Doctor Blades

Automate and Streamline Your Finishing Workflow With Kala XY Trimmers

(News | New Products)

July 11, 2021, Supply55, Inc. and Kala SAS are pleased to announce the release of the Kala XY trimmers for use in automating trimming and finishing output from digital printers including wallpaper, posters, labels, banners, ...

Twin Rivers Addresses Food Safety Concerns with Expanded EcoBarrier PFAS-Free Packaging Paper Offering

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2021, As the market looks for fluorochemical-free (FC-free) papers, Twin Rivers Paper Company has invested in its PFAS-free (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances-free) grease-resistant food packaging brand, ...

SOMA Partners With Moore & Moore as U.S. Sales Agent

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2021, ... We have a strong network of industry partners who enable us to offer the best flexographic printing presses, sleeves, doctor blades, plate cylinders, and storage systems,” said Jeff Moore. “With SOMA’s ...

Maxcess Launches E-commerce Platform “MyMaxcess” RotoMetrics Improves “MyRoto”

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2020, Maxcess unveiled its MyMaxcess E-commerce platform. Maxcess unveiled its MyMaxcess E-commerce platform. A state-of-the-art online portal that can be accessed from a desktop, tablet, or mobile phone, ...

New Esko VariAngle Delivers Cuts at Any Angle from 0o to 60o

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2020, Esko announced the release of its innovative VariAngle tool for the Kongsberg C and XP range of digital finishing tables. Esko announced the release of its innovative VariAngle tool for the Kongsberg ...

AIMCAL Hall of Honor Inducts First Five Members

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, ... year project brought his first experience in vacuum processing as he helped develop an implant for prosthetic surgery. For his master and doctoral degrees, he transferred to the Physics Department where ...

Efficiency in Winding and Unwinding

(News | New Products)

September 13, 2020, The most essential part of winding and unwinding efficiency is tension control. By Dan Hould, Product Manager – Winding and Unwinding, Davis-Standard, LLC The most essential part of winding and ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, At my company, we get asked a lot if dry ice can be used for roll cleaning. By Jeff Paduano, President at ARCS At my company, we get asked a lot if dry ice can be used for roll cleaning.  The answer ...

FTA Announces Virtual Innovation Central

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2020, ... immediate and measurable impact on business. The six-presentation schedule is as follows: 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: “Optimizing Ink Usage Through Anilox and Doctor Blade Selection,” presented by Ron ...

Nestlé Co-Funds New Professorship Focusing on Sustainable Materials Research to Tackle Plastic Waste

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, Nestlé announced that it would co-fund a new Chair for Sustainable Materials at the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland, together with Logitech, SIG and other industry partners. ...

Luminer Expands Extended Content Label Capacity & Capabilities Through Infrastructure Investment

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ... instructions for doctors, pharmacists and end users. Relatedly, clinical trials often need tight control, another condition that lends itself to more labeling content rather than less. “As the amount ...

FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2020, ... of medical protective supplies to our doctors, hospitals, and first responders. Flexible packaging manufacturers stand ready to assist in closing these gaps and ensuring food and medical security as the ...

At InfoFlex GAMA International Introduces its New Line of Slitter Rewinders

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 18, 2020, GAMA International expands the range of its products introducing a line of customized slitter rewinders for aluminum, film, paper and other special machines. GAMA International announced it is expanding ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, BOBST hosted an open house at its new Flexo Center of Excellence at Bobst Bielefeld. BOBST hosted an open house at its new Flexo Center of Excellence at Bobst Bielefeld on February 13,, giving attendees ...

Is Gravure Coating Right for You?

(Coatings)

February 09, 2020, ... gravure (doctor blade not shown as the engraved roll may rotate in either direction in kiss coating) About the Author: Ted has worked in coating, drying, laminating and film casting for over 35 years.  ...

