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CAMAS, Wash.—Industry renowned slitting specialist Reinhold Schable will describe the fundamentals and latest elements of shear slitting processes and provide an interactive Q & A session on Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m. EST. Hosted by Tidland, this online event provides a convenient venue for attendees to learn more about how to address common slitting issues in their production areas. Popular for straightforward content and relevant topics, this Shear Slitting section of Tidland's Bladerunner Seminar has been re-worked to deliver pertinent information online. "Tech Tips" e-seminars are sponsored by Maxcess International. To register for this free event, visit www.maxcessintl.com/eseminar.

Learn the keys to a successful ergonomic program in a new one-hour on-line seminar presented by Tidland on December 15th, 2 p.m. EST. The seminar will focus on ergonomic considerations in the industrial workspace, with a special focus on the winding area of a process line. Attendees will learn how to identify and correct ergonomic hazards, as well as receive helpful guidelines for the selection of air shafts. Free Tech-Tip E-Seminars are sponsored by Maxcess International. Register on-line at www.maxcessintl.com/e-seminar.

LAS VEGAS, Nev.— New products, new ideas, new business in converting technology will be showcased at the new Converting and Package Printing (CPP) EXPO which will debut in Las Vegas, September 26-28, 2005, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.  H.A. Bruno LLC, the organizers, estimate there will be close to 250 exhibitors at the show; the event includes a comprehensive conference program. Many exhibitors are showcasing solutions and new technologies for the first time while others introduce new product lines to the U.S. marketplace. These include: • Fife debuts the New D-MAX Series Web Guiding Systems; these are pre-engineered, pre configured guiding systems

Package printing is moving in the direction of digital, but what impact will digital printing and functions have on the building blocks of material control? Industry insiders offer their opinions. THE WORD "DIGITAL" is fast becoming commonplace in the package-printing industry. From fully digital presses to digitalized finishing processes and prepress functions, there's something digital about nearly every part of package printing. Within this digital realm, some elements of the printing process haven't gone hi-tech, including cores, shafts, and chucks, right? It's not a cut-and-dry issue, according to experts. Some industry insiders, like Larry Taitel, owner of Convertech, don't think cores, shafts, and chucks

As always, companies exhibiting at CMM International 2005 put on a display of impressive new products and technologies for converters and package printers. A SUCCESSFUL TRADE show is always measured on an individual basis—foot traffic, promising leads, or signed contracts. While attendees weren't exactly carried down the aisles in a swell of people, CMM International 2005 still offered a wide array of new products and technologies from the exhibiting companies. The following is a small sampling of what CMM International had to offer. Company news Enercon and Ciba Specialty Chemicals announced a joint development agreement which will combine Enercon's surface modification Plasma3™ technology

Focusing on your customers' application parameters—while keeping cost, safety, and simplicity in mind—are important factors in choosing the right slitter for the job. ACCORDING TO "Slitting Techniques, Choosing the Best Method," produced by Tidland Corporation, it may be safe to say there are not many manufacturing industries that handle such a wide array of processed materials as package printing. Most of these materials need to be slit—cleanly, easily, and safely—in most converters' operations. There are three main slitting methods in use and Tidland has come up with a formula to best match the correct slitting method to the application. Easy as 1, 2, 3

The technology behind cores, shafts, and chucks appears basic, but further inspection reveals a world of science aimed at efficiency, safety, and ease of operation. ERGONOMICS HAS BECOME an increasingly important focus for package printing and converting companies. Also called human engineering, ergonomics is the science of "designing jobs and workplaces to match human capabilities and limitations," according to Sean Craig, product manager for Tidland. "Interest in this science has grown steadily, along with the rising number of workers' compensation claims for work-related, non-traumatic injuries or disorders involving soft-tissues (nerves, tendons, muscles, and supporting structures), known as work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs or MSDs)." According

An update on cores, shafts, and chucks technology. CORES, SHAFTS, AND chucks can easily be compared to "all the little people" of the film industry. From light technicians to make-up artists to set designers, the work of the people behind the scenes makes a big impact on a movie's turnout. Likewise, despite the seemingly harmlessness of cores, shafts, and chucks, their performance is very important to the outcome of every print job. Core knowledge Cores provide the backbones for many substrates and tapes. While there may appear not to be much difference between company offerings, there are. Double E. Co. (West Bridgewater, Mass.) offers

These products and companies were the most sought-after in 2002 by packagePRINTING readers. Top 10: Prepress Equipment 1. Creo—PDF-based packaging workflow Prinergy Powerpack, copydot scanning systems, film imagers, and CtP devices 2. Agfa—Workflow and color management systems including the AgfaScan XY-15 Plus, Sherpa 43 Inkjet system, and Lithostar plates 3. Kodak Polychrome Graphics—Offers Digital and conventional plates, film, and proofing and color technologies including the Kodak Approval XP unit 4. BASF—Offers Nyloflex® and Nyloprint® equipment combinations for processing photopolymer flexo and letterpress plates and sleeves 5. MacDermid—Broad range of sheet, liquid, digital, and water-wash photopolymer plates, platemaking equipment, sleeves,

WITH WINTER WEATHER firmly in place, warmth is something that is on everyone's mind. Here's something that is sure to add some heat to 2004. packagePrinting has put together a collection of the hot products of 2004. In categories including prepress, presses, press accessories, substrates, and inks/adhesives, converters can get a glimpse of the latest package-printing products. Prepress Creo Creo's HyperFlex™ screening is new technology aiding in the formation of smaller dots on a photopolymer flexo plate. It provides a thicker foundation of photopolymer material that allows a smaller minimum dot size to be formed and held throughout the print process. DuPont