CMM spotlight on converting

The converting/package printing industry's biennial show is expected to draw nearly 30,000 visitors to Chicago's McCormick Place in mid-April. Featuring 400,000 sq ft of exhibit space with more than 1,000 exhibitors, the international CMM show has the support of 23 associations, including several packaging groups.

A three-day conference program will also run concurrently with the show and features 25 sessions, including two complimentary value-added sessions. Conference topics range from in-depth technical sessions to broad-based management sessions.

According to a survey of 2001 visitors, 73 percent said they used the show as a catalyst for research on the latest technical advances and planned to make purchases as a result of their attendance. Eighty-three percent of the surveyed attendees also participated in an educational session.

For the first time this year, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) is launching a packaging pavilion within the CMM show.

For further information on the show, and to register, visit the website, cmmshow.com. Or contact Paperloop Events, the show's organizer, at 212/268-4160 or fax 212/258-4178. Circle No. 211.

Following is a preview of exhibits at the show.

ABB, Inc.–5463

Accuweb–4557

alpha gear drives–1231: Showing the SP high-speed planetary servo gearhead, which runs up to 4,500 rpm in continuous operation.

American Baler–7237: Launching the MPAC baler, designed for air-conveyed trim waste in small to mid-size operations, with a maximum trim waste of 2 lb/cu ft.

AMI Equipment div., Zip-Pak USA–2612: Resealable packaging solutions.

Amplas–2041

Andatex USA–1204: The Amadeus automatic register controller for improved and simplified press registration; and a user-friendly web-tension control system for printing/converting equipment.

Automated Converting Equipment–1978

Azco Corp.–2115

Badger Plug–5473: Roll-end packaging, including core plugs, spool anchor plugs and ends, suspension packaging, a modular-concept suspension system and a newly expanded package-component recycling service.

Baldor Electric–3758: Electric motors and drives.

BASF Corp.–3624: Launching new digital nyloprint® plates for letterpress printing, and new nyloflex® ART printing plates for corrugated board post-printing.

Basic Adhesives–1080: New water-based, self-crosslinking laminating adhesives for films and new foil laminating adhesives with high heat- and moisture-resistance and enhanced adhesion to foils and papers.

Battenfeld Gloucester–5909: The UltraCool air ring design demonstrates improvements in gauge variations and bubble stability, with output increases of up to 30 percent. Also announcing a partnership with Polytype, for web handling and extrusion technology. Circle No. 212.

Bell-Mark Sales–1831: New two-color flexo stack press with an enclosed doctor blade assembly, for the tube and core industry. Custom-designed flexo units for both narrow- and wide-web applications.

Bobst Group–6408

Bosch Rexroth–6463: Featuring the ECODRIVE Cs series of system-compatible AC servo drives in the 100- to 750-W power range, and the SYNAX200 shaftless drive solution.

BST Pro Mark–6454: The BST Genius Digital Print Process Management System, including defect detection, color monitoring and bar code verification.

Bunting Magnetics–3141

C&D Robotics–5256: Material handling gantry robotic systems that palletize/depalletize.

Can-Am Packaging Equipment–4500

Cerutti Group–5119

Chesnut Engineering–5141

Chevron Phillips Chemical–5964: Styrene-butadiene copolymers for film applications. Circle No. 213.

Coast Controls–1033

Cognex–1218: Designs, develops, manufactures and markets machine vision systems. Circle No. 214.

Converting Machinery Assoc.–5645

Converting Systems–5437

Corotec–1024

Creo–2748

CTC Intl.– 5258: Packaging lap splicers; butt splicers for label applicators; heat-seal splicers; unwind tension controls; turreting butt splicers; splicer mechanisms; splice tables; and web accumulators.

Dah Bah Machinery Industrial–1216

Dalmec–6950: Exhbiting pneumatic industrial manipulators. Circle No. 215.

Davis-Standard–2606: Showing the new Flex Master 1300 extrusion coating machine and the new WesJet™ AutoPro air ring, as well as a PE oscillating die package, a MAC extruder and laboratory equipment.

