiffness ...

Sato Introduces OEM Print Engine

(Archive)

August 14, 2006, ... compatibility, and SPL, Sato's programming language. The platen and feed rollers each are designed for easy removal from the front side of the print engine and replaced in under five minutes without removing ...

Adopting a Process Model

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... 15 years ago, industry experts in the rapidly expanding field of flexo printing realized that many innovations in inks, anilox rollers, plates, and press controls had eliminated much of the variation. ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... solution polyethylene manufacturing technology provides a profound method for controlling and changing the properties of sHDPE over a wide range. Polymer molecular weight distributions and compositional ...

The Laser's Edg

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... are without the burn-throughs or pinholes that indicate poorly shaped and inadequately controlled laser beams. Many converters also use contract-manufacturing services offered by reputable laser-cutting ...