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- The Discovery, Development of Glitter
- (Roll Handling)
- December 12, 2021, ... packaging, and laminated sheeting for labels and decals. Less common uses evolved such as church steeples, burial vaults, spectrophotometers, proving forensic evidence, and even authenticating Stradivarius ...
- HOW TO: Improve Efficiency On Winders, Unwinders And Slitters
- (Static Elimination)
- December 07, 2021, ... ranges. The 24vDC static eliminators are designed to compensate for the changing geometry of the roll and provide a consistent level of static elimination by reacting to the static charge and emitting ...
- Vetaphone Reports Record Year!
- (News | New Products)
- November 30, 2021, ... actually demonstrate the equipment – something we could never do at Drupa or Labelexpo – and it’s really started to pay dividends in terms of orders secured. We know that many of our customers are unlikely ...
- The Discovery, Development of Glitter
- (News | New Products)
- November 28, 2021, ... packaging, and laminated sheeting for labels and decals. Less common uses evolved such as church steeples, burial vaults, spectrophotometers, proving forensic evidence, and even authenticating Stradivarius ...
- A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications
- (Surface Prep)
- November 28, 2021, ... for performance and compostability at the end of its life. Also, if the end-use application is a package or container, something else to consider is what it is being designed to protect. For example, contents ...
- Measure Static in Wound Rolls
- (Static Elimination)
- November 14, 2021, ... static meter to measure the electric fields near the surface of the wound roll. I find that these fields decrease with time, sometimes in just a few minutes. It is easy to think that static is dissipating ...
- Easy Open Application in Flexible Packaging: Snack N’ Seal
- (Flexpack)
- October 24, 2021, ... for tamper-resistant + “easy open” tab. Additional laser scoring on sealant web side with smaller shape than the previous one, with tamper resistant geometry. Result Two layers structure: PET + PSA ...
- Q&A: NEW ERA
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- October 24, 2021, ... which means we have the right people available to help when something is required on our equipment in the field. Remote support capability has become increasingly valuable in our current climate, and ...
- Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards
- (News | New Products)
- October 07, 2021, ... varnish finishing effect — something previously the preserve of gravure and a novel achievement using flexo; and Z Due, Italy, impressed judges with an excellent collection of work converted from offset ...
- Non-Contact Laser Gauges Pave the Way for Higher Accuracy Length and Speed Measurements at Converting Plants
- (Slit)
- September 29, 2021, ... operations. Currently, most length and speed measurements are made using contact methods such as tachometers and wheel/roller encoders. All contact length and speed measurements are indirect measurements ...
- Flexo Wash Celebrates 30 years of Hard Work and Resilience
- (News | New Products)
- September 06, 2021, ... machine prototype from a regular dishwasher. Of course, it was not perfect, but we knew we had something here,” said Henning Kongstad, founder, Flexo Wash. The journey had begun and the second prototype ...
- Edale Widens Its Market Appeal and Confirms Its Special Relationship with Vetaphone
- (News | New Products)
- August 31, 2021, ... at the same time easy to use and reliable, which is not always an easy balance to strike. We can adapt our standard equipment or design something totally unique to fulfil a customer’s specific requirement, ...
- Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting
- (Flexpack)
- August 01, 2021, ... yet, your customer may be the first to recognize that something is not right with your product. As mentioned before, surface energy does not guarantee adhesion. It certainly is possible to see successful ...
- Maintenance: The Key to Keeping Your Corona Station in Full Production
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- July 18, 2021, ... to something other than through the electrodes. The ideal corona station is dry and clean from any debris or contaminants. As the electrical potential at the electrodes can be as high as 20 kV or more, ...
- Defining Reliability in Pouch Equipment
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- July 12, 2021, ... simple statement can sometimes be misunderstood. Reliability isn’t only about the sturdiness of the machine. It means that production will be reliable; that pouches will be of consistent quality; that ...
- Properly Select a Web Guide for Your Operation
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- June 30, 2021, ... measurements of accuracy, precision, linearity and resolution, manufacturers are trying to present the benefits of their products based on the device’s performance profile. However, sometimes what appears ...
- Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge
- (News | New Products)
- June 30, 2021, ... emissions of ink manufacturing are based on published data of Japan Printing Ink Makers Association*[1]; Transportation of intermediates and wastage are, 500 kilometers for intermediates, 100 kilometers ...
- INFOFLEX Is Coming to FTA’s Fall Conference 2021
- (News | New Products)
- June 23, 2021, ... LLC, GMG Color, Heat Technologies Inc, HYBRID Software, INOMETA GmbH, Interflex Laser Engravers, Koenig & Bauer, MeasureColor/Colorware USA Inc, Miraclon Home of Kodak Flexcel Solutions, Nilpeter, OEC ...
- Market’s Fastest High Resin Thermal Transfer Coding Now Available
- (News | New Products)
- June 15, 2021, ... month, or 40 kilometer (25 miles) warranty, manufacturers can reportedly enjoy 60 percent more trouble-free coding than other comparable options, even in this challenging application. The printhead can ...
- Diagnose Static Problems With A Handheld Static Meter
- (Static-Beat)
- June 14, 2021, ... with your supplier. If EIncome looks OK, then look at EIncome-Out. If EIncome-out is high, then there is something about how we handle incoming material causing high static. Focus on reducing static ...
- A Digital Process to Create Better Ink Drawdowns
- (News | New Products)
- June 01, 2021, ... color—the only way to determine what the ink really looks like on a substrate. Conventional prints are sometimes created with a small, special printing machine simulating real printing conditions as ...
- COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control
- (Flexpack)
- May 23, 2021, ... a fixed pitch, sometimes making it difficult to accurately apply a code. They are also susceptible to operator mistakes. Neither are suitable for printing barcodes, ingredient lists and real-time information. ...
- LaserSpeed Pro Enables Converters to Accurately, Reliably Control Web Tension and Realize Value
- (News | New Products)
- May 09, 2021, ... speeds or contact encoders, such as mechanical tachometers. Products typically exhibit a certain amount of slippage on the drive roller based on texture, product composition or tension at other points ...
- New GR360 from Lundberg Tech Cuts Tough Waste Materials Down to Size
- (News | New Products)
- May 04, 2021, ... requirements of nearly any installation or material as thin as 20 micrometers. Some of those options reportedly include non-stick coatings and lubrication systems for labels and adhesives, variable speed ...
- The Value of Specialised Experience
- (News | New Products)
- April 26, 2021, ... Mobil Polymers analysing polymer additives with a whole range of technology including MFR, IR-analysers, NMR-equipment, spectrometers and so on. Later I joined Exxon Chemicals as a special lab technician ...
- X-Rite Announces New Inline Color Management System for the Paper Industry
- (News | New Products)
- April 22, 2021, X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone LLC, global leaders in color science and technology, announced the new ColorXRA 45 inline spectrophotometer designed to meet the unique needs of the paper industry. X-Rite ...
- Achieving Durable Codes in the Toughest of Conditions
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 21, 2021, ... capable of printing crisp, high resin codes at up to 600 mm/s (2 ft/s), and with a printhead warranty of 40 kilometers (25 miles) or six months. Production throughput no longer needs to be sacrificed in ...
- Increase Productivity with Slitter Rewinder Automation
- (News | New Products)
- April 12, 2021, ... position. Automated setup – Eliminate setup time with unwind roll auto-centering, web guiding positioning, roll lock rewind tooling and dual durometer lay-ons. Auto roll unloading – Permits auto roll ...
- Stronger Focus on Circular Economy “The Key to Post-Covid Packaging Growth” Says Eco Flexibles
- (News | New Products)
- March 24, 2021, ... losing its meaning,” said Matt Francklow, director, Eco Flexibles. “What consumers want to see is something tangible that they can understand and relate to. This is where demonstrating circular economy ...
- GMG to Sponsor FTA FORUM/INFOFLEX 2021 Conference
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- March 24, 2021, ... Levine will explore how colors are specified, matched, and communicated across the supply chain. He will also discuss how colors can sometimes lose their way and how to keep them on track. The session ...