Label & Narrow Web articles from January 2007

Label & Narrow Web archives from January 2007

Offo vs. flexset.(EDITORIAL)
January 1, 2007... In late autumn I had a conversation with Tom Gallo, general manager of G-3 Enterprise's label division, about his company and the industry in general. G-3 has printed sheetfed offset wine labels for two decades, and recently added narrow web...

Converter acquisitions strong at year end.(Metro Label Group acquires Aluglass and Gordon Graphics)(Brady Corporation acquires Asterisco Artes Graficas Ltda.)(Wind Point Partners acquires York Label and Industrial Label Corporation)
January 1, 2007... Consolidation continues apace in the label converting industry, and even seemed to pick up steam in the last two months of 2006, as a handful of prominent companies made acquisitions in North and South America. York Label, headquartered in...

TimeMed awarded Premier contract.(TimeMed Labeling Systems Inc. signs contract with Premier Purchasing Partners)
January 1, 2007... TimeMed Labeling Systems Inc., of Burr Ridge, IL, USA, has signed a three-year contract to supply labels and related products to members of Premier Purchasing Partners, the largest healthcare alliance in the United States. TimeMed will provide...

GM Nameplate wins flexo achievement award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... The California Division of GM Nameplate, a printing and converting company in Seattle, WA, USA, a leading manufacturing solutions provider, has been awarded a 2006 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in the production of flexo...

French label printer adds Codimag servo press.(Stic'Image)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Codimag announced the installation of a Viva 420 press at Stic'Image, a label printer from the Lyon area in France. The Viva 420 is the newest generation Codimag press. The press is a five-color letterpress with an inline flexo varnish station....

Lightning Labels orders new HP digital press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Lightning Labels, one of the nation's first all digital label printers, is expanding its capacity by ordering a new ws4500 digital label press from HP. The newest version of the Indigo press, launched in September at Labelexpo in Chicago, will...

Mark Andy renovates the Model 2200 flexo press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Mark Andy says it has completely renovated its classic Model 2200 flexographic press, and will feature it at the Graphics of Americas show in Miami, March 2-4, 2007. According to Steve Schulte, national sales director, the 2200 is...

Chemsultants reorganizes, names Gary Avalon COO.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Chemsultants International, of Mentor, OH, USA, has organized its staff to address the needs of its growing business, according to Richard P. Muny, founder and CEO. Muny announced the promotion of Gary A. Avalon to the position of chief...

ProLabel advances its workflow, CTP systems.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... ProLabel, of Cumming, GA, USA, took a major step recently and acquired new prepress and workflow systems, all from Kodak. The systems include the Matchprint inkjet proofer, the Thermoflex narrow platesetter and the Printergy Powerpack workflow...

Label Traxx now linked to MACtac materials.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Tailored Solutions' Label Traxx, the print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, now connects with MACtac, a supplier of pressure sensitive adhesive coated papers and films. With this new...

GEW strengthens Italian and Swiss UV force.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... GEW, a UK based manufacturer of UV curing systems, has announced the appointment of Punto Luce Srl and Celi S.a.s. to support its growing activities in the Italian and Swiss printing markets. Punto Luce manufactures equipment for the...

Matik to distribute Gietz equipment in N. America.(Matik North America, Gietz and Co.)(North America)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Gietz AG, of Gossau, Switzerland, has appointed Matik North America its exclusive distributor in North America for its line of sheet and web foil stamping machines. Matik North America, headquartered in West Hartford, CT, USA, is a provider of...

Loparex expands with extrusion line in China.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Loparex, a global manufacturer of release papers and films, has invested in a new extrusion line in its Guangzhou plant in China. The investment is part of Loparex's strategy to strenghten the company's operations in Asia and to expand...

Water Ink Technologies signs new distributor in Mexico.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Water Ink Technologies, of Lincolnton, NC, USA, recently signed FotoTec to be its distributor in Mexico. Fototec is a supplier to the graphic arts and printing industries throughout Mexico. FotoTec will supply and provide technical support...

Masterpiece Graphix receives HP designation for specialized coatings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Masterpiece Graphix, located in Fenton, MO, USA, has announced that it has been approved as North America's first HP Authorized Media Treatment Center. The company offers specialized coating services. "What makes Masterpiece Graphix...

Connemara Converting adds space and equipment.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Connemara Converting, a converter of specialty paper, film and board products based in Bolingbrook, IL, USA, has announced a 90,000 square foot expansion of its production plant, and the installation of a Marquip Sheet Wizard board/paper...