Primera Announces LX610 Color Label Printer with Built-In Digital Die Cutting™

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2020, Primera Technology, Inc. announced that it is shipping its new LX610 Color Label Printer/Cutter.   Primera Technology, Inc., (Primera) announced that it is shipping its new LX610 Color Label Printer/Cutter. ...

Uteco Group and ESI Announce the Release of the DIAMOND HP CI FLEXO PRESS Now Configured with ESI’s Flexobeam for Printing Gelflex-EB Inks

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 11, 2020, ... of the Thermilox® system are: pre-conditioning of the temperature of the ink before sending it to the doctor blade, and keeping constant the temperature of the ink at the correct operating set value, thus ...

TIDI Relies on Enercon for Custom & Standard Corona Treating Solutions

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, When it comes to corona treating, TIDI has found Enercon to be its vendor of choice for both custom and standard projects. When it comes to corona treating, TIDI has found Enercon to be its vendor ...

Dukane Announces Acquisition of Aurizon, LLC

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2019, Dukane acquired all the assets and intellectual property of Aurizon, LLC in Kimberly, Wisc. Dukane acquired all the assets and intellectual property of Aurizon, LLC in Kimberly, Wisc. Aurizon is a ...

AICC Members Learn Corrugator Best Practices

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2019, To a sold-out group of 30 packaging professionals AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, taught Best Practices for Corrugator & Maintenance Operations. To a sold-out group of 30 packaging professionals ...

BOBST Scoops Top Industry Award for Sustainable Inking System Innovation

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2019, ... Firenze. The revolutionary IoDTM system eliminates ink trays and chambered doctor blades. It only requires 30g of ink in the print unit to operate. Full wash-out and ink change are performed in minutes ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... offering cold seal, heat seal, ink, matt and gloss varnish, as well as all kinds of in register applications.  Its trolley design permits gravure, solvent-less, flexo, semi-flexo and enclosed doctor blade ...

Dri-Tec Partners with Arete Group

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2019, ... doctor blade chambers; Automatic unwinds and rewinds; and High-efficiency drying systems. As a member of Dominion Technologies Group, Dri-Tec has the capabilities to utilize state of the art technology ...

Retroflex Announces $1.5 Million Expansion

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2019, Retroflex, Inc. recently announced a $1.5 million expansion to its Wrightstown, Wisc. facility. Retroflex, Inc. recently announced a $1.5 million expansion to its Wrightstown, Wisc. facility. This ...

Maxcess to Unveil Next-Generation Print Inspection System at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 04, 2019, Maxcess plans to unveil the VEO-700 print inspection system from Fife at ICE USA in Louisville, Kentucky, April 9-11 in booth #701. Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for ...

Parkinson Technologies’ Dusenbery® brand to Showcase Latest MasterSlit® DC2 Slitter Rewinder

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, Parkinson Technologies’ Dusenbery brand will be exhibiting its new MasterSlit® DC2 center slitter rewinder at ICE USA 2019 in Louisville, KY. Parkinson Technologies’ Dusenbery brand will be exhibiting ...

Precision Slitting Sets Converters Apart

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2019, Precision slitting specialists go beyond the basics of slitting large rolls and rewinding into smaller ones. By Susan Stansbury, Contributing Consultant Precision slitting specialists go beyond the ...

Robinette Company Improves Production Efficiency with Martin Automatic Technology

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2019, Robinette Company turns to Martin Automatic to supply technology for the performance capability of the new Holweg RS 37 lines warranted automated roll changing. One of the two Martin MBS unwind/splicers ...

NOVOFLEX II Flexographic Press to Premiere at W&H Open House

(News | New Products)

February 12, 2019, ... made on the printing decks is the new doctor blade chamber technology. We believe that these and several other developments on the press will be attractive to our visitors,” said Bauschulte. Live demonstrations ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, The benefits associated with modified substrates vary but can include improved physical strength, thermal stability, permeability as well as optical strength. Submitted by Tom Kerchiss, RK Print Coat ...