Early this year, at the Labelexpo Packaging Seminar, electron beam curing was featured and discussed. Printers and manufacturers wanted to see the benefits and understand the technology firsthand, as the momentum continues in the EB direction.
Read MoreCompanies are looking for the best way to increase their profit margin while still providing quality and service to their customers. Within the curing and printing industries, a lot of the time, how much money you can make is dependent upon the equipment you own and how well you utilize these assets.
Read MoreWeb Offset printing continues to become more and more competitive. Faster print job changes, more flexibility and lower costs are just a few of the many goals.
Companies that want the most profit and success are making sure that they are using the latest technologies and machines. In Web Offset, electron beam is the optimal method for curing, printing and coating.
Read MoreDo you work in the food packaging business? Do you print on packages? Are you the owner of the product or the seller of the food in your store? When the FDA changes policy, it affects everyone.
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The technology has been around for almost half a century, so the skeptics and doubters are hard to come by as it relates to the benefits of electron beam technology.
Over the decades, it has simply been a matter of economics . Does the cost of the new machine still allow for the profit targets outlined in the company’s current business plan? ebeam is a safer, cleaner process, but what about the bottom line?
Read MoreIn-line lamination is another big area for growth within printing and curing. Especially in the fields of flexible packaging and laminating adhesives for the food industry, where there is a lot of room for growth.
Read MoreThe next time you go shopping, do a little experiment. See if you can find two packages or even two labels that are alike. In the stores 50 years ago, many of the boxes and packages would have been very similar.
Read MoreWhen it comes to hospitals and laboratories, one thing has to be right every time, and that is the cleanliness of the operation.
In the lab, bacteria and dirt can throw off test results, skew numbers and ruin the whole experiment. In the hospital setting, everything needs to be sanitized to prevent infection and further complications to medical procedures.
Read MoreSince the 1960s, electron beam technology has been a safe and efficient way to print and cure. It has not been, however, the only process within the energy curables industry. Ultraviolet (UV) methods have been around for decades as well and a lot of companies want to better understand both options.
Read MoreAs more and more different types of packaging options are hitting the store shelves, manufacturers and printers are trying to keep up.
Recently, there has been a switch to better, more cost-effective methods of curing and printing on various packages to meet the demand. Pouch packaging, for example, has seen a dramatic rise in popularity as it can cover a growing number of different product areas.
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