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Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... key requirements for effective color measurement in packaging are the following: • a standard, objective, spectrophotometric means of color measurement • an ability to monitor color quality throughout ...

Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands

(Digital)

August 16, 2011, ... for good photographic work. The 3500 also uses Xeikon’s latest toner, and it seems to have improved color reproduction.” Another improvement Odyssey is enjoying on both the 3300 and 3500 is built-in ...

Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2011, ... it made sense. What sustainability efforts have you made? We recycle all scrap films, cardboard, anything that can be reused. Some products we make use bio- and photo-degradable films and zippers. ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... or what's covering the photograph on my passport a hologram,” says Wood. “It's unbelievable the amount of technology involved, not only in imagery, but in the material types, the adhesives, the release ...

Measure Several Factors

(Controls)

April 30, 2011, The Picometrix T-Ray 4000 on-line industrial time domain system for scanning web measurement features pulsed terahertz technology. Said to improve product The Picometrix T-Ray 4000 on-line industrial time ...

Pouch Sprouts Trophy

(Bag Pouch)

April 30, 2011, ... and includes Ampac's Linear Tear technology for easy opening. It also features photo-quality, gravure-printed graphics. The product is designed to provide a more sustainable alternative to standard baby ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... larger sizes, and are not as durable as in-mold labels. Heat transfer graphics generally are not as good as the photographic quality of IML or p-s. Shrink Sleeves | This technique increasingly is favored ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... packaging substrates now include surface activation of photovoltaic materials, cleaning of foils and glass substrates, and improvements in the breathability and efficiency of textile materials. Table I ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... and Asahi Photoproducts. Spot On Australia-based Collotype Labels Intl. Holdings Pty. Ltd. lands an international first place award for The V Spot wine label, entered in the Offset (Color Process-Prime) ...

Davis-Standard Introduces New Coater at Labelexpo America

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2010, ... processes involving fluoropolymers, biopolymers, and formulations for end market applications in photovoltaics, aerospace, biodegradable packaging and surface protecting films. Davis-Standard’s new ...

Get Accurate Color

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

July 31, 2010, ... platform is said to offer high productivity, ease of use, and color accuracy. In-line ISO-specified, 0/45-deg spectrophotometer offers precision that enables tighter ink control and results in major ink ...

Get Consistent Color

(Controls)

July 31, 2010, The Spectrovue VM-10 miniature integrated spectrophotometer connects to the printhead of the ValueJet 1608HS hybrid printer to help automate the process The Spectrovue VM-10 miniature integrated spectrophotometer ...

'Patiently' Awaiting Labelexp

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2010, ... my experiences. What started out in the mid '90s as a revolutionary approach to image replication, employing electrophotography for both commercial print pages and web-fed labels, has evolved just some ...

Get Consistent Color

(Print)

June 30, 2010, The Spectrovue VM-10 miniature integrated spectrophotometer connects to the printhead of the ValueJet 1608HS hybrid printer to help automate the process The Spectrovue VM-10 miniature integrated spectrophotometer ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ...  Inks that carry micro-taggants and inks that reveal their iridescence only when a fraudster tries to photocopy them — invisible to the naked eye without a special reader — also are available, as are ...

It’s All About the Ink

(Yo's Yarns)

June 24, 2010, ... moving through a series of stations (see the photo below). All I could think of was how Henry Ford perfected the assembly process of his Model T back in 1908; now I was looking at a comparable approach ...

Slitting Nonwovens: A Slit Decision

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, While farming, automobile manufacturing, and long-standing baseball rivalries are undeniably Midwest staples, Illinois-based NonWoven Solutions (NWS) While farming, automobile manufacturing, and long-standing ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... have led to less art and more science. “On the market side, there have been some very big changes. For example, in the early 2000s there was still a lot of demand for photographic films and film for audio ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... applications could include food packaging, metallized transfer film, hot foil stamping film, solar collectors, photovoltaic cells, optical coatings, and scratch-resistant coatings for decorative panels. ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... film, hot foil stamping film, solar collectors, photovoltaic cells, optical coatings, and scratch-resistant coatings for decorative panels. An additional four technologies were named as finalists in ...