Mark Andy to open tech center in Europe.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Mark Andy, a major supplier of narrow web printing and converting equipment worldwide, has invested in a new Advanced Technology Centre for its European headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Designed to meet a variety of needs, the new...

Enercon launches multi-language web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Enercon, a manufacturer of surface treating equipment based in Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, has announced the launch of a multi-language web site. In addition to English, users can now retrieve product information, basic sealing information,...

IoPP forms Sustainable Packaging Task Group.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Recognizing the interest in sustainable packaging by both the packaging community and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) membership of over 5,000, IoPP's Technical Council recently approved the formation of a Sustainable Packaging...

acpo is recertified for ISO 9001:2000.(International Organization for Standardization)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... acpo ltd., of Oak Harbor, OH, USA, has received a certificate of registration for complying with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems. This registration covers the quality management system for the manufacturing of...

J & J Converting Machinery relocates from Kansas to Missouri.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... J & J Converting Machinery, an equipment dealer and engineering company specializing in used and rebuilt label presses, has relocated from Lenexa, KS, USA to a to a new 10,000 square foot building in Grandview, MO, USA. The new plant includes a...

GRE moves Asia operation to Kowloon.(GRE Digital Solutions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... GRE Digital Solutions, a subsidiary of GRE Engineering Products AG of Steinebrunn, Switzerland, has announced the move of its Hong Kong operations center to new premises in Kowloon to further reinforce sales, distribution and servicing of its...

Variable data study now available.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... The Industry Measure (formerly Trend Watch Graphic Arts) has released a study on variable data print (VDP)/variable imaging (VI) pricing practices. The Industry Measure mini-report, "Pricing for Variable Data Print: Baseline Data on What the...

Students test new coated flexo cylinder.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... A new print cylinder that contains a patent-pending coating to absorb and displace energy was tested recently by students at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) under the auspices of HarperScientific, both of Charlotte, NC, USA. The...

Muhlbauer systems in Slovenian passports.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(personalized electronic passports now in Slovenia)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Muhlbauer technology group, based in Roding, Germany, has joined with the government of Slovenia to personalize the nation's passports. Muhlbauer is a partner of Cetis, a Slovenian producer of security printing products. The new...

New dates for 2007 Info*Flex Exhibition.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Official dates of FFTA's 2007 Info-Flex Exhibition held in Montreal, QC, Canada have been changed to May 7-8, 2007. This is a modification from the previously announced dates of May 6-7, 2007. FFTA's 2007 Annual Forum will be held May 6-9,...

Brand protection and anti-counterfeiting summit.(Global Brand Protection Summit)
January 1, 2007... Global counterfeiting and brand protection was the theme of a two-day conference in December, sponsored by Intertech-Pira. The Global Brand Protection Summit was held in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Attendees were presented with many statistics...

Label converters win awards for best workplaces.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Four label converters in the USA have been honored with Best Workplaces in America awards, presented annually by Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF). They are Label World, of Rochester, NY; GPA, of...

Wal-Mart to manufacturers: 'reduce packaging'.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Wal-Mart has begun keeping track of its suppliers' use of packaging, with a stated aim of conserving resources. The world's largest retailer has issued a "packaging scorecard" by which it will measure its vendors' packaging according to a...

Pitman educates converters in latest prepress technology.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Pitman Company, headquartered in Totowa, NJ, USA, recently completed a coast-to-coast series of educational seminars for printers and converters, covering a wealth of topics along with demonstrations of the latest digital prepress technology....

Raflatac completes Europe line, plans facility in India.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(UPM Raflatac)
January 1, 2007... UPM Raflatac has announced that it will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Mumbai, India, next year. With the new terminal, UPM Raflatac says it will streamline its processes to meet customer demand for shorter delivery times...

Plastic Suppliers' PLA film wraps environmental movie.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Plastic Suppliers Inc., of Columbus, OH, USA, is now part of the best-selling documentary "An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning". The company's EarthFirst PLA film is used to make the clear sleeve in which the DVD case is housed. ...

SynEctic Packaging launched.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Gil du-Long, David Hoydal and Joe Eskander form new company)
January 1, 2007... Gil du-Long (left) and David Hoydal, along with partner Joe Eskander, have formed SynEctic Packaging, a label printing and converting company in Redwood City, CA, USA. The company has installed the first JH 1300 flexo press, imported by J & H...

