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What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... They can adhere to most polished surfaces and be removed, stored, and reused indefinitely. Topcoated to improve shelf life and printability, products can be printed flexo, offset, and screen and are available ...

High & Low

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... of the installation support Winpak needed. The DIN-Rail CE amplifier interfaces with a variety of controls for monitoring and measuring web tension. Analog outputs include 0-10 VDC (for PCs, PLCs, or ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... by Synapse Link software and interfaced to management information systems from NGP partners or stand-alone reporting tools. Visit Hall 4, Stand B10 at Drupa. New Level of Laser Imaging Presstek, Hudson, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... p-s splicing tape designated 512 is suited for use on silicone and other surfaces. Comprises a polyester film single-coated with a silicone adhesive said to deliver excellent tack. Product reportedly makes ...

The Family Breadwinner

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... Corporate Visuals designed the surface-printed graphics. Canada Bread Co. claims sales have significantly surpassed expectations. Even better, observed one judge, the bag is no wimp in standing up to twisting ...

Fun with Force Gauges

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... caused by hysteresis and friction. Measure torque of bearings, brakes, and clutches Attach the strap to the surface of a braked or clutched roller or core. Pull with the force gauge to measure the ...

Gidue to Launch Unipro Packaging Press at Drupa; OEM Also to Showcase Other Converting Machinery

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2004, ... delivery table where the stacked piles of in-mold labels printed face up can be collected easily. Gidue's New Flexo Standards Details of the new Standards for Flexo Auto-Certification program—developed ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... themselves and their suppliers, the label market makes increasing demands on their versatility and innovation. The trend toward lower-gauge facestocks delivers a better cost/performance ratio and more ...

Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal

(Materials)

January 31, 2004, ... methods in existence most times requires an alternative method of surface modification to that required for offset printing.” Paul Mitcham, national marketing manager at Yupo Corp., Chesapeake, VA (yupo.com), ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... standard machines, used to apply a date code to a container surface, reportedly can be modified with the necessary corrosion-resistant parts to provide this feature with minimal additional expense. New ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... Lewis Center, OH; 740/548-4894; 800/848-6982; multi-plastics.com Synthetic paper designated Spectralite 5SPW is a PP film reinforced with fillers to enhance the white, opaque surface. Treated two sides ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... left with “happy, smiling faces.” The show, held November 18-20 at the M,O,C Exhibition Centre in Munich, Germany, welcomed 1,800 visitors, including 210 conference attendees. Says Roger Astell of ...

Raflatac Expands into US Midwest Region with Wisconsin Distribution Center

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2004, ... USA—Raflatac says the company is offering slitting and distribution of its products from a regional facility located in Greenville, WI. "As North American label converters continue to face tightening lead-time ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... time duration of compression at the nip point. D-Nip is temporarily affixed to one of the roll surfaces physically. Each revolution of the rolls produces one nip reading that is transmitted via RF signal ...

Creo Announces New Prepress Developments for Flexo

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2003, ... is DigiCap, digital plate capping, which improves print quality in solid areas. "'Plate capping' is a traditional technique in which the plate surface is slightly textured to improve ink coverage. While ...

What Works Best?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... extruder, which has since been expanded with 2.5- and 3.5-in. Black Clawson extruders. It also utilizes a Beloit laminator, Beloit turret winder for converting flexible packaging, and an Egan surface winder ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... unilux.com The Scout and Tracker Stroboscopic surface inspection lights are designed to pinpoint targeted locations on narrow label webs. Can be fix-mounted or operated as battery-powered portable units ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... coffees such as Cappuccino and Latte, as well as for soups. The embossed surface is reported to give the cup optimum insulation and heat retention properties coupled with an upscale look and feel. Stora ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... surface to protect against dust, cleaning, and damage from many of the chemicals used in industrial environments. InteliCoat Technologies; intelicoat.com PFFC-ASAP 314 A range of metallized PET films ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... package (quad pack), constructed from a metallized PET (MPET), that can be lap sealed for the full use of all faces of the pack, i.e., oriented PP/adhesive/MPET/adhesive/low-density PE. Its “block bottom” ...