DieQua Corp.–5172: Packaging machinery drive components.

Dixie Graphics–7223: Printing plates for a range of printing technologies; color separations, artwork and film for process printing on tubes, cans, closures, bags and more; stamping dies; and video sleeve mounting.

DT Converting Technologies–2034: Heat sealing and thermoforming equipment for medical device packaging; heat sealers for medical pouches and medical trays.

DuPont Converting Technologies–3013

EAM, Inc.–717: A line of source tagging automation for both AM (Sensormatic) and RF (Checkpoint) security tags. Systems are capable of 400, 800 or 1,200 parts/min.

Elsner Engineering Works–6925

Enercon Industries–4172: The new Plasma3™ atmospheric surface treater, engineered for specialty applications with stringent surface specifications; the Universal-roll treater; and the ThermaGlide™ concept for ultrawide systems. Circle No. 216.

Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI)–837: Flat die systems for cast film extrusion and coextrusion, extrusion coating, and proximity or slot-die coating, such as the new Ultracoat® slot-coating die.

Fife Corp.–5112

Fischer & Krecke–4518: A 10-color version of the co.'s Flexpress 16 S flexo press; videos and information on its line of printing and converting equipment.

FlexLink–6372

Flint Ink–6448: Focusing on its UV/EB ink systems; its PROFLEX TNT water-based ink systems for towel, napkin and tissue printing; and its OPTIMISER ink dispensing technology.

General Magnaplate–1535: TNS coatings act as a release system for all types of metal parts that come in contact with tacky substances, stopping residue buildup and sticking.

Great Northern Corp./Rollguard Products–1626

H.B. Fuller–1435: The co.'s HYDROFLEX® waterborne film laminating adhesives now include a new dry bonding acrylic with crosslinker.

Harper Corp. of America–4660: Showcasing new PLATINUM™ laser-engraved anilox rolls; the Harper Graphic Solutions team of technical specialists; the HarperScientific.com™ division, offering flexo supplies; and the new Opaltone™ 7-color printing process.

Harris & Bruno Machine Co.–1833: The RapidWash™ fully automated wash-up chambered doctor blade system.

Henry Molded Products–740

Honeywell–5448

Hudson-Sharp Machine–4526

Intl. Knife & Saw (IKS)–1338

Ion Industrial–1822: Introducing an improved high-voltage power supply, the model 8011, and the enhanced 8004 control module for the co.'s Virtual AC™ Intelligent Static Neutralizers.

ITW Dynatec–4041

KTI-Keene Technology–6321: The CF Series splicer can be used to convert PET, PVC, BOPP and LDPE, continuously unwinding a web into the process line.

MAN Roland–6454

Marquip Ward United–1105: Sheeters, including the SheetLeader, SheetRunner, SheetPro and EXF sheeter.

Matik North America–7254

Maxcess Intl.–5112

Maxson Automatic Machinery–5948: Introducing the MDK sheeter, an affordable dual-knife rotary sheeter that reaches speeds up to 1,300 fpm.

National Adhesives–6945: Adhesives, including DURO-TAK® 80-115A, a hybrid acrylic product, DURO-TAK 3000 and 4000 UV-curing hot-melt adhesives, and DURO-FLEX® flexible laminating adhesives, as well as the AEROBOND® adhesive bonding process. Circle No. 217.

Nexen Group–6942: Industrial pneumatic clutches, brakes, torque limiters, and web tension and guiding controls.

Nordson–6400: Cold-glue and hot-melt adhesive application and detection equipment for folding cartons, envelopes and postpress graphic arts applications. Also, coating and laminating equipment. Circle No. 218.

North Carolina Foam Industries–419: Polyurethane chemical systems for foam-in-place packaging; dispensing equipment and service.

Northwest Coatings–1253: UV/EB primers, coating and adhesives; water-base primers, topcoats and adhesives.

Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC)–3402: Wide-web flexo printing systems, coating and laminating machines, and narrow-web in-line printing systems.

