WEB & SHEET STUDIES IN COATING/LAMINATING

Equipment suppliers address coating/laminating material handling issues for both sheet- and web-based applications.

by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor

STUDY #1: Web coating

Registration to a preprinted web (a.k.a. optical registration or dynamic registration) is often used to apply specialty coatings or spot varnishes, and comes in handy for re-running a web through the press for line work. Dri-Tec's Gravure/Flex convertible print station handles such applications with ease, but, as Dri-Tec VP Matt Tielkemeier notes, retrofitting the unit to a geared press may require a little extra attention.