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Innovation Is the Winner in Box Competition

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July 31, 2000, ... features structural innovations that allow for ease in setup and loading, glass-to-glass protection, and maximum product visibility for consumer examination. It is an auto bottom style with built-in partitions ...

Strong, Versatile Cartons Offer Plenty of Shelf Appeal

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June 30, 2000, ... is said to allow for ease in setup and for quick loading and securing of the product. The packages also demonstrate excellent printing and gloss on recycled boxboard. Somerville produced the Polo Madison ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

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May 31, 2000, ... six changeovers each day." Johnson notes that the design for International's Royal 40 allows quick setups and high-speed production, regardless of the style of box being run. Says Johnson, "It's length ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... ways for more efficient machine control and better communication. Converting has come a long way from the days of labor-intensive machine setup. With the help of automation, physical material measuring ...

Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag

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February 29, 2000, ... it stores those feature settings in the machine. When you need to come back to those features, you just call up that unique identifier for that bag, and the machine adjusts to the correct size and setup. ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... are longer than the curtain, and the resulting excess fluid must be collected and handled properly. In this configuration, the curtain typically impinges onto an unsupported web. Moreover, while this setup ...

Getting the most value from your extrusion coater.

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November 30, 1996, ... process, whether on an R&D lab/pilot line or on a converter's production line. Customers, in Quantum's case, are able to view detailed reports of the complete line's operating setup as their trial is being ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... speed, tension zones, nip pressures, etc. Recipes can be accessed at this console to simplify setup and startup. Statistical process control is also available. Coulter proudly adds, "We even have a stereo ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, ... to the bulb eliminates electrodes, which are the main cause of bulb failure. These bulbs come in 10-in. lengths and are suited to modular setups. David Blake, VP of sales/marketing for Fusion UV Curing ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... wide web setup could be accomplished in one to two hours on the Vision. Today, Duralam consistently runs five to seven jobs per 24-hour period on the new press - a 75% improvement in makeready compared ...

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

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May 31, 1996, ... dpi; a scanning area up to 12 x 17 in. accepts large-format originals or multiple smaller images for batched scanning. With any original, an AI Setup allows the scanner to automatically determine the best ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... a personal computer-based information system used for machine setup and monitoring and also for recipe and report generation. By automatically setting and monitoring factors such as moisture levels, temperature, ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... systems. The trolley system allows every component needed for a job, from coatings to rolls and doctor blades, to be assembled off-line for fast job setup. "In just ten minutes you can change your coating ...

Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

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April 30, 1996, ... setups were not productive. Setups were changed numerous times a day, with operators making as many as 20 cuts from the coated roll of paper. This was being done by manually adjusting each male and female ...

Paperboard industry showcases its winning ways

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... shape, solid structure, and overall use of paperboard. The carton used only one glue seam and relies on scoring to give it an unusual octagonal shape. The easy setup (just tuck in the two end flaps ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... costs better." The Maxson sheeter has a dual-motor drive that provides a sheet-length accuracy of [+ or -].015 in., regardless of cut-off length or line speed. The dual drive offers quick setup, because ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... panel, rather than by dumping solvent into the ink pail. Inside the M8BO measuring element is a piston/cylinder setup. The piston is raised up by an air lifting mechanism, drawing a sample of the ink to ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

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September 30, 1995, ... inspection systems have substantially cut setup time and reduced waste." Rick Nelson of Moore Response Marketing Services in Mundelein, IL, chimes in: "It's a life-saver. It makes your job so much easier ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... machine must be stopped for several hours to alter the mechanical setup. Electronic Line Shafting Several relatively small servomotors (3-10 hp), controlled by a master position controller, are used ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... centershaft-driven two-position unwind stands with a capability of handling rolls up to 36 in. in diameter. This feature is designed to decrease setup time by approximately 50% between roll changes.  ...