Decorating, printing and finishing systems.

ACROMARK INDUSTRIES

Hot-stamping machines include air-operated and hydraulic presses from 1/2- to 40-tons with standard die-head sizes to 24 x 36 in. Also one-step roll-on units for cylindrical parts, linear-contact roll-on stampers for large-area work (e.g., panels), and systems for blow molded bottle hot stamping. Options include index mechanisms for multicolor heat transfers, rotary tables, fixtures, dies, and parts feeders.

Graphics division supplies complete hot-stamping and decorating systems. Machine models feature high-speed registered, continuous form-feed embossing and hot-stamping. Also systems for label production from plastic or coated paper stock; automatic feeding, hole-punching, and perforating; single- or multicolor nomenclature; and consecutive serial-number hot stamping.

AIR HYDRAULICS CO., INC.

Hot-stamping reciprocal presses include eight pneumatics from 1/2 to 5 tons and five hydraulics from 5 to 20 tons. Also special four-post hydraulic presses.

Roll-on presses include a vertical press that can hold up to a 12-in. roller with the ability to decorate 360 [degrees] on cylindrical parts in one step. Accu-Roll pneumatic-powered press for corner wrap and tapered parts, as well as large fiat objects, can roll on large heat transfers or foil with elimination of air entrapment. Available with a 3- to 14-in.-long silicone roller and a 15- to 36-in. horizontal stroke.

Specializes in custom hot-stamp presses with support components such as index tables, slide tables, pick-and-place units, and vibratory feed bowls. High-accuracy, heat-transfer indexer for decals can be retrofitted to all presses.

ALTERNATIVE SCREEN PRINTING

Screen-printing, pad-printing and hot-stamping equipment, and supplies such as inks, screens, transfer pads, dies, and plates. Also contract screen-printing, pad-printing and hot-stamping.

ALTIRA, INC.

Semi-automatic screen printers for cylinders, ovals, and flat bottles. Optional flat-printing attachment. Units have automatic registration capability and are fast and easy to set up. Capacities to 1200 pcs/hr and sizes to 7-in. diam. for cylinders and up to 12-in. radius for oval containers. Prints cones with up to 15 [degrees] taper.

Semi-automatic hot-stamping machines with "inverted design" allow easy changeovers. All adjustable points easily accessible. Foil advance electronically controlled. Adjustment of blowing and exhaust times to fit a variety of shapes and sizes.

AMERICAN M&M DIV. WISCONSIN AUTOMATED MACHINERY

Semi-automatic and automatic flatbed screen-printing equipment for decorating plastic sheets from 9 x 12 in. to 76 x 225 in. Manual printing tables handle sizes from 22 x 30 in. to 60 x 120 in. Also uv-curing reactors for uv-curable inks on plastics, a line of dryers, bottle printers, and screen-printing accessories.

APEX MACHINE CO.

Custom built printing, hot-stamping, screen-printing and decorating machinery. High-speed printing processes include multicolor dry offset, rotogravure offset and patented Rotoscreen. Three-dimensional products molded from any combination of resins can be printed. Machines range from tabletop manual machines to in-line, fully automated high-speed systems.

ARC MACHINE CO., INC.

Plastic embossing machines, calenders, plastic laminators, roll coaters of all types, flame laminators, slitting units, tension control units, unwind and rewind units with automatic splicing and flying start features. Industries served include paper, foil, and textile. Supplies standard equipment, laboratory machines, as well as custom-designed equipment, either as components or turnkey systems.

AUTODEC, INC.

Semi- and fully automatic screen printers for round, fiat, and oval objects, and new and used custom tooling made for automatic and semi-automatic screen printers. Also a full line of Nor-Cote uv curing inks.

AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

Pad-printing and laser-marking systems, specializing in high-volume production needs and specialty advertising and custom applications for high-quality decor-type marks including logo, artwork and halftones.

AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT, INC.

High-speed dry-offset printing systems for preformed containers and lids. Items such as tapered sidewall cups, lids, closures, egg cartons, clamshells, trays, plates and other packaging shapes can be decorated in up to ten colors. Line, halftone and full process artwork can be reproduced clearly at high production speeds. Complete turnkey systems include automatic product handling, surface pretreatment, and ink curing.

New or unconventional-shaped products are printed directly using standard print stations and specially designed handling systems. Many sizes of products can be run on the same printing system because of easy adjustments and simple tooling changes. Typical products are injection molded or thermoformed before printing.

Multistation process printing system uses interdeck uv curing to print photographic images onto dairy container lids and other flat products. High resolution four-color process work is done by a precision part carrier system to maintain close print registration and wet-on-dry in-line dry offset print stations.

AUTOROLL MACHINE CORP.

Equipment, supplies and services for CD and screen and pad-transfer printing include automatic and semi-automatic screen printers, pad-transfer printers, and visual inspection systems for CD, medical, pharmaceutical and container decorating markets. Supplies include all CD-related accessories, screens, pads, plates, squeegees, ink cups and doctor blades, inks, emulsions, spare parts, and custom tooling.

AVERY DENNISON DECORATING TECHNOLOGIES

Heat-transfer labeling system permits multicolor decorating in one pass on plastic containers. Labels printed by gravure or screen using up to seven colors on special release papers and transferred to containers at speeds to 150 labels/min using special applying equipment. Specializes in pressure-sensitive labels and labeling equipment, heat-transfer labels and equipment, and in-mold labels and equipment.

Heat-transfer labeling technologies provide a direct print - "no-label look" appearance on the container while providing maximum durability against scuffing, scratching and chemical exposure. Printing process is gravure, which allows for high-quality reproduction in up to seven colors. Special effects achieved through bright printed metallics and thermochromics (color changing inks).

Labels applied to a wide variety of substrates through special label applicators. Printed image, which is printed in roll-to-roll form, is permanently transferred from the web onto container in a single pass through applied heat and pressure. Speeds up to 500 BPM, depending on the applicator.

New generation of label chemistries includes Clear ADvantage system for plastic, glass, and metal containers.

AVERY DENNISON LABELING MACHINERY DIV. See CCL Labeling Equipment.

B&H LABELING SYSTEMS

Roll-fed hot-melt labeling systems offer speeds in excess of 800 containers/min. Machines range from basic model BH-2000 through the computerized, high-speed model BH-8000. Also "Endure process" shrink system that makes label conform to shaped containers.

BHS PRINTING MACHINERY CORP.

German-built in-line flexographic and gravure printing presses, coaters, and laminators for processing films, foils, paper and board to 100-in. web width.

Flexographic presses offer optional infinitely variable print repeat length without the restrictions of format gear. Reverse-side printing, full-surface lacquering are possible. Long dryers make presses suitable for water-based inks. Eight-color flexo presses are said to provide extremely short changeover times and long intermediate drying after each print unit. Easy retrofitting for uv inks.

BINKS MANUFACTURING CO.

Manual and automatic spray-painting equipment includes air, airless, air-assisted airless, high-volume low-pressure, liquid and powder electrostatic, plural component, and anodic-hydracoating models.

