Label & Narrow Web articles from March 2008

Label & Narrow Web archives from March 2008

Goodbye, hello.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... Just about 10 years ago, Label & Narrow Web began its first push into Europe with regular coverage. Since then, Barry Hunt has filled our Narrow Web Europe column with news of Europe's label markets in a style that is all his own. With this...

CCL forms joint venture with Russian converter.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... CCL Industries has entered a joint venture in Russia to create a new label company, CCL-Kontur, to serve Russia and other CIS countries. CCL-Kontur is jointly owned by CCL Label and Ilgar Mamedov, an entrepreneur in the Russian label industry....

Kocher + Beck buys American Die Tech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Kocher + Beck, a manufacturer of flexible dies headquartered in Germany, has acquired American Die Technology of Suwanee, GA, USA. The acquisition gives the company production facilities with more than 100 employees in the US. Kocher + Beck has...

Clondalkin Group acquires Accutech Films.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Clondalkin Group, an international producer of flexible and specialist packaging products, has acquired Accutech Films Inc., of Coldwater, OH, USA, a producer of customized flexible plastic films for industrial, agricultural, food and beverage...

Ronin acquires nearly 25 percent stake in AVT.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Ronin Investments Managing Company has acquired close to 25 percent of AVT (Advanced Vision Technology) shares. Ronin, managed by Nurit Nahum, acquired the shares at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange where AVT is listed with a market value of...

Collotype to cost Multi-Color $185 million.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... Multi-Color Corporation (Nasdaq: LABL), of Sharonville, OH, USA, has announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire Collotype International Holdings Pty. Ltd. for approximately US$175 million plus an additional $10 million upon...

19 companies form Flexo4all alliance.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... A group of 19 suppliers in the narrow and wide web converting industries has formed an alliance called Flexo4all, which will meet for the first time at Drupa 2008 in Germany. According to the group's statement, members share "experience and...

FLEXcon and MassMEP host Lean roundtable.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Fifty representatives of 20 manufacturing companies from Massachusetts were briefed on the successful Lean Manufacturing initiatives of FLEXcon recently at a Lean Champions Roundtable hosted by FLEXcon and the Massachusetts Manufacturing...

New firm to distribute Sensotec systems.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Sensotec automatic print registration systems, manufactured in Germany by Sensotec GmbH, will be distributed in North America by Innovative Printing Technologies. Sensotec has installed more than 350 systems worldwide and is an OEM choice for...

Coating company switches to wind power.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Masterpiece Graphix, of Fenton, MO, USA, has launched a wind power program, making it the first digital top coater to exclusively use wind to power its entire facility. The move came in response to an increasing demand from consumers for a more...

Pulse introduces new cold foil adhesive.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Pulse Roll Labels Products)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Pulse Roll Label Products, of Bristol, England, has announced the development of Coldfix, a UV curable, through-cure adhesive formulated for cold, die-less foiling on a wide range of substrates. According to Sales Manager Alan Day, "Coldfix...

J & H opens an office in Latin America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... J & H Printing Solutions, of Pewaukee, WI, USA, has announced the opening of J & H Latin America. The company is a distributor of narrow and wide web flexographic printing and converting equipment made in China. Hiram Garcia has been named...

BST Pro Mark makes sales force changes.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Webconvert Ltd., of Toronto, ON, Canada, has been appointed sales representative for BST Pro Mark, of Elmhurst, IL, USA. BST manufactures web inspection and web guiding equipment. Webconvert will market the company's web inspection and web...

Harper seminars focus on sleeve care.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, of Charlotte, NC, USA, has created an educational program about anilox sleeves, which it has presented to customers at its headquarters and also at its plant in Green Bay, WI, USA. The seminars...

Maxson announces major expansion.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Maxson Automatic Machinery Co.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Maxson Automatic Machinery Company, of Westerly, RI, USA, a manufacturer of sheeters, has announced a multi-million dollar expansion that will include additional office and production facilities for greater capacity and CNC machine tools to...

New Raflatac plant now fully operational.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... UPM Raflatac's new special products coating line at the Tampere factory in Finland is now fully operational and delivering self-adhesive label materials to label converters. The design of the new coating line is based on UPM Raflatac's...

