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Toppan Forms Acquires Fourth KODAK Press

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2012, ... as Toppan Forms continuously offers new capabilities and services in high-speed variable-data printing. The KODAK PROSPER 5000XL press brings offset-class output approaching 175 lines/in. with roll-fed ...

Ampac Pouches Are FPA Winners

(Bag Pouch)

May 21, 2012, ... and controlled one-handed release of the contents. The Easysnap sachet pouch is designed as a single unit-dose that can be dispensed using only one hand and without tearing an opening in a pouch. The ...

CMD Bagmaking System Has Many Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

May 09, 2012, The Global Drawtape Bagmaking System from CMD, which can be configured with the Model 0330HSW Global high-speed winder, assures product quality   APPLETON, WI | CMD offers the Model 1270GDS Global ...

Rotoflex Redesigns VLI Finishing System

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2012, ... production speeds, gives more precise speed control and accurate stop/start ability, and provides better tension management to deliver higher roll quality. The 2.0 system is said to make the VLI an ideal ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Farm Deli Flats thin rolls and Goldfish Sandwich Bread (Flats)—Packaging by Pepperidge Farm; CP Flexible Packaging; Printpack Inc.; Sealstrip Corp.—USA Honored for Excellence in Innovation and Waste Reduction ...

Avery Digital Facestock for HP Indigo Presses

(Label/Tape)

May 08, 2012, ... than today's standard product of PE85 film on glassine liner, thus delivering almost twice as many labels per roll, overall better operational efficiency throughout the supply chain, and increased levels ...

Coating Matters | Plumbing Basics in Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2012, ... that the system is purged Imagine a roller coaster of pipes carrying a viscous fluid that can hold air for a long period of time. At the peaks of the roller coaster run, air will sit and slowly release ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press

(Flexpack)

April 10, 2012, ... will need going forward, are built into the new press technology.” Precision Press produces a comprehensive range of flexible packaging as well as in-mold, shrink sleeve, roll-fed and cut-and-stack labels ...

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, ... impressed with the carousel unit, which holds up to four anilox rollers above the coating unit. This will dramatically improve the changeover time from conventional to UV printing. Another benefit will ...

Atlas Converting Equipment to Launch Slitter

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2012, ... higher quality rewind rolls, reduced noise levels, and more effective, operator-friendly control systems. This technology also features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, direct ...

Coating Matters | Battery Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

March 25, 2012, ... engineer needs to think about whether a direct coating method, with a precision roll, is ideal or whether a free span coating method, without a roll, will provide the most process capability. The assembled ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... of Mimaki, this is only after all layers are applied. Drying will, of course, be a requirement in the design of fixed head roll-to-roll printers suitable for packaging. There are several configurations ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... reduce the trim to 3/8 in. and reduce the total trim loss to 2.2%—a considerable difference from the 5.5% loss taken from the 18-in. roll. Initially, Etchells accounts for the differential among converters’ ...

LPS Industries Adds Equipment, Continues Green Ways

(Coating/Laminating)

March 13, 2012, ... provider of flexible packaging, reports a major upgrade to its manufacturing platform. The improvements include new, more powerful graphics software, adding a new controlled atmosphere manufacturing department, ...

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. ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... able to identify other types of defects. Process for Seamless Roller Coverings Earning finalist status in the Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories Category is Menges Roller Co., Inc., Wauconda, ...

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 ...

Thin Films Expert VCF Films Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, New web coating line produces specialty materials for application to virtually any flexible roll-to-roll substrate PHOENIX, AZ | VCF Films (VCF) a leading manufacturer of thin polymer films and coatings ...

Flexo Printing | Colbert Packaging Installs Nine-Color Primographic Press

(Flexography)

February 28, 2012, ... equipment in its 45,000-sq-ft facility in Lake Forest, IL., one of three Colbert manufacturing plants and the only one focused exclusively on flexographic packaging solutions and pressure-sensitive roll ...

Catbridge Turret Offers Simplicity, Efficiency

(Flexpack)

February 14, 2012, ... shaft, reportedly saving time and simplifying webbing and operations. The company reports that in recent trials, the 324FP delivered rolls with excellent edge quality, roll build, and core alignment. ...