Converting Magazine

Web-guide switch ups slitting accuracy for printed film
What can you do when your new equipment doesn't live up to expectations? That was the dilemma John Edwards of Huhtamaki Flexibles faced early this year when two newly installed slitter/rewinders simply could not handle the complex printed structures manufactured by the Malvern, PA-based converter.

Smart inspection rewinding = higher productivity
Slitter/rewinder search goes global
Belgian converter orders 500th Conslit made by Kampf
Film star: Source reduction, cost, properties play supporting roles
Graph Expo 2008: New directions

Departments Eye on Sustainability Do sustainable solutions always require some kind of trade-off? Focus Folder/gluers Innovations Brand-protection track-and-trace process moves from packagers to converters Narrow Web Niche Smart opportunities for smart-label, RFID converters New Technology Poly/paper hybrid bag, eco-friendly label stocks, multi-substrate flexo inks, and more... News Kodak, Sun Chemical win 2008 InterTech honors VLF digital print pops for P-O-P CA cartonmaker targets the future with manroland 700 Hi-Print offset press Vendor Moves CMM Intl. 2009 endorsed by five trade groups People on the Move Slitter/Rewinder Technology Report Slitter/Rewinder Products Viewpoint The pros & cons of one megashow Web Works What is the best winding curve?