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The article presents updates on installations of printing press machinery in New Jersey and New York as of September 2006. A Saber 13CM guillotine cutter and a paper cutting system have been installed at Perfect Finishing. A Heidelberg Polar 115X cutter has been installed at Star Press to replace the company's old model.

Reports on Coldwater, Ohio-based printing company Mercer Color Corp.'s purchase of a Victory Gergek paper cutter from Vijuk Equipment Inc. Features and functions; Ease of use; Maintenance.

The article evaluates the equipment and accessories offered by French converting machinery manufacturer Spoolex through its two worldwide brands - Calemard and Roll Concept, including Calemard's custom digital spooling lines and its range of slitter-rewinders, and Roll Concept's rollers made from an alveolar structure in aluminum.

The article presents a brief profile of two companies associated with label industry including AB Graphic International Inc. and AB Graphic International Ltd. It informs that the companies are located in several countries including Great Britain, Netherlands, and the U.S. and is committed to pioneering new developments within the label industry. The companies manufacture a range of products including laser die cutter, roll handlers, core cutters and sheeters.

The article reports that visitors at an open house organized by Bobst Group USA Inc. gained hands-on knowledge into diecutting advancements. The event was held in Roseland, New Jersey, and Lausanne, Switzerland during April 27-29, 2005. About a half dozen Bobst diecutters and folder/gluers were displayed and operating during the open houses.

The article discusses a strategy implemented by technology firm Pasaban, SA for recovering most energy used by sheeters. Pasaban reported that a saving of around 70 percent of the installed capacity for high-torque asynchronous motors can be achieved. It is said that a further application Pasaban utilises in its sheeters to limit the energy use is a system installed in the layboys. Pasaban improved the energy recovery system in both its sheeters and winders.

The article reports on the launch of a large slitting module designed by Italian firm Espo s.r.l., represented in Great Britain by Jarshire, Ltd., for a papermill in South America.

The article offers information on TB03.06T2 slitter rewinder which was introduced by Euromac at K 2013 international trade fair held on October 16-23 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The article offers information on the Monoslit Giant slitter rewinder which was introduced by Goebel at the K 2013 international trade fair held on October 16-23 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Presents results of a survey on the diecutting and diemaking processes purchases of converters. Amount spent on diecutting and diemaking products and services; Percentage of converters that acquire diecutting materials; Preference of some converters to install diecutting systems and to avail diemaking services.

Examines the paper-cutting machines used by Garlich Printing company. Brand; Efficiency; Capabilities; Accessories.

Reports on the paper-cutting machines and folding machines at Star Bindery company. Brand; Quality; Speed; Advantages over other brands.

An interview with Barry K. Homewood, sales and marketing director of the company Titan Slitter/Rewinders is presented. When asked about new technologies in the slitting and rewinding sector, he mentions the way of installation of the slit reels on the shaft. He talks about the customers' choice of a slitter which may handle thin films to thick laminates. He also discusses the introduction of the SR9 series of the slitter by the company.

The article evaluates the fully servo-driven sheet cutter for jumbo rolls, the VLS-650, from British manufacturer of narrow web printing and converting presses, Edale Ltd.

The article evaluates the Z.PackRotaryCut cutting station for converting web and sheet materials into various cut shapes in the blister packaging industry from Zahoransky of Germany.

The article evaluates two saddle stitchers from Muller Martini Corp. including the Presto A90 and the Presto E90.

The article evaluates the Tab Cutting Machine from the Printers Shopper.

The article offers a guide to printing and finishing companies in purchasing the right three-knife trimmer. It explains the basic principles of three-knife trimming. It compares the key features and applications of handfed, offline and inline three-knife. It cites some factors to consider when selecting three-knife trimmers such as budget, existing machine concerns, product and turnaround needs and the type of three-knife trimmer that a finishing company needs.

The article reports on a new patent for a solution for slitting blades in Germany. The patent is called Longitudinal Slitting Machine with Nitrogen Cooled Slitting Area: Clean Cut, Patent No. 103 23 753.4-26. Dienes Werke is in possession of the new patent. Recently, when cutting self-adhesive materials, glue would stick to the knives. Now, using Clean Cut, this difficulty can be overcome. The knife blade is treated during the slitting process to prevent adhesive particles from sticking to the surface of the blade.

The article provides information on DeskDirect, a complete integrated system for moving desktop mail from the high-cost, labor-intensive workgroup and multiple mini-printer settings to a lower-cost, automated production environment from PrintSoft. According to the company, corporations may actually increase their use of printed letters as a user-friendly and cost-effective alternative to outbound telephone and e-mail contact. The system can also aggregate several smaller jobs in a central location, organise them into new batches and redistribute them to other nodes in a network of geographically distributed print centers.

Features two printing equipment and service. Laser Cutting Contract Manufacturing Service from Spartanics; Web site templates and Web site graphics from ArtWebTemplates.us.

Reports the addition of a Bobst SP 104-ER diecutter/blanker on the equipment lineup of Accord Carton in Chicago. Services provided by Accord; Views of company president Robert Codo concerning the impact of the acquisition of the product on the operations of the company.

Reports on the utilization of a new-generation cutter at printing firm Riverside Bindery. Special services offered by Riverside; Number of employees.

Describes the Polar cutters at Cockrell Printing company. Efficiency of the cutters; Capabilities; Applications.