3 Sigma Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... 3 SIGMA CORPORATION, Troy, OH, USA -- Larry Slaven has been promoted to the position of president and chief operating officer. He has been with 3 Sigma since 1997 and most recently was the company's vice president and general manager. ...

Advanced Vision Technology.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Bruno Carrer appointed)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY (AVT), Atlanta, GA, USA -- Bruno Carrer has been appointed Canadian sales manager for AVT's label and packaging business throughout Canada. He is headquartered in Toronto and joins AVT from Spicers Canada (formerly...

Bosch Rexroth Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... BOSCH REXROTH CORPORATION, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA -- Berend Bracht, former CEO of Bosch Rexroth China and former head of the company's US industrial hydraulics operation, has taken over as president and chief executive officer.

Central Piedmont Community College.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CPCC), Charlotte, NC, USA -- Stephen Gerhardt takes the newly created position of Harper National Flexographic Center coordinator. He is responsible for establishing a complete series of continuing education...

Domino Printing Sciences.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES, Cambridge, UK -- The company has expanded its group development team with the appointments of Kirsten Telfer as group software director and Chris Beesley as programme director.

Dow Corning.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Lucrece De Ridder)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... DOW CORNING, Midland, MI, USA -- Dow Corning Paper & Process Industries group recently named Lucrece De Ridder as its new global marketing manager for the company's Pressure Sensitive Industry. She joined Dow Corning in 1996 and was most...

Edale Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... EDALE LTD., Hampshire, UK -- The company has recently appointed Jeremy Westcott to develop worldwide sales of its new Lambda concept. A graduate of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, his previous position was that of a design engineer...

Gidue.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... GIDUE, Turate, Italy -- The company's marketing department has added two new members: Raffaella Comunetti as marketing manager and Valerio Turconi as junior manager. Comunetti is responsible for media relations, exhibitions, advertising, and...

Harper Graphics.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... HARPER GRAPHICS, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Christopher Mueller has joined the company as production manager. He is responsible for the Herford, Germany based facility's daily production operations, ensuring that anilox rolls are delivered on time...

Harperscientific.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... HARPERSCIENTIFIC, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Josh Kiser has joined the company as a technical support specialist. He is responsible for providing customers with technical assistance over the phone and supporting the HarperScientific team. ...

J & H Printing Solutions Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... J & H PRINTING SOLUTIONS INC., Pewaukee, WI, USA -- John Wang has been hired to head the company's service department. He will be responsible for the installation of new presses, servicing existing installations and training J & H customers.

Kodak's Graphic Communications Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... KODAK'S GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (GCG), Rochester, NY, USA -- Jon Bracken has been named VP of marketing and channels, workflow and pre-press equipment (WPE) for the GCG. He is responsible for WPE marketing initiatives, including product...

Matik North America.(Christoph Davis appointed as sales manager)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... MATIK NORTH AMERICA, West Hartford, CT, USA -- Christoph Davis has been appointed sales manager for the company's web offset technologies division. He comes to Matik from the UK with 15 years experience in the narrow web offset market,...

Maxcess International.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL, Oklahoma City, OK, USA -- The company has promoted Tom Herold from district sales manager to national sales manager. In his new role, he will lead a team of local representatives responsible for the care of Fife, MAGPOWR...

Nordson Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... NORDSON CORPORATION, Duluth, GA, USA -- Eric Luftig has joined the company as marketing manager for the Adhesive Systems Group. He will be responsible for developing and managing marketing efforts for the Packaging and Product Assembly business...

Parelec Inc.(Geva Barash replaces Steven L. Ludmerer)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... PARELEC INC., Rocky Hill, NJ, USA -- Steven L. Ludmerer, the company's president, left October 31, 2006. He had been part of Parelec since 1999. Geva Barash, Parelec's chief executive officer, has been named its new president. Barash has...

Repacorp Label Products.(Pat Larson is the new marketing director)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... REPACORP LABEL PRODUCTS, Tipp City, OH, USA -- Pat Larson recently accepted the position of marketing director for the company. She will promote Repacorp's custom, stock and RFID labels and Sky-Scapes product lines. She will be responsible for...

Roland Dga Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brian McLeod, Rick Scrimger, Joe Dawson and Mike Pender appointed)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ROLAND DGA CORPORATION, Irvine, CA, USA -- The company has expanded its executive management team. Brian McLeod has been named VP of corporate marketing, responsible for marketing in North and South America (excluding Brazil). Rick Scrimger...

