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Achernar of Argentina Acquired by SATO America

(Label/Tape)

March 21, 2012, ... promotional, variable information, security, and high-durability label solutions. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Achernar further illustrates our ongoing commitment to ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... Inkjet Technology, featuring Xaar 1001 print heads with a print resolution of 720x360 dpi, with drop on demand, variable drop size and grayscale technology that results in an apparent image resolution ...

Screw & Die Design Models

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

December 05, 2011, ... of several variables, but is a cubic function of die gap.  Understanding this early in an operator's career will improve productivity and reduce waste, one of the main goals of operator training. Fast ...

Polymer-Based Primer Coatings for Plastic Films Are Laser Printable

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 22, 2011, ... labelstock also allows pre-printing with  fixed information matrix (FIM) text that doesn't change or with variable information printing (VIP), such as serially numbered labels, that can be applied by a ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... item. Bar codes may be applied via a simple label, sometimes preprinted with a logo or other message, often in partnership with other variable information print (VIP). The image today can be created ...

When Will Digital Printing Tip?

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... away, if at all. However, digital printing has made serious inroads in nonpublishing-related applications, especially where there is opportunity to add value through complex variable-data content. The ...

Fiber's Frien

(Label/Tape)

June 15, 2011, The RB Dwyer Group, Melville, NY, helped Barn Dad Innovation Nutrition, a div. of Angle Foods, launch its Ultra Fiber DX product with a shrink-sleeve label printed on an RDP Marathon IVCO (Infinitely Variable ...

RB Dwyer Group Shrink Label Helps Launch Ultra Fiber DX

(Label/Tape News)

April 06, 2011, The RB Dwyer Group helps Barn Dad Innovation Nutrition, a div. of Angle Foods, launch its newest product, Ultra Fiber DX, with a shrink sleeve label printed on its IVCO (Infinitely Variable Cylinder Offset) ...

Coating Matters: 4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2011, ... and process conditions that are most likely to contribute to the defect in question. This will be the basis of the experimental design. Utilizing five variables will allow you to statistically analyze ...

IPMS Uses Xeikon for Shelf Strips

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, ... “We needed a high-speed press that would print digital variable data for sheet lengths up to four feet long and greater, so that it could be cut down into finished shelf strips that are store specific. ...

Static Beat: How To Use Electrostatic Fieldmeters

(Static Elimination)

October 31, 2010, ... half the distance between rollers. However, the measurement geometry is not symmetric, and reading ENEAR will be more variable and less reliable than reading EMIDDLE. Reading EROLLER will be zero because ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... in a computer database along with computer process variables — such as drying conditions, coating conditions, ambient conditions — and product properties — such as coating weight and physical quality. ...

Digital Label Printing: What's the Sweet Spot

(Digital)

September 07, 2010, ... really don't support orders beyond 30,000 labels, unless the job requires variable print or has some other compelling value that will justify the price premium,” states Karstedt.  “Printers/converters whose ...

Pressure-Sensitive Coating: Ready & Able

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ...  Westbrook, ME, variable information p-s facilities for what Guzzetti says was an inflated price of $53 million. Making matters worse, Spinnaker Coating was the largest supplier of p-s stock for th ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... of brand authenticity and purity. Over-the-cap p-s paper seals on jars and bottles, made from papers that tear easily, provide ready evidence of prior opening and possible tampering. Optically variable ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... roughness, etc. Artificial intelligence systems will be included to characterize defects and control process variables that influence defects. Cloud computing will give on-line inspection system units ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

March 31, 2010, ... that provides converters with broad access and easy ordering of thermal transfer paper and adhesive combinations. Squid Ink, Brooklyn Park, MN, donates a new VDP In-Line variable data printing system ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... process, and low process variations must be maintained. However, a better understanding of process variables and the factors impacting blown film quality go a long way in achieving goals in a thoughtful, ...

Free Webinar on New Insights into Labeling & Product Decoration

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2010, ... This webinar will examine for label converters serving the prime label and variable information print markets the current status and trends in technologies as well as evaluate the market segments and the ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, ... to provide more detailed information about the composition of the inks and coatings they produce, along with other variables such as energy use and recyclability. “Frankly, a lot of that at this point ...