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Early on, Shelton was impressed with digital printing’s quality and cost-saving efficiencies. One job that comes to mind was a box for a well-known brand that had full cover- age printing and a graphic side panel for the brand’s logo. When it ran on a rotary diecutter it required five printing
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Makers of single and dual-width Timesaver® Anvil Covers, the premier urethane anvil cover for corrugated die cutting. Timesaver® covers feature a unique construction of solid steel backing and solid steel locking components to ensure a precise fit every time – a vital dependability difference that means seamless installation and a perfect cutting sur- face. C.U.E., Inc. also offers Dura-Latch and Cor-Lock anvil covers, in addition to urethane Lead Edge Feed Wheels.
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plates. The solution was to flexo print the one-color full coverage, eliminating four of the printing plates, and digi- tally print the logo. “The setup time on the die-cutter was over an hour,” West says. “That’s the one thing about the digital press. When we can switch something to it, we don’t have that setup time. It’s amazing the amount of money we can save for customers on printing plates.” She mentions another example – a large two-piece produce bin that required two labels. “We took that from two labels, two die-cuts and two glues to direct printing it on the digital press in one pass and then to the 1636 Bobst flexo for die-cutting and gluing in one pass,” she says. The digital printer also has helped workflow, reducing the number of machine passes, which can slow down turn- around time and increase costs. About 80% of the digitally printed jobs are converted and finished on the die-cutting and gluing lines. The rest is shipped to other corrugated plants. An Exciting Journey West gives high praise to Shelton for much of the suc- cess of digital printing. As head of Digital Operations, she oversees a department of four people. Her responsibilities include ordering and forecasting supplies, troubleshoot- ing print quality issues, and overseeing operational proce- dures, training, and testing. “I work with the plant manager to make sure the Barberán runs as it should and make rec- ommendations as needed,” she says. “Also, I am in charge of the Digital Prepress & Graphics department which is what we call this department now that it is separated from structural design.” The department is located in its own modular building next to the digital printer. “I was so integrated with the Bar- berán that it just made sense that I be right there. I have a
The EMBA group supports a complete line of corrugated converting machinery for the worldwide market. EMBA’s Quick Set technology enables the highest productivity across a broad range of converting equipment, from mini to super jumbo. EMBA also includes the McKinley jumbo line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters as well as ser- vice, rebuilds and upgrades for both EMBA and McKinley.
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ArtiosCAD and Kongsberg are the most trusted names in CAD/CAM solutions. Esko’s ArtiosCAD is the most widely used CAD software in the world. Esko’s Kongsberg series of tables brings you reliable, outstanding quality for sample- making and short run production.
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American manufacturers of split heads, patented roll- er-bearing yokes, gang-slot upgrades, custom rebuilds, and glue systems with electronically-geared speed monitoring. Visit our website for information, tips and techniques.
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