by Katy Ibsen, editor, PostPress, and Chris Van Pelt, THERM-O-TYPE THERM-O-TYPE Corp., Nokomis, Florida, introduced the Glue-Tech model SA-1420 sheet-to-sheet gluing machine at PRINT 18 last fall. Glue-Tech provides a unique alternative for printers producing thick printed products with cohesive papers or manual gluing. Most digital printers can only print on sheets up to … [Read more...] about THERM-O-TYPE’s Glue-Tech SA-1420
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D&Ks Double Kote Digital
Edited by Lara Copeland, contributing editor, PostPress D&K Group, headquartered in the US in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, manufactures print finishing and coating technologies while offering a variety of laminating films, thermal and pressure-sensitive adhesives, coated products and more. In operation for nearly 40 years, D&K offers the user-friendly Double Kote … [Read more...] about D&Ks Double Kote Digital
Tech Watch: BOBST’s MASTERFOIL 106PR
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress More than three decades since the world's first presses for hot foil stamping - the SP 102-BMA and SP 126-BMA - debuted, BOBST, headquartered in Mex, Switzerland, has released its MASTERFOIL 106 PR. This camshaft-driven machine is designed and built specifically for hot foil stamping, and it is suitable for carton, label and … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: BOBST’s MASTERFOIL 106PR
Tech Watch: The Matrix from Vivid Laminating
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress Specialty effects is a popular trend in short- to medium-run digital printing. The Matrix series from Vivid Laminating Technologies Ltd., Coalville, England, features multifunctionality to do foiling, holographic effects and spot UV effects that are easy to apply without costly dies or setups. "For many years, luxury … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: The Matrix from Vivid Laminating
Tech Watch: Gietz’s ROFO 910 PLUS Hot Foil Machine
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress Since 1892, Gietz, Gossau SG, Switzerland, has supplied the printing and packaging industry with high-performance machines. The company builds its machines exclusively in Switzerland before they are delivered worldwide. Recently, the company upgraded the ROFO foil stamping series that was first introduced over a decade ago. The 36" … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: Gietz’s ROFO 910 PLUS Hot Foil Machine
Rollem International’s Insignia 7 Diecutter
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress The Insignia 7 Diecutter from Rollem International, headquartered in Anaheim, California, is a sheet-fed, rotary, flexo-magnetic machine designed to meet the shorter to long run, on-demand needs of the packaging and label market segments of the printing industry. Susan Corwin, marketing manager for Rollem International, noted … [Read more...] about Rollem International’s Insignia 7 Diecutter
Book Automation’s Universe Sewing WEB-FED Book Production Solution
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress Specializing in design and production of high-quality book sewing machinery since 1979, Meccanotecnica, along with its New Milford, Connecticut-based service and support division, Book Automation, recently released its new Universe Sewing WEB-FED Automatic Book Folding and Sewing Line. This roll-to-book solution allows for … [Read more...] about Book Automation’s Universe Sewing WEB-FED Book Production Solution
Tech Watch: B&R Moll’s digi-mollPAK System
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress As an industry supplier of folder-gluers and specialized bindery finishing equipment for printing and packaging facilities, B&R Moll, Inc., Warminster, Pennsylvania, recently developed the digi-mollPAK System. Like all B&R Moll machines, this compact inline folder-gluer is made almost exclusively in the US. It provides … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: B&R Moll’s digi-mollPAK System
Tech Watch: Duplo USA Corporation’s 600i Booklet System
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress Duplo USA Corporation, a provider of digital print finishing equipment in Santa Ana, California, has unveiled the new 600i Booklet System, a high-end collating and bookletmaking solution that integrates the fully automatic DBM-600 Bookletmaker with high-speed DSC-10/60i Suction Collators. The customizable system features … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: Duplo USA Corporation’s 600i Booklet System
Tech Watch: KAMA ProCut 76, Absolute Printing Equipment
by Brittany Willes, PostPress This year's Graph Expo featured many new and exciting products from companies around the world. Among the various technologies on display was the KAMA Automatic Die Cutter ProCut 76 from KAMA. The ProCut 76 was introduced by Absolute Printing Equipment Service, Indianapolis, Indiana, the North American distributor for the KAMA line of … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: KAMA ProCut 76, Absolute Printing Equipment