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On Print | Add Extended Gamut Printing to Your Lean List

(On Print)

December 17, 2012, ... and outdoor advertising have been including extended gamut capability in their machines for several years. Agfa was an earlier adopter, offering this option for its now discontinued Dotrix, a roll-to-roll ...

Flint Plates Offer Improved Contrast and Ink Density

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2012, ... more controlled back exposure, providing an even smoother plate floor with a more consistent relief. No changes with the laser setting are required, since the plates contain the same black mask as before. ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Industrial Papers

(Carton Box)

October 29, 2012, ... Lengths to 65 in. (1,651 mm) can be sheeted. Equipped with air loaded slitters designed for heavy-grade knife weights, the sheeter is said to draw in multiple rolls of paper wrinkle-free and to produce ...

Winding Technology | Now Directly in the Drive

(Controls)

September 19, 2012, ... times, and also the implementation of that control scheme into the overall machine design to achieve greater efficiency. Electronically controlled AC drives offer an extremely efficient means of executing ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... Fuels and Channeled Resources, the waste matrix and finished rolls being generated during various live demonstrations on the show floor will be collected for conversion to fuel pellets. Visit the Ecovillage ...

Screen USA Media Day Has Busy Agenda

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2012, With prepress equipment on display, customers testimonials, and a report on a Clemson flexo dot study, Screen USA had much to offer on Media Day   ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | Screen USA held its first ...

Atlas and Titan Report Successful drupa

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2012, ... speeds to 900 mpm and demonstrated roll set changes of less than 30 sec. Also featured at drupa, and also reportedly garnering interest from customers from many parts of the world, was the new Atlas ...

Omron Makes Software Offer

(Controls)

April 01, 2012, Customers who qualify can acquire free G9SP software for Omron safety controllers, said to be ideal for small and mid-sized machines   FREMONT, CA | Omron Scientific Technologies is offering to select ...

Aalborg Offers Two Flow Totalizers in One

(Controls)

March 17, 2012, The TIO Totalizer, which can be used as a monitor or a controller, is compact and has several different mount options   ORANGEBURG, NY | The TIO Totalizer from Aalborg converts analog mass flow meters ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... able to identify other types of defects. Process for Seamless Roller Coverings Earning finalist status in the Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories Category is Menges Roller Co., Inc., Wauconda, ...

Amacoil Drive Nut Offers Backlash-Free Linear Motion

(Controls)

January 24, 2012, ... pitch wedges with a different set of wedges. The smooth, backlash-free linear motion provided by RS4 nuts is achieved by specially machined rolling ring bearings which are in constant single-point contact ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Arkwright Improves Output with Shaft Upgrade

(Slit)

January 17, 2012, ... industry. Converted products from Arkwright typically are produced on rolls from 24–72 in. wide and are used in high quality imaging end products. Its customer base includes leading OEMs. Giorgio Girardi, ...

Coating Matters: How To Avoid Bubble Defects

(Coating Matters)

October 10, 2011, ... all are affected by the speed of the line. The faster you go, the more difficult it is to avoid air. You’ll never look at a bubble the same way again! Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... within the press and be able to communicate with slitter/rewinder equipment for fast, efficient marking and removal of defective roll material. Finally, a system must collect and store performance data ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... super premium varieties in heavy foil laminated bags with zipper reclosure and an explicit controlled atmosphere packed statement on the pack. Moist, Shelf Stable Food Shelf stable moist cat and dog ...

Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ...  “It was difficult for Schrieber to source flexible packaging externally,” says Geiser. “In the private label market, there are a lot of SKUs. It's ‘I need a roll of this, two rolls of that.’ So lead ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... are due to innovations that greatly reduce downtime — or non-running time — at key points in the slitting process. Major downtime causes are grouped in three areas: Loading jumbos rolls Getting ready ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... Corp. | Safeway Frozen Pasta Quad Seal Package Peruplast S.A. | Masa Pizza Printpack | Wyman's of Maine Wild Blueberry Juice Technical Innovation Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging | Zone Coated Rollstock ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... a web process is the final product use. The difficulty in measuring a product in roll form is that it cannot be “fully” measured. In theory, each discrete widget can be measured for quality if the test ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ... a recent project for one global leader in label and filmic product solutions, DTS was commissioned to develop a mid-width web roll-to-roll die-cutter with various unique substrate manipulation functions. ...