Rotometrics.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... ROTOMETRICS, St. Louis, MO, USA -- Phil Taylor recently joined the company's sales team. Based in Anaheim, CA, USA, he will serve as the regional salesperson handling the Southern California territory. He has 13 years of experience selling to...

Sartomer Company.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... SARTOMER COMPANY, Exton, PA, USA -- John A. "Jack" Potts, senior vice president, business management, sales and marketing, has announced his retirement. He was a key member of the management team, which guided the company through a significant...

Water Ink Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES, Lincolnton, NC, USA -- Neal Bogart has joined the company's technical sales staff with over 18 years of UV and water-based ink and coating experience. He is responsible for the narrow web, wide web and corrugated markets...

Western Shield Label.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
January 1, 2007... WESTERN SHIELD LABEL, Gardena, CA, USA -- The company has named Thomas Moyer vice president of sales and marketing. He comes with nearly 15 years of experience in the PS label industry and will drive Western Shield's growth strategy with...

George E. Phelps II.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Obituary)
January 1, 2007... Allen-Bailey Tag & Label management announced the recent passing of George E. Phelps II, president and CEO. George's passing on October 31 followed a sudden and brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children,...

UK roll label converters expect consolidations to rise.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... More UK roll label converters are expected to consolidate their resources, says an online survey of sector members by the British Printing Industry Federation (BPIF). Apparently, 70 percent of the 40 respondents expect consolidations to...

Russian buying habits boost premium labeling.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... Russian consumers may like low prices, but premium retailing is on the rise, says IGD, an international food and grocery research organization. Besides helping to boost the country's emerging label industry, converters in eastern and central...

Skanem turns waste liner into hand towels.(Skanem Industrier A/S and Maratech Corp. undertake paper recycling project)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A pioneering waste disposal project to turn discarded release liners into paper hand towels in India has begun. It follows cooperation between Skanem, a large European group of self-adhesive label converters, and Maratech, part of the Channeled...

Major expansion for Belgian drug industry labeler.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... One of Belgium's largest label converters, Reynders Label Printing, is investing more than [euro]9.7 million ($12.9 million) to expand its pharmaceutical division and increase sales throughout Europe. Reynders Pharmaceutical Labels was...

Italian press maker gains a Finnish sale.(Tarratuote OY buys printing press from Omet S.R.L)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Tarratuote OY from Tampere--one of the oldest and largest label producers in Finland--is the first company in northern Europe to install the latest version of Omet's Varyflex UV flexo press. The seven-unit machine has a 13" printing width...

Pago Group joins with sleeve label equipment supplier.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... Turpins Packaging Systems (TPS) and the Swiss-based Pago Group have formed a partnership to exploit the fast-growing film sleeve market. Turpins will provide cobranded sleeve systems--sold under the Sleevit name--for Pago to distribute...

Stork Prints acquires AKL Flexo Technik.(Edward Scheppink and Ronald van de Meer given new portfolio's)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Expectations of a bright future for flexo sleeve technology have prompted Stork Prints Group to acquire AKL Flexo Technik, a leading producer and innovator of in-the-round flexo sleeves. Stork manufactures flexo engraving devices and...

Expansion-minded press manufacturers.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... Two major European narrow web manufacturers have set out their respective stalls as part of their longer term future. First, GIDUE announced a share buyback plan from the Swiss-owned Banque du Gottard, which represents a 32 percent stake in the...

The new equilibrium.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(tecnology critical in label industry)
January 1, 2007... "Close your eyes when you don't want to see. Stay at home when you don't want to go. Only speak to those who will agree. And close your mind when you don't want to know." Billy Joel might not be Peter Drucker or W. Edwards Deming, but...

Packaging trade shops: a long, strange trip, or a well executed directional strategy?(ART DIRECTION)
January 1, 2007... As we entered the 1990s, many traditional service providers to the packaging segment of the commercial print market were trying to look down the road to what the 21st Century would bring and how inevitable change would affect their business....

Cheese specialties.(FIELD REPORT)(Bel Cheese Div. is planning to introduce new flavored cheese)(John Conti Coffee Co.'s labelling)(Boston Stoker)
January 1, 2007... Bel Brands, the US subsidiary of the French cheese company Fromageries Bel, is located some 20 miles southwest of Green Bay, WI, in Little Chute. Bel Brands manufactures a variety of popular cheeses in Wisconsin, from the Connoisseur brand to...

