Press improvements

July 20, 2005
Press improvements Comco Milford OH USA The company has introduced improvements for its package printing presses. New upgrades are: new style air knives; an auto register system in a retrofit package designed specifically for the Commander series…

Films

July 20, 2005
Films Toray Plastics North Kingstown RI USA Lumirror U6V and U6V1 co-extruded, UV stabilized polyester films are color neutral and won’t degrade or yellow. The company also introduced multi-layer co-extruded polyester label films for d…

Sleeve storage

July 20, 2005
Sleeve storage HarperScientific.com Charlotte NC USA SleeveWrak stores up to 12 sleeves. The sleeves are stored vertically to minimize issues with weight-enhanced imbalance. Mounted on the fixed mandrel, the sleeves can be maneuvered over to…

Cleaning systems

July 20, 2005
Cleaning systems Max Daetwyler Huntersville NC USA The Ultrasonic Cleaning System offers direct drive rotation, power depth adjustment, zone cleaning and efficient process control. The direct drive rotation provides constant rotation and fea…

Testing equipment

July 20, 2005
Testing equipment UV Process Supply Chicago IL USA The Thin Film Calorimeter-9000 rapidly measures the exothermic heat reaction from a polymerizing sample through a sensitive sensor. This information is displayed through a LCD interface. The…

Inks

July 20, 2005
Inks Water Ink Technologies Lincolnton NC USA PharmaFlex is a new line of UV inks. The inks are BP free and offer low odor, consistent color, low viscosity and high strength. The company is also introducing Performa ink system, water based inks t…

Edge trim removal

July 20, 2005
Edge trim removal Converter Accessory Wind Gap PA USA The Fox Runner is a portable edge trim removal system. It utilizes the Fox TrimAway venturi design and boasts a variety of features, including a regenerative blower, a blower filter, and…

Cleaning products

July 20, 2005
Cleaning products Printers’ Service Newark NJ USA Baldwin cloth-based cleaning systems feature Prepac cleaning technology, which includes low VOC cleaning agent. The agent is completely contained in the roll and eliminates solvent hand…

Rotogravure print unit

July 20, 2005
Rotogravure print unit Matik North America Hartford CT USA Omet, a narrow and mid-web press manufacturer located in Italy, introduced a movable rotogravure print unit for its VaryFlex line of gearless servo-drive presses. The cassette-style…

Glitter coating

July 20, 2005
Glitter coating UVitec Printing Ink Lodi NJ USA 19130-77 Rotary Screen Glitter UV Coating is a smooth printing, glossy, large particle size coating designed for use with 100 and under screen mesh sizes. It is ideal for printing in-line…

Air gun

July 20, 2005
Air gun Exair Cincinnati OH USA The Soft Grip Safety Air Gun delivers a blast of air that removes chips, dust and other contaminants from the surface of products, machinery and work surfaces. A large trigger permits easy “on/off” contr…

Splicer

July 20, 2005
Splicer Maxson Automatic Machinery Company Westerly RI USA The automatic web splicer is engineered for increased productivity and simplified operation. It reliably joins together webs of two rolls without stopping the sheeter. Using the men…

Dry plate processing

July 20, 2005
Dry plate processing MacDermid Printing Solutions Atlanta GA USA The Lava Plate Processing System is a dry processing system, eliminating solvents from the platemaking process. The 4260 format is for flat plates and the Lava 360 processes pl…

Adhesive

July 20, 2005
Adhesive Spinnaker Coating Troy OH USA The All Temperature Permanent acrylic adhesive can be used through laser printers. It is recommended for freezer applications down to -20°F and is well suited for blow-on applications. 800-543-94…

Adhesive

July 20, 2005
Adhesive Spinnaker Coating Troy OH USA The All Temperature Permanent acrylic adhesive can be used through laser printers. It is recommended for freezer applications down to -20°F and is well suited for blow-on applications. 800-543-94…