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- Flexography Comes of Age and Keeps on Growing
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- August 31, 2000, ... of all package printing. While it is expected that flexo will continue to grow, limitations in consistency and predictability are delaying further penetration into conventional sectors, such as rotogravure ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- August 31, 2000, ... reduces plate production time by 75% through a dry thermal plate processor that eliminates conventional chemical solvent or aqueous washout. A high quality flexo plate that normally takes up to 3 hr to ...
- More New Products for the Converting Industry
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- August 31, 2000, ... without the use of silicones. Polymer is suitable for coating linerboard in mold release applications, says co., and also can be applied to polycoated board as a seal inhibitor. Can be applied by conventional ...
- Materials and Products for the Converting Industry
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- August 31, 2000, ... precision roller guides with what is said to be a higher contact surface compared to that of conventional ball guides, reportedly guaranteeing a backlash-free transmission of torque in both directions ...
- Drupa 2000A Big Success Any Way You Count It
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- June 30, 2000, ... even the most complex step-and-repeat arrangements. Wilhelm Kochsiek Maschinenbau GmbH announced digital solutions for conventional printing presses; the company presented a 100% digitally driven flexo ...
- Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market
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- May 31, 2000, ... composites. In addition, some clay-coated, two-sided liners are being used to provide a printable surface for conventional and laser printing on the nonsilicone side. Low-density liner (LDL) products ...
- Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice
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- March 31, 2000, ... temperature, provides control and power switching, and enables the rollers to interface to existing computerized or PLC machine controls. Conventional and proprietary heat pipe technology provides temperature ...
- Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter
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- March 30, 2000, ... the laminating material, exposing the pocket folder or blank box. This feature, notes Amar, allows them to use conventional liquid glue or hot melt directly onto the blank and not the laminate. "We asked ...
- System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control
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- February 29, 2000, ... team tested a variety of devices to eliminate static electricity on the web and rolls. The team found that, on the rewinders, conventional static control bars did not have the performance range needed ...
- Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.
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- November 30, 1996, ... mid-size converters might use an outside vendor for artwork preparation and plates," Faletti says. "However, we've invested in a top-of-the-line AGFA imagesetter for our conventional rubber and photopolyme ...
- A look at the status of UV/EB curing
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- June 30, 1996, ... is usually higher than that of the conventional products they replace, the overall applied cost per unit is almost always lower, and new products are often made possible, as UV/EB-curable products provide ...
- FTA winners show off strides in Flexo
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- June 30, 1996, ... purple (180), black (250) Hours run: 4.75 Press speed: 235 fpm Screen count: 100 Comments: Excellent results were achieved with conventional processes because of attention to details. Narrow ...
- UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times
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- June 30, 1996, ... processing, the slowest link has always been the drying stage. That's an area people look at to shorten the process," says Steven Siegal, president of UV Process Supply, Chicago, IL. Unlike conventional ...
- Something new under the sun
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- June 30, 1996, Chamelacolors are long-lasting, light-activated inks that can be applied in-line by conventional printing presses onto any substrate.The decades-long Chamelacolors are long-lasting, light-activated inks ...
- Advances in prepress are making heads spin.
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 1996, ... to achieving that end goal of delivering a high quality product are changing on an almost daily basis. Bethea noted that, traditionally, conventional prepress equipment was purchased on the assumption ...
- Gravure gets easier
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- April 30, 1996, ... cylinder that is said to maintain the quality of conventional engraving at a cost and turnaround comparable to flexo. Both are designed to broaden the user base for gravure by making the technology less ...
- AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors
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- March 31, 1996, ... product. A stand-up pouch and hologram graphics combine to heighten point-of-purchase appeal and set the product apart from conventional folding carton packaging. The pouch can be displayed standing up ...
- Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure
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- September 30, 1995, ... a cylinder with a conventional flat doctor blade at the 80 [degrees] angle does present problems. The press geometry may not be capable of doctoring large cylinders at that high angle, particularly when ...
- Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.
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- July 31, 1995, ... also superior to conventional systems due to the external heat source and solid-state electronics. Quite simply, the isolated ceramic heater element is close to the roller surface, and, therefore, less ...
- Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible
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- March 31, 1995, ... form/fill/seal equipment at conventional filling speeds. Past attempts to fill flat 12 x 15-in. bags, presealed on three sides, failed due to unacceptably slow line speeds. The untilled pouches weigh 75% ...