Cutting

Omet Offers Digital Press for Flexpack

(News | New Products)

May 23, 2012, ... are configured as multi-process and platform combination. Great support is offered by the use of the Monotwin Cut die-cutting unit offering high speed rates and no downtimes for die change or cylinder ...

Lithuanian Converter Opts for Speedmaster SX 74

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, ... brand new model range. The new Speedmaster SX models combine the cutting-edge technology of the Speedmaster XL class with the tried-and-tested platform of the Speedmaster SM series to form a new performance ...

Static Beat | How Do Static Wands Work?

(Static-Beat)

May 17, 2012, ... does the treated roll still pose a risk to operators cutting samples from the roll? The static wand in Figure 1 is a handheld device used to treat the wound roll before it is unloaded from the winder. ...

KTI to Show Off Modular Line

(Die-Cutting)

May 15, 2012, Modular converting systems for printing, coating, die-cutting and more will be shown by Keene Technology Inc. at Labelexpo Americas 2012   SOUTH BELOIT, IL | Keene Technology Inc., a supplier ...

Maxson Sheeter Is for HIPS Line

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2012, ... knife rotary technology of the sheeter. The cutting section includes knives mounted in an upper and lower rotating cylinders. This cutting action eliminates the skive along the leading and trailing edge ...

Highcon, Duran Cooperate on Folding Carton Production

(Carton Box)

May 11, 2012, ... is cooperating with Duran Machinery, Istanbul, Turkey, to perform digital cutting and creasing on folding carton packages that then pass to Duran’s Omega folder/gluers. Chris Baker, Highcon VP of ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ... at reducing the carbon footprint of end products, cutting back on the material content of packaging, enhancing recyclability, or facilitating development of alternate energy systems such as photovoltaic, ...

Highcon, Esko Report Cutting/Software Agreement

(Carton Box)

March 20, 2012, Highcon Systems will integrate its Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine with Esko’s ArtiosCAD software to deliver new folding carton solutions   YAVNE, ISRAEL | Highcon Systems is pleased ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... inherent print quality and water resistance are obvious advantages. And the coupling with finishing lines, for varnishing, die-cutting, and scoring of board for folding cartons, or laminating, coating, ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... waste loss is over and above trim loss, mathematically, we have an inherent advantage on trim loss,” Etchells comments nonchalantly. He calculates one example: “Cutting six-inch material into ...

Avery Dennison Boasts Good Safety Record

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2012, ... were replaced across the globe with safer cutting tools, which virtually eliminated hand lacerations. In addition, machine safety was improved through “Project Untouchable,” which minimized the amount ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... automatic folding/gluing, automatic laminating, and automatic die-cutting machinery. The company will display the ES-800SL folder/gluer machine and the BC-1050S die-cutting machine.     DuPont ...

Flexo Printing | Colbert Packaging Installs Nine-Color Primographic Press

(Flexography)

February 28, 2012, ... die-cutting processes. Cold foil and HoloCure operate on separate, but integrated, stations, so as to not slow down the printing stations. The chill roll system controls web temperature, and with 3-in. ...

WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons

(Tim's Web Lines)

February 22, 2012, ... shifts in printing and die-cutting registration. Disadvantages: Draw control is widely misunderstood, especially their dependence on upstream tension and strain as baseline for draw zone tension. ...

Tapeworks Now an Approved Converter for 3M

(Adhesives)

February 20, 2012, ... lamination, and die-cutting.  ...

Preco Expands with New Facility

(Die-Cutting)

February 17, 2012, With emphasis on medical packaging and clean converting, Preco’s new facility will expand production capacity and capabilities  SOMERSET, WI | Preco, provider of laser, die-cutting, lamination, and ...

On the Road Again!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 16, 2012, ... plates, cylinders and rolls, coaters, laminators, bagmaking, inks and coatings, substrates, slitting, surface treating, cutting, embossing equipment and much more. A conference program is planned to ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... Indigo, not merely for their printing, but because they are being integrated with machines performing the adjacent steps in the process, such as die-cutting, scoring, over-laminating, and over-coating, ...

Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2012, With mineral-based EarthCoating resins from Smart Planet, Clearwater Paper’s Candesce paperboard products will be able to use less PE  SPOKANE, WA | Clearwater Paper Corp., a manufacturer of bleached ...

Siemens Extends Toolbox to Include PLC Control

(Controls)

February 03, 2012, ... winding, laminating, cross-cutting, calendering, perforating, embossing, coating, flying saw, die-cutting, traversing, and more. Components of the Toolbox take the form of pre-programmed functions. Sample ...

Martin to Show Full Line at drupa 2012

(News | New Products)

January 30, 2012, ... Berhalter stand, which will feature a die-cutting system with new Martin butt splicer and accumulator/festoon for nonstop operation. Labelmen Machinery Co. will demonstrate Martin nonstop splicers and ...

Folding Cartons | Cut & Crease Without Dies

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2012, Highcon's Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine gets beta testing in Israel Converter Graphica Bezalel Ltd., in Yavne, Israel, is the beta site for the first Highcon Euclid digital cutting and ...

Colbert To Close Louisville Manufacturing Facility

(Carton Box)

January 19, 2012, ... prestigious customer accounts, and cutting-edge equipment. Since that time, we have had many positive experiences that have improved our value proposition to all Colbert customers.” Customers currently ...

China-based Meikei Printing Buys Second OMET Flexy Press

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2012, ... it in action at Labelexpo Asia 2011. The press has ten flexo stations, two cold foil, and in-line die-cutting. This purchase comes after MEIKEI’s success with its 2007 purchase of an OMET Flexy S machine ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, ... testify to our success in these areas,” says Mamaev. New markets include inserts for cigarette packs with special die-cutting and folding inline on the Comco, as well as lottery promotions using inserts ...

Corrugated POP | Digital Finisher a Cut Above

(Carton Box)

December 18, 2011, ... choice—the Kongsberg XP44 Auto." The EskoArtwork Kongsberg Auto XP44 Auto forms the perfect complement to Digital Impact's two older-model EskoArtwork Kongsberg DCM 24 digital cutting machines, driven ...

New East Coast Facility Planned for Core Systems Intl.

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2011, Core Systems Intl. is expanding its core cutting and core handling equipment operation to the Lehigh Valley, PA, area. ERIE, MI | Core Systems Intl. is expanding its core cutting and core handling equipment ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... of label stocks alongside the printing (http://pffc-online.com/print/), die-cutting (http://pffc-online.com/die_cut/) , and matrix-stripping (search?searchword=Matrix+Removal&ord=d&cat=) processes. ...

Power Up with the New PFFC!

(Yo's Yarns)

October 18, 2011, ... know that PFFC is once again in the hands of those people who knew it most intimately, and we intend to keep it safe and on the cutting edge of electronic media delivery to keep you current with the news ...

Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands

(Digital)

August 16, 2011, ... can add value beyond printing, including items such as shelf talkers and kits for the point-of-purchase business. Laminating and die-cutting are accomplished on two coater/laminators and a die-cutter from ...