Complete painting and coating systems include spray booths, paint pumps, circulating systems, air-supply and exhaust systems, air compressors, protective equipment, fluid and air-handling systems, hoses, connections and fittings, pressure tanks, and air filters. Accessories include line striping systems, air brushes, extractors, air dryers, and regulators.

BOBST GROUP, INC.

Rapid-job rotogravure and flexographic printing equipment includes 4-, 6-, and 8-color CI flexo with up or downstream flexo/gravure in-register printing. In-line lamination, solventless or dry bond. Off-line high-speed solventless laminators or dry bond. In-line, off-line slitting, register control and 100% inspection systems.

CANAMARK SYSTEMS

Manually operated and automated hot-stamping presses with range of tonnage and turntables. Heat-transfer decorating systems, hot-air and heat-staking assembly systems and fully automated decorating systems.

CASSCO MACHINES

Hot-stamping presses, heat-transfer decorating machinery, heat-staking and hot-air staking machines, turntables, and accessories.

Specializes in tooling for automotive, cosmetic, and appliance decoration. Silicone rubber sheets, dies, rolls, and tooling, as well as a vacuum take-off device to speed part removal after stamping, automatic feed devices, turntables, slide tables, indexers, and parts-handling equipment.

Machines supplied with Cassco system controller, which offers digital control of machine parameters and allows all standard accessories and automation to "plug in" without additional wiring or control boxes. Presses available from 1/4 to 20 tons at speeds to 6000/hr.

Dual-speed indexing system for application of heat transfers controlled directly from machine's controller.

CCL LABELING EQUIPMENT

Pressure-sensitive labeling systems include semi-automatic table-top labelers for small, off-line batch labeling. Labelers are single- or multipanel tamp types or cylindrical-container wrap units.

Automatic labeling systems suited for production speeds to approx. 150 parts/min. and include side-panel, multipanel, wraps and specialty-type models. In-line, fully automatic high-speed labelers from 150 to 700 ppm. Applications include front, front/back, wrap, top, bottom, print and apply, rotary, and custom.

CINCINNATI PRINTING & DRYING SYSTEMS, INC.

Screen printers and dryers for decorating plastic sheet. Semi-automatic machines can print up to 20 x 40 ft; custom sizes available. Standard conveyorized, heated air-jet dryers accept sizes to 84 in. wide with unlimited length.

CMF AMERICA See Warner Sales Associates, Inc.

COLUMBIA MARKING TOOLS INC.

Hot-stamp marking systems for serial numbers, date, plant, batch and shift codes, heat staking, test data, and part numbers. Standard, modular, hot-stamp units, with or without foil-feed mechanisms, can be installed in-line to mark automatically. Off-line, standalone systems for automatic or manual marking, plus hot-stamp supplies.

COMPLETE SCREEN PRINT SUPPLY, INC.

Semi-automatic screen-printing equipment for applications such as flat sheet and 3-D (almost any height) or cylindrical parts. Pad-printers range from bench-type semi-automatic units to fully automatic custom-built systems.

CONFORMING MATRIX CORP.

Automatic and semi-automatic spray-painting equipment, vacuum-metallizing equipment for applying base and top coats (flow-coating machines), vacuum-plating machines, air-operated clamping fixtures, spindle machines, automatic mask-cleaning systems (either solventless or with solvents), machines that apply decorative and functional coatings, uv and curing systems, and spray-painting masks and shields.

CRAFTSMEN MACHINERY CO.

CMC hot-stamping machines with print areas from 1 x 4 in. to 20 x 30 in. range from hand-operated to 19.2 tons. Standard flat, sliding, and rotary tables available. Units of 3 tons and over can be operated on high pressure or one-ton pressure. Also embossing, labeling, flexographic, rotogravure, and offset lithography equipment.

DALLY TECHNOLOGY (USA) CO. LTD.

Vacuum-metallizing equipment features automatic computerized operation with natural compensation adjustment of torque tension easy film windup, a wire path design that minimizes slippage and wire stoppage problems, and a single-zone system ensuring a uniform vacuum environment. Closed-loop controller combines layer thickness display, process variable feedback, quality assurance reporting, and complete interactive process control in a single integrated graphical user interface.

DECO TOOLS, INC.

Masking and high-production spray-decorating machinery. Also high-production automatic flow coaters for vacuum metallizing, solvent-type mask washers, solventless mask washers, nickel electroformed precision masks, rotary spray gun spindles, combination automatic paint and mask washer machines, and automatic paint and wipe equipment.

DECORATIVE ENGINEERING & SUPPLY

Foil markers and spray-painting equipment. Foil markers with rollers from 1/2 to 1 1/2-in. use 150 watts. Spray operations include spray guns, booths, ovens and air-replacement systems, air-control equipment, fluid-handling equipment, compressors, and safety equipment.

DEFIANCE MACHINE & TOOL CO.

Automark keyboard-operated industrial-marking equipment for indenting or embossing product identification plates or other flat metals requiring marking. Line includes keyboard-operated, hot-stamping equipment for marking plastic wire ties, name badges, sleeving for wire identification, and embossing credit cards.

DEPENDABLE MACHINE CO. INC.

Screen-printing equipment for semi-automatic and multicolor fully automatic applications, small and large pad printers, hot-stamping equipment, hot-air drying conveyors, and ultraviolet ink-curing systems. Supplies uv screen-printing inks and screens; pads, plates, and doctor blades for transfer pad printing; and complete line of pad-printing inks and sol vents.

North American distributor for M.O.S.S. (Italy) automatic screen and dry-offset printing equipment.

DESCO EQUIPMENT CORP.

Offset printing machinery and automated systems:

* Automated models DCP-3 three-color and DCP-4 four-color offset printing systems for 28 mm beverage closures attain rates of 4000 caps/min. Systems can be tooled for other size closures.

* Model DICP designed to offset print the inside of closures at rates to 4000 caps/min.

* Model DSP-12W for offset printing of containers from one to six gal. Automatic feeding, uv on-mandrel curing, and automatic restocking for containers with handles.

* Model DHSP-6 U.V.M. with running registration, uv on-mandrel curing, flame treat, and automatic feed and restocking for conical containers with up to 8-in. diam.

* Model DHSP-6H U.V.M. for conical and straight-wall containers that require lacquer over coating. Features running registration, uv on-mandrel curing, and automatic feeding.

* Model DLP-6 single- or dual-lane lid printer for plastic lids to 9-in. diam. Features running registration for process printing, flame treatment, uv curing, and automatic feeding and restocking.

* Model DSP-6 six-color pail printer with running registration for one- to six-gal. pails. Options include automatic feeding, flame treatment, uv curing on-or-off mandrel, expandable mandrels, automatic restocking, and printing with handles installed.

DINAGRAPHICS, INC.

Heat-transfer equipment handles containers from 4 oz to 2 1/2 gal. Decorating speeds of 200-plus containers/min obtainable.