Pillar Technologies, a div. of ITW–4044: With Sherman treaters, displaying corona treatment, flame treatment, power generator and ozone generation systems for the narrow-web package printing, film extrusion and flexible package markets.

Polytype America–5913

Praxair Surface Technologies–3019

Prime UV Systems–3468: A full line of UV curing systems that add super-high-gloss UV coatings to packaging and converting processes. A free UV CD-ROM and informational packet are available.

Proma Technologies–1012B: Metallized and holographic paper.

Remmele Engineering-Automation Div.–4553

Rennco–3635: Now offers the Hugo Beck line of horizontal packaging systems, including the Flexo 500S with shrink tunnel, the Standard 400K model, making packages with a reclosable flap and a reinforced header, and the Super 400 series, with cycle rates of 250/min.

Ro-An Industries–4531: The Freedom Series 30-in. standup servo pouch machine with zipper attachment; the Patriot 60-in. in-line servo bottom-seal bag machine; and the Polystar 9016 30-in. servo wicketer with high-speed zipper attachment.

Roberts PolyPro–1020: Showcasing the FinishLine series, and windowing and beverage carrier machines, for paperboard converters.

Rockwell Automation–3433: The Drive Systems Business will be showing the PowerFlex 700S AC drive and the Kinetix 6000 servo system, an integrated Logix and motion drive systems package.

Rohm and Haas–1901: Bonding solutions for flexible and rigid packaging, industrial laminations and p-s applications. Circle No. 219.

Rotomac–5645

Rotomec–5900: Showing the new-generation 4000-4 ES short-run gravure press; the EG series of gearless flexo presses; conventional stack-type and CI geared machines; and coating and laminating solutions.

Sherman Treaters–4044: With Pillar Technologies, displaying corona treatment, flame treatment, power generator and ozone generation systems for the narrow-web package printing, film extrusion and flexible package markets.

Simco Industrial Static Control–4055

Slautterback–6400

Sohn Manufacturing–1239

Specialty Tapes–7235

Spraymation–3425: Hot-melt, cold-adhesive and other fluid dispensing systems, including new 9900 Series mid-size and miniature Electromatic® applicator heads; new 3400 Series DC pattern controllers; new core/tube gluing systems; and wide-web ply bonding spray systems.

Standard Paper Box Machine–4518

Sun Chemical–2641: A range of versatile inks and coatings for flexo, gravure and offset package converting, including five new inks for flexible and paper packaging. Seminars featuring a solution-oriented approach to common printing problems will be presented.

Tantec–7212: The CAM-PLUS film series contact angle meter is a rugged, highly repeatable QC and analytical tool for measuring the contact angle of a variety of substrates. Uses the Half-Angle™ measuring technique for simplicity. Circle No. 220.

Teel Plastics–1634

Tidland–5112

Toray Plastics (America)–1012C: LumBrite™ U6E holographic film; Torayfan PC-2 high-barrier OPP film; and corona-treated, chemical-treated, low-optical-density, heat-sealable and label PET films.

Totani–2041

Valco Cincinnati–5433: The new Flexoseal® BOARDRUNNER™ glue station; the MicroSeal™ gluing system with 400-Series high-speed glue valves; and Thermojet II™ hot-melt units.

Valmet Converting–5900: The new-generation Rotomec 4000-4 ES short-run gravure press; the Rotomec EG series of gearless flexo presses; the Titan SR7 slitter/rewinder; and more.

Venture Tape–1838

VIPColor Technologies–1055: To debut its "revolutionary" cool-fusion color printer, the continuous-web CF8020, for tags, labels and forms.

Water Ink Technologies–2019

Webex–6902: New DirEXcut™ dual rotary knife cartridge that can be installed as a standalone component in an existing sheeter knife, or as part of a new Webex knife.

Windmoeller & Hoelscher–4513: Flexo and gravure presses; multiwall equipment; plastic sack and bag machines; blown- and cast-film extrusion systems; and more.

Zero-Max–7207