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Shows how Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Larsen Converting Industries' flexographic printing line helps in meeting the company's objectives. Relationship with Wrightstown-based custom-designed equipment supplier Retroflex Inc.; Challenges of variety of paper substrates and basis weights; Philosophy on employee training.

Presents several paper converting machinery. Addition of C3S Trilogy thermal transfer to the Roll Express program of Contract Converting LLC; Specifications of Extrachrome X3 label paper of Ahlstrom Corp.; Release of the YUPO IML synthetic paper from Yupo Corp.

Describes a synergistic approach to removing trim and disposing paper reject material in sheeting operations. Problems with traditional paper reject disposal methods; Implementation of an automated sheeting process; Combination slitting/pneumatic trim removal technology; Management of the paper converter.

Highlights innovations in the printing and paper conversion industry. Cleveland-Kidder's development of a tool for measuring and monitoring precise tension on web process or wire machinery; Vacuum roll assembly; AccuProbe's gamma gauge for accurate and continuous measurement of the thickness of cast film, blown film, extruded thick sheet and plastic wall pipes; Printing cylinders.

The article informs that cohesive specialist Qualified Innovation Inc. has purchased a retrofitted coater laminator and ASI flotation dryer. Qualified does its own slitting and sheeting and has one of the widest range of products. The new flotation dryer is a single-zone system designed for kraft paper and linerboard, and low and high density ethylene films. There is a new program for easy troubleshooting from the control interface. The company's new facility houses materials for one of its largest orders. The company bought the machinery because customers demanded wider materials and is testing the new system by running a variety of substrates through it, such as cohesive-coated paper, liner-board, and films .

The article presents products and equipment for the converting and packaging industry. Tidland Corp.'s XP Great Expansion air shaft decreases setup time. Sung An Machinery Co. is offering the MRC-313 multiple-roll coater for providing wide flexibility. The Slider from Zip-Pak is the first packaging format that features resealable slider technology.

The article reports that Connemara Converting, a full service film, paper and board converting company supplying and servicing label printers, envelope producers and merchants in the U.S., has invested in a Marquip Ward United SheetWizard sheeter as it targets the burgeoning demand for digital-format 12- x 18-in sheets. The sheeter can deliver large-format sheets up to 65 x 81 in. The dual rotary knife technology of the sheeter gave the firm the capability to produce the large-format sheets.

The article cites the importance of hybrid printing machinery and equipment in the printing industry. Defined broadly, 'hybrid' offers a useful slant on an important trend: adoption of platforms that gets as much of the job done in a single pass as possible. These machines provide tools for production flexibility, tools for differentiation, and sharper creative edge. On Webs, the width of the print form is governed by the dimensions of the plate and blanket cylinders, while the circumference locks in the repeat length.

The article talks about folding which is getting even more complex. Typical signature work is always accompanied by gatefolds, French folds, roll folds, folding for pharmaceutical leaflets and more. A call to Pat Cincotta, who owns Metro Bindery, found him deep in the work of adding a fourth folding unit to one of his Stahlfolders in order to run a 12-panel roll-fold. It tackles why folding is considered an inherently noisy process. Furthermore, folders do other tasks besides folding, slitting and perforating. Baumfolder is one of the few manufacturers in the U.S. that produces a complete range of table and floor-model folders at its plant in Sydney, Ohio.

The article considers the 40-inch segment as the dominant format for mid-size to large commercial printers. According to Roland Krapp, vice president of sheetfed product management for Heidelberg USA, 40-inch presses are the sheetfed format that sets the standards. Six of the major sheetfed manufacturers offer 40-inch presses with coaters, infrared dryers and hybrid ultraviolet capabilities, and most have perfector for options. Ken Kodama, vice president of sheetfed at Mitsubishi, commented that perfectors keep gaining in popularity because they increase printers' capabilities and enable greater efficiencies. INSET: Ink Dispensers for Sheetfeds.

This article features several printing machinery to be presented at the Print 05 finishing review at Chicago's McCormick Place in Illinois. The DigiCoater Premier from K2 Inc. is targeted for digital and small-format operations. The machine is self-contained, with a pile sheet feeder, coating and ultraviolet-drying system and a receiving sheet stacker. The LaserSharp module from LasX Industries Inc. completely eliminates the need for dies, hard-tooling, storage and maintenance. The laser works directly from standard computer-aided design files.

Features several converting/packaging machinery, equipment and products. RSD200 Dancer Arm Controller from Nexen Group Inc.; Renzmann High-Pressure Washing Machine Type HA, a closed automatic spray jet washing machine for thorough and gentle cleaning of anilox rollers and gravure cylinders from Max Daetwyler Corp.; Cyrel Digital Imagers Advance from Esko-Graphics.

Focuses on the converting machinery, equipment and materials featured during the 2003 CMM International exhibit. Polaris, a web guide-controller for consistent feedback and control of web position from Fife Co.; Cygnusweb tension control from MAGPOWR; GX Series of aluminum-extrusion shafts from Tidland Corp.; Sustain, a high compression-strength cartonboard from Riverwood International.