G-3 Enterprises: focusing strictly on wine and spirits labeling, this California converter wants only the challenging work.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)(Company overview)
January 1, 2007... Something rather unusual--some might say most unusual, perhaps unprecedented--occurred in October at the TLMI awards banquet in Orlando. A company that had been printing labels using flexography for only two years won the Best of Show award for...

Opportunities south of the border: a newfound resilience in Latin America and still a place where regional label printers, and their foreign suppliers, profit.(Cover story)
January 1, 2007... Latin America has notoriously been a difficult region to do business in, with a long history of cyclic economic and political extremes. The 1990s was a decade of explosive growth for the Latin American narrow web sector. As inflation rates and...

Narrow web offset: offset offers another printing option for converters and their customers to evaluate. The process differs from flexo, often providing a quality that can be useful in image conscious industries.
January 1, 2007... Offset and flexographic printing are both used for producing labels, but in different ways. Although flexo is more common among narrow web converters, offset has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. One big advantage is that offset...

PS adhesives: replacing three standard PSA property tests with one new analytical test.
January 1, 2007... Is it feasible to characterize several standard PSA properties such as peel adhesion, tack and plasticity by using a single test rather than three individual tests? The use of a new instrument may do just that and reduce the time required for...

Smart labels: a focus on the needs of the converter.
January 1, 2007... Conferences about RFID have become rather popular of late, but the "Smart Label Summit" held in mid-November in the Dutch port city was a little different. For a start, the presentations were mostly comprehensible for the layman, and second,...

RFID machine.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... SCHOBER Eberdingen Germany Schober has upgraded its RFID-TI machine, which was launched three years ago. It was initially designed for the production of smart labels for automatic product recognition, inventory management of palletized...

Semi gloss substrate.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... SPINNAKER COATING Troy OH USA Spinnaker Coating features its 40# Semi Gloss, a bright white sheet with a smooth printing surface. It has the flexibility required for tight radius labels (to 1/4") and other difficult substrates. When...

UV curing system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... RESEARCH INC. Eden Prairie MN USA Research Inc. introduces the Model 3000 Instant Start UV Curing System. The Model 3000 systems are shutter-less and feature instant on/instant off capability. According to the company, a compact 4" x...

EDP labelstock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... MACTAC Stow OH USA MACtac offers EDX9512, a new EDP labelstock that uses a premium 50# uncoated smudge resistant paperstock. EDX9512 features ST-95, a wide web converting acrylic emulsion permanent adhesive. According to MACtac, ST-95...

Doctor blade.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... MAX DAETWYLER CORPORATION Huntersville NC USA Max Daetwyler Corporation (MDC) has developed the StableFlex, a precision doctor blade that the company says substantially reduces or eliminates chatter, allowing for the press to run at...

Laminating adhesive.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... NORTHWEST COATINGS Oak Creek WI USA Northwest Coatings offers electron beam (EB) curable laminating adhesives, which are FDA compliant for food packaging applications. The adhesives provide good bonding to a variety of substrates,...

Automatic core cutter.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... APPLETON MANUFACTURING Neenah WI USA The A301 automatic core cutter with new PLC control package from Appleton Manufacturing quickly and automatically cuts batches of consistent cores with minimal operator labor. The PLC-based control...

Tension meter.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... MAGPOWR Oklahoma City OK USA MAGPOWR offers the Digital Tension Meter (DTM), a low-cost solution to display web tension in areas of the web where access to a tension control unit is not required or convenient for the operator. DTM...

Electrostatic charging generator.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... MKS, ION INDUSTRIAL Windsor Locks CT USA The charging system from MKS, Ion Industrial is designed for the demands of converting operations. The 7305 Charging Generator, a microprocessor-based DC power supply, provides operating...

Inspection system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... AB GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL Yorkshire UK Following its recent acquisition of Flytec, AB Graphic International now offers the fleyeVision Standard, an electronic print face inspection system with 100 percent inspection capabilities. When a...

UV system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... GEW Surrey UK GEW has developed a new UV lamp head cassette design that the company says provides significant productivity increases while significantly cutting press downtime and electrical consumption costs. The XC, "extreme cure"...

Coatings.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... STARNA INDUSTRIES Chadwell Heath UK Starna Industries has developed new environmentally friendly primer coatings. Curecoat 1 is a water based coating suitable for use on most papers and plastics. The company says it promotes excellent...