WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS
- Published: October 01, 2009
Safety Chuck Modules Offered
ShaftLok safety chuck modules are available with skew, lateral, and skew and lateral (combined) adjustments. Modules, said to be well suited for applications requiring easy, quick installation of unwind or rewind stations, come complete with air shafts and brakes or clutches, mounted.
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Converter Accessory Corp. | 800-433-2413 | www.converteraccessory.com
Circle 400 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Stability for Presses
Company has opened its Print Standardizer to all of X-Rite's automatic scanning technology. Implementing the program is said simple and fast and guarantees standards for every job. Reportedly gives offset presses high stability, ensures they work at maximum capacity, and delivers results that are compliant with applicable international standards.
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Alwan Color Expertise | +33 4 72 16 08 82 | www.alwancolor.com
Circle 402 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Chucks Have Safety Features
Auto-locking safety chucks self-close to secure chucked shafts regardless of rotational direction. Operator safety is enhanced by easy-to-operate, tilt-and-lock safety shields. Rugged shields protect bearings from dirt and debris. Chucks fit all winding applications and are available in a wide range of sizes, sockets, and shapes.
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NimCor | 888-464-6267 | www.nimcor.com
Circle 404 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Detect Leaks in Real Time
The M-1075-Y Mass Flow Leak Detector has a touchscreen with simple and intuitive menu-driven operator controls. Embedded web pages allow managers to monitor and access operations remotely, including interactive test parameter updates. Offers real-time display of all leak test stages and data storage in buffer for up to 1,000 test records. Ethernet-connectivity makes integration into existing factory networks or enterprise solutions seamless, company says.
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InterTech Development Co. | 847-679-3377 | www.intertechdevelopment.com
Circle 401 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Holographic Foil Has Continuous Design
Laser Seamless holographic hot stamping foil features a glittering rainbow color play for print decoration. Foil is characterized by its continuous design that is not disrupted by shim lines or color transitions. Said to offer the same gloss level and equally brilliant holographic effects as its predecessors. The homogeneous holographic image produced also is highly suitable for overprinting.
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The Kurz Group | +49 911 71 41-0 | www.kurz.de
Circle 403 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Clean Lines Safely
Purgex 461 Plus commercial purging compound is designed to clean blown film and sheet lines. Said to result in shorter cleaning cycles, lower purging material costs, and greater reliability in controlling the release of contaminants during production runs. Active ingredients are nontoxic, nonabrasive, and safe.
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Neutrex | 800-803-6242 | www.purgexonline.com
Circle 405 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Dispense Tacky Materials
Model 775 spool dispensing valve reportedly handles tacky materials with ease. Features an adjustable and lockable suck-back control that increases accuracy and repeatability. Assures stringless dispensing of tackier materials and prevents droplets from remaining on the dispense nozzle when using low viscosity materials.
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Tridak | 860-626-6700 | www.tridak.com
Circle 406 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Shaft Collars Are Precision-Machined
Company offers a full line of standard and custom threaded one- and two-piece clamp-type shaft collars for mounting on shafts having UNC, UNF, and Acme threads. Collars are available from stock in steel with a black oxide finish and stainless steel. Precision-machined threaded collars are nonmarring, easy to adjust, and have high axial holding power, says company, and are suitable for use as locators, stops, and accessory mounts.
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Stafford Mfg. Corp. | 800-695-5551 | www.staffordmfg.com
Circle 409 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Lightweight Material Cuts Costs
FeatherWeight Film offers a reduction in weight of 25%-50% compared to traditional liners, company says, and provides sustainability advantages in cereal, snack, baking mix, and other high-barrier applications. Also said to use less plastic resin, energy, and landfill space. Offers savings in freight and reduces operations costs due to fewer roll changes. Said to provide outstanding machinability and puncture resistance and to deliver an easy-open seal and high clarity to reveal the product inside.
