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Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... requirements of pressure-sensitive technology, are ideally suited to long print runs, and may be printed sheet-fed or roll-fed on normal commercial presses. Therefore, they represent an opportunity for ...

Luminer Converting Group Adds Epson Digital Press

(Label/Tape News)

August 11, 2013, ...  Prints on a range of standard, off-the-shelf materials including gloss, semi-gloss, matte, film, and clear, and metallic substrates Supports rolls from 3.15 to 13-in. wide up to 0.013-in. (0.32 mm) ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... J. Walker, president, TJWalker + Assoc. and author of PFFC’s “Web Lines” column Did Tension Control Mess Up My Registration? Tuning Up Your Nipped Rollers (To Increase Profits) Wrinkle-Free Web ...

Atlas to Present New-Generation Slitters at K 2013

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2013, ... says benefits of the new technology include higher efficiency, increased productivity and reliability, higher quality rewind rolls, reduced noise levels, and more effective, operator-friendly control systems. ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... Indigo's WS6600 press. Also introduced will be the next generation of AVT's PrintFlow print quality database. PrintFlow 2.0 features an upgraded user interface, a new roll map display, and expanded production ...

Appleton Mfg. Division Upgrades Core Recycler

(Nonwovens)

July 26, 2013, ... concept of safe, efficient slabbing and core recycling.  The unit comprises: • Conveyor for loading and moving rolls onto the slabbing arm • Laser mounted onto slabbing arm to assist with roll positioning ...

Digital Label Finishing Systems Offers “Mini Press”

(Label/Tape News)

July 23, 2013, ... Press” designed to laminate, die-cut, slit, and rewind digitally printed labels.  Company says the MP850 label finishing system can laminate and rotary die-cut preprinted labels produced by any roll-to-roll ...

Trends | The Future of Package Printing

(Print)

July 17, 2013, ... technology allows for direct-to-plastic printing prior to thermoforming. The technology uses specialty heat-tolerant inks that dry instantly when applied to roll-fed plastics, yet remain malleable during ...

Eliminating Boundary Layer Air During Winding

(Web Handling)

July 15, 2013, Eliminate boundary layer air  while winding rolls of film, in most cases, by using a lay-on roller. For coating and extrusion technology, vacuum boxes or electrostatic pinning can sometimes–though infrequently–be ...

AZCO Rotary Crush Cutter Is Modular

(Die-Cutting News)

July 14, 2013, ... cut is achieved by the blade in the top cylinder cutting against a hardened anvil roll. These units have blade spacing from 50 mm/2 in. and up and are good for many types of flexible materials. They are ...

Peel, Reseal Lidding Film Developed for Lettuce Trays

(Flexpack)

July 14, 2013, ... meals, meats, cheeses, snacks, candies, and baked goods. The Peel and ReSeal system is incorporated into the flexible film roll. Two rolls of film can provide the same number of impressions as a full ...

Flexible Packaging | LPS Industries Invests To Serve IVD Test Markets

(Flexpack)

July 10, 2013, ... products like test meters, strips, and combination meter and insulin pumps. To better serve the growing demand for IVD test packaging, LPS Industries recently installed a fully contained and controlled ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... slower than hitherto, but still ahead of other label technology growth rates. Growth continues to be driven by heat shrink sleeves (with roll-fed machine-direction shrink sleeves showing potential in North ...

Steven Label Invests in Colordyne Digital Printing System

(Label/Tape News)

May 23, 2013, ... (Fortune 500 companies from a wide range of industries) for pressure-sensitive and related products, including membrane switches, overlays, roll labels, ul/csa products, precision die-cut components (insulators, ...

Pregis Introduces Sheet Foam with Multidirectional Stretch

(First Glance)

May 22, 2013, ... offering readily available 1/16- and 1/32-in. thick stock sizes in 48-, 60- and 72-in. roll widths. Custom options also are available. The Microfoam line is well-suited to provide product protection ...

Nordmeccanica SpA a Laminating Powerhouse

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 20, 2013, A visit to Nordmeccanica in Italy reveals why the company's "standardized" approach to roll to roll lamination is so successful. While in Italy in May, 2013, I had a nice chat with Giancarlo Caimmi, ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 3

(Web Handling)

May 08, 2013, In Part 3 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker answers the question: How do dimensional changes within a roll (e.g., compression) change roll strains and stresses? In Part 3 of ...

KAPCO Adds Gloss Paper for Displays and More

(Materials)

May 04, 2013, Eight-mil, high quality paper is said to print with photo quality   KENT, OH | KAPCO Graphic Products, a manufacturer, coater, and converter of pressure-sensitive flexible materials, has added new ...

Jennerjahn Saves Time On New Control Platform Implementation

(Controls News)

April 30, 2013, ... braking, a driven surface winder, and driven lay-on roll. The machine typically slits a web into multiple sections, and the surface winder winds a small diameter roll to a precise length. The customer ...

The Future of Fluid Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2013, ... material scientists be working on today? Luckily, the world of roll-to-roll coating, curing and converting tends to follow an evolutionary path. Because of this stepwise development, predictions of disruptive ...