Core Cutting

Airlite Plastics Expands Capacity with Davis-Standard Sheet Line

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, Airlite Plastics Company has reportedly expanded production capabilities at its plant in Nazareth, Penn. with a semi-custom Davis-Standard sheet line. Airlite Plastics Company has reportedly expanded ...

Elite Cameron, Inc. Supplies New Tape Slitter to Nu-Source, Inc.

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... unwinding, or apply a liner prior to slitting.  For the small diameter and narrow width (1”) tapes, the machine was also supplied with core boxes to assist with the re-coring, keeping downtime to a minimum. ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, The evolution of customer demand as well as improvements in quality and speed are accelerating printing production for packaging. The evolution of customer demand as well as improvements in quality ...

FPA Announces 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announces the winners of the FPA 2020 Student Flexible Design Challenge. The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announces the winners of the FPA 2020 Student ...

Stronger Together: Davis-Standard and Deacro Converting Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 08, 2020, ... slitter rewinders, turret slitters and core cutters. Unique to Deacro are the company’s roll lock differential air shafts, closed-loop rewind tension control and auto core placement. The air shafts are ...

Synrad Sheds Light on Converting Applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... Processes: a single laser can cut, mark, drill, engrave, score, perforate, and more through a combination of laser settings and beam delivery. The option to have a single piece of equipment perform multiple ...

A New Generation of Hybrid Drive Technology

(Digital)

March 05, 2020, The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging materials. The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging ...

Leaders in Converting Solutions

(Slit)

March 05, 2020, ... for our customers. Core ID options 1.5" ID & 3" ID. Universal tooling group to produce high volume non-standard roll widths. Inline fully automated double coated tabber for interlined products. Advanced ...

FSEA and IADD Announce Programming and Plant Tours for Upcoming Joint Conference

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2020, The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) have announced the programming lineup for their 2020 Joint Conference. The Foil ...

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 ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... popular.  In score slitting, it’s extremely popular as well, primarily for tape customers who do narrow slitting and need to get in and out of short jobs.  For razor slitting, we’re seeing trends that ...

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 ...

Applied Manufacturing Technologies Promotes Rick Vanden Boom and Expands Executive Team with the Hire of Mark McGinnis

(News | New Products)

February 12, 2020, ... engineering. “A true team player and RISE Core Value Award recipient, Rick took the reins for ASG operations at a critical time for AMT,” said President and CEO Michael Jacobs. “He has been responsible ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... system achieved an overall score of 74 percent, placing it in Class A for recyclable packaging. “With the certification for our film Skin Multi SV concept and the Ecoterm base film, we’ve supplemented ...

Maxcess and RotoMetrics Announce Merger

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2020, Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for web handling applications, has announced its intent to merge with RotoMetrics Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and ...

Leaders in Rotary Converting Machine Solutions

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, For over 40 years Delta ModTech has been a global leader in web converting and packaging innovation. By Delta ModTech For over 40 years Delta ModTech has been a global leader in web converting ...

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, ... as well as core, reverse-print applications both with significant, sustainable results. ”Uteco has long supported the development of EB flexo technology and GelFlex-EB technology answers many of the ...

Zolemba Improves Production Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2020, Zolemba BV has installed a Martin Automatic MBS unwind splicer to improve productivity at its plant in Haaksbergen. Netherlands based label converter, Zolemba BV, has reportedly installed a Martin ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, ... core of the ceramic covered electrode, at the full voltage that the corona generator produces.  By the time the electric field reaches the grounded metal roller, the voltage is zero.  In between the metal ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... bottles. In the HERMA laboratory each of the label materials with the new adhesive 62Rpw achieved a wash-off rate of 100 percent according to the strict requirements imposed by the Petcore test protocol ...

Netpak Gains Exceptional Efficiencies with EFI’s Packaging Suite Technologies

(News | New Products)

December 19, 2019, ... Netpak is the first North American company to adopt the complete Packaging Suite for folding carton production by EFI™. In line with Netpak’s core values of excellence and ongoing commitment to innovation, ...

What’s Next in Inkjet and the Many Reasons to Adopt it

(Digital)

December 16, 2019, ... more personalization and late stage customization. They all wish the package to be the product. Some major players like Philip Morris International (PMI) expect digital printing to be at the core of their ...

Fulfillment America Chooses the Rollem Insignia5 Die Cutter to Support their Superior Print Fulfillment Services

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2019, Fulfillment America chooses the Rollem Insignia5 Die Cutter to support their superior print fulfillment services.   Fulfillment America (FAI) provides a broad range of fulfillment services to over ...

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

(Digital)

December 05, 2019, For decades, digital printing for the fashion, décor, industrial, and graphics industry was relegated to sampling and short run printing. By Rob Gilboa For decades, digital printing for the fashion, ...

Multiple Surface Winders in Production at Catbridge Machinery’s NJ Facility

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2019, ... winders feature rugged construction and innovative technologies for productivity, roll quality, and versatility. They offer automatic knife positioning, web threading and laser core-placement assists, ...

Charter NEX Joins the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

(News | New Products)

November 23, 2019, ... to increase the number of its ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ sites in 2020 in addition to launching several new recyclable film technologies.  “Sustainability and sustainable manufacturing are at the core ...

The Toray Commons Opens in the University of Rhode Island’s New Engineering Complex

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2019, The Toray Commons opens in the University of Rhode Island’s new engineering complex. The Toray Commons in the University of Rhode Island’s new Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering was officially ...

New Kongsberg X Edge Brings Fully Upgradeable Quality and Reliability to Display, Signage and Packaging Converters

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2019, New Kongsberg X Edge brings fully upgradeable quality and reliability to display, signage and packaging converters. Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions for leading ...

AICC Members Learn Corrugator Best Practices

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2019, ... how to maintain a sharp slit edge, head setup accuracy, and improve board quality during his presentation, Slitter Scorer: Staying Sharp. He compared carbide and steel blades. Then Bergstrom gave attendees ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, printer, equipment and supplies company—substrates impact your business every day. By Susan Stansbury, Contributing Writer Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, ...