Novum wins award from Tools & Production.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Novum Graphics)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Novum Graphics, the Swiss company set up by Larissa Eitner in 2004, has been named "Fastest Growing Dealer" by Tools & Production (T & P), the US manufacturer of rotary punch units, slitters and diecutting equipment for the narrow web market....

MicroClean establishes anilox cleaning service.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Flexo Concepts, which manufactures of MicroClean dry media anilox cleaning systems and TruPoint plastic and composite doctor blades, has announced the launch of its MicroClean Anilox Roll Cleaning Service. The service is available to...

Label Traxx represented in Australia, NZ, SE Asia.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Tailored Solutions, the producer of Label Traxx print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, has named Peter Adam its exclusive agent in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, Adam will...

Technicote adds new adhesive coater.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Technicote Inc., an ISO 9001:2000 certified company headquartered in Miamisburg, OH, USA, announced the addition of a new wide web adhesive and specialty coater at its manufacturing plant in Terre Haute, IN, USA. The coater went online in...

Cyrel announces price increases in US, Canada.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... DuPont Packaging Graphics, of Wilmington, DE, USA, has announced a price increase in the US and Canada effective March 1 for all DuPont Cyrel products. The increases range from 3 percent to 8 percent, depending on the product. "We have...

New UV heat control developed by GEW.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... GEW Ltd., a UK based UV systems manufacturer, has announced the development of a new heat management product. According to a company statement, the new product, AIRFilm, "permits processing of a wide range of heat-sensitive materials without...

Stora Enso sells unit, opens new US office.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Paper supplier Stora Enso has finalized the divestment of Stora Enso North America Inc., its North American subsidiary, to NewPage Corporation, a coated paper producer based in Miamisburg, OH, USA. Following the divestment, Stora Enso...

FFTA launches 2008 regional workshop tour.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) began a regional tour of its educational workshops in early March. The first was held March 5 at Arizona State University (ASU), Mesa, AZ, USA, and was titled "2008 Flexo Productivity...

Toray to build film plant this year in France.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Toray Films Europe )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Toray Films Europe (TFE), an arm of Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan, will begin construction this year of a plant for production of Torayfan biaxi-ally oriented polypropylene high-barrier metalized film. The plant will be located in...

FTA Forum content geared to converters.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Printers and converters who attend the technical sessions at this year's FTA Annual Forum will find the program content specifically geared to their objectives, say the leaders of the Flexographic Technical Association. "Our primary goal when...

Spinnaker announces PSM/Eagle asset buy.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Spinnaker Coating LLC, of Troy, OH, USA, has announced the purchase of substantially all of the assets of PSM/Eagle, of Lemont, IL, USA, a contract slitter and distributor of pressure sensitive roll products to the label converting industry....

Innovia NatureFlex films rated 'CarbonZero'.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Innovia Films has achieved CarbonZero status on its range of NatureFlex coated biodegradable and compostable packaging films through the implementation of carbon-reduction schemes. The designation has been awarded by co2balance, a business that...

AIMCAL launches Converting School.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Converting School has been launched by the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL), of Fort Mill, SC, USA, to provide educational opportunities for members of the converting industry. Six courses on critical...

Mark Andy 2200 now servo powered.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... When Mark Andy set up its booth at Graphics of the Americas last month, it unveiled a new version of its highly regarded 2200 press. The updated machine is now capable of printing unsupported films and is driven by servo motors. The...

NELMA sponsors regional expo.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(North East Label Manufacturers Association )(Brief article)(Conference notes)
March 1, 2008... The North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) will hold its sixth Expo and Networking Conference on Thursday, May 8, at the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., and will feature...

Ohio entrepreneur buys in-mold label company.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Entrepreneur John Prikkel has purchased 51 percent interest in Fusion Graphics Inc., South Dayton, OH, USA, a company that markets in-mold labeling technology for security and anti-counterfeiting. The entire Fusion Graphics team will be...

Penmar receives SBA certification.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Penmar Industries, a Hispanic-owned label converter in Norwalk, CT, USA, has been awarded certification as a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) under US Small Business Administration (SBA) guidelines. The SBA certifies small businesses that...

DuPont celebrates a patent milestone.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... DuPont Packaging Graphics, Wilmington, DE, USA, has announced that it recently achieved the registration milestone of 125 patent families consisting of more than 600 patents and applications worldwide. "Since the introduction of DuPont...

