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February 19, 2013   
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Esko's Flexo Plate Imager Designed for Label Converters

GENT, BELGIUM | Esko introduces the CDI Spark 2420 flexo plate imager designed for narrow web label converters and combining a different image size with greater plate material flexibility.  

PLYMOUTH, MN | Primera Technology offers its fastest inkjet printer, the LX900 color label printer, producing up to 4.5 in. of labels/sec. Featuring a separate ink cartridge design to enable as-needed replacement, printer features an advanced, replaceable printhead said to deliver sharp text, vivid graphics, and photo-realistic printing.


TWINSBURG, OH | Pepperl+Fuchs introduces the VBA-2A-G10-E2L-1M-2V1-W AS-Interface Module. This single module provides two outputs, enabling it to provide one output to two devices. Each output is completely powered by the auxiliary black flat cable. This enables the G10 to deliver up to 2 A per output and up to 4 A per module.      

 

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Enercon 2-19-13 Less than 40% of people involved in printing labels & packaging on mid and NW lines have a clear understanding of the role of corona treatment. This knowledge gap costs converters thousands of dollars. A new webinar provides concise explanations of the corona process, adhesion factors, dyne levels, watt density & maintenance.  

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FEATURED STORY

Your team has worked hard to solve an important production problem. Now you have four options to consider, says Dr. Kelly Robinson in this article, which won the 2012 John Matteucci Technical Excellence Award for Web Coating at AIMCAL's Web Coating & Handling Conference.   

 

 

Appleton 2-5-13 The Safe-Slab™ Core Recycler from Appleton Mfg. Division quickly, safely and automatically removes leftover roll material so cores can be reused and scrap material recycled. Unlike other systems that utilize moving blades to cut away remaining material, or workers slicing away with utility knives, the Safe-Slab Core Recycler simply unwinds remaining material onto a coreless shaft, separating perfectly good cores from the roll without risk to workers or the core.    

        

FEATURED BLOG
In what senior marketer and brand enthusiast Stephanie Millman calls "the dance," marketers meet with executives to get approval of their annual marketing plan. In this post, Stephanie offers you disheartened marketers a healthy approach to preparing your marketing planning. 

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Martin 2-5-13 With Martin Automatic you can run your press faster, create less waste, reduce your costs and be more competitive. Continuous running improves quality, ink lay-down and consistency. Our customers tell us that their Martin equipment has increased throughput by 30-40% which directly improved their bottom line. From web-handling to roll change automation, Martin Automatic helps you reach your target. So why are you waiting? Give Martin Automatic a call or visit www.martinautomatic.com today.

 

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Shurtape Video Since 1955, Shurtape Technologies, Hickory, NC, has manufactured tape to exacting standards, with attention to detail and craftsmanship.The company serves a variety of markets with products that include masking and paper, foil and film, packaging, double-coated, cloth and duct, and other specialty tape products.

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Tim Walker Reveals Web Handling Secrets at Upcoming WOW 1.0 Seminar  

               
TJWalker logo PFFC columnist Tim Walker is opening his casebook of web handling problems and solutions. Presented by TJW+Associates and PFFC, WOW 1.0: Walker on Web Handling is a two-day seminar being held May 14-15, 2013, at the Holiday Inn RDU in Raleigh, NC.

Long-time readers of PFFC have learned to rely on Walker for his proven advice and easy-to-understand explanations of web handling fundamentals. WOW 1.0 will cover all systems of web handling and will provide the tools to diagnose and remedy defects of tension variations, bagginess, curl, scratches, misalignment, and wrinkling.

WOW 1.0 will address these topics at all levels, providing rules of thumb and their basis in engineering mechanics. A comprehensive seminar workbook will incude hundreds of illustrations that demonstrate advanced concepts.

For full details and registration, visit www.webhandling.com/WOW1.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

               
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS | The L9 associations have announced the results of the 2012 World Label awards competition judged by an international jury during Labelexpo in Chicago in September 2012.


BEDFORD, UK | Atlas Converting Equipment has installed a next-generation Titan SR9-DT dual turret slitter/rewinder at Izmir-based Bak Ambalaj AS., one of the largest converters of flexible packaging materials in Turkey.      

      

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CRANFORD, NJ | The Newark Group, specialists in the collection of secondary fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled paperboard in the US and Canada, has completed a $186 million refinancing transaction. President and CEO Frank Papa says it will permit the company to invest in equipment, technology, and talent.   

 

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April 20-25 | SVC TechCon 2013, Society of Vacuum Coaters, Convention Center, Providence, RI; 505-856-7188; www.svc.org

   

 

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