The article evaluates several paper converting machineries including CX1200 color printer from Primera Inc., Automated Packaging Solution from Xerox Corp., and WS6000 digital-offset press from Hewlett-Packard Co.

Reports on the initiatives of Midwest Converting Inc. to meet the demands of customers on sheeting and rewinding services for paper industries in Illinois. Provision of service options for customers to reach markets outside their own geographical area; Purchase of a new sheeter to offer customers the advantages of precision and high-speed sheeting; Impact of the installation on reducing lead times and waste and lower the cost of the sheeting process.

Features the Mississauga, Ontario-based Seville Packaging Inc. Line of business; Avoidance of commodity-type converting; Features of the flexo press and Eco Convert solventless laminator used by the firm; Pride in the firm's lack of middle management and customer service system; Shortage of skilled labor in Canada. INSET: End-product profile..

Focuses on the control operation of full-featured paper converting machinery. Challenges in transitioning from simple to complex operation; Results of the lack of considerations on human engineering in designing machinery; Concerns on the human-machine interface; Tips to effectively use modern control technology.

The article reports on technological advancements being made in printing and converting industries. The new Star-Slit line of duplex slitter/rewinders, introduced by Kampf Machinery Corp., is targeted for small- and medium-sized converting operations that may not be able to afford customized machinery. The standardized and built-in series of Star-Slit equipment offers attractive pricing, short lead times and is equipped with the most common accessories and options. Based on the original series of duplex slitter/rewinders first built by the company in the 1950s, Star-Slit machines are continuously improved to reflect state-of-the-art technology.

The article reports on the high efficiency chill roll from BEP Surface Technologies that increases speed and reduce cooling costs for Swedish laminated-paper converter Mondi Orebro AB. The company focuses on extrusion-coated materials for the industrial papers market. Moreover, BEP refurbished existing steel roll to restore original condition that includes machining, electroplating, an acid cleaning of waterways.

Focuses on the use of servo retrofits to modernize the envelope-making machine at Mac Paper Envelope Converters in Jacksonville, Florida. Reason for the paper company to retrofit and upgrade the equipment; Features of the existing envelope machine; Impact of the installation of the servo system on the company's productivity.

Discusses some of the critical parameters that, when combined, determine the overall effectiveness of a material as a dielectric. Productivity in corona-treating applications; Types of dielectric materials that can be used for coverings; Technological demands of the converting industry.

Presents recommendations for label converters on determining the process capabilities of roll-label operations. Standards of comparison; Specific control limits; Factors that help establish acceptable limits; Customers' expectation that labels printed by different press operators to be in full compliance; Development of a printing plate to provide test data on all capabilities that need evaluation.

This article presents information on Midwest Converting Inc. which won the runner-up recognition in the inaugural 2006 Converting Innovators Award under the small company category. The award is given by the "Converting Magazine." The company has witnessed an impressive growth by serving as the paper-converting extension of its customers' operations. According to company president Rob Srebalus, the company is the largest paper converter in Bedford Park, Illinois.

The article evaluates several new technologies for paper converting machineries including the R58A Series Registration Mark Sensors from Banner Engineering Corp., Flexocure FORCE UV-flexographic printing ink from Flint Group, and the automated shuttle car from Westfalia Technologies Inc.

Presents news items on converting machinery suppliers in the United States, compiled in December 1999. Includes Paper Converting Machine Co.'s introduction of its PCMC Pre-Print Division; Harper Corp.'s use of laser-engraving technology for its ceramic anilox roll production; Focus Automation Systems Inc.'s opening of an office in Brussels, Belgium.

Focuses on technological advances in winding and rewinding equipment for paper converting machines. Disadvantages of using carbon fiber for chucks and shafts; Flexibility of tension-control technology; Use of electromechanical systems.

Discusses the use of laser processing in the paper and board converting industry. Improved consistency; Precisely registered cartons; SIG Combibloc Inc.'s installation of laser converting systems at its aseptic carton sleeve operation in Columbus, Ohio; Reduced production costs; Improvement over mechanical registration; Benefits derived by Combibloc's printing operation from the system.

Focuses on the positioning and marketing of paper converting machinery. Assessment of current position as viewed by sales prospects; Positioning planning; Knowledge about competitors; Financing of positioning efforts.

The article presents tension control products for the converting and packaging industry. The Cygnus Tension Control equipment from Magpower decreases set-up time. The Montalvo Corp. has released its CB-64 circuit board for its 3400 series of controllers for dancer, load cell and combination tension control. Dover Flexo Electronics Inc. is marketing its dual- or multiple-segment tension transducer rolls.

Reports on global developments involving companies in the converting industry. Purchase of a converting machinery by Yiwu East Sanxing Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. from Valmet Converting in Beijing, China; Acquisition of a new Fischer & Krecke CI-flexo press by paperboard-packaging printer Cascades Boxboards Inc. in Couborg, Ontario; Donation of Sacramento, California-based Absolutely Micro*Clean International of a new 72A anilox-roll cleaning system to Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin.