DIVERSIFIED PRINTING TECHNIQUES

Pad printers include Perfecto series, which applies up to five colors at 900-1300 parts/hr. Units have enclosed ink trays and stepper motors. Programmable up/down stroke and in/out positioning for printing large parts. GS-100 and GS-125 models print one or two colors, respectively, and shuffle either the pad or part.

Kent multicolor screen printers apply up to six colors in one cycle with uv inks and print on cylinders, rectangles, or flat parts at 140-350/hr.

DUBUIT OF AMERICA, INC.

Screen-printing machines for printing and decorating plastic containers of all sizes and shapes. Models range from small semi-automatic machines to fully automatic high-speed, six-color machines, including unscramblers, orienters, flame treaters, and uv-curing units.

Screen printers and offset printers for compact discs and CD-ROMs. Fully automatic, high-speed presses up to seven colors.

DURR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Designs, fabricates, and installs turnkey plastic paint-finishing systems. Complete systems for precleaning component, spray-booth topcoat operations, and radiant or convection curing.

Complete electrical controls and environmental abatement equipment capabilities.

EASTERN MARKING MACHINES CORP.

Precision marking machines and systems for single and multicolor imprints with cycle times varying from 300 to 10,000 items/hr. Machines provide low-ink consumption and are suitable for applications of environmentally friendly inks such as air-dried, thermosetting and uv inks. Machines and systems are long-lasting, user-friendly and reliable. Custom machines for special handling and marking problems.

ECLIPSE SYSTEMS DIV. TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP.

Spray-coating equipment includes light- to heavy-production-style hand guns, HVLP, and automatic spray guns. Accessories include air and fluid hoses, regulators, pressure tanks and spray test panel machines.

ELEXON LTD.

Prism multicolor container screen printer is a five-color system for printing on cylindrical, square, and oval containers. Carousel configuration and vertical print heads require less space and tooling. Vertical throughput also allows seamless in-line production to further reduce handling equipment needs. Windows operating software and servo print head and indexer drive systems ensure a 0.003 in. registration repeatability and allow printing on multiple sides of square and oval containers in a single pass. In-line uv-curing units adjustable from 100 to 600 w/[in..sup.2]. On-the-fly registration can reregister screen position in 0.001-in. increments as the machine cycles to correct color alignment.

EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Vacuum-metallizing equipment, vacuum instrumentation and components, water vapor cryo-pumps, closed-loop water chillers, vacuum pump rebuilding, used and refurbished equipment.

ENTHONE-OMI INC.

Supplies, processes, and chemicals for electroless plating. Processes include complete systems for decorative plating, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.

J.N. FAUVER CO.

System for in-mold coating of SMC incorporates a metering/injecting system for the coating material, hydraulic power unit, and a set of push-back cylinders for opening and leveling the press platen. Metering unit can pump material directly from storage tanks.

FORMULABS, INC.

Gravure offset printing systems and marking equipment. Industrial Inks Div. produces range of inks and coatings for printing and decorating. Inks and coatings formulated for a variety of systems including gravure offset, screen printing, pad printing and ink jet.

GEM GRAVURE CO., INC.

Specializes in equipment for marking, coating, and coloring plastic-insulated wire, tubing, profiles, pipe, and hose. Line of marking equipment, engraving and marking wheels, inks, and coatings available including environmentally friendly water-based printing and bandmarking inks with superior adhesion.

Distributes Domino Amjet noncontact inkjet systems.

GRACO INC.

Manual and automatic painting systems for conventional, HVLP, electrostatic, air, air-assisted airless, and airless spray. Pumping equipment for single- and plural-component coatings, sealants, and adhesives provides up to 63 gpm and pressures to 4950 psi. In-mold coating systems for SMC. Urethane coating is pumped into mold after part is formed.

GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL GROUP

Automatic screen printers from OMSO (Italy) for decorating bottles, tubes, and compact discs. Bottle printers can run at speeds to 6000 pph and print up to eight colors. Also semi-automatic, lower-speed machines.

OMSO dry-offset printers for decorating tubes and containers can print up to eight colors all around the item in one pass. Also combination offset/screen printer for CD and DVD.

Madag hot-stamping presses from Switzerland for decorating bottles and tubes with single or multiple heads up to 90 ppm. Also pad-printing systems with single or multiple heads.

HASTINGS MANUFACTURING, INC.

Heat-transfer and hot-stamping machines include standard vertical presses from 1/2 to 20 tons. Special four-posted presses available to 50 tons for high-pressure requirements. Also box motion, conveyor, and reciprocating head roll-on presses for large-area decorating. Accessories include slide tables, rotary tables, vibratory parts feeders, support fixtures, and stamping dies. In-house design for automated special-purpose hot-stamping systems.

HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORP.

Designs and builds custom printing, coating, and laminating equipment.

HIX CORP.

Heat-transfer machines for graphic transfers and lettering onto various substrates in manual and automatic models. Screen printers for screening graphics directly to substrates. Tool-less modular print heads and optional equipment for customizing units.

HOBART/TAFA, INC. See Tafa, Inc.

IMPERIAL STAMP & ENGRAVING CO.

Standard and special hot-stamping machines with up to 75 tons of pressure, as well as roll hot stampers. Special and standard production feeds can be provided for complete automation. Also dot-matrix marking equipment for permanent identification.

IMTRAN FOILMARK, INC.

Pad-transfer printers and screen printers for decorating problem shapes or configurations. Equipment is U.S.-built, featuring microprocessor controls. Pad printers from table-top, one-color machines through custom multicolor units. Silkscreeners from small semi-automatic table-tops to automatic bottle printers.

Options include various indexing systems, pretreat stations, and different levels of automation and parts handling. Full line of supplies include steel and plastic printing plates, printing pads, silk screens, and printing inks.

INDUSTRIAL MARKING EQUIPMENT

In-line flexographic printers from 1 to 100 in. wide with any repeat up to 72 in. Conventional three-roller, single doctor blade, and enclosed double doctor blade systems available in one- or two-color versions. Options include plate cylinder liftoff, ink roller-free drive, automatic registry control, and pneumatically controlled impression rollers and setup modes for quick changeover.

INTA-ROTO INC.

Line of web-converting equipment includes coaters, laminators, gravure printing presses, slitters, embossers, unwinds and rewinds.

IRWIN INTERNATIONAL INC.

Two-color dry-offset printing press designed specifically for flat PS foam sheet. Webs to 52 in. wide can be run off line or in line with extrusion and thermoforming. Repeat range is 22-53 in. at speeds to 250 ft/min.

ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION

Information and catalogues offered on various types of Italian machines for decorating, printing, and finishing. Flexo printing machines up to eight colors, silk-screen and offset printing machines for bottles and containers, and hot-stamping machines.

ITW DEVILBISS

Spray-finishing equipment includes manual and automatic spray guns (both HVLP and conventional); tanks and cups; air and fluid hose and fittings; and air control equipment, spray booths, compressors, and accessories.

