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Karat 46 Available via KBA in U.K.

HUDSON, NH, USAAccording to Presstek Inc., effective immediately, Koenig & Bauer, AG (KBA), Wrzburg, Germany, will distribute the 46 Karat press in the

Agfa on the Road Again for Digital Solutions Tour

Agfa says it will be out on the road once again this spring. The company is gearing up for a repeat performance of its successful Digital Solutions Road Tour, which began April last year.

MacDermid ColorSpan Charts New Course

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc., recently announced it's refocusing its business operations and marketing direction to better address the

Stora Enso Says 2001 Earnings "Satisfactory"

Stora Enso announced its 2001 earnings results last week. Finland-based paper company says earnings are "satisfactory."

Sun Chemical Div. Gets Gigasetter by Barco

NORTHLAKE, IL -- Sun Chemical Ink and and Barco Graphics announce the purchase of Barco Gigasetter --the largest format imagesetter available and reportedly

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

Ozone generation: What is it and how can it benefit your extrusion lamination applications? Those are a couple of the questions PFFC recently posed to the experts at Pillar Technologies and Sherman Treaters (both part of ITW, Inc.).

PCMC In-Line Holds First Open House

GREEN BAY, WI, USAPCMC In-Line Systems (manufacturers of Webtron and Zigzag presses) will hold an open house later this month. According to the Paper

Digital Data Standard Gets Thumbs Up

RESTON, VA -- The first in a series of digital data exchange international standards has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization

FFTA Targets Better Box Print

"There are major changes in store for the flexographic corrugated industry [this year] and beyond." That's according to the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), and that's what members are going to be discussing at an FFTA corrugated/preprint session, which is slated for May 7, 2002, in Washington D.C.

An Early Spring Fever Could Cure a Frosty World Economy

There's something about spring to a Chicago native that's totally revitalizing. And it's just what the world economy needs right now, no matter what your geographic position is on the globe.

Converting Industry News

News from: American Roller, BST Pro Mark, Comexi, Day International Inc., Exopack, ExxonMobil, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), The Freedonia Group, International Paper, Kidder Inc., Klockner Pentaplast, MeadWestvaco, Michigan State University School of Packaging, National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), Omet, Pack Expo Las Vegas, Rohm and Haas, and Valmet.

International Converting Industry News

News from: Extrusion Dies Inc. (EDI), Honle UV Technology, IST Metz GmbH, and Lohmann.

Supreme Court Clarifies ADA, Won't Review Privacy Case

In early January 2002, the US Supreme Court took action in two separate cases of interest to converting industry employers, one involving claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and another involving video and audio surveillance of employees.

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up)

Printed paper is a key ingredient in many packages and labels. And whether the printing provides information, graphics, or both, it has to be protected.

How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways

Almost every day I receive questions relating to ink or coating thickness determination. You would think it would be a simple matter, but it is not. Ink

Web Line Knowledge Offers a Competitive Advantage

Web lines are the backbone of the converting industry the equipment used in converting paper, film, foil, and other webs into valued product. In this

Reporter Clips

News from: AWA's release liner conference, Gallus, and PCMC, plus coming events.

What's New in Narrow Web

New from: Avery Dennison Corp., CTC Intl., Holman Technology, and Multi Print Systems.

Products

New products from: ADI International; Basys Print GmbH; Exair Corp.; Exflexo Products; Extrusion Dies, Inc.; Gallus Inc.; Graymills Corp.; Greycon Inc.; Jemmco LLC; Magnetic Technologies; New Era Converting; Nim-Cor Inc.; Nireco America Corp.; OAI; Pomeroy Pressroom Products; RDP-Marathon Inc.; Rockwell Automation; and Spraymation.

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

Advances in closure technology are expanding the definition of flexible.

The Future of Foil

During the last decade, the world aluminum industry went through a major consolidation that peaked in August 1999 with the announcement five major global

High & Dry

Metlon Corp. has eliminated downtime on its high-precision slitting machines thanks to a new Balston air dryer from Parker Hannifin.

Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

Braking moments of force affect efficiency in converting operations. Which is why... Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

On the Move...

News from: Assn. of European Adhesives Mfrs, Black Clawson, Bobst Group, Converter Accessory Corp., Graphic Converting, Great Northern Corp., Greycon, Harper Corp., Henkel Group, Honle UV America, PGS, Slitterblades.com, and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

Difficult Jobs? Combo Printing Can Tighten Screwy Requests

Combination presses can be a tool for converters to help them minimize problems, downtime, and waste for difficult package printing jobs.

The Third Wave: An Iron Tail about the Business of Print, Vol. 2

This column is the second in a year-long series of columns about challenges facing the converting industry. Through our series of web articles in 2002,

AVT to Launch New Technology at IPEX

Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports it will launch its ReColor technology at IPEX 2002, the trade show for the printing, publishing, and converting industries, slated for April 9-17, 2002, in Birmingham, U.K.

Heidelberg Relocates Postpress Facility

Heidelberg will move all operations from its Dayton, Ohio, site to recently expanded facilities in Durham, NH.

Envelopes Extraordinaire

New equipment, including DuPont's Cyrel Fast technology and a Barco digital imager, have moved Atlantic Envelope's Exton plant into the realm of extraordinary.

Materials

New materials from: Atlantis Plastics, Chevron Phillips, INX International Ink Co., and New England Extrusion.

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