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RFID Tags | Help Brand Owners Combat Diversion

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2012, ... quality inspection process where each incoming roll of RFID inlays is checked for bad inlays. Each bad inlay is marked and later removed. In some instances, the bad inlay will be replaced on the roll. ...

Printing, Converting, and Material Innovations at PACK EXPO International 2012

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... as the fully automated servo-controlled lay-flat adjustment, tool-less forming section, ultrasonic lay-flat monitoring and lay-flat reporting. Also on display at PACK EXPO will be the Trine Model 4800 ...

Badger Plug Adds Locale for Recycling

(Green)

July 23, 2012, With its fourth location now open to recycle roll packaging components, Badger Plug continues its commitment to its customers and to the environment   GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug Co. says its recycling ...

PACK EXPO Intl. 2012 Highlights Printing, Converting & Material Innovations

(Print)

July 23, 2012, ...  Roll-Fed IML Technology Provides Cost Savings | Designed for high volume, low SKU products, Inland Label’s (Booth # 5630) Roll-Fed in-mold labeling (IML) technology is said to provide the same photo ...

HP Indigo Widens Flex-Pack & Carton Digital Options

(Bag Pouch)

March 12, 2012, ... for corrugated packaging. HP Indigo 20000 Scheduled for commercial availability in late 2013, the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press is a roll-to-roll digital press designed primarily for flexible packaging. ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... film slitting solutions in web widths from 2.5–10.4 meters (98–410 in.). Delivers higher efficiency, increased productivity and reliability, higher quality rewind rolls, reduced noise levels, and more ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... additional finishing equipment and tooling. The exemplifiers of toner printing are the Xerox iGen 4s and the roll-fed machines from Xeikon and HP Indigo, not merely for their printing, but because they ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, ... expertise, upgraded a number of components, including the Extrol 6016 with an integrated IBC controller, power and control panels with air-to-water heat exchangers, 4.5-in. 30:1 ContraCool Extruder with ...

Static Beat: Static Dissipation Testing

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2011, ... nearby conveyance rollers or to machine frame elements. So, the “practical answer” is that we must decide on a “standard geometry” so we can test films and get consistent results. Figure 1 is the standard ...

Spartanics Updates Technical Guide on Laser Die-Cutting Technology

(Die-Cutting News)

February 15, 2011, Spartanics updates its previously published "Laser Cutting Technical Guide" drafted in 2008, Parts I and II, with a new 2011 version offering improvements in state-of-the-art laser die-cutting ROLLING MEADOWS, ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... of delivering more labels per roll, less downtime for roll changes, and less weight and volume (so less transportation/energy costs and storage space). What Does the Future Hold? Price is one of the ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... But if someone wants to get into a price war, it's nice to know that you've got the staying power.” CEI prints on eight ten-color presses from Windmoeller & Hoelscher. Printed rolls are sent to Hebron ...

Compact Display Simplifies Powerful Web Guiding

(Web Guiding)

September 20, 2010, ... maintaining web alignment; sensors, guide structure, controller and operator interface are assembled in the factory and shipped to the customer ready for installation. Converters simply bolt the system ...

Digital Label Printing: What's the Sweet Spot

(Digital)

September 07, 2010, ... says Karstedt. “These reports are the collective result of over 20 years of 'roll up your sleeves' work in the field, in-depth discussions with hundreds of converters, brand owners, and systems integrators.  ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ... a recent project for one global leader in label and filmic product solutions, DTS was commissioned to develop a mid-width web roll-to-roll die-cutter with various unique substrate manipulation functions. ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, ... Process, and Outgoing Materials. Use a handheld electrostatic fieldmeter to take measurements from the beginning of the operation through the process to the end — on the incoming rolls as they arrive, ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, ... the HMI (human-machine interface) and PLC (programmable logic controller), David Rand, Amgraph's production manager, can control the speed and thickness of the web precisely; turn on or off various systems, ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... as the inks are not absorbed but instead bond to the film surface. Higher airflow rates in the dryers will help reduce drying times. Because films demand lower heat levels, chill rolls can be used to keep ...

Web Lines: Your Guide to Web Guiding | Part 1

(Web Guiding)

February 28, 2010, ...  Rollers This seems like a simple one, but the web should stay on the face of the rollers and not track over the end of the roller. For most idler rollers, this is usually 2 in. or more. For a 58-in.-wide ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... cycles, lower purging material costs, and greater reliability in controlling the release of contaminants during production runs. Active ingredients are nontoxic, nonabrasive, and safe. Neutrex | 800-803-6242 ...