Nilpeter has new showroom, 'leaner' factory.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Nilpeter's MO-4 rotary offset combination press, incorporating sleeve technology, was introduced in Brussels last year at Labelexpo Europe. Since the show, a dozen presses have been ordered, and delivery will begin in April. To meet the...

Flint forms flexo products unit.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... Flint Group, a Luxembourg based supplier to the printing and packaging industry, has announced the formation of a new division combining its printing plates business with the Rotec sleeve business. The announcement comes following Flint...

Label group helps college with $10K press grant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2008... A $10,000 donation by the North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) has helped the Department of Industry and Technology of Millersville University, located in Millersville, PA, USA, purchase a Mark Andy press and launch a hands- on...

3 Sigma Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... 3 SIGMA CORPORATION, Troy, OH, USA -- Jeff Groza has been appointed account manager for the northern sections of Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania and will also cover the state of Michigan. Beth Radford is a new customer service representative....

Adhesives Research Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC., Glen Rock, PA, USA -- The company has announced the hiring of two new sales representatives: Justin D. Adley in the Southeast US territory and Timothy J. Salzman in the Midwest US territory for the company's Splicing...

Aquaflex.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... AQUAFLEX, Duncansville, PA, USA -- Aquaflex has announced that Tom Gray has joined the company as a technology and sales consultant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

BST Pro Mark.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Webconvert Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... BST PRO MARK, Elmhurst, IL, USA -- Webconvert Ltd. of Toronto has been appointed as BST Pro Mark's sales representative for the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Dirk Kroll, president and Peter...

Cortegra Group Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Lenore Campites, Russell Hill and John Kay appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... CORTEGRA GROUP INC., Fairfield, NJ, USA -- Lenore Campites has been hired as a new account executive and will assume responsibilty for accounts in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and South Jersey. Russell Hill has also been hired as a new...

Flint Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Jim Mahony, Thomas Telser and Mario Busshoff appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... FLINT GROUP, Luxembourg -- Jim Mahony has been named president Asia-Pacific and will become a member of Flint Group's executive management team. The company has also announced the formation of its global Flexographic Products division...

Harper Corporation of America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Harper GraphicSolution, the technical service arm of anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, announced that Bill Malm has joined its team as Midwest/West Coast technical graphics...

Lightning Labels.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... LIGHTNING LABELS, Denver, CO, USA -- Lightning Labels has hired Bruce Niccum as its production manager. Previously he worked in management positions at ITW Labels, Corporate Express and California Labels. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Martin Automatic Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... MARTIN AUTOMATIC INC., Rockford, IL, USA -- Marcus Knott has been named the European sales manager for Martin Automatic Europe GmbH. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

MetalFX.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... METALFX, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK -- MetalFX Technology, a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation subsidiary, has named Al Johnson as technical manager--Americas. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Tailored Solutions.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... TAILORED SOLUTIONS, Milwaukee, WI, USA -- Tailored Solutions has named Peter Adam its exclusive agent in Australia and New Zealand. The company also named Inder S. Mehta to the position of international sales director. [ILLUSTRATION...

Xante Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
March 1, 2008... XANTE CORPORATION, Mobile, AL, USA -- Xante Corporation announced the appointment of three new regional sales leaders: Chase Baldwin, Mark Priede and Dale Turner.

Drupa is the showcase for the latest inkjet technology.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
March 1, 2008... Followers of the latest trends in industrial inkjet printing will have much to digest at Drupa, the world's largest druckfest, held again in Dusseldorf (May 29--June 11). Among the major suppliers of printheads, inks and systems integrators...

Industry boosters flaunt facets of flexo at Drupa.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
March 1, 2008... Normally flexo plays a walk-on part at the Drupa shows. This time an alliance of 19 graphic arts suppliers intend to raise its profile and "change perceptions about using the process in packaging printing". The platform is Flexo4All, which has...

Joint leaflet-label venture in India.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
March 1, 2008... Fix-a-Form International, the UK-based licensor of multi-page leaflet labels, has set up a joint venture in India to become an equal partner with Unick FAF & Printers. It has also funded the installation of an eight-color UV flexo press to...

