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M&R Debuts Cobra
Automatic Press

The M&R Cobra is a compact, durable new
screen-printing press with loads of new
features, adding value to any production,
according to the company.

WHAT'S
NEW

M&R, Roselle, Illinois, recently unveiled its Cobra automatic screenprinting press. It provides ultra-fast and quiet indexing from one
station to the next, and features newly designed pneumatic, quickflip front frame holders for easy loading and unloading, according
to the company.
The Cobra is compatible with M&R's Tri-Sync system to quickly
set up jobs, and includes newly designed micro-registration and
screen off-contact controls, and a slim-line pallet-leveling system to
make printing adjustments fast and easy, according to the company.
Th e new pallet arm support design, combined with M&R's
print-carriage system, creates a smooth and quiet printing process
for digital compatibility. Users can control the Cobra's many new
program features through the responsive HMI touch-screen display,
which also includes the new idle mode and updated Revolver
recipe options.
It is available in two different sizes and eight-, 10-, 12- and
14-color configurations.
For more information, visit mrprint.com. - D.S.

SUN CHEMICAL, Parsippany, New Jersey, and its parent company, DIC Corp., recently
completed the purchase of 100% of the shares of SENSIENT IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, St. Louis,
and certain assets related to ink production. The strategic investment will allow Sun
Chemical and DIC to expand their inkjet ink capabilities and expertise using complementary
technologies that will further strengthen the standards of services and solutions to
customers and distributor partners, according to the company. The acquisition also
expands Sun Chemical's offering of inkjet inks for textile and dye-sublimation printing.
ROLAND DGA, Irvine, California, will be conducting a series of informative, interactive
"Business Builder" events through the remainder of 2020. Each online conference and
"Demo Days Roadshow" event will provide ideas and insights for maximizing business
growth, productivity and profitability, according to the company. The first stop will
be Aug. 18-20 in Damascus, Oregon, followed by a second stop
Sept. 1-3 in Benicia, California, with additional dates and
locations to be announced soon. These special events will
offer convenient and safe ways for attendees to see Roland
DGA's latest devices and have their questions answered by the
In the May 2020 issue
company's experts. The events will be limited in attendance,
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goal set in 2017: transforming more than 20 billion PET bottles
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through its REPREVE platform of recycled performance fibers.
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Recycling and transforming the bottles has the potential to
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save enough energy to power more than 189,000 average homes
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for one year; save more than 1.7 billion liters of water, the
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equivalent of one year of drinking water for about 2.3 million
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people; and improve air quality by avoiding more than 517
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million kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions.

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