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 "Of all the Super Bowl commercials, my favorite and most memorable was the Budweiser ad where a lost puppy is menaced by predators near to home," says marketing expert Mark Lusky. "Horses fend off the predator and come to the puppy's rescue--then provide an escort to the house and a very relieved owner. Bud isn't my brand. But this commercial kind of makes me wish it was."
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WHAT'S NEW
WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics has launched a flexographic printing plate technology platform designated Cyrel Easy. This new technology platform is said to simplify the prepress process by building the flat top digital dot directly into the plate, resulting in increased productivity and consistency.
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MOKENA, IL | Sonic Solutions offers a new PX-721 sleeve cleaning system, which is capable of cleaning sleeves up to 70 in. long and is said to be affordable, thorough, and gentle.
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ROTTWEIL, GERMANY | BDT Media Automation has been granted a US patent for a method to create shingled streams of media utilizing the company's Tornado technology. Media stacks with clean edges can be collected within variable sheeter systems without the need to mechanically adjust end stops or guides, and stacks will be inherently aligned to the front edge of a pallet or trolley. This eliminates the need within converting applications to realign stacks off-line and enables higher quality on applications such as cutting or gluing. Also possible to create overlapping streams of packaging materials including lightweight media, cardboard, and flexible bags.
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The IQ Power Nozzle is a shockless pulse DC ionizer operated at 7kV that is compatible with Simco-Ion's IQ Power Static Neutralizing system. With the IQ BPS Power Supply, users have worry-free, one-touch setup and continuous active monitoring. Its compact size and flexible installation allows for neutralizing surfaces in a variety of applications. Slotted and perforated configurations are available. IP66 rated.
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 KIRCHBERG BERN, SWITZERLAND | Clondalkin Kirchberg has launched a PE-based foil for butter packaging. Flow packs for butter traditionally are wrapped in aluminum or aluminum-based laminates. To date, these structures have provided the best dead-fold, which is required for application on filling lines. The company's investment in R&D has resulted in a film-based alternative, which also provides these characteristics with improved sustainability.
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Adhesives are a coating in the converting world that do not get a lot of respect, says coating expert Mark Miller. However, when you look at the market of adhesive coating, the technology requirements and process expertise can be just as demanding as some higher tech type coatings in the electronics, optical, and energy storage worlds. Considerations are similar, with an understanding of the economies playing a larger role.
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The Flexographic Technical Assn. announced the winners of its 2015 Flexography Awards on May 3 at the FTA Annual Awards Banquet in Nashville. You'll find the winners and much more by visiting the PRINTING content category on our website.
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 From lightweight shafts to knifeholders and air powered lug chucks, Tidland uses technology to improve operator safety while delivering superior performance. Click For More.
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Since installing the first SPGPrints DSI UV-curable inkjet press in the US, McLoone, La Crosse, WI, has transformed its label production operation. Keith Rosenthal, VP of mfg., says, "We were experiencing heavy pricing pressure and required to fulfill several dozen orders each day. We recognized that, by relying exclusively on flatbed screen, we were unable to achieve our growth potential due to the lengthy setup times and complicated workflows." The five-color DSI press, featuring opaque white along with standard CMYK, has a 333mm (13 in.) width and can handle the substrate program supplied by McLoone, which ranges from 51 micron (0.002 in.) to 254 micron (0.01 in.) in thickness. The single-step digital printing operation replaces as many as 20 labor-intensive screen production steps. McLoone also invested in an off-line digital laser cutter to accelerate finishing by eliminating the need for dies.
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Traditionally, packaging was developed and used for purely functional purposes, including the transport, storage and protection of everyday goods. Now we live in a different world where packaging drives sales, communication, advertising, branding, and product security
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Meech Static Eliminators has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence in high quality electrical engineering and for the last 50 years has specialized in the development of electro-static control solutions. Our product range includes both static control and web cleaning equipment for the printing, flexo and converting industries. We specialize in electrical AC and Pulsed DC ionization systems, which includes a range of ionizing bars, blowers and nozzles. We also offer a full line of static generation systems with various pinning heads and power capabilities. Learn More Here.
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MANTENO, IL | Zip-Pak, a provider of resealable zipper technology, has announced the opening of a packaging lab and showroom at its Brazil facility located in Cabreuva, Sao Paulo. The lab is designed to provide visiting regional brands based in South America a first-hand experience of resealable solutions for a variety of flexible consumer packaging formats.
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Goss Hosts Packaging Seminar in Mexico
DURHAM NH | Goss International recently hosted a packaging seminar in Mexico City, where topics included production efficiency, quality advantages, shorter run-lengths, and flexible repeats. Company says Mexican package printers and converters reportedly were eager to learn about web offset advantages.
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LONDON, UK | The Label Industry Global Awards 2015 is open for entries, including the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Avery Dennison. Entries are due by May 27.
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