MEX, SWITZERLAND | At drupa, BOBST will launch a new version of the M6 UV flexo press, configured with folding carton production in mind and said to offer job changeovers in under a minute due to digital flexo technology, high running speeds, and high-speed in-line sheeting.

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REHOVOT, ISRAEL | Landa announces Nano-Metallography for the graphics metallization market, said to be a quicker and simpler process that will streamline the production of metallized print and improve customer profitability.

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The SE-46C digital line sensor is capable of detecting lines, edges of lines and graphic patterns such as barcodes. It can also be used in low contrast conditions or with different patterns located close to each other, where traditional line sensors do not work. The SE-46C can also edge guide transparent films. Learn more. 

KIRCHBERG, SWITZERLAND | Clondalkin Flexible Packaging launches an ultra-thin shrink sleeve. It has brought down its OPS sleeves to 40My and PET sleeves to 30My. The new sleeve helps customers to reduce both unit costs, as well as the environmental impact of their packaging. It is not only the reduction of the material that contributes to achieving this. The application of thinner sleeves also requires less energy to make the sleeve shrink around the container or bottle. In addition, the new OPS has an improved gloss that enhances the graphics on the sleeves.

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Converting Track Systems offers the best roll handling solutions available. We design more efficient flow for your rolls, create safety, and ensure durability. Manual or motorized, our tracks are versatile and innovative. The value comes from the satisfaction of the finished project, and years of providing peace of mind for many customers just like you. We are dedicated to roll handling and our focus has always been to provide consistency and durability for our customers. Contact us to Learn more!

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Simard is the only North American distributor of Simona's high-quality Frisylen die press cutting pads:

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Menasha has added a new Fuji Acuity F series UV inkjet printer at its Promotional Print Solutions facility in Neenah, WI. The flatbed printer can deliver a range of print applications, including point-of-sale collateral and point-of-purchase signage and displays. It accommodates clear or colored substrates up to 2 in. thick. "The Fuji Acuity provides twice the resolution of an obsolete digital press we are retiring, allowing us to print near offset quality for fine definition graphics," said Rory Williams, Menasha's regional lean coordinator and quality manager. "The high productivity machine also enables Menasha to continue producing quick-turn products with industry-leading quality."

2016 Converting School CONNECT will include courses in Web Handling, Web Slitting, Solution Preparation and Mixing, Web Winding, Web Coating and Drying and Adhesion and Adhesives. All from the industry's top Professors, Consultants and Experts. On CONNECT Wednesday, attendees will have the opportunity to schedule individual appointments with instructors, attend group sessions and take part in small focus groups to discuss today's challenges and opportunities. Join us NEXT WEEK, April 11-15 in Brookfield, Wisconsin for this can't miss event. It's not too late, Register Now!

Coating Matters columnist, Mark Miller, offers a new e-book that highlights the medical industry segment of the coating industry. The free e-book includes a video and photographs in a convenient volume.

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Since 1966, Menges Roller Company has served converters by fabricating precision-engineered rolls of all types, repairing any and all roller components, and recovering rollers in rubber, silicon and urethane-base elastomers. Our flagship line includes double-shelled, spiral-baffle Chill Rolls and Heat-Transfer Rolls, which are made to maintain very specific temperatures over extended periods of time. Additional services include patterned groove and serration options, roll balancing & crowning, as well as chrome refinishing and acid flushing services for thermal rolls. Our Tiger Max thermal plastic urethane rollcovering has won several converting industry awards. We help converters run faster, waste less, and increase the quality of their products. Learn More Here

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MONTABAUR, GERMANY | Klockner Pentaplast reports a capacity expansion at the Gendorf, Germany, film production site. The expansion will have multiple polymer capabilities to meet the growing demand of the shrink label marketplace.

VERONA, ITALY | Fedrigoni announces the expansion of Arconvert with a new facility in the US to be located in Cerritos, CA. Arconvert produces an extensive range of self-adhesive papers and films for flexo and HP Indigo printing technologies.

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | Glenroy Inc. has been recognized by the Flexible Packaging Assn. with a Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Award for the Petsmile Pet Toothpaste package.

 
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