LAWRENCE, KS | API Foils now offers an enhanced hot-stamping metallic foil product line, the MV-Plus Series, said to bring outstanding luster and high-speed performance to the marketplace.

WOLNZACH, GERMANY | Secabo has launched the LC30, a roll-to-roll label cutter for the fully automatic production of stickers and free-form labels. In addition to classical labels in rectangular, triangular, or round shapes, users can produce individual sticker shapes with complex contours using the included DrawCut LabelStudio software.

Register by Jan. 29 to save up to $350! Return to the office with more info than Google when you join thousands from the package printing/converting industry for 4 days of learning and networking you simply can't find anywhere else. At Forum, learn about game changing technology poised to make huge impacts. Plus, discover how digital and flexo can equal a winning combination. Then, see the most revolutionary technologies on the INFO*FLEX show floor. Visit www.flexography.org

MASON, OH | Goose Island challenged Constantia Flexibles to execute on an idea to add a flag to the neck label of its Bourbon County Brand Stout, drawing consumer attention at the shelf and highlighting Goose Island's legacy as the originators of bourbon barrel aging. The neck label is a full wrap with a 5/8-in. tab that pops out from the bottle. Special treatment was applied to the neck label to allow for two sided printing of the flag component and to ensure it maintained its perpendicular shape once applied. The back label was tapered to match the taper of the bottle with a custom die-cut shape.

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The SVC 2016 TechCon delivers stimulating content, mixing basic and applied research, along with ideas and tools to transition research and development results into production. This event explores new insights into the latest trends and state-of- the-art developments in vacuum coating technologies and applications. The technical program will provide a special focus on "Leading-Edge Coating Technologies." The TechCon features the largest Exhibit dedicated to vacuum coating technologies and a comprehensive roster of problem-solving tutorial courses. www.svc.org

Scodix Foil was demonstrated at OFT GmbH during an open house attended by 150 service providers. To learn more, visit the FLEXPACK content category on our website.

Take a virtual tour of Webex and its two manufacturing Centers of Excellence in Neenah, Wisconsin, and Chicopee, Massachusetts. A $2.5 million investment, the Centers of Excellence initiative created two manufacturing centers of excellence, one in Neenah, Wisconsin, which specializes in the engineering and manufacturing of small and medium size rolls, and one in Chicopee, Massachusetts, which does the same for larger rolls. For more information, visit www.maxcessintl.com.

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The screw is the heart of the extrusion operation, says polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian. It is hidden within a solid barrel, the origin and condition of the screw are typically unknown. A lot has been said about films and processing, but what about designing and building extruder screws? For extrusion processors, including those who produce blown and cast film, and extrusion coated and laminated products, the important things that an extruder screw does is deliver the desired output at the desired melt temperature and pressure, with a minimal amount of variation of each of these parameters.

ITW Pillar Technologies, a leading manufacturer of advanced surface treatment and induction cap sealing systems, has announced the launch of the industry's first Stand-up Pouch eBook, in association with Packaging Strategies. The new eBook was co-developed with content provided by ITW Pillar Technologies, Glenroy, Bosch and Hitachi. This guide was produced because ITW Pillar Technologies, Glenroy, Bosch and Hitachi had recognized the industry need for an eBook which addressed pouch topics such as prototyping, materials, converting, optimizing seal strength, case studies and success models.

Coating & Moisturizing System Inc. (CMS Inc.) is a leading manufacturer in Moisturizing and Curl Control Systems and Roll Coating Equipment. CMS Inc. can provide single retrofit equipment or entire process lines for coating and/or laminating. They build Flexo Coaters and Flexo Printing Stations for inline or CI applications for direct replacement or upgrading of existing presses. Learn More Here

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ST. LOUIS, MO | Inline Label Co. selected a Mark Andy Performance Series P4 flexo press for its operation in Middletown, OH, to support its growing business in the paper and film label market. 

MARIETTA, GA | Graphic Systems North America, authorized distributor for RMGT sheetfed offset presses in North America, plans to hold Open House events in demo centers across the country.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | ROTOCON has sold its first MPS EB flexo label press into Africa. It's the second MPS press sold to JMB Labels.

 
PFFC has a few 1-day admission tickets to drupa 2016 (valued at Euro 45.00 each) to raffle off to our E-Clips readers. These e-tickets double as a travel ticket for use on public transport marked VRR+VRS to take visitors to the Exhibition Centre. Promotional tickets do not include special events at the drupa cube, the exhibition catalog, or any accommodation or food allowances.

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