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"World's largest beer can" sports inkjet-printed label
"Hello, Guiness Book of World Records? Have we got a label for you!" Dave Leach, a Chicago-based collector of "world’s largest items," recently commissioned an enormous Old Style® beer can. The vinyl wrap was inkjet-printed by Road Rage Designs... More |
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Advanced Digital Printing adds second Presstek 52DI® press
NYC-based packaging converter Advanced Digital Printing installs its second Presstek 52DI® digital-offset press. “We saw an opportunity to expand our production of packaging materials... More |
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High-definition corona treatment yields superior results.
It is not unheard of for two different corona treaters to produce the same dyne level, but yield different adhesion results. How can this be? Obviously, not all corona is created equal. Read about Enercon's high-definition corona in Tom Gilbertson's latest technical article.
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Smurfit-Stone to shutter AZ containerboard machine
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (Chicago) will cease operations of its containerboard machine at the Snowflake, AZ, mill no later than Oct. 15. That system has the capacity to produce 135,000... More |
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NewPage takes additional downtime, will close Chillicothe ops
Miamisburg, OH-based specialty papermaker NewPage Corp. will take approximately 34,000 tons of coated-paper downtime this month in addition to 25,000 tons previously announced on... More |
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Graphic Packaging to temporarily cease production at LA mill
In response to sharp cost increases for fiber, energy and chemicals, Graphic Packaging Intl. (Marietta, GA) plans to temporarily shut down its No. 2 coated-board machine at... More |
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Converting Curmudgeon: Livin' large format
I just returned from today's open house at manroland where about 50 printers and package converters got an up-close look at new large-format presses and the economics behind the move to "livin' larger" than 40 in.
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Substrate Secrets: Orientation in Films-Part 1
Orientation is the alignment of polymer chains in particular directions in the film. In general, there are three primary directions we consider, two in the plane of the film and the third through the film.
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Flexo prepress:
Colorful automation
As the technology and quality behind flexographic printing climb to ever loftier heights, the plates, platesetters, proofers, sleeves and mounting tapes of the prepress area are keeping pace, reports Barb Axelson.
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AIMCAL Converter Roundtable
The third AIMCAL Roundtable brought together six outspoken converters to address global competition, sustainability, the falling dollar and more.
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