Printing

Variations on a FluteAICC Honors the Best in Corrugated

Published: May 01, 2000

Roaring into the Future!" was the theme of the 9th International Corrugated Packaging Design Competition sponsored by the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). AICC presented the awards at its annual meeting in Chicago, IL, November 6, as part of the joint AICC/TAPPI Corrugated Week '99.

Tape Converter Stands Up to Goliath with New Press

Published: March 31, 2000

A flexo press from Bell-Mark makes a large contribution to Filmex Corporation, a smal specialty tape converter.

Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale

Published: March 01, 2000

Drupa 2000 has a new "byline"-- Print Media Trade Fair. It also has two new halls, many new features, and a new cycle. But not everything has changed.

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

Published: March 01, 2000

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

Published: February 01, 2000

Founded in 1928, Steketee-Van Huis (SVH), Holland, MI, produces high-end folding cartons for customers across the US

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

Published: February 01, 2000

In an aggressive effort to increase sales, the management team at Autotype Americas Inc. decided to make some bold moves that have paid off handsomely

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

Published: January 01, 2000

You're at the store pondering the many choices of toothpaste. Over the years you've sampled everything from tartar control types to baking soda brands.

Converting Coverage Grows at Graphics of the Americas

Published: January 01, 2000

Graphics of the Americas Global Printing & Converting Exposition will celebrate its silver anniversary February 4-6 at the Convention Center in Miami

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

Published: January 01, 2000

The technology currently being developed and utilized by the Israeli military is among the most sophisticated in the world. The transfer of this technology

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

Published: December 01, 1996

New anilox roll technologies and materials have paralleled the rise of flexo, and it's no coincidence.The vast improvement in the quality of flexographic

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

Published: December 01, 1996

New substrates, laser die-cutting, and the increasing trend toward short runs all bode well for the future of digital printing.Peter Rigney, the publisher

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

Published: July 01, 1996

An expert in the field assesses the current state of ultraviolet and electron beam curing.RadTech '96 North America, the fifth biennial UV/EB Processing

Something new under the sun

Published: July 01, 1996

Chamelacolors are long-lasting, light-activated inks that can be applied in-line by conventional printing presses onto any substrate.The decades-long

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

Published: June 01, 1996

The technology of prepress is changing at such a dizzying pace, that converters keep up or quickly get left behind.Speaking recently at the 12th Digital

Paperbox winners honored for industry excellence

Published: May 01, 1996

The National Assn. rewards folding cartons and rigid boxes for unique and outstanding packaging contributions.Forty rigid box and folding carton manufacturers