JEMA AMERICAN INC.

Spray-metallizing equipment, chemicals, and coatings for applying both conductive and decorative coatings. Plastic surfaces can be made to simulate any polished metal such as brass, copper, chrome, gold, bronze, and pewter. Also base coats, topcoats and dip dyes for vacuum metallizing plastic and metal surfaces.

JESCAR ENTERPRISES, INC.

Semi- and fully automatic pad-transfer printing machines for marking and decorating curved, concave, convex, irregular, corrugated, and flat surfaces. Patented inking system enables rapid changeover. Image reproduction sizes from 2.5 x 2.5 in. to 6 x 12 in. All machines available as multicolor, fully automated systems.

CHARLES M. JESSUP, INC.

Automatic and semi-automatic bottle and flat screen-printing and drying equipment, and a manual 3-D printer recommended for lab work and prototypes. Conventional and uv-curable screening inks, screen-making equipment, and color matching available.

KAMMANN MACHINES, INC.

Automatic screen-printing equipment for packaging includes machines for plastic and glass container printing from one to six colors with decorating speeds to 150 bottles/min.; machines for multicolor printing of compact discs and floppy disks to six colors with rates to 80 parts/min.; and machines for printing roll to roll onto plastic films in applications that include pressure-sensitive labels, name plates, heat transfers, and flexible circuits.

KASE EQUIPMENT CORP.

Specializes in turnkey operations for decorating. Installations can send product from the forming process to the printing machine where it is pretreated, printed and dried, and then automatically packaged or sent to the next operation. Decorating equipment handles a range of products from 28 mm closures, tubes, cups, and lids to large parts up to 20-gal pails. Shapes include cylindrical, conical, rectangular, oval.

KENSOL/FRANKLIN HOT STAMPING MACHINES

Hot-stamping presses range from 1/2 to 60 tons and feature "linear-wedge drive," said to produce high pressures with minimal air consumption and compensation for part-to-part height variations. Air- and hydraulic roll-on hot-stamping presses transfer large-area decorating, using all types of hot-stamping foils and heat-transfer decals. High-speed peripheral hot-stamping presses with automatic loading print up to four separate colors in registration at speeds of 60/min.

Machinery for credit cards includes signature-panel applicators, magnetic-stripe applicators, hologram applicators, and consecutive numbering units. Other systems include hot stamping and heat transfer on PE bottles and other hollow items; specially designed high-tonnage machines (20 tons) for marking and decorating large municipal waste containers and beverage cases; high-speed decorating for cosmetic containers, camera parts, squeeze tubes, writing instruments and specialty items; and specially designed cleanroom hot-stamping machines for blood bags and filter units.

Standard and special photo-electric eye-locating systems for all types of heat-transfer decals. Registration of [+ or -]0.005 achieved on standard units.

Line of electric motor-driven hot-stamp label-printing machines with capability to a 10 x 10 in. area and 40 tons of pressure with precision die-cutting and multicolor capability.

KF SYSTEMS

Vertical, rotary, and roll-on hot-stamping and heat-transfer equipment. Vertical presses range from 1/2 to 16 tons. Special four-posted presses available for high-pressure range requirements. For broad-area coverage, conveyor-fed, reciprocating bed, and moving-head roll-on machines available.

All machines can be equipped to apply multicolor heat transfers, as well as conventional roll leaf by adding Model M precision advance unit, which can register a heat transfer to [+ or -]0.005.

Specializes in systems for decorating and finishing larger plastic components for automotive, home appliances, and consumer electronics. Other finishing and decorating applications such as spray painting and ultrasonic welding offered as complete automated systems.

KINGSLEY IMPRINTING MACHINES See Norwood Marking Systems.

KOBO PRINTING EQUIPMENT INC.

Hot-stamping machines with more than 20 models from Hong Kong include manual and automatic units and those with rotary indexing table. Heat-transfer machines work on flat cylindrical and multi-sided plastics. Custom designed heat-transfer foils can be provided. Also manual pad printer and up to six-color automatic pad printers with inks, plates, and exposure unit.

KREMLIN, INC.

Airmix air-assisted airless finishing systems; and airless, air spray, plural-component, single-component electrostatic turnkey systems and HVLP (high-volume/low volume) paint and coating equipment. Specialty is high-transfer, environmentally conscious coating systems.

KRONES, INC.

High-performance, cold-glue, hot-melt, pressure-sensitive, roll-fed labeling, and heat-transfer container decorating equipment for plastic and glass bottles, jars and special containers.

KURZ-HASTINGS, INC.

Hot-stamping presses and heat-transfer foils custom manufactured for use on application equipment, and dies including vertical (reciprocating) and roll-on machines. Over 30 models capable of decorating parts from 1/2 to 24 in. wide, special machines that continuously stamp around radius corners. Also equipment for in-line stamping extruded profiles and sheets.

In-mold decorating equipment feeds the stamping foil, which has been preprinted in register, directly into the mold where it is located by photo sensor.

LEMBO CORP.

Station and U-type register and non-register gravure printing presses with in-line laminating and embossing, as well as a combination flexographic/gravure press. Full line of auxiliary equipment such as inspection tables, air-tube bars, safety chucks, and slat and noiseless web expanders. Also web-coating machinery (reverse-roll, knife, gravure) for flooring, industrial, and decorative markets. Provides installation and turnkey systems.

LEYBOLD TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Roll-coating metallizing systems for thermal and electron-beam evaporation, or sputtering of metal and nonmetallic coatings on plastic films for decorative, packaging, and dielectric products.

Vacuum-metallizing systems for metallizing compact discs include high-throughput, in-line sputtering systems. Also batch and in-line metallizing systems for plastic parts coating. Systems can be configured with sputtering or evaporation sources and plasma polymerization for base coat and protective top coat.

LUMONICS CORP.

Standard and custom-engineered laser-processing systems for cutting, trimming, drilling, profiling, marking and ablating laminar plastics, including micro-machining with excimer laser technology. All types of lasers - C[O.sub.2], excimer, Nd:YAG - can be integrated with process system.

M&R SALES AND SERVICE

UV in-line vacuum pallet machine capable of printing multicolor uv inks on plastics. Print areas range from 35 x 45 in. up to 60 x 144 in.

MARKEM CORP.

Complete printing systems and supplies for industrial marking and decorating applications on plastic molded parts, biomedical devices, and electronic components. Printing technologies include silicone pad transfer (both reciprocal and rotary) and ink jet. Supplies include pads, plates/cliches, doctor blades, ink cups, inks, thinners, and cleaners.

Series 590 pad-printing systems with fully programmable touchscreen technology for quick, easy setups and changeovers. Closed ink cups driven by stepper motors provide reliable, consistent print quality and production.

Specializes in laser platemakers, custom engineered printing systems, and the integration of printing systems to manufacturing and assembly lines. Full installation, training, and service.

MARK-IT CO.

