PFFC - March 2009 - (Page 20) Core Cutters Long Blade Life Quiet Operation Minimal Dust AT TREVISO, ITALY | Nu-Maber, a flexographic printing plate production company, purchased two Concept 505 XP DW processors from DeGraf to replace two large-format washers. Nu-Maber serves packaging sectors that include food, nonfood, sanitary, beverages, tissue, and labels, and has won awards both nationally and internationally. Livio Simionato, managing director of Nu-Maber, says, “In our plant we almost W O NEWS CLIPS RK Platemaking Upgrade exclusively use Degraf machines for preparing and making flexographic plates, and the new Concept 505 XP DW is really a revolutionary unit. It combines the distinctive features of two machines, the 505 XP and the 505 DW, which previously could only be purchased separately. Both analog and digital plates may be washed individually, one by one, or continuously, without interruption, for higher productivity and a substantial decrease in plate processing time.” uDeGraf | www.degraf-group.com PFFC-ASAP 352 Thin-Walled Cores Fully Automatic Operation 40 - 70 Cuts per Minute BLEIENBACH, SWITZERLAND | A joint venture for the development, manufacture, sale, aftersales, and service of gravure cylinder-making equipment has been announced. A new company, designated Heliograph Holding, comprises the newly founded Daetwyler Graphics as well as Hell Gravure Systems, K. Walter, Bauer Logistik, Schepers, Daetwyler R&D Dayton, and their worldwide sister companies. These companies will continue to distribute Daetwyler doctor blades and diamonds. Max Rid will head Heliograph Holding as CEO. In the US, activities and employees involved in sales and service of gravure cylinder-making equipment at Max Daetwyler Corp. will remain in Huntersville, NC, but will operate as K. Walter Service Corp. K. Walter Service will maintain its employees and location in Inman, SC. Ralph Daetwyler has been named president of K. Walter Service Corp. with Bob Speiss continuing as VP. Joint Venture for Gravure Cylinders Common Cores Manual, Semi-Automatic, & Fully Automatic Models Gravure System Is at Tech Center DOUBLE E COMPANY 319 Manley Street W. Bridgewater, MA 02379 doublee@doubleeusa.com (508)588-8099 www.doubleeusa.com PFFC-ASAP 153 20 | MARCH 2009 FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND | Polytype Converting’s Technology Center now is equipped with the pressurized gravure chamber system AGS 2500 S “System BASF” from Pagendarm. This will allow Pagendarm customers the opportunity to use this technology for trial purposes on a second coating line (the system is also on a BASF pilot plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany). The system comprises two independent pressurized chambers supplied by independent liquid conveying systems. The benefit of this technology is decoupled process functions: One pump supplies the barrier chamber with coating liquid, avoiding any air entrainment and providing what is said to be a brilliant coating transparency in which the coating thickness is controlled only by the dosing pump and not influenced by the barrier chamber conditions. uPagendarm | www.pagendarm.com PFFC-ASAP 353 AT O W RK PFFC-ASAP 354 Making Pouches With Speed CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac Flexibles reports the installation of a new Totani Model BH80HVLLLS-M pouching machine in its Elk Grove Village, IL, facility. The high-speed Totani operates to 240 cycles/min, with laminate roll changes on the fly. The cutting unit is said to cut pouches cleanly and precisely. Ampac reports installation of the new Totani pouching machine has given it the ability to increase the output of flexible pouches significantly, including standard three-side seal, stand-up, and retort pouches. “We are excited to have a machine with twice the output of other comparable machines, especially with increased efficiency that doesn’t compromise seal quality,” says Marc Rapp, president of Ampac’s Global Pouching Group. uTotani Corp. | www.totaniamerica.com WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM AT O W RK http://www.degraf-group.com http://www.pagendarm.com http://www.totaniamerica.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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