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On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... speeds of 400–600 fpm on printers 30–40 in. wide are seen in the commercial and publication markets, but there they use aqueous inks and uncoated free sheet, which has limited utility in labels and packaging. ...

Folding Cartons | Cut & Crease Without Dies

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2012, ... equipped with multiple lasers, along with new and innovative precision optics to cut cardboard sheets, delivering high quality, on-demand, cut and creased sheets with a format size up to 76 cm by 106 cm ...

2011 | Year-End Review

(Trends/Management)

January 03, 2012, ... buyers were able to utilize their own financial strength and balance sheets to make acquisitions. In addition, corporate profits and cash flows reached record levels during the year, which helped finance ...

Corrugated POP | Digital Finisher a Cut Above

(Carton Box)

December 18, 2011, ... Mormile. " Like our Kongsberg DCM 24 units, it automatically loads and unload sheets, letting us run the machine without being attended by an operator. We can fit all the parts of a display job onto a ...

Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands

(Digital)

August 16, 2011, ... automatic densitometers, Roberds reports. “Every 50 sheets the press prints out a color bar and tests itself. It will then make adjustments to the machine on the fly based on that test.” With much of ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... The latest models can print 22.5×14.3-in. single-sided sheets at 22 sheets/min. Some carton manufacturers are running two such printers in parallel for a top speed of 44 sheets/min. With lasers, maximum ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

(Static Elimination)

April 30, 2011, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This insight is from Ben Franklin, famous for his work on static electricity. Designing a product to “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ...

Printing Proofs-Color Control: Spot On!

(Print)

April 30, 2011, ... requirements. Four 40-in. sheetfed offset presses include three six-color presses and a specially built 13-unit Komori, configured with nine print units, two flexo anilox coating stations in front and ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... gain on both sides of the sheet. Transfer metallizing achieves source reduction by eliminating a metallized film layer while offering superior aesthetics and minimal warping. Hit the Floor Shining ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... back. Transfer metallizing is said to help the relatively lightweight insert lay flat because it permits moisture loss and gain on both sides of the sheet. Transfer metallizing achieves source reduction ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... Orientation Web, Sheet 3D Web, Sheet, 3D Process Types Cast & Blown Cast & Blown Film/Sheet Extrusion Film/Sheet Extrusion Film/Sheet Lamination Film/Sheet Lamination Extrusion ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... Since you most likely are not selling a polymer pellet, you are interested in how the plastic can form a sheet, film, or fill a mold best. Understanding Shear Why make the distinction between the study ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... sheets for the second roller, the time it takes to fit them, and if the sheets are not replaced, then performance decreases as the roller becomes more saturated with contaminates. Brush Systems | This ...

Avoid Marking Sensitive Materials

(Sheeting)

December 31, 2010, High-speed delivery system on precision sheeters avoids marking sensitive materials when shingling sheets. Design manages sheet flow by controlling the High-speed delivery system on precision sheeters ...

Calculate Savings Online

(Print)

November 30, 2010, Visitors to company's website now can access the KeyColor Cost-Savings Calculator, which enables sheet- and web-fed printers to project potential cost Visitors to company's website now can access the KeyColor ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... benchtop has not changed fundamentally for many decades. Typically a 1-2-sq-ft sheet is coated using a doctor device such as a die, blade, or Mayer rod. The sample then is dried with ambient air on a benchtop, ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, Static can cause a variety of problems in film production, coating, converting, sheeting, and packaging operations. Charged surfaces attract dust. Static Static can cause a variety of problems in film ...

EPG Launches Printing Cost-Savings Calculator

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2010, ... KeyColor Cost-Savings Calculator. This convenient calculator enables sheetfed and web printers to quickly and privately project the potential cost savings to be achieved by using KeyColor Systems to increase ...

Avery Dennison Celebrates 75th Anniversary

(Label/Tape)

June 01, 2010, Avery Dennison Corp., described as the product of one man's insight into retailers' needs, marks its 75th anniversary as a company on June 2 by having chairman, president, and CEO Dean A. Scarborough PASADENA, ...

Ipex 2010 Demonstrates Printing Is 'Back in Business

(News | New Products)

May 27, 2010, ... comprises our Edale base unit with the Agfa print head on top. We also demonstrated the Edale variable length sheeter (VLS-650).” Among the highlights of the the show during the Opening Ceremony, Trevor ...