Post-Mold Graphics hand-applied ink-transfer system is a flexible process for applying decorations and logos to parts after molding. Combines inks and activating solutions, which work together to form a permanent bond that fuses to most materials, especially polyurethane, LDPE, HDPE, HDPE structural foam, crosslinked PE, and PVC.

MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP.

Offset printing equipment for marking extruded pipe and tubing from PVC, PE and ABS. Models include friction-driven Print-A-Mark printers for printing character sizes from 1/16 to 3 in. at speeds to 800 fpm.

Indenting systems for codes and logos use no ink. Heat-A-Mark Model 2212 for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and packaging applications that need a mark on round bottles or containers heats steel type and indents a branded code into the plastic. Unit indents one line of up to eight 1/8-in. or smaller characters at a rate of 300 bottles/min. For flat parts, Heat Set unit indents a permanent melted code into part similar to the Heat-A-Mark.

Jet-A-Mark large-character ink-jet printing system used for coding information on pipe, profiles, floor tiles, vinyl siding, and films. Graphics, sequential numbers, and batch codes can be printed in sizes from 1/2 to 2 1/2 in. at speeds to 400 fpm.

Label printers and printer applicators in direct thermal and thermal transfer models for barcode labeling applications print on pressure-sensitive labels with printing speeds from 2-8 in./sec in sizes from 1/2 x 1/2 in. to 9 x 16 in. Printer applicators print and automatically apply label to products. Microprocessor-based, printer can be controlled from a PC, keypad, hand-held terminal or mainframe computer. Touch-blo application method allows precise label placement on curved and irregular surfaces such as pipe.

MODERN ENGRAVING & MACHINERY

Embossers texture both HDPE and LDPE film in gauges from 0.7 to 4 mils. In-line embosser with matched-steel embossing rolls is for blown film extrusion lines, bag machines, or flexo printers. Cold embossing reportedly results in very high-quality texturing, particularly in HDPE.

Also embossers for blown film that use an engraved steel roll against a rubber back-up roll. Process includes preheat, chill embossing and post-cooling. Method produces fine fabric texture, reduces surface reflectivity, and controls stress distribution.

MONODE MARKING PRODUCTS, INC.

Pad-printing equipment and supplies include low-base-price Model MO one- and two-color machine, and inks, cliches and pads.

Small custom hot-stamping equipment for automated applications, along with silicone rubber hot-stamp dies.

Direct ink-marking equipment includes hand-marking devices and coding machines for code dating or marking plastic products and packaging.

The 2001 series markers include a pin marking system, a CPU-controlled marking machine that uses a single pin to form characters.

MORRELL INC.

Self-contained in-mold coating system for SMC incorporates metering and pumping components for injection of liquid coating material. Hydraulics, pneumatic and electrical controls supplied for operation of the coating process. Components are mounted on a single base, except for the press-connected items, including patented injector head.

Included are material supply assemblies for single- or two-component coating. Each assembly is equipped with a feed pump and elevator, temperature control, and material low-level control. Metering and proportioning are controlled by hydraulics, which include a valve-assembly, manifold, and power unit with nitrogen accumulator.

M.O.S.S. See Dependable Machine Co.

RIC MOSS INC.

Line of Super Primex pad-printing equipment from manual model with full index table to eight-color model with conveyor to a line of automatic table-top and floor models. Full line of accessories.

Range of hot-stamping machines from manual to fully automatic, computer-controlled floor models, which print fiat and round surfaces.

Screen printers include the M200 table-top printer for flat and round surfaces, which runs on 110 v electrics; and floor model S-400MB fully automatic printer for round and fiat surfaces.

H.L. NEWMAN EQUIPMENT CO., INC.

Screen printers for all shapes and sizes. New and used/rebuilt equipment for printing and curing. Custom silk-screen equipment.

NORDSON CORP.

Electrostatic liquid-finishing systems reduce paint overspray and maintain uniform film builds across the part.

RA-20 FM-tested rotary atomizer for non-incendiary operation allows the rotary to be positioned close to parts for optimal coverage and painting efficiency. Close-in painting provides superior coverage into part recesses, while minimizing overspray. RA-20 provides a soft spray pattern that can be adjusted from 8 to 48 in. wide.

Non-incendive RA-20R rotary atomizer for close-in painting for robotic applications has no minimum sparking distance, so it can be positioned close to parts for optimal coverage and minimal overspray. The fine atomization and soft spray apply thin, controllable film builds with minimal paint bounceback for superior finish quality. RA-20R applies a wide range of coatings and can accommodate varying coating viscosities and formulations.

Patented Nordson Iso-Flo HD voltage block provides enhanced reliability and performance for the application of electrostatically charged waterborne coatings. Available for automated and manual painting systems.

NORWOOD MARKING SYSTEMS

Marking systems designed to be an integral part of molding, extruding or conveying lines or die cutters. Compact systems can be installed in-line and operate at production speeds to save labor or other more costly, secondary marking methods such as labels, hand stampers, etc. Hot-stamping, thermal transfer, embossing, ink systems, and imprinting supplies available.

Off-line, standalone systems for semiautomatic or manual marking, imprinting and decorating. Imprint areas and machine speeds for most applications from one character to 6 x 6 in. or larger and up to 600 imprints/min.

NUMBERALL STAMP & TOOL CO.

Marking equipment from hand stamps to automatic numbering machines. Non-automatic numbering machines include Model 70, which uses a spanner wrench to rotate wheels; Model 60 with a pin that locks wheels in place; Model 80 with a knob to rotate the unit or one wheel and a spanner wrench to rotate other wheels; and Model 85, which uses knob to rotate unit and ten wheels, and a spanner wrench to rotate other wheels. Model 83 nonautomatic, selective numbering machine rotates wheels to different sequences without use of spanner wrench. Automatic Model 50 numbering machine used mainly for serial numbering. All machines can be equipped for hot stamping with different character styles available.

PAD PRINT MACHINERY OF VERMONT

Twelve standard pad-printing machines and customized systems along with all accessories such as conveyor systems, fixtures, and automatic loading and unloading equipment.

System LC50 PN automatic pneumatic pad printer has a capacity of 1000 cycles/hr and a closed ceramic inkcup, which gives a 3-in. diam. imprint.

LC60LPE pneumatic bench-top model, with an electronic key command board that all LPE models have, allows controls on the pad printer, timer delays, delay front and back, timed inking, counting, machine speed automatic drying, and flaming, as well as program functions. LC130LPE and 200LPE systems can print one to four colors for sporting goods, electronics, cassettes, and CDs.

Other systems include LC80 electro-mechanical cam-operated unit with vibrating feeders and rotary table; and LC 200 hydraulic unit with four-position conveyor automatic flaming, hot-air and antistatic dryers fitted when necessary.

New sealed inkcup systems with a smooth ceramic ring at the bottom of cups reduce the use of solvents and increase the number of impressions. Systems eliminate the use of ink sweepers and doctor blades, which in turn reduce setup time.

PANNIER CORP.

