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Embossing Puts on the Pressure

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... “Years ago, many would run very low-temperature cooling material, which causes condensation on the embossing-roll surface and can water-stain the product. Today, we find using a greater flow of cooling ...

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

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September 30, 2001, ... in the Specialty Decorated Products category. Using flexography and hot stamping, the project reportedly was extremely difficult due to the tag substrate surface. The hot stamp foil transfer required ...

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

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August 31, 2001, ... “capped” plate, which is a plate with a thin top layer on its surface. “The surface slows exposure, thereby creating a matte texture, which has an excellent affinity to ink, and, thus, a more uniform ink ...

SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Conformability, Durability, Affordability

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June 30, 2001, ... dispensing characteristics. Engineers also are working to counter PP's inherent low surface energy, which can create significant printing challenges. The problem traditionally has been handled with topcoatings, ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... 920/729-6666; webexinc.com Precision converting rolls range in size up to 48 in. dia and 25 ft long. Roll runout can be as tight as 0.0005 in. and surface finishes as low as 1 Ra. Diameter tolerances ...

Reporter Clips

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January 31, 2001, ... the tape construction, it is said to provide excellent conformability to non-flat or otherwise irregular surfaces and to act as an effective gap-filler. Atlas Tag & Label Named to Top 100 List NEENAH, ...

Products

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January 31, 2001, ... to keep the roll surface conditioned. Slitter/Rewinder Winds Smooth Rolls RPEL USA LLC, Belvidere, NJ; 908/475-1047 The adaptable 250S slitter / rewinder reportedly winds straight, smooth rolls with ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... holographic diffraction grating directly into the surface of the embossing tooling. Monaghan adds, "With our new computer-to-plate technology, we can now receive digital artwork and turn around a huge ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... carton ejection, and data collection. Sensor Assesses Compression Between Two Surfaces Sensor Products, East Hanover, NJ; 973/884-1755; 800/755-2201. Pressurex tactile-force indicating sensor is said ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... Can be used with unwind brakes (pneumatic or electric); unwind motor; surface winder; clutch winder; center winder with taper tension; and for intermediate tension requirements (between motor-driven nips). ...

What's New in Narrow We

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November 30, 2000, ... for bar code or label stock products for the paper industry. Both are clear, completely repulpable label stocks with bright white reading surfaces and excellent ink receptivity, according to co. Versatile ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, ... to assess the comparative transfer between surfaces, it has been designed to conform to BS 3110: 1959. Operating procedures begin by cutting specimens to the required size templates and then clamping the ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ...  Kernco Instruments Co. Inc., El Paso, TX; 915/852-3375; kerncoinstr.com Model K8514 digital stick pH meter is battery-operated and features LCD readout with flat-surface probe. Co. says special probe ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, ... for uniform film thickness and smoothness, with the aim of matching the standards of surface finish and gauge historically achieved in paper manufacture through processes such as calendering. "We are ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... customer's concept and the final cylinder without using film. Transparent or reflection copies are provided on a high quality drum or surface scanner. A scanned copy is treated by electronic retouching ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

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July 31, 2000, ...  ceramic coating of Ultracell anilox rolls is homogeneous and compact with a non-wetting tendency and a low porosity. This results in a high surface tension and, thus, an improved release coefficient. Th ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... film is less coarse than foil yet provides adequate barrier properties and smooth, glossy surface for visual appeal. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP): process of packaging food in which oxygen ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ... conditions. As the roll unwinds and becomes smaller, the surface speed at the friction faces increases, and required torque decreases proportionately, as does roll inertia. The brake's torque output also ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... the rear curtain surface where the fluid first strikes the web. The position of the dynamic wetting line is subject to process optimization. The curtain must be guided along its edges in order to prevent ...