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Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

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April 30, 1996, ... setups were not productive. Setups were changed numerous times a day, with operators making as many as 20 cuts from the coated roll of paper. This was being done by manually adjusting each male and female ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... Flexographic Technical Assn. "And moisture content varies tremendously from roll to roll. It doesn't really affect the printing characteristics that much, unless it's really moist, but it has a tremendous ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... dust was everywhere and bulldozers were still running around. There was no water, no compressed air, no gas hookup, nothing the technicians from Germany were accustomed to, but they rolled up their sleeves ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... every day," says Glen E. Braswell, FPA president. It's a very exciting field out there right now." The Green Globe Award for environmental achievement was awarded to Rollprint, Addison, IL, and Kapak, ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... with an outside environment, is designated as a "normal" area. This is where all "dust-generating" materials, such as cardboard shipping containers, are handled. Raw materials, such as rollstock, are ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, Neglecting to give the appropriate consideration to the unwind and unwind roll handling can be a critical mistake.The unwind stand can be one of the most Neglecting to give the appropriate consideration ...

"Partnering" helps get press up to spee

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November 30, 1995, ... problem and creating a condition that necessitated constant stopping and frequent cleanups. Giles and his assistants determined that a level controlling the ink pan combined with improved journal/anilox ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... versatile and portable. Conversion Process The conversion process of the Tack Tube starts with the lamination of a 54-in.-wide web of felt material, supplied by KAPCO, with a roll of Avery Dennison ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

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November 30, 1995, ... microscope objective, a beamsplitter (partially reflective mirror) and a reference mirror, all mounted on a piezoelectric (PZT) driven motor. This motor is automatically controlled by the computer and ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... centershaft-driven two-position unwind stands with a capability of handling rolls up to 36 in. in diameter. This feature is designed to decrease setup time by approximately 50% between roll changes.  ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... as dictated by their changing product wrap needs." Most of the PE film processed at the plant is slit in-line and wound onto a fiber board core. The rollstock is sent for printing and converting into ...

Flexographic Awards honor top industry achievers

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April 30, 1995, ...  [] COSTA Gourmet Tomato Box--corrugated process. Submitted by: RandWhitney Container Corp. Art techniques used: electronic. Type of plate used: photopolymer. Plate thickness. 0.125. Inking system: two-roll ...

Consortium proves quality growth of flexo printing

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April 30, 1995, ... design printing roll-to-roll, but by far, their largest use was as a printing unit running tandem with bagmaking machines. For the next 70 years, little was done in evaluating flexo-print quality on ...

Films utilize capacity of cast polyethylene

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February 28, 1995, ... are controlled to match Web Technologies' metallizing and laminating capabilities. Each new or recharged toner cartridge is shipped in a heat-sealed bag for protection against humidity and light. Bags ...

Unusual fiber packaging finding worldwide success

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December 31, 1994, ... OH, from chipboard rolls supplied by Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, SC. When the bottoms are glued in place, the tops and bottoms of the drum wells are curled in. The net result is the walls are stronger, ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

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December 31, 1994, ... 250 micron. Taco has installed a specially-built Dusenbery model 735 slitter with the new cast polypropylene line at Winsford, Cheshire, UK. The slitter is customized to take 1,800 mm-wide mill rolls ...