This article reports on the decision of Transcontinental Catalog and Magazine Group to invest in jumbo web printing to reduce its paper waste and splice time. The company started up a Goss Sunday 4000 press at its RBW Graphics unit that accommodates 60 inches in diameter paper rolls and is capable of running at speeds up to 90,000 impressions per hour. According to Chuck Irons, sales director for Goss splicers and dryers, extending intervals between splices has big advantages for commercial web printers. Aggregate data from printers running Goss presses at various speeds shows that increasing the diameters to 1524mm could extend the average time between splices from 40 minutes to 58 minutes and cut the number of overall splices by 30%.

Celebrates the first anniversary of Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin in the use of the PCMC Avanti press, developed by Paper Converting Machine Co. Features of the press; Use of the press by the institution; Benefits in the use of the technology for the establishment.

Reports that the Prairie State Group purchased a 26-inch Evolution Converting System from Paper Converting Machine Co. Machine specifications; Impact on the firm's production.

Reports on Paper Converting Machine Co.'s demonstration of its eXell flexographic printing system at TechEvent 2000 held on January 18-20, 2000. Explanation of the system's technical specifications; Hands-on demonstration of the press.

The article presents a profile of Envases del Pacifico S.A. (Edelpa), a manufacturer of flexible-packaging printer and converter materials in Santiago, Chile. The company looks for an online automatic print-inspection solution to prevent printing defects and take corrective measures at the same time. The employment of AVT Print Vision enables Edelpa to improve its customer service and reduce waste production.

The article discusses some of the issues related to extended color gamut printing systems. Though the benefits of extended color gamut printing systems are immense, these systems do not come without cost and time implications. These systems offer more predictable and consistent color. Gamut printing solutions can accurately match a greater number of colors.

The article presents an account of some newly launched products for coating and lamination. Schiavi SpA has launched its latest CL 660 coater/laminator to be supplied either in triplex tandem configuration or upgraded to tandem configuration after installation. Two CL 660s can be used as separate duplex lines or work together in-line in a triplex configuration to produce three-ply laminates or duplex laminates plus a finishing application. It also allows converters to apply different processes with the same line.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the cover story on the move of U.S. paper converters to upgrade their equipment, a Webinar on the effect of the economic downturn and the stories on some converters who ugraded their machinery.

Reports that paper converter Weyerhauser Co.'s Plymouth, North Carolina plant has achieved a world record. Production of 549 tons of cut-size paper in 24 hours; Equipment used to achieve the record; Number of paper sheets for the photocopier market as a result of the conversion.

Reports on developments related to paper equipment and packaging industry in Russia and in the U.S. Opening of KPL Russia, a subsidiary branch company of Koerber PaperLink; Services to be offered by the new subsidiary; Initiation of film-labelstock production of Raflatac Inc.'s state-of-the-art facility.

Presents news items regarding the paper converting machine industry as of January 2002. Roseville, Minnesota-based UV Color Inc's purchase of Mission Viejo, California-based Chromium Graphics; Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based corona-treater maker Enercon Industries Corp.'s addition of operations center in Japan; Restructure of Hamburg, Germany-based Korber AG activities in North American market.

Presents news items regarding the paper converting machinery industry in North America as of January 2002. Installation of high-speed rotary die cutter and delivery system at Toronto, Ontario-based Dover Corp. by Rochester Hills, Michigan-based Bernal Technologies; Chicago-based converter Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s purchase of workflow management system created by Vancouver, British Columbia-based Creo.

Discusses two corporate acquisitions in the paper converting machinery industry in the United States as of January 2002. Norcross, Georgia-based Rock-Tenn Co.'s purchase of pop display converter Advertising Display Co.'s display assembly operations in Memphis, Tennessee; Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based converting machinery maker Dri-Tec Inc.'s acquisition of Richmond, Virginia-based Richmond Industrial Corp.

Discusses various aspects of cantilevered paper converting machinery. Significance of web width; Comparison with conventional framework.

Focuses on the use of spiral grooved rollers by paper converters. Aim of spiral grooving of rollers; Cautions on the use of spiral grooves; Importance of process quality in Web handling.

Discusses the use of reverse crown rollers on paper converting machines. Enabling of spreading of thin webs on intermediate-width machines; Movement of web to the high-diameter portion of a roller; Checklist for effective management of taped rollers in a plant.

Reports that Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Kapak Corp. has begun production on its eight-color gravure GSN press from the Toshiba Engineering Co. Seventh installation for sectional-drive press; Use of lightweight, reusable gravure cylinders to speed changeover and reduce engraving costs.

Previews trade shows in fall 1999 showcasing products and technologies from leading printing/converting manufacturers and suppliers. Prepress, printing and converting machinery at the Converting Expo 99; Substrate exhibition at the Convertex 99 show; Labeling and narrow web events at the Labelexpo Europe 99; Exhibition of flexographic equipment and technologies at Flexo South America 1999.

Focuses on the machine speed reference, the roller which is the pacer in a web machine, a paper converting machinery. Control of speed to the exclusion of other duties; Achievement and selection of the speed target; Warning against slipping against the master drive roller.

Reports on the inauguration of additional floor space at Bobst Group Inc.'s North American headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey. Renovation of the company's existing building; Paper converting machinery manufactured by the firm.