Industrial marking equipment for printing on porous and nonporous surfaces. Offset printers in power or friction-driven models with a flexographic inking system that provides ink distribution for clean character edges.

Direct printers for in-line production mounting or manual applications driven by the moving material or powered by external drive source. Modular Mark Point ink-jet coder system for nonporous surfaces provides variable print heights from 3/8 in. to 2 1/2 in. at speeds to 400 ft/in.

Rubber printing dies available for use in both offset and direct printers. Dies can be provided with single characters, special shapes, trademarks, logotypes, symbols or complete legends. Direct printing dies can be supplied with Velcro, E-Z Set, Quick-Set, flanged, metal backed, magnetic and baselock backings.

PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE CO.

Converting machinery including flexographic printing presses (six- and eight-color), inline coaters and laminators, folders, interfolders, rewinders, slitters, embossers, diaper machines. bag sealers, packaging and bundling systems.

PERMANENT LABEL MACHINERY CORP.

Roll-on hot-stamping and heat-transfer labeling equipment from the R-1 machine for banding small caps and bottles to the patented Acrobot machine, which is capable of continuous hot-stamping or heat-transfer labeling 360 [degrees] around non-round shapes as if they were round.

Acrobot 1000 microprocessor-controlled machine, which has an optional self-learning programming capability for customized shapes, can decorate all sides in a single pass while providing precision accuracy and repeatability. R-1 roll-on hot-stamping machine can decorate parts from 1/4- to 1-in. diam. The 30R3 heat-transfer and hot-stamping machine prints up to 360 [degrees] on rounds from 1/4- to 5-in. diam.

Also in-mold decorating systems for injection molded parts.

POLYMARK CORP.

Vertical and roll-on heat presses can be custom designed. Manufactures custom, silk-screened heat transfers for application onto rigid plastics, fabrics, vinyls, and leathers and provides complete turnkey engineering assistance.

POLYTYPE AMERICA CORP.

High-speed dry offset printing systems for preformed plastic containers, cups, lids, pails, vials, etc. Products can be decorated in one pass in up to eight colors with line copy, halftone, and full process-color artwork. Materials-handling equipment and thermal or uv-drying ovens incorporated into complete decorating systems.

Also rotogravure printing presses, laminating, and coating equipment for film and other materials.

PRINT TECHNOLOGY INC.

Pad-printing and screen-printing equipment includes manual to fully automated systems from single- to multicolor printing on flat, round or irregular shapes. Sealed inkcup technology helps eliminate solvent loss and gives longer inkpot life and faster printing speeds. Also inks, PMS mixing, pads, doctor blades, thick and thin steel plates, photopolymer plates, and plate etching.

PRINTEX

Line of open-well and sealed inkcup pad printers range from small single-color units to large multihead turntable machines. All machines and systems can be augmented with feeders, part pretreatment, dryers, ejectors, and robotics. Modular design allows for integration with automated systems.

Supplies silicone printing pads, Visprox pad-printing inks, raw and developed photopolymer and steel cliches, plate-making supplies and equipment, and pad-printing services.

PRINTFLEX, INC.

Pad printers include Colorsafe series with enclosed inkwells. Four models print four colors on round or rectangular parts at 1400-3000 cycles/hr. Colorseal series with sealed ink cups has four models with speeds of 1200-3000 cycles/hr. Print on rounds, rectangles, and ovals. Both series have microprocessor controls and pneumatic drives with independently adjustable plate and printing stroke.

PRO/MARK CORP.

Pro/Mark decorating systems consist of heat-transfer decals and custom designed decorating equipment. Total systems include machinery, tooling, labels, and if necessary in-line automation. Heat-transfer decals offer vibrant graphic images chemically bonded to the part.

R.D.N. MANUFACTURING CO.

Embossing machines range from 1 to 40 in. wide with manual and automatic controls. Machines feature a-c and d-c variable-speed drives. Backup and engraved rollers available.

REISCH & ASSOCIATES

Pad-transfer equipment and in-line marking equipment include hand-fed models and single- and multicolor machines. Auxiliaries include printing inks, alcohol- and water-wash printing plates, uv-exposure units, air compressors, and dryer-tunnel conveyors.

SAKAS, INC.

Embossers and hot imprinters for pipe, sheet, and profiles.

SCHMID MACHINES USA, INC. See Jescar Enterprises, Inc.

SCREEN-TECH, INC.

Semi-automatic, medium-speed rotary table, and high-speed automatic screen-printing equipment for direct screen printing 3-D parts, cylindrical, flat, oval or conical. Printing functions of machines controlled with microprocessor and enhanced electronics package for fast and simple operation, setup, and systems diagnostics. Special expertise with bottle/container, tubes, jars, caps and closures - metal, plastic or glass. Maximum imprint size to five-gal or 27-in. flat stroke. Promax S10 high-speed uv screen printer handles up to one-gal containers (7-in. diam.) at speeds to 3600 parts/hr with optional multicolor capabilities. Optional accessories include unscramblers, conventional and uv ink-curing systems, automatic loading and take-off systems, surface tension pretreatment and ionized static cleaning units, plus precision tooling/fixturing capabilities.

Roll-on hot-stamping system for cylindrical plastic tubes, bottles, and vials from 1/2-in. diam. Special handling system delivers up to 30 parts/min. with multicolor capabilities.

Also high-speed pressure-sensitive labeling systems, custom assembly and automated equipment, and stripping/banding systems for 360 [degrees] printing/product marking of cylindrical products.

SERVICE TECTONICS, INC.

Pad-printing equipment from standard to specially designed machines offered with sealed inkcup system, which can be retrofitted to many older machines. Supplies include inks, pads and cliches.

SILICONE PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

Manufacturer of silicone rubber dies, sheets, and rollers for hot-stamp decorating. Total decorating solution includes hot-stamp presses and custom nesting fixtures. Tooling systems include:

* Hot-stamp presses come in two series: SPT 1000 (0.5 tons), SPT 2000 (1 ton), and SPT 5000 (2.5 tons) for small-area decorating; and SPT 8000 (4 tons), SPT 15K (7.5 tons), and SPT 24K (12 tons) for large-surface decorating.

* Silicone rubber dies in a variety of durometers and silicone compounds that offer enhanced performance characteristics for decorating either flat or contoured surfaces.

* Metal dies in steel, magnesium or brass for "branding" decorating applications.

* Silicone rubber sheets in smooth or textured surfaces. Flat or contoured sheets available in a variety of durometers and silicone compounds for enhanced performance.

* Silicone rubber rollers include rubber tubes, disposable sleeves and roller recoats in straight and contoured surfaces. New rollers and cores available.

* Nesting fixtures with custom part supports.

SM GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL See Graphics International Group.

SPRINTER MARKING, INC.

Automatic ink-code marking machines include eight standard models, an extended-width marking head on Model 416, extended-stroke and marking head on Model 44 E4 EH1, and a complete benchtop system (Model 884).

