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On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... in a large label factory can be used. Ultraviolet (UV)-cure inkjet is very durable, but the first generation of label printers did not impress me for image quality—the droplets were too large and the ...

RadTech Joins the Show at ICE USA 2013

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2012, With a presentation on ultraviolet and electron beam technology, RadTech adds to the list associations offering education at ICE USA 2013   BURLINGTON, MA | RadTech, a nonprofit organization committed ...

Labels | Western States Envelope & Label Adds Mark Andy Press

(Label/Tape)

July 08, 2012, ... for any size label run. The P5 press also delivers precise, advanced print quality with either water-based or ultraviolet inks, and has both pre-register and auto registration to save valuable time and ...

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, ... and packaging producer, it needed a press that could process lightweight 60 gsm papers through to 1-mm boards and could run both conventional and ultraviolet (UV) inks with an easy switch between the two. ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... that can accomplish this. The ideal will be printing all colors wet-on-wet, which is how ultraviolet (UV)-cure inks can be applied. Low viscosity is obtained for UV-cure inkjet inks, first through monomer ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... of the contents. The outer envelope, also 16-pt SBS, presents a metallic blue butterfly and environmental message. Both envelopes are printed with ultraviolet inks and a matte overprint varnish. International ...

Flexo Printing | Colbert Packaging Installs Nine-Color Primographic Press

(Flexography)

February 28, 2012, ... format options for customers, and it can print both water-based and ultraviolet inks. It also features cold foil and HoloCure technologies for producing metallic and holographic effects on package surfaces. ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... inkjet OEMs making ultraviolet (UV)-cure devices, add orange, green, and violet for this effect. Opaltone has converted flexographic, gravure, and offset presses in the traditional market for its cyan, ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, ... of the installation was a 22-in. (600-mm) Comco ProGlide MSP, fitted with nine print units and six converting stations. The press was specified for water-based and solvent inks, with ultraviolet-flexo ...

Digital Printing Narrow Web & Label: One or Many

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

July 31, 2011, ...  The company's traditional presses include two 15-in., four- and nine-color Comco Commanders and a single 22-in., four-color Mark Andy 2200 ultraviolet flexo press. ILS also operates AB Graphic Intl. ...

Multilayered Solutions: One Stop Shop

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... coating lines to execute solvent gravure and ultraviolet coating applications. Also in-house are several three-to-five station flexographic presses used to lay down holographic laminations. State-of-the ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... features can be engineered into a p-s label substrate, such as two- or three-dimensional customer-exclusive watermarks; ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) light-detectable nylon fibers of a specific length ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... process that integrates “casting” and “curing” techniques to form a consistent high quality surface that can include ultra-high gloss, matte, and holographic finishes on a variety of substrates. An ultraviolet ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... performed on a small rotary machine where strips of hot-melt adhesive are applied to the leading edge of the label and a solvent or ultraviolet (UV)-cured adhesive is applied to the trailing edge in order ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... GPI to receive the distinguished Peter Rigney Product of the Year Award.* GPI formed a holiday-decorated three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... to the substrate. Water-borne and ultraviolet/electron beam (UV/EB) liquids will not dissolve the boundary layer as readily and will require higher substrate treatment levels. Corona discharge technology ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... 16-in. Gallus ECS 340 ultraviolet (UV) flexographic press. “We try not to think about it,” Curt Curran, VP of Stratus Group, says of the difficult economic environment. “We were already prepared to purchase ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... Printed stochastically to enhance print quality, converting requires holographic cold foil, ultraviolet (UV) inks, gold hot stamping, matte/gloss varnish, and raised varnish silkscreen. Supplying the necessary ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... 84% of its waste, materials, and supplies companywide. The company also utilizes ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technology. “By offering UV and EB inks and coatings, we are able to reduce 80 to ...