Bobst Group North America

Every day, people walk the aisles of stores. No matter what they are looking for, somewhere during their shopping trips metallic glimmers are likely to catch their attention. Thousands of products sit on store shelves, but the ones that are likely to stand out the most in the competitive world of packaging are those adorned with foil. To achieve such an alluring look, package printers must make effective use of the hot foil stamping process. What glimmers is gold Brand owners know that adding hot foil stamping to packaging will elicit a second glance from consumers. “The primary reason to use expensive, shiny materials

Companies that design and build folders/gluers are working hard to help their customers maintain a competitive edge. packagePRINTING talked to a number of companies that produce high-performance folder/gluers to get their view on what their customers need. Alan Thompson, product manager, Bobst Group USA—Today’s customers are seeking the best “price-to-performance” that money can buy. Many base their decision based upon the amount of work which is being farmed out. Bringing this work in-house not only ensures better cost control, but better quality control of the finished product. Secondly, potential savings in makeready time and improved run speeds are also evaluated by customers with

American Die Technology Rotary hot stamping dies are precision-engraved using high-quality, solid brass for optimal performance and durability. Write 635, Visit www.amdie.com American Int’l Machinery Rotary- and platen-style foil stamping/embossing systems. Foil systems are either retrofits or complete rotary stamping systems. Write 636, www.aim-inc.net J BOBST GROUP USA Hot-foil stamping, embossing, and hologram application on flat bed, Foilmaster or rotary Steuer presses for all commonly used materials. Write 637, www.bobst group.com, See Ad p. 39 Brandtjen & Kluge Kluge EHD and EHF series presses combine heat, strength, and precision, giving you striking graphic finishing capabilities.

American Int'l Machinery The Signature™ brand of sheet-to-sheet laminators accommodate single- or double-faced corrugated board up to 8,000 sph and stock sizes up to 63˝. Write 286, www.aim-inc.net Billhofer USA, Inc. Supplier of laminating and coating equipment for the graphic arts industry. Write 287, Visit www.billhofer usa.com J BOBST GROUP USA INC. Offers variety of coating and laminating equipment, including the ROTOMELT, hot melt technology for p-s tapes, labels, and specialties; ROTOEXTRUDER, which coats and laminates by single or tandem extrusion; and the CL 1000, custom-built coating and laminating triplex line. Write 288, Visit www.bobst

ADI International In-line folder/gluer integrates with any printer/slotter for cost-efficient production. Write 837, www.arcdoyle.com American Int’l Mach. Supplier of the Signature™ brand of folder/gluers with 24 models in sizes from 24˝ to 57˝. Write 838, Visit www.aim-inc.net B. Bunch Company Offers a wide range of equipment for in-line use with label, tag, and forms presses. Write 839, Visit www.bbunch.com J BOBST GROUP USA Extensive range of folder/gluers produce a great variety of boxes in a wide range of sizes at high production speeds. Write 840, www.bobst group.com See Ad p. 39 Brandtjen & Kluge Complete

Bell-Mark Sales Co. Visit www.bell-mark.com Model Width (in.) Repeat (in.) Speed (fpm) Wide-web to 80 to 80 1,000 Write 495 on Reader Service Form BHS Printing Machinery Visit www.bhsprint.de Model Web Width (in.) Max. Print Width (in.) Speed (fpm) Flexline Vario 26.5,34,40, 26,33.5,39.5, 1,300- 52,64 52,64 1,600 Flexline Compact 26.5,28.5,32.5, 26,28,32,40, 650- 40.5, 52.5,64.5 52,64 1,000 Flexline Intro 23 to 65 22 to 67 1,300 Write 496 on Reader Service Form J BOBST GROUP USA INC. Visit www.bobstgroup.com Model Type Colors Width Range (in.) Speed (fpm) EF 4020 Gearless CI 8 43.7-48.75 984 EF 4010 Gearless CI 8 31.2-54.6 1,148 GF 3020 Geared CI 6 31.2-54.6 656 SF 2020 Stack Type 1-8 23.4-54.6 656 DS 1010 Downstream Gearless 8 31.2-66.3 984

ATN (Part of the DCM Group) Model Print Width (in.) Print Repeat (in.) Max. Speed (fpm) ATENA 22,26 or 30, 33.5 12.5-28 or 17-34.6 820 Write 514 on Reader Service Form J BOBST GROUP USA INC. Visit www.bobstgroup.com Model Type Width Range (in.) Max. Speed (fpm) RS 5002 High speed, high volume 31-55 1,830 RS 3003 Versatility, multipurpose 28-55 1,160 RS 4004 Short runs, quick changeover 25-65 820 RS 4000 Short runs, quick changeover 25.5-65 820 RS 1200 Cost effective, entry level 33.5-49.25 984 RS 1250 Cost effective, entry level 33.5-49.25 984 Write 515 on Reader Service Form, See Ad p. 39 J COMEXI

Roseland, NJ - The Bobst Group and Advanced Die Supplies hosted the grand opening of Bobst Group's West Coast Demo and Training Center earlier this fall. Located at the Advanced Die Supplies' Santa Fe Springs, CA facility, the Center houses a fully operational Bobst SPeria 106-E Diecutter, Bobst Amazon 105 Folder-Gluer in a dedicated area for operator and maintenance training and customer demonstrations. Present at the gala ribbon cutting ceremony which marked the grand opening were representatives from Advanced Die Supplies and Bobst Group USA, State and Local government officials including Santa Fe Springs councilman Gustavo R. Velasco, as well as customers of Advanced

The hi-tech technology is beginning to make headway in the diecutting industry, but it won't replace mechanical cutting methods altogether. THE DIECUTTING PROCESS is centuries old. While the equipment has progressed through the years, the basic method has remained the same—until now. Laser diecutting has made a splash at many trade shows around the world in recent years, as companies such as AB Graphic International and LasX Industries, Inc. market new laser diecutters, and HP and Mark Andy add the technology to their presses. Traditional mechanical methods of diecutting will never die out due to laser cutting's growth, but the newest equipment offers a

Lightweight gravure printing sleeves are trying to make headway in a market of printers leery of abandoning large inventories of traditional gravure cylinder bases. WHEN IT COMES to what real potential lightweight printing sleeves have in the gravure process, Randy Ferguson, director of sales at CNW Inc., sums up the general industry feeling in one sentence. "Sleeves will be an amazing thing for gravure, after a few minor speed bumps are smoothed out," he said. Save for a few printshops that have successfully transitioned to sleeves from cylinder bases in their gravure operations, most North American printers today are apprehensive about the technology and