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Mitsubishi Press for Folding Carton Printer
CARROLLTON, Ga.—For Printed Specialties Inc., meeting expectations is the golden rule of business. When it comes to buying equipment for the $10 million folding carton printer, it is imperative that the technology perform as advertised.
"You don't want to buy something and have it not do what the vendor said it could do," said Greg Smith, company president. "Printed Specialties is not a large company, so we rely quite a bit on our vendors," Smith said. "We expect a lot from companies we do business with. The Diamond 3000LX does everything Mitsubishi promised. It has performed up to all expectations since day one."
The Diamond 3000LX is a 40˝ model that accommodates stock ranging from 0.0016˝ to 0.040˝. The Printed Specialties' press features six printing units, full UV interdeck dryers, extended delivery, and anilox UV coater.
"Six units with coater is really the optimal configuration for our needs," Smith explained. "Most of our work is four process colors plus one PMS color, and sometimes a varnish and a dull or gloss coating."
With the addition of the Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX press, Greg Smith, president of Printed Specialties Inc., has been able to deliver more product choices in less time.
NEW JERSEY
RIDGEFIELD PARK—Agfa Graphics reports that Ardent Displays & Packaging has purchased its :Jeti 3020 Titan system. Key features for the producer of point-of-purchase (POP) displays and packaging include a true full-vacuum table with holding capacity for corrugated cardboard as well as other packaging materials, and the auto head height adjustments that allow switching between substrates with no loss in time or missed manual reads.
Ardent Displays & Packaging
MIAMI—Colonial Press International has begun implementing the complete Prism WIN 2010 management information system (MIS). WIN was chosen as a significant upgrade over the firm's existing MIS because of its configurability, fully integrated modules, and ability to support a growing business.
ILLINOIS
CHICAGO—McCracken Label Company recently purchased its fourth Aquaflex press, an ELS 16.5˝ 8-color servo printing press. With consistent non-stop production capabilities, the ELS can provide excellent reliability over time and deliver outstanding print quality by holding extremely tight print registration and dot reproduction.
GEORGIA
ATLANTA—FUJIFILM North America Corporation recently announced the sale of an Inca Onset S20 UV flatbed printer to Total Graphic Solutions (TGS), an all-digital printer based here. In addition to increasing capacity to keep up with the growth of its business, TGS wanted a device that could help it accommodate the growing demand for faster turnaround times and last-minute changes without compromising deadlines or quality.
TEXAS
ROCKWALL—PPCTS recently installed an ECOpure™ SR60V Solvent recycler at SPR Packaging LLC for recycling dirty flexo press wash solvent used for the cleaning of the printing decks and inking systems of its solvent-based presses.
The ECOpure™ Solvent Recycler features an electronically controlled distillation process that separates contaminants from the used solvent. The result is clean, distilled, original solvent ready for reuse. The ECOpure™ Solvent Recycler distillation process for flexo solvents is conducted under vacuum to increase efficiency with a recovery rate of 95 percent or higher. pP
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