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ATN (Part of the DCM Group) Model Print Width (in.) Print Repeat (in.) Max. Speed (fpm) ATENA 22,26 or 30, 33.5 12.5-28 or 17-34.6 820 Write 514 on Reader Service Form J BOBST GROUP USA INC. Visit www.bobstgroup.com Model Type Width Range (in.) Max. Speed (fpm) RS 5002 High speed, high volume 31-55 1,830 RS 3003 Versatility, multipurpose 28-55 1,160 RS 4004 Short runs, quick changeover 25-65 820 RS 4000 Short runs, quick changeover 25.5-65 820 RS 1200 Cost effective, entry level 33.5-49.25 984 RS 1250 Cost effective, entry level 33.5-49.25 984 Write 515 on Reader Service Form, See Ad p. 39 J COMEXI

Bell-Mark Sales Co. Visit www.bell-mark.com Model Width (in.) Repeat (in.) Speed (fpm) Wide-web to 80 to 80 1,000 Write 495 on Reader Service Form BHS Printing Machinery Visit www.bhsprint.de Model Web Width (in.) Max. Print Width (in.) Speed (fpm) Flexline Vario 26.5,34,40, 26,33.5,39.5, 1,300- 52,64 52,64 1,600 Flexline Compact 26.5,28.5,32.5, 26,28,32,40, 650- 40.5, 52.5,64.5 52,64 1,000 Flexline Intro 23 to 65 22 to 67 1,300 Write 496 on Reader Service Form J BOBST GROUP USA INC. Visit www.bobstgroup.com Model Type Colors Width Range (in.) Speed (fpm) EF 4020 Gearless CI 8 43.7-48.75 984 EF 4010 Gearless CI 8 31.2-54.6 1,148 GF 3020 Geared CI 6 31.2-54.6 656 SF 2020 Stack Type 1-8 23.4-54.6 656 DS 1010 Downstream Gearless 8 31.2-66.3 984

Roseland, NJ - The Bobst Group and Advanced Die Supplies hosted the grand opening of Bobst Group's West Coast Demo and Training Center earlier this fall. Located at the Advanced Die Supplies' Santa Fe Springs, CA facility, the Center houses a fully operational Bobst SPeria 106-E Diecutter, Bobst Amazon 105 Folder-Gluer in a dedicated area for operator and maintenance training and customer demonstrations. Present at the gala ribbon cutting ceremony which marked the grand opening were representatives from Advanced Die Supplies and Bobst Group USA, State and Local government officials including Santa Fe Springs councilman Gustavo R. Velasco, as well as customers of Advanced

The hi-tech technology is beginning to make headway in the diecutting industry, but it won't replace mechanical cutting methods altogether. THE DIECUTTING PROCESS is centuries old. While the equipment has progressed through