Web Presses
This long perfector is a web press
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
At Drupa, Goss International. (Bolingbrook, IL) unveiled the M-600 Folia, a new dryerless web press intended as a long perfector alternative. Utilizing...
No dryers or gutters
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Graham Trevett, vice president of sales for Goss Intl., says potential M-600 Folia applications include books and magazines. It's [competitive] with a...
Going greener
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
According to Joerg Daehnhardt, director of product management for Heidelberg USA (Kennesaw, GA), reducing startup waste should be a top priority for environmentally...
How low can you go?
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien & Debora Toth
Makereadies have been drastically reduced over the past few years. Thanks to ink presets, automatic plate changing and other innovations, it's possible...
Productivity push
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Komori (Rolling Meadows, IL) Drupa display will include eight offset presses ranging in size from the small format Spica 529P to the System 38S 16-page...
Building blocks
Feb 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Patrick Henry
On the cover Frank Cost, codirector of RIT's Printing Industry Center, took this photo of Bethany Robinson, print operator and template designer at ColorCentric...
Chill roll marking
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Ken Troemel, Andy Grzesik and Mark Blitshteyn
Variations in web tension often lead to web lift-off from the surface of the chill roll. In the boundary layer between the web and the roll, condensed...
Bills & thrills
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Patrick Henry & AP staff
Transaction documents include commercial invoices, credit card bills, 401(k) summaries, loan payment notices and checking account statements. When envelopes...
Page churners
Apr 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Debora Toth
A few years ago, some industry observers doubted web offset's ability to compete with sheetfed presses' shorter run lengths, quality and technical advancements....
What causes doubling on a web or sheetfed press?
Mar 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Raymond J. Prince
When looking through a 100x glass or microscope, a double will show itself rather prominently in the 15 percent to 25 percent dots. It will show as a...
Air Care
Dec 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By AP staff
Cedar Graphics eliminates some nagging static and humidity problems with the installation of several Princess 2 humidification units from ML Husson....
Web Offset Survey
Dec 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Jill Roth
Because of web offset’s prominence, AMERICAN PRINTER publishes an annual report for this market segment. The resulting report provides a unique view of the current state of the web printing industry as well as a peek into the coming year....
Lapinski to head MAN Roland's North American operations
Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG has named Vince Lapinski CEO of MAN Roland Inc. (Westmont, IL) effective January 1, 2007. Lapinski will succeed Yves Rogivue,...
Papa's got a Brand new Goss
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Visitors to Papa John's 36-acre campus in Louisville, KY, soon notice some quirky details. Consider the stop signs on the property. At first glance, they...
