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October 31, 2000, ... customers many options, including variable thickness, appearance similar to tin, and gold hot-stamping on the cap's skirt and top. A personalized finish is ensured by Sofacap's printing capabilities. ...

Digital News for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ...  RESTON, VA, USA—According to the Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing, and Converting Technologies (NPES), variable data and direct imaging presses will have a minor impact on short-term ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ... items. Available with a choice of two digital front ends (DFEs), the eXpert and the Intellistream. Co. reports both DFEs provide large data storage capacity, excellent color control, and powerful variable-data ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, ... three 60-mm grooved feed throat extruders with the latest variable lead barrier screw technology, Wilson-North says. He adds that a dual-lip air ring is incorporated immediately after the 200-mm, three-layer ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... variable information printing on corrugated boxes, plastics, glass, and more. Silicone Base Paper Is White and Smooth Cham-Tenero Paper Mills Inc., Fabrikstrasse, Switzerland; +41 417853333 Hi-Fi ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ...  MagneTek, New Berlin, WI; 262/782-0200 Multiplexing System utilizes a combination of advanced hardware and software to provide control of multiple motors from a single, variable-frequency drive (VFD). ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ...  Torque capacity variables include the friction coefficient of the friction material, the friction disc diameter, and the number of friction discs and air actuation elements in the brake. Air-actuated ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... and manual machine adjustment (causing variable accuracy, excessive downtime, waste materials, and astronomical maintenance costs) are a thing of the past. I/O modules, programmable logic controllers ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

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February 29, 2000, ... business that has been started this year with local and multinational companies; and the startup of a service to print variable information for promotion packs. As a service for its customers, ISMA ...

Movin' on up - a look at relocating a business.

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November 30, 1996, ... to the success (or failure) of an enterprise can depend less on what you sell than on where you sell it. There are many variables that may enter into the decision to relocate or expand a business, including ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ... paper." Ink temperature, paper temperature, and equipment temperature taken together are among the most significant dependent variables in the print equation, he stresses. Over the past several years, ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... control of every critical material we use - such as inks - and tight control on every manufacturing step we perform," Keeney says. "Our key has been to eliminate as many variables as possible from the process ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, ... in a big way. UV Process Supply offers a variable power supply that allows the adjustment of lamp output from 25% to 100% of the rated value. And new lamp-monitoring devices measure the lamp's degradation ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... roll combined with the appropriate solvent- or water-based ink. Available in widths of 6 in., 12 in., and 18 in., variable-circumference print-wheels from 11 to 24 in. are easily changed for different ...

Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

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April 30, 1996, ... coated papers for unique applications, thermal papers for variable bar code information, carbonless papers for business forms, and ticket and tag papers for the entertainment industry and retail stores. ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... and ultimate impact of a finished printed product, the base stock often plays the most critical role. The choice of such variables as adhesives, inks, and coatings depends in large part of the type of ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... of the holes is adjusted to meet the variable respiration rates of a variety of produce, a solution that extends the shelf life of prepackaged, precut produce for days, in some cases, for more than a week. ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... cones, and tubes used for a variety of applications in the paper, film, converting, construction, and textile industries. Roll Surface Requirements The two key surface variables of a core are waviness ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, ... shaft inspection and maintenance should be part of the manufacturing routine. Of all the variables that can affect the performance of your core shaft - such as roll weight, core diameter, and web speed ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... with the optional screen head, Topflight also operates a four-color, 7-in. Mark Andy 2200 with ion deposition capabilities for applications that require the printing of variable information. Presses utilizing ...