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Converter Clips

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... to develop new sectors and segments. New Laboratory Tests Load Cells GORHAM, ME — The Montalvo Corp. has a new lab that can test customer load cells as well as those the company manufactures. Set-up ...

What's Ne

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February 28, 2007, ... rates, part rejections, and machine uptime; allows comparisons across jobs, shifts, or other defined durations; and includes analysis of set-up times, run speeds, and downtime, among other parameters. ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... facets to earn the nod from judges this year. The set-up box, designed and contract packaged by Hub Folding Box, Mansfield, MA, features 48-g silver metallized PET (from Adherent Technology, Granby, ...

Please Touch

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2006, ... first such machine to be installed in our area of the country and will save our customers money due to high-speed operation, quick set-up time, and its ability to run lighter-weight films.” Staying ...

LABELEXPO new product digest

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August 31, 2006, ... set-up time. Model D4 offers precise control of tension as low as 0.15 PLI, allowing converters to run ultra-thin films. Two-row, 12-ball, torque-activated design ensures equalized tension across any combination ...

The Laser's Edg

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July 31, 2006, ... import art work from any vector-based drawing system so set-up time can be completed in minutes, a significant contributor to faster job turnaround times for all converters with a developed short-run niche. ...

Holding the Dot

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... due to the extra plate material and set-up time for the additional station. The added cost usually cannot be passed along to the customer. Another option is to run six- or seven-color process, building ...

Puttin' On the Ritz

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March 30, 2006, ... to impart a premium quality. Oodles of Doodles A repeat performance is given by Vacumet with another technical award, this time in the nonfood category, for a metallized set-up game box celebrating ...

Slitting New Product Digest

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February 27, 2006, ... need for overhead hoists. To handle increased roll weights, a rewind center shaft support system prevents shaft deflection and is positioned automatically to eliminate set-up time. Roll pushers unload ...

New Products

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December 30, 2005, ...  Tidland Corp., Camas, WA; 800/426-1000; tidland.com The D4 differential shaft is said to provide unmatched finished roll quality and enhancements to existing Models D2 and D3 to reduce set-up time. The ...

A Perfect Match

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November 29, 2005, ... show. His Prediction label proofs were hand-cut and applied to his product package, saving time and avoiding press set-up costs.” The fast turnaround capability of Prediction also has proved to be a ...

Testing Machines

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October 30, 2005, ... is designed for production control and quality assurance in flexo and gravure printing. Said to reduce set-up time and enable press operators to recognize errors earlier in printing process. System is ...

New Products

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October 30, 2005, New products from: Brown Machine, Innovia Films, Pruftechnik Service, PBI-Dansensor America, Maxson Automatic Machinery, Graymills, Agfa, Ampac Flexibles, Stafford Mfg. Corp., HarperScientific, Michelman, ...

Reporter Clips

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May 30, 2005, ... print station cassettes, with no tools required. This ITC cassette system has cut set-up time in half, Contreras reports. SUPPLIER INFO: Aquaflex— aquaflex.com RFID Takes Center Stage by Nsenga ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2005, ... advantages. Shear slitting of heavier gauge films allows higher speeds and longer knife life with much more sophistication in knife set-up control required. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Web Spreading by ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2005, ... comparable results to preprint. The process also is said to enable flexible packaging printers to have a greatly reduced set-up time. Sherwood, Rad-Cure Collaborate WIDNES, CHESHIRE, UK—Sherwood ...

Foil Stamping: Let it Shine

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... the appearance of the final product," he says. "More efficient layouts can improve speeds. We work with customers, at our machine set-up seminars, for example, to educate them to improve layout for runnability." ...

Brave New Slitting World

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, With run speeds in excess of 600 meters per minute, set-up times down to mere minutes, and today’s technology of laser positioning knives and cores, turret rewinds, automatic discharge onto conveyors, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... on a Heidelberg 102CD six-color, 40-in. offset press and die-cuts them on a Bobst die-cutter. According to Steve Warneke, despite Forte’s thickness, it requires no additional set-up time and performs ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... again focusing the delegates' attention on state-of-the-art narrow web presses. Better machinery design, servo-driven units, higher production speeds, faster set-up, make-ready, and post-production housekeeping ...