Cutting

Masterwork USA Reports Die-Cutter/Stripper

(Carton Box)

May 01, 2016, ... is introducing the MK1450ERS automatic platen die-cutting machine with full stripping and blanking capability.  This large-format machine features a large maximum sheet size of 1,450 x 1,080 mm, reportedly ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... on a variety of papers and films. Machine will be equipped with the Pellicut die-cutting system, said to be ultra-compact, robust, and precision. Said to die-cut on a liner as thin as 18 micron. Produces ...

InPrint USA Is launched for 2017

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2016, ... of InPrint in Europe since its first edition in 2014, where it has become the leading exhibition for cutting edge technologies in the fields of industrial specialty, screen, digital, inkjet, and 3D technology ...

ETI Converting Equipment Patents Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

April 18, 2016, ... the advantages generated by this technology, said to include the following: Avoids die-cutting mark problems on paper and film liners completely Reduces material costs Results in half the amount ...

Grafotronic Offers a New Generation of Finishing Machines

(Slit)

April 17, 2016, ... series of modular machines for slitting, inspection, die-cutting, and digital finishing. “This is not just a face lift,” says Grafotronic VP operations and production Tomasz Skrobik. “It is a new generation ...

Appleton Mfg. Division Adds to Safe-Slab Line

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2016, ... rolls. Machine operators are removed from the cutting process, and slabbing occurs automatically within a wire mesh enclosure. The Butt Roll Safe-Slab features interlocking doors for added safety. The ...

BOBST to Launch New Products at drupa

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2016, ... due to digital flexo technology, high running speeds, and high-speed in-line sheeting. Cartons produced on the line can then be converted using the company’s die-cutting and folding/gluing equipment ...

Nordmeccanica and Hydro Demonstrate Benefits of Thin Foil

(Coating/Laminating)

March 07, 2016, ... converters with “cutting edge” technology. “This was the third event in the Nordmeccanica/Hydro cooperation, and I am sure more will come,” says Giancarlo Caimmi, commercial director at Nordmeccanica ...

Global Specialty Products Cleaner is Eco-Friendly

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2016, NATURES GUARD is based on soy and cleans inks, adhesives, and resins reportedly with no harmful effects MT. HOLLY, NJ | Global Specialty Products reports the launch of a new line of eco-friendly soy-based ...

Economic Outlook | US Manufacturing: Dispersed Gains, Concentrated Losses

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2016, The biggest risk to US manufacturing and the economy as a whole is that corporate management overreacts to declining stock prices or weak nominal earnings growth by cutting investments (or employees) that ...

Structuring an Effective Sales Conference, Pt. 2

(Marketing Mojo)

February 28, 2016, ... have time to sharpen my axe, I’m too busy cutting trees!” Gathering your sales teams together for a sales meeting/conference to “sharpen their axe” and work on productivity skills is a great method to ...

Static Beat | How To Solve Static Problems Quickly

(Surface Prep)

February 23, 2016, ... cling causes material jams in customer applications such as die-cutting, sheeting, bagging, and labeling operations. Keeping static levels low improves product quality. The introduction motivates our ...

Rotoflex Debuts System for Label Inspection

(Label/Tape)

February 19, 2016, ... slitting, rewinding, and die-cutting equipment, announces the new Security Series said to bring the latest advancements in stringent label inspection and finishing.      The fully integrated modules ...

Komori and Highcon Announce Partnership

(Carton Box)

February 13, 2016, The strategic business arrangement will have Komori selling and supporting the Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machines in Japan TOKYO, JAPAN, AND YAVNE, ISRAEL | Komori and Highcon report ...

Lamitech Acquires Signature Food Boards

(Materials)

February 07, 2016, ... Boards, which was an operating division of General Die & Die Cutting, Roosevelt, NY. Signature Food Boards consists of patented, FDA-approved products serving the bakery and cake tray markets. This line ...

Sappi Expands Line with Heavyweight Options

(Materials)

February 05, 2016, ... ink holdout with both conventional and UV-curable inks as well as a wide variety of aqueous coatings, adding that downstream, product’s strong performance on both rotary and flat-bed cutting platforms ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2016 Forum and INFO*FLEX

(Print)

February 01, 2016, ... sleeve (seaming, inspection/doctoring, cutting/perforation); coating and lamianting, including narrow web solventless lamination; and slitting/rewinding, including narrow web widths.   Domino (Booth ...

Rotoflex Upgrades Finishing Solution

(Label/Tape)

January 31, 2016, The redesigned Vericut3 is said to offer precise tension control, reduced waste, and high accuracy ST. LOUIS, MO | Rotoflex, a supplier of inspection, slitting, rewinding, and die-cutting equipment, ...

Label House Invests in EFI Printer

(News | New Products)

January 30, 2016, ... to print on 5x10-ft sheets. Slitting and roll-to-sheet cutting equipment on the printer save time and increase yields while helping to prevent finishing errors, says EFI. The patented EFI Matan backlit ...

POP Converter Adds XXL Paper Cutter

(Carton Box)

January 27, 2016, Lewisburg Printing orders Colter & Peterson 110-in. Saber PATERSON, NJ | After experiencing success with two prior cutting systems and preparing for future growth, company officials at Lewisburg Printing ...

Squeezy Straw Is New Technique for Producing Standup Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

January 26, 2016, ... with die-cutting capability can be tooled to produce the Stand Up Squeezy Straw Pouch, Barton said. Advantages of this new design include: LOW COST: A typical Stand Up Squeezy Straw Pouch, produced in ...

Lesko to Sell Machines Under Its Own Name

(News | New Products)

January 18, 2016, ... packaging machines (including sheet-cutting machines and die-cutting machines), slitter-rewinders, and inspection systems, all based on its own designs. “The machines we offer are custom-made solutions ...

ROTOCON Sells First MPS EB Press in Africa

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2016, ... gap (and thus the liner strike) for various applications and materials. The advantages of GapControl are mainly rooted in its high stability, which allows problem-free cutting-through at high production ...

Colormark Limited Joins the Holland & Crosby Family

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2016, ... of its kind to be installed in North America, and only the second worldwide. Holland & Crosby has also made significant changes to its cutting solutions, replacing existing cutting tables with two new ...

Menasha Adds Equipment in Canada

(Label/Tape)

December 18, 2015, ... a side chase loader allowing for faster setups for shorter runs. The die-cutter, which is 2,100x1,300 mm (82.6x51 in.) is rated with 500 tons of cutting pressure and has a top speed of 4,500 cycles/hr. ...

Smithers Pira Report Looks at Security

(News | New Products)

December 13, 2015, The banknote market set to flourish despite challenging conditions, says the report, which also covers passports, ID cards, and more LEATHERHEAD, SURREY, UK | Smithers Pira has issued a new report ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2015

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2015, ... cleaner also can be used on press components and accessories.       Spartanics X-350 Laser Cutting Module Spartanics, Rolling Meadows, IL, announced the X-350 Laser Cutting Module, engineered ...

Gallus and Matho in Agreement

(Label/Tape)

November 27, 2015, ... Group have been working together very closely for over a year. The product portfolio of Matho, the specialist for cutting units and extraction systems, is said to be an ideal addition to Gallus label ...

PPC Announces Competition Winners

(Carton Box)

November 15, 2015, ... structural design or used cutting-edge substrates, inks, laminations, coatings, and/or converting processes; and General, for cartons that demonstrate excellence in meeting client objectives, brand enhancement, ...

Smithers Pira Issues Study of Security Printing

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2015, ... ID programs, and improvement of the financial infrastructure. The new report covers a wide range of technology categories and identifies cutting-edge developments that determine the future direction ...