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Alcan Packaging Food Americas | 773-399-8583 | www.featherweightfilm.com
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Models in 3-D
Company's line of models is drawn in 3-D solid drawing format. Drawings are available for customer use in a STEP format so they can be used universally in various computer-modeling programs. Each machine is available in three configurations: fully extended, fully retracted, and marking head oriented 90 deg to stroke direction.
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Sprinter Marking | 740-453-1000 | www.sprintermarking.com
Circle 410 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Guide Web Inside a Vacuum
The HFV Series linear actuator is said to provide a simplified solution for guiding the web inside a vacuum chamber. Designed to retrofit easily with customer's existing vacuum chamber, unit features a conical or straight flange for intermediate web guides or unwind/rewind web guides, making it easily suitable to fit on a variety of vacuum chambers. Company says features ensure efficiency and versatility.
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AccuWeb | 608-223-0625 | www.accuweb.com
Circle 407 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Laminating Film for PVC Stocks
PVC Card laminating film, part of company's SuperStick film line, is designed to adhere to standard PVC stocks. Film is said to offer a clear, permanent surface with outstanding optical properties such as a glass-smooth finish. It is available with mag striping, writable matte surfaces, thermally printable surfaces, and it can be embossed.
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D&K Group | 800-632-2314 | www.dkgroup.com
Circle 411 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Microscope Shows Critical Details
Micro Dottie 2 is a USB, CMYK/spot color contrasting video microscope with digital micrometer for critical viewing, analysis, and PC image capture. Featuring 40x magnification, unit is said to provide an excellent overall view of register marks, coating and printing defects, or small mechanical or electrical components. At 140x magnification, the finest halftone dot details are clearly visible across the 0.yyy in. (mm) field of view, while trapping deficiency, ink defects, and coating artifacts are identified easily for correction.
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Beta Industries | 800-272-7336 | www.betascreen.com
Circle 412 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Active Packaging Suited For Wet or Dry
New addition to the Freshness Plus line of active packaging materials reportedly yields superior oxygen protection by incorporating scavenging material into the barrier layer of film. Film can be used with existing equipment because it does not require an activation step. Well suited for oxygen-sensitive products and products with a long shelf life, films do not require moisture to activate the scavenging reaction and are equally effective with wet or dry products.
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Sealed Air | 800-845-3456 | www.sealedair.com
Circle 413 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Stencil Materials
Two new stencil materials are offered. Ultra-Cut II is a semi-rigid, general-purpose choice claimed economical and conforms easily to curved or irregular surfaces. Oil boards can be replaced with Synthetic Stencil Board-Cut 10-mil, 0.010-in.-thick, semi-rigid coated PE material. This nonadhesive material is adhered to a natural kraft backing with a removable adhesive and is designed for applications of characters ½ in. and larger.
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KAPCO Graphic Products | 800-791-8963 | www.kapco.com
Circle 414 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff
Sensors Are Cost-Effective
The FADK 14 Pulsed Red LED sensor offers resolutions of 0.1-1 mm at a sensing range of 50-400 mm. Company says cost-effective sensors deliver accurate measurements regardless of the substrate material or the color of the target object, and measurement accuracy is not affected by strong ambient light up to 25 kLux.
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Baumer Ltd. | 860-228-8056 | www.baumerelectric.com
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Reduce Makeready Waste
TAPS is described as an easy-to-use, high-performing feature providing a totally reliable pre-register system that reduces waste at makeready and changeover in gravure printing of flexible materials. Cylinders can be inserted in the press in any angular position through a single control touch. TAPS starts the press, moves all the cylinders in register position, and switches the register control into automatic mode.
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Rotomec/Bobst Group North America | 704-587-2450 | www.bobstgroup.com
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Weigh New Versus Retrofit
Company offers Spartanics-Systec for printers trying to weigh the costs versus benefits of buying new systems or retrofitting older screen print technology with updated components. Includes detailed cost-comparison assessments. Service either can rebuild older systems with modern components or provide newer systems loaded with advanced electronic controls and servo drive technology.
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Spartanics | 847-394 5700 | www.spartanics.com
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