Machines provide reliable, low-cost code marking (alphanumeric or symbol) and may be mounted in any orientation. Fast-drying inks (typically 1 sec or less) in white and all basic colors can be switched easily with quick-change ink reservoir. Message changes are fast with easily removable marking head. Sealed ink system allows discontinuous operation with immediate startup. All standard models may be extended in the piston stroke or the marking head for hard-to-reach areas. All auxiliary equipment and operating supplies available.

STAMPR, INC.

Hot-stamping presses from 1/2 to 5 tons can be hand or air operated with automatic feed systems and custom tooling.

Hot-stamping machines for wire and/or sleeve marking can be hand, air or automatic, and programmably operated. Air and automatic machines available with 40-digit steel-engraved index wheels, flat or concave face. Also supplies steel and brass concave or flat-face type and roll leaf.

STOKES VACUUM INC.

Range of vacuum-coating systems for decorative and functional applications. Tri-Coat system incorporates the capability for in-chamber topcoating. Line of products includes vacuum pumps, medical boosters, dry vacuum pumps, and vacuum drying systems. ISO 9001 certified.

STORK X-CEL, INC.

Rotary screen-printing/coating and rotogravure high-production line systems for wallcoverings, floor coverings, synthetic leathers, roofing products, tarpaulin, back-lit signs, awnings, decals, labels and decorative packaging. Equipment can handle a variety of polymer coatings for paper, fabrics, foils, non-wovens, plastic films and other delicate substrates. Range of coating weights are possible from 0.1 to 20 mils in widths from 13 to 180 in. for coating on one or both sides of a web simultaneously.

STRAUB DESIGN CO.

Systems integration including feeding, pad printing, hot stamping, punching, taping, and assembly.

SULZER METCO INC.

Thermal-spray systems, equipment and supplies, and a variety of custom, high-purity materials. Thermal-spray technology includes low-velocity combustion powder and wire, high-velocity oxygen-fuel combustion, electric-arc and plasma under atmospheric conditions, and vacuum or controlled atmospheres.

SYSTEMATIC AUTOMATION INC.

Standard and custom designed precision screen-printing, hot-stamping, and uv-curing equipment. Manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic presses for flat, cylindrical, or other 3-D substrates. Modular design permits easy customization. Automatic systems can print up to 7000 parts/hr and are available in one- to 10-color configurations. Full screen-making and training services and laboratory test printing facilities.

SYSTEMS DESIGN & MFG., INC.

Screen printing for decorating finished or unfinished products. Custom engineering services available "in-house" to modify existing standard machines to suit a specialized need. Screen printers include table-top Mini Printer capable of printing up to 6 x 6 in. image with tooling available for printing rounds, flats or conical parts; Sprinter 100 and Defender 200 models capable of printing up to a 14- or 42-in. image, respectively; and larger models for printing images up to 12-ft. long.

TAFA, INC.

Arc-spray metallizing system can melt and spray nickel, stainless steel, bronze, copper, and other wire. Coatings produced reportedly have high bond strength because interparticle adhesion is high. Metals deposited are said to be resistant to chipping or cracking when machined by conventional methods. A major application is sprayed-metal mold surfaces. Spray gun is similar to those used for paint. Wires are fed automatically and, although molten deposits are applied, substrate reportedly undergoes only a slight rise in temperature. An electric arc melts the ends of two electrically isolated coating wires, and an atomizing air jet blows the fine metal particles onto the surface being decorated. Typical spray rates range from 5 to 150 lb/hr.

Arc-spray technique is suitable in metallizing capacitors and similar electronic system components; in electromagnetic shielding of plastic housings; providing metal coatings on plastics for wear resistance, thermal conductivity, abrasion resistance; and in producing finely detailed molds for plastics.

Attachments and auxiliary equipment include extensions for spraying internal diameters, spreaders for fanning the spray pattern, constrictors for diameter spray patterns, automated scanners, and fully automated systems.

TAMPO TOOL, INC.

High-speed automated pad-printing systems include rotary indexing, in-line and over/under indexing carousels, in-line walking beams, synchronous and nonsynchronous pallet-transfer and continuous automation systems. Components include rotary and carousel indexers, pick-and-place units, linear indexing shuttles, and drying conveyors.

TAMPOPRINT INTERNATIONAL CORP.

Full stock of open and sealed-ink-cup pad-printing machines as well as rotary pad-printing machines. All accessories from silicone pads to inks, and spare parts.

TECA-PRINT USA CORP.

Semi-automatic and fully automatic pad-printing systems and supplies for injection molding. Serves automotive. electronic, sporting goods, and semiconductor markets. Services include training, installation, and technical assistance.

TECKNIT, INC.

Equipment and supplies for spraying conductive coatings and paint on plastic enclosures.

THIERICA EQUIPMENT CO.

Designs, builds, and installs decorative painting, RF shielding and hardcoating systems. Custom systems typically include robotics, pallet and COE conveyors, spray booths, curing ovens, clean rooms, and solventless mask washers. Also standard line of single-station spray-painting equipment and stainless-steel or nickel spray masks.

TOOLTEX INC.

Hot-stamping machines in sizes from 1/2 to 20 tons with platens to 20 x 36 in, Can design and manufacture complete systems integrating rotary tables, conveyors, indexers, and pick-and-place units.

TRANS TECH AMERICA, INC.

Line of transfer pad-printing equipment from open-well and small sealed-inkcup models to large pneumatic or mechanically driven systems. Rotary 360 [degrees] pad-printing from manual/semi-automatic to high-speed fully automatic systems with speeds to over 500 pieces/min. Full range of supplies such as inks, pads, and cliches.

Fully automatic ink viscosity control systems, static control, corona discharge, as well as flame treatment and uv curing. Decorating cells, which are self-contained, can be operated directly next to molding machine and loaded directly with unload robot. Custom color matching and a wide range of special inks, including uv curable. Specializes in custom designed turnkey operations.

TRANSFER PRINT FOILS, INC.

Roll-on, vertical, and peripheral hot-stamping presses, foil cutters, tooling, mounts, nests, dies (rubber and metal), as well as complete systems. Develops new systems and updates existing hot-stamp systems.

UNITED SILICONE INC.

Pad-transfer printing and hot-stamping supplies, tooling, equipment, automated machine systems, accessories and technical application support.

Vertical hot-stamping equipment includes pneumatically powered 1/2-, 1-, and 2 1/2-ton tabletop models and 4-, 7-, and 12-ton floor-standing units with force generated by a linear pneumatic cylinder coupled with a cam amplifier mechanism. Advanced DSP controller provides precise control over machine functions and temperature/time parameters with 10-job memory storage, digital readouts, and diagnostic troubleshooting messages for component errors.

Peripheral-marking machines apply decorative pigment or metallic foil to 360 [degrees] of parts' periphery. Model VPC includes over/under conveyor that facilitates rapid, continuous feed of tubes, pencils, and other cylindrical objects while the two-headed VPC decorates two-color registered graphics. Models US PS 1500 and US PS 1000 accommodate cylindrical parts that can be fixed on a mandrel such as dials, numbering wheels, and cosmetic caps.

