New Products
Staff -- graphic arts online, 2/1/2002
Paper Promotion
Neenah Paper has introduced its Classic Crest Ample Sample promotion. Comprising six commercial printed paper customer samples, the offering contains a collection of seven white smooth-finish Classic Crest papers, ranging from the icy-blue Avalanche White to the warmth of Classic Natural White.
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Aqueous Coating Capability
Faustel, Inc. has announced the addition of a water-base coating option to its Excel line of high-performance overprint coaters. Customers now can choose from UV, water base, or both coating options, says the company, adding that it also can retrofit existing Excel UV coaters with aqueous coating capability.
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Cold Foil
Akzo Nobel Inks has unveiled Foilband TC ThruCure Adhesive, developed for a wide variety of substrates and optimized for cold dieLess foiling technology. The offering is applied to a substrate via flexographic printing. The substrate then is nipped with the foil and passed through the UV unit while still under pressure; the foil transfers from its carrier and adheres to the adhesive. This technique eliminates the need for costly heated rotary engraved dies or major changes in press configuration, claims the manufacturer.
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Anilox Roll Technology
Harper Corporation of America is now offering its Platinum anilox technology, a technological advancement in the production and quality of laser-engraved anilox rolls. The Platinum anilox is the result of Harper's new laser process, which reacts with modified trace elements in the firm's Echoplasma ceramic coatings, producing a 60% increase in ceramic cauterization, says the company. As a result of the additional cauterization of the cell walls and cell bottoms, Platinum technology forms smoother cell cavities and provides easier cleaning, better ink release, high ink densities, and smoother laydowns, claims Harper.
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Metal Halide Lights
The Douthitt Corporation is offering what it says is the largest selection of the world's best high-wattage metal halide light sources. All Olec Olite and Theimer Violux printing lamp assemblies, OEM bulbs, and replacement parts are in stock for same-day shipping, state company officials.
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Digital Camera Backs
Better Light Inc. has introduced the Super6K-2 and Super8K-2 digital scan back cameras to its SuperModel line, which features Eastman Kodak's new tri-linear CCD sensors. The new CCD sensors are twice as sensitive as previous Kodak sensors, says Better Light, and consequently reduce a photographer's lighting requirements by as much as 50%. The new camera backs feature an ISO range from 200 to 3,200.
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UV Curing System
Fusion UV Systems Inc. has introduced its new Light Hammer 6, a high-powered, 6" lamp system. Operating in the power class of 500 watts/inch, company officials say that the Light Hammer 6 offers all of the benefits of microwave-powered UV curing, and features two easy-to-service modular components: the microwave irradiator and a state-of-the-art solid-state power supply.
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