GEW and Sadechaf form Benelux alliance.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
March 1, 2008... GEW (EC) Ltd. has strengthened its presence in the Benelux countries by forming an alliance with Sadechaf UV and IR Technology to sell and service its equipment in the region. The Belgium company is privately owned and has over 15 years of...

Signing off with a look back at European trends.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Industry overview)
March 1, 2008... After nine years or so, this is my final Europe column. Wearing my somewhat battered freelance hat, I will still be scribbling selectively on the labeling scene, but it's now time to be doing other unrelated things. So, by way of a final sign...

King of the concrete jungle.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(Sales Driven Organization)(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... Our firm recently conducted a strategic brainstorming session with the managers of a label converter client. As the full day session drew to a close, I summed up the perspective of ownership by using the title of the off-Broadway show "I Love...

We just don't get it.(LETTERS FROM THE EARTH)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology." Or, "... Such a product fulfills the manufacturer's...

Hang it all.(FIELD REPORT)
March 1, 2008... Nioxin is a $40 million dollar hair care industry provider that sells a wide variety of hair cleansers, conditioners and treatments through professional salons. The goal of the company, as stated by founder Eva Graham, is to provide natural...

Kaizen.(PRINTING LEAN)
March 1, 2008... Over the past several months we've discussed several tools of Lean as they apply to the printing industry. We've looked at creating a safer, cleaner, better organized workplace using 5S: "seeing" waste by creating value stream maps; cutting...

Dion Label Printing: market diversity, pursuit of digital printing and a focus on environmental quality are hallmarks of this Massachusetts converter.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)
March 1, 2008... When he describes Dion Label Printing, John Dion speaks carefully, deliberately and with obvious forethought. Those descriptors can be employed to describe accurately the progress that the company has made over its 40-year history to its...

RFID Label Market: a look at the RFID label industry since Wal-Mart's well known mandate.
March 1, 2008... In June 2004, Wal-Mart announced it would require its top 100 suppliers to begin using RFID at the case and pallet level by January 2005. The announcement was the beginning of a maelstrom of RFID talk, fueled further by additional mandate...

Smart labels: today's smart labels come in many forms and functions, not just RFID.
March 1, 2008... Smart label sales are expected to double from the 2006 estimate of 5,000 million units to 10,000 million units by 2011, according to Labels, a study published in December 2007 by The Freedonia Group. The study defines smart labels as devices...

Static control: a moving web will create static electricity under any conditions. The presence of static can be a threat to safety as well as the cause of contamination and equipment malfunction. Removing static safely and effectively is easily accomplished with the right equipment.(Doyle Security Systems)(MKS Industries Inc.)(Meech Static Eliminators)
March 1, 2008... Meech Static Eliminators USA The narrow web industry is paying more attention lately to static control, according to Matthew Fyffe, general manager of Meech Static Eliminators USA. "Narrow web converters haven't always been at the...

The importance of maintaining & managing anilox inventory for flexo operations.
March 1, 2008... The anilox roller is a critical component in flexography operations on a day-to-day basis, and the ceramic laser engraved anilox in particular has lent stability to the flexo process. These two facts alone are reason enough to pay special...

Foil: challenges & solutions.
March 1, 2008... Foil stampers face challenges every day, but knowing how to handle them can make the converter a valuable partner to the customer. Following are some examples of foil application challenges and the techniques to solve them. [ILLUSTRATION...

Supplier gallery.(Mark Andy, Inc. offers innovative printing presses)(Enercon offers a wide range of surface treatment solutions for the printing industry)(Anderson & Vreeland offers letterpress plates and sleeves)
March 1, 2008... The Label & Narrow Web Supplier Gallery is a special presentation of new and important products. Contact the companies directly to receive more information about the products featured here. Mark Andy VALUE BEYOND THE PRESS ...

Speed pallet loading and unloading.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... BADGER PLUG GREENVILLE WI USA Double Plug packaging systems from Badger Plug speed pallet loading and unloading of slit rolls as well as effectively protecting rolls during transit or storage. Plugs interlock each roll in a stack and...

Ice proof adhesive.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... TECHNICOTE Miamisburg OH USA Technicote has added a permanent acrylic wine label adhesive to its product line. The new IP400 adhesive was specifically developed for wine bottle adhesion in ice buckets. This new adhesive will solve the...

