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Standardizing Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, Streamline your anilox roll inventory to increase your bottom-line profits. Let's face it. In a time when business is being lost over the smallest margins, we must look at every part of the system, ...

Avery Dennison Adds SynCarta BOPP to Fasson Rapid-Roll Line

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2003, Avery Dennison Corp. reports it's enhanced its Fasson Rapid-Roll product line with SynCarta synthetic media. According to the manufacturer of pressure-sensitive technology and self-adhesive solutions for ...

Winding Better Rolls

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May 31, 2003, ...  One key to quality wound rolls is the winding nip. The winding nip is a roller, driven or idling, that remains in contact with the winding roll throughout its buildup. The winding nip has many aliases, ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... president of Novaflex (novaflexinc.com), “gravure presses were over-engineered and expensive. For a time the trend was toward a system in which the trolley was removed automatically and reinserted. Today, ...

Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, The column in this space last month discussed color in adhesives and coatings with emphasis on avoiding color during the manufacture of the products. The column in this space last month discussed color ...

Enercon's ELF Roll Designed for Thin Film Converter

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2003, Enercon Industries Corporation reports the development of ELF—Enercon low friction—roll specifically designed lighter weight film substrates. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI, USA—Enercon Industries Corporation reports ...

Roll Technology Corporation Partners with Grupo Zoica

(News | New Products)

November 17, 2002, Roll Technology Corporation reports it has established a manufacturers'-representative sales agreement with Grupo Zoica, Mexico City, Mexico. GREENVILLE, SC, USA—Roll Technology Corporation reports it ...

GretagMacbeth Rolls Out Enterprise Color-Management Program

(News | New Products)

November 07, 2002, ... 2) ECM Control; 3) ECM Communicate; and 4) ECM Compliance." Co. says Measure and Control focus no more conventional spectrophotometers and software for measuring/controlling color, while the most recent ...

Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, Maintaining high levels of accuracy is critical in controlling coater gap uniformity. The role of noncontact thin gap sensors is discussed in in this article. The common thread between end-users and ...

Quality Controlled Music Packaging

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... printing. (For a list of preflighting solutions, scroll down to the end.) “We chose TIFF/IT-P1 for the times,” Sony Music's Allenfort remarks, “but our format in the future, I'm convinced, will be PDF.” ...

Dead On Slit Rolls

(Unprinted Rolls)

July 31, 2002, ... ON Slit Rolls When is overkill good? When you need to go beyond what's normally required. "We're there," says RTG Films, Chalfont, PA. With Deacro, it jumped into precision slitting and now gives its customers... ...

Komori Rolls Out Offset Innovation with Style

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2002, ... more versatility. ROLLING MEADOWS, IL, USA—On July 16, Komori America Corp. introduced its new six-color offset press to members of the trade media, including PFFC. Komori unveiled the 40-in. LS40 amid ...

TLMI Inspires Members to Roll On

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2002, Having enjoyed the benefits of double-digit growth in the roll-to-roll tag and label business in the 1980s and ’90s, converters are now facing the realities of single-digit growth in the new millennium. ...

Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... layers, a wound roll's initial wraps are the foundation for subsequent roll buildup. In winding rolls we also create impressive performance through structure. Wound rolls are a package to store web materials ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision Despite the amount of technology that goes into the ...

CM Acquisitions LLC to Acquire American Roller Co.

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2001, CM Acquisitions LLC, a Chicago, IL-based private equity firm, announced earlier this month it's agreed to acquire American Roller Co. The sale is effective as of the close of business on December 28, 2001. ...

Kurz Transfer Products and General Roll Leaf Expand Partnership

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2001, Kurz Transfer Products announces an expanded partnership with General Roll Leaf. According to the co., General Roll Leaf has long offered Kurz foils as an integral part of its product line, but an expanded ...

Slitter Savvy: The Art of Winding Good Rolls

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... good roll? A slitter/winder operator will tell you that a good roll of paper is one that has the following characteristics: It is the right shape round and proper width. It is the right size ...

Slitter Savvy: Visual Roll Defects & Remedies

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, Poor starts: There are obvious differences in appearance between the paper near the core and the remainder of the roll. Remedies: Tighten web before fastening Poor starts: There are obvious differences ...

Web Scratch Solution: Regulate Your Running Rolls

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, Driven rolls also may scratch the web surface, even though they are very accurately speed-controlled. Web scratches can be a vexing problem on very clear products. Because they become visible when ...