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November 2, 2009
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Letter from the Editor
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Where has the Year
Gone?
This year is closing fast as we move into November
(Hmmmm, can't stop thinking about that Thanksgiving Day turkey).
Something else to anticipate: PFFC's November issue.
Be sure to check out our annual Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory
and our cover story "Engineer's Playground."
Here's to another great month!
Nsenga Thompson, Associate Editor
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New Proofing Editions from Epson!
Put an Epson
Stylus® Pro 7900 (prints up to 24” wide) or 9900
(prints up to 44” wide) Proofing Edition to work for you and you can
count on extreme color accuracy, intelligent color calibration,
automatic color optimization and more! Get a FREE
print sample and see for yourself!
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What's New
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Load
Cells Work Well in Harsh Environments
GORHAM, MAINE | Montalvo Corp. offers the U-25 load
cell, designed to extend the lower end of the U-Series range. Retrofits
with certain competitive load cells without any change to bolt patterns.
Small, very sensitive load cell designed for harsh environments and well
suited to specialty converting processes, printing, tissue manufacture,
and for use with nonwovens.
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Integration
Platform Compatible with Multiple Print Systems
YARDLEY, PA | Hybrid Integration launches the Job
Management System (JMS 3.0), a middleware integration platform that
drives and powers the company’s other products and options, and
facilitates integration with each printer’s legacy systems. JMS is an
end-to-end integration software that can establish connections with
numerous data sources including: ERP, MIS, SQL, Oracle, Web Services,
Prepress Workflows, XML, JDF, JMF, Web Forms and Email Input. JMS can
incorporate data from all of these sources as input to custom web
portals and job tickets.
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Premium
Sleeve for the Highest Print Performance
LUXEMBOURG | The rotec premium sleeve from Flint Group
Flexographic Products is designed to offer maximum dimensional stability
over time to cope with special printing requirements as well as unique
upgrades to meet individual needs. Higher print speeds, standardized ink
systems, weight restrictions or continuous strive for higher print
quality – this and further factors have lead to an increasing demand
for sleeves with an even more advanced quality, the company reports.
Subsequently for certain applications sleeves are required, where the
outer diameter or ‘runout’ are not altering overtime and therefore
an exact register accuracy and constant parallelism during printing can
be counted on.
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BoxBoard Beat
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Paperboard
Packager Gets Results with AVT Inspection Solution
HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL | The Stratus Group, West
Chester, OH, is the first beta site for the Advanced Vision
Technology’s PrintVision/Orion 100% automatic inspection solution for
folding carton, single pack applications, which was introduced at Drupa
in 2008. After more than six months of in-depth testing, the Stratus
Group gave their final acceptance to the Orion system.
A premier printer of paperboard packaging and pressure sensitive labels,
along with other specialty converting and decorating solutions,
Status’s capabilities include package design and the
printing/converting of each unique product. For over 35 years, Status
Group has served the packaging requirements of consumer brands from the
health and beauty, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care and
automotive industries.
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Industrial
Quality Die Cutter in a Small Package
CENTRALIA, IL | Die Cutters Inc. has rolled out its
new 15-inch tabletop model Cleen-Cut flatbed die cutters, designed to
handle those small but sometimes intricate and delicate projects.
The tabletop brings the same quality and precision to die cutting as its
larger flatbed relatives that range in size from 30 in. X 60 in. to 105
in. X 144 in. Handles a host of products that include corrugated and
paper products, corrugated and solid plastics, magnets, puzzles, credit
cards, ID tags and many more. Designed to slit score and emboss and is
available in two models – standard and portable – and it utilizes
standard flat dies.
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LTI Boosts Productivity and Reduces Costs with Martin Automatic
Leroy Baker, president of LTI said, “Since we added the Martin
equipment, we’re able to accomplish in a day what would otherwise take
us a day and a half to do.” On a typical job using 100,000 feet of
stock, Martin saves LTI at least $300 in materials and $100 in ink
waste!
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Cool Converted Product
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Italian
Producer Goes Nuts for High Barrier Film
Innovia Films’ high barrier compostable
cellulose-based material, NatureFlex NK, has been chosen by an Italian
producer, New Factor, to wrap its range of organic nuts and dried fruit
– Mister Nut Bio.
NatureFlex NK was launched in 2008 and is said to offer not only
biodegradability and compostability, but also a moisture barrier
approaching that of co-extruded OPP. This means it has the best
moisture barrier of any single layer biopolymer film currently
available, which has been achieved through Innovia Films’ unique
coating technology, the company reports.
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The Chemsultants International A2LA accredited laboratory provides
full-service testing for adhesives, coatings, and materials. We provide
product development, and consulting services, and offer comprehensive
pilot coating and small scale specialty manufacturing services.
ChemInstruments, Inc., part of Chemsultants International, manufactures
instruments for adhesive and materials testing. We also produce test
sample preparation equipment including lab coaters and laminators.
ChemInstruments equipment is used in both R&D labs and production floor
QA/QC environments.
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In The News
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Pagendarm
Repositions Business Amidst Global Economic Challenges
HAMBURG, GERMANY | Pagendarm BTT GmbH adapts its
capacities in light of the challenges posed by the global economy to
take full advantage of the synergies offered by its parent company
Polytype Converting AG in Switzerland.
Among the proactive steps management has taken is to reduce the size of
its workforce. However, with access to the full range of experience and
expertise of both companies, benefits for Pagendarm customers will
include anticipated simplified access to the modern infrastructure of
the Swiss-based Polytype Converting, along with its state-of-the-art
technology center and educational and training courses.
In addition, development of competence centers in both Germany and
Switzerland will be fostered with different points of focus to maximize
customer benefits for their businesses (relevant details are
forthcoming, the company says).
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iF Packaging Award at
Interpack
For the second time, iF International Forum Design
GmbH will present the “iF packaging award” at interpack PROCESSES
AND PACKAGING, to be held from May 12 - 18, 2011 in Düsseldorf,
Germany. The iF packaging award is geared towards manufacturers,
developers and designers of packaging, packaging materials, packaging
graphics and packaging machinery. For further information and
applications for the iF packaging award 2011 (submissions will be
accepted starting May 2010) visit www.ifdesign.de/awards_packaging_index_e.
In 2008, the competition attracted 148 entries from 17 countries.
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More Up-to-the-Minute
News
Visit our website (www.pffc-online.com) for daily
postings of up-to-the minute news on the converting industry. You’ll
find information about companies, associations, research reports and
studies, equipment installations–basically any significant news the
editors feel will impact your business.
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Exclusive PFFC research results are brought to you by Fife Web
Guides
Click
here to see this month's installment of Critical Trends that
separately compares the economy's impact on the converting sectors of
flexible packaging; unprinted rolls & sheets; labels, tape & tags; and
paperboard.
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Put It In Your PDA
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Converter
Events
Visit our website for a full Calendar of Events for
2009 and beyond. You’ll find information about association meetings,
technical seminars, conference programs, short courses, webinars, and
the industry’s biggest trade shows and expositions at pffc-online.com/events.
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