Metalized paper.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... AVERY DENNISON Pasadena CA USA The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison has added the Fasson MaxFlex Silver DTC to its portfolio of products pre-optimized for use on HP Indigo ws2000 and ws4000 series presses. Fasson...

Ink cleaner.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... HARPERSCIENTIFIC Charlotte NC USA HarperScientific has introduced AltraWash Blue, an environmentally friendly, multi-purpose cleaner for UV and solvent based inks which is safe for use on aluminum. AltraWash Blue is a concentrated...

Diecut system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... SPARTANICS Rolling Meadows IL USA Spartanics has introduced the Smart Laminator-Die Cut System which tightly synchronizes roll lamination and die cutting operations such that the typical causes of stock and laminate production waste...

Wash-off adhesive.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Novamelt presents sensitive hotmelt adhesive )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... NOVAMELT Wehr Germany Novamelt presents with Novarad RC 24110, a UV-curable pressure sensitive hotmelt adhesive that is suitable for wash-off no label look labels. The adhesive can be removed in an industrial washing process without...

Measurement gauge.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... BETA LASERMIKE Dayton OH USA The LaserSpeed 4000-3 non-contact length and speed measurement gauge uses a proven technology called Laser Doppler Velocimetry to accurately measure the length and speed of any moving product or surface to...

UV opaque white.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Water Ink Technologies has introduced a new UV opaque)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES Lincolnton NC USA Water Ink Technologies has introduced a new UV opaque white, Bondtite White F/S. Bondtite White F/S is a silicone-free UV opaque white that can be used right out of the container for either...

Safety chucks.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Goldenrod introduces safety chuck line )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... GOLDENROD Beacon Falls CT USA Goldenrod's safety chuck line includes the 900/910 series, tilt closing ring models with standard square "U" and "V" socket designs. The unique "V" socket design allows square shaft journals to orient...

Nip analysis system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... SENSOR PRODUCTS Madison NJ USA Sigma-Nip, from Sensor Products, is a new electronic nip analysis system which measures roller profiles and diagnoses roll alignment. Sigma-Nip consists of a chain of sensor elements and Windows based...

Display mount.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Jalema has developed the new Grip Strip )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... JALEMA Elkridge MD USA Jalema has developed the new Grip Strip for organizing and displaying documents such as proofs, print samples and general office documents. The Grip Strip can be mounted to any wall with double-sided tape or...

Regrinder.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... SCHOBER Cincinnati OH USA With the S6 Wheel Grinder from Schober USA, customers can regrind their circular knives and lower cutting knives on site by themselves. The S6 accommodates knives from 40 to 180mm (1.6 to 7 inches) in...

Graphics printers.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES Wood Dale IL USA New Videojet BX6500 and BX6600 binary array graphics printers are designed for seamless, high quality printing of addresses, bar codes, maps, and promotional messaging on direct mail pieces,...

System upgrade.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... SURFSCAN TECHNOLOGIES Cardiff South Wales UK Surfscan Technologies has upgraded its Checkmate diecut label inspection system. The upgrade is suited to the inspection of matrix stripped diecut labels. Surfscan has now incorporated fork...

Color management software.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... KODAK Rochester NY USA Kodak has announced that it will launch its ColorFlow software at drupa 2008. The company reports that the new software integrates color control across all devices--monitors, scanners, halftone and inkjet...

Preflight software.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... MARKZWARE Santa Ana CA USA Markzware has released FlightCheck v6.10, the latest version of its prepress application that manages quality control of digital files. This version has numerous improvements, including enhanced preflighting...

Printable cold foil.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... AMAGIC FOILS Garden Grove CA USA AMAGIC Foils, author of "Cold Foil For Dummies," has introduced its new KOLD-foil HXP line of printable holographic cold foils in numerous standard patterns such as rainbow and pillars of light. The...

Digital microscope.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... SIBRESS Brixen Italy With the PIT (Print Inspection Tool), Sibress has developed an easy to use, compact, high quality digital microscope. Due to its compact size, the small instrument can be carried anywhere and needs only a PC with...

Image inspection.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... COMPLETE INSPECTION SYSTEMS Indialantic FL USA Complete Inspection Systems, an automated vision systems manufacturer, has launched its newest quality assurance and inspection system, Multicheck. Multi-Check is an all inclusive image...