Hole Punching

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... says PCMC will build on this success and “develop a whole new range of interesting topics for next year” while remaining “relevant and up to date to keep people excited about attending our annual event.” ...

"Small Guy" Equipped for Mega Growt

(Archive)

May 30, 2005, ...  were extremely impressed with the installation work W&H provided," says Clarke. "All of our existing lines had to run 24/7 during the installation. The on-site W&H representative managed the whole installation ...

You're Too Tense

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ...  How fast is the machine running? Running speeds will affect the choice of transducer, says Breen. "The whole dynamics of a process can change with respect to resonate frequencies on the transducers if ...

Positive Projections

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... may be key to the positive sales projections forecast for the paperboard industry this year. State of the Industry The paper industry as a whole had a good year in 2004, reports Merrill Lynch, as profits ...

Cito Trains on Heidelberg Equipment

(Archive)

May 18, 2005, Seminars the technical training sessions Cito-System’s training center in Schwaig, Germany, will rely solely on Heidelberg machines. PRESS RELEASE SCHWAIG, GERMANY—Seminars the technical training sessions ...

Introduction to Roll Handling

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... can be designed to handle loads up to 10,000 lbs. They also can be loaded with whole pallets of rolls to turn several rolls at one time. Tilt table advantages: Turn multiple rolls, even whole ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... of temperature and humidity conditions. Company says films can be heated in the microwave and used with metal detectors; provide superior flex crack and pinhole resistance; and are printable and environmentally ...

Flexo Goes to Florida

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... George Brown College, Toronto, ON, Canada, who spearheaded the incorporation of flexo into the graphics curriculum at the school in 1982; and Ian Hole of Esko-Graphics, for his "untiring support of flexo ...

Detecting the Edge

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... ultrasonic array edge detector uses proven compensation and pulsing technologies to solve a whole new class of application problems. These edge detectors have an ultra-wide sensing area, created by arranging ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, News from: AGI/Klearfold, Hunter's Specialties, Windmoeller & Hoelscher, Flexicon, First Choice Packaging Solutions, Rollprint Packaging Products, Heartland Label Printers, BASF, Flint Ink, Scitex Vision, ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... a big difference. For just a little bit more than it costs to produce standard pressure-sensitive labels on a press," Seuss says, "you can produce [on the Comco press] a label for the whole container—and ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... lasorsystronics.com Advanced surface inspection system provides early warning of defects such as gels, holes, contamination, streaks, and wrinkles at fast web speeds. Also provides statistical data for ...

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, Looking for something specific at CMM this year? We've listed all exhibitors with their booth numbers under their specific product categories and indicated among those which will be showcasing new products. ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... can personally deliver as a converter what he could only promise as a broker, both he and his customers feel a whole lot more secure. "If we didn’t have a ready-made market, we couldn’t have done it," ...

Why Tension?

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... excessively. Too much tension and the core or roll’s inner layers are crushed. Too much torque applied to the center of the roll, and the whole thing may begin to shift tangentially like a giant clock ...

CAN SPAM Laws & E-Mail

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... a reference to a commercial advertisement or promotion for a commercial product or service, and the transactional/relationship content must appear in whole or substantial part at the start of the body ...

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... pinhole-free, low-viscosity flexo ink said to adhere to many films. Solvent-resistant ink cures to 600 fpm. Overprint with UV ink or water-based inks. Clear Conductive Thin Films Techni-Met, Windsor, ...

How to Gain Ground

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... reason you are not seeing many firsthand responses of jobs lost to China is that it’s past that point, and now the jobs—and perhaps whole industries—aren’t even here in the first place. We are now to the ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... with suppliers; full utilization of global network; technical innovations and process enhancements; and competitive sourcing of alternative solutions. He adds, however, that the whole supply chain of printed ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... such as metallics. However, in the long term, our company is looking at a dedicated UV flexo white ink, and we are working on that and its whole surrounding package—plate, tape, and anilox roller, too." ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and double guide-rail, said to keep the whole block rigid and ensure maximum precision during high-speed printing. VirtualMaster and Direct Direct Drive systems allow central drum to be synchronized with ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... and pinhole resistance in addition to extremely high barrier to gases, flavors, and aromas. Use of EVOH in multilayer packaging can preserve food quality and flavor in convenient and attractive transparent ...

Die Options Explained

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, The wide range of specialty packaging items now being ordered by customers often makes optically registered die-cutting systems the better method for cost-effective and high quality die-cutting. However, ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 3

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... of 3% is in line with European norms. Lowest regional growth is in Japan at 0%–1%. Taken as a whole, the Asian market represents a significant 23% of the total worldwide demand for labels of all types. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... features 0.5-mm hole size, intuitive Windows-based software designed for operators with no CAD expertise, and an intelligent system for beam shaping. It includes a wide array of options for scrap removal ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... market is increasingly difficult—so the new EU member countries represent a route to future success and market expansion. Real GDP growth across the whole of Europe, including the Eastern European entrants, ...

Heidelberg's Speedmaster SM 52-D Wins InterTech Awar

(Archive)

November 09, 2004, Heidelberg USA's Speedmaster SM 52-D with inline die-cutting won PIA/GATF's InterTech Award for innovation, the only offset press in the industry to achieve this honor this year. The win marks the 21st ...

Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... as NPE (next slated for June 19-23, 2006), the Society of Plastic Industries, producers of the show, surpassed attendance objectives and were on the whole pleased. Presently, cost for plastic resins ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive laminate and make it more competitive. The participants, representing virtually the whole release liner value chain, spent three hours in productive ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, ... appeals to the type of consumer that buys fresh-cut fruits and vegetables — the shopper that is pressed for time, but still wants to bring home wholesome and natural food for his or her family," Carr explains. ...