Roll-on decorating machines apply decorative foil or preprinted heat-transfer labels to large-area part surfaces, configured flat or with a slight contour. Model US R8C incorporates a conveyor belt part transfer for parts up to 7.5 in. wide, while the silicone rubber roller on Model US R8 BX reciprocates laterally to accommodate graphics up to 7.5 in. wide and 19 in. long where graphical registration to the part is critical. New Model US R3 EX in-line extrusion hot-stamping machine applies foil continuously to extruded shapes using custom contoured silicone rubber rollers.

Supplies include silicone rubber dies, silicone sheet stock, silicone rubber rollers, metal dies, nesting fixtures, die-mounting blocks and foundations, machine engraved and contoured molds, and precision-matched tool sets.

Pad-transfer printing equipment includes pneumatically powered sealed-ink reservoir machines UP 303, 505 and 707 with 3- and 5-in. diam. reservoirs that virtually eliminate solvent evaporation allowing continuous printing for long durations with minimum downtime.

Covered inkwell machines incorporate linear-style inkwell with cover to shield ink from circulating air, debris, and to minimize solvent evaporation. Both feature synchronized, harmonic lateral machine motion, which minimizes vibration for printing repeatability and increased rates. DSP controller with membrane switch panel and backlit LCD screen displays machine settings, status, and diagnostic messages for troubleshooting. Shuttle cup available as accessory for printing images over 12 in. long such as graduations.

Pad-printing supplies include cliche plates, transfer pads, inks formulated for maximum substrate adhesion, doctor blades and doctoring rings, part-holding fixtures, and multiple-up pad holders. (See ad p. 319.)

U.V. PROCESS SUPPLY, INC.

Manufacturer and distributor of uv curing and control systems for flexo, offset, gravure, screen- and pad-printing applications, and uv-adhesive operations. Related supplies include uv safety products; ink-handling pumps, containers and materials; radiometric and physical test equipment; and shop maintenance and graphic art supplies.

Con-Trol-Cure lighthouse uv curing system features patent-pending reflector geometry and energy focus for improved curing efficiency and reduced heat buildup. Universal housing can be retro fitted into any third-party production line. Also fully encased power supplies with multilevel switching and voltage readout.

LM-9000 uv lamp monitor provides online, continuous monitoring of uv lamp output to verify system performance and minimize waste generation. High-temperature sensor mounts permanently within cure chamber to provide accurate measurement of uv lamp's full wavelength range. Software-based program also records output of specific wavelengths and complete job characteristics.

Ink Cure Analyzer is a PC-based test instrument capable of evaluating degree of polymerization of uv-cured materials and other crosslinked materials, It provides exact data on product processing and allows for periodic check of cure throughout a given production run.

Also a full line of uv-tested double diaphragm and peristaltic pumps. The compact, air-driven Transfer Pump 4 generates a flow rate of up to 7 gpm.

VAN DAM MACHINE CORP.

Dry-offset printing equipment for decorating preformed plastic cups, containers, cans, jars, vials, tubes and lids. Printing speeds to 550/min for cups, 1000/min for lids, and 200/min for tubes. Equipment available with up to ten-color capability.

WARNER SALES ASSOCIATES, INC.

Flexographic printing presses from CMF/OMAT include stack and central-impression, roll-to-roll and in-line, and coating via gravure and/or laminating. Stack presses in 32- to 70-in. widths with 12- to 60-in. repeats, and up to eight colors are standard. Central impression presses available with 50- to 90-in. drum diam. and 12- to 48-in. printing repeats; speeds to 1200 fpm; and in widths from 32 to 66 in. for a maximum of eight colors.

Wide-web roll-to-roll laminating equipment from Nordmeccanica for solvent, water-base, and solventless adhesives for film, paper, and foil for two-layer and three-layer laminating. Roll-handling options include shaftless unwinds and rewind or fully automatic turrets. Width from 43 to 66 in. Speeds to 1300 fpm.

WEBER MARKING SYSTEMS

Fully-integrated, on-site labeling systems incorporate the latest in software, printing, application, and data-capture technologies.

Legitronic labeling software (Dos and Windows) simplifies designing, editing and printing of labels. Package features straightforward commands, WYSIWYG display screens, advanced editing tools, and database capabilities.

On-demand label printers produce bar codes, text and graphics at high speeds, and printing on a wide variety of label materials and sizes. Models available in all current printing technologies including direct-thermal, thermal-transfer, laser, and dot matrix.

For in-line labeling contact and noncontact printer applicators and label applicators. Print/apply systems integrate a thermal/thermal-transfer label printer with an automatic label applicator to simultaneously print and apply labels to products or cartons. Automatic label applicators rapidly apply preprinted labels.

Full line of portable and stationary data-capture terminals accommodate both up-close and long-range barcode scanning.

WEBTECH, INC.

Principal product line is hot-stamp foils, specializing in rotogravure, flexographic and silk-screen printed heat transfers, woodgrains, specialty patterns, and pigments. Offers turnkey hot-stamp systems, foil, and equipment to decorate various types of substrates and configurations. Bright metallized label and designs available.

WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER CORP.

Flexographic and gravure printing presses include Heliostar line of rotogravure machines that can print in one to 10 colors, widths to 63 in. and repeat ranges from 17 to 42 in. Heliostar prints a variety of substrates from thin films to heavy paper. Fully computerized press requires only one operator to set up and monitor all machine operations. Widths to 64 in. can be supplied. Machine accepts gravure cylinders from full to half-width and operates at production speeds to 1200 ft/min.

Central-impression flexographic presses come in widths from 24.5 to 64 in. with repeat ranges from 10 to 52 in. in 6-, and 8-color versions. Olympia Stellaflex is designed to be expandable from six to eight colors and is available in 44-, 52- and 64-in. widths. Stellaflex has a print repeat range from 12 to 40 in. at printing speeds of 1200 ft/min.

Soloflex is a quick-change, six-to-eight color, narrow-web central-impression press that is able to optimize short-run printing on a wide range of materials and available in 24.5 and 32 in. wide versions.

WOLVERINE FLEXOGRAPHIC MFG. CO.

Complete line of flexographic printing presses custom-constructed from standard components. Presses can be modified easily and color stations added.

Models include the HLRE series, featuring a modular-frame system. Available from one to six colors from 30 to 87 in. wide. CIRE series central-impression cylinder press available on a four- or six-color frame, measuring 30 to 60 in. wide.

The 1500 series common-impression cylinder press available in one or two colors, measuring 50 to 150 in. wide.

Narrow web CLREN series with modular-frame system in one to six colors from 10 to 30 in. wide. CICL series central-impression cylinder press on a four-color frame can handle materials 10 to 30 in. wide. CPN series common-impression cylinder press in one or two colors. All three series can run from 10-in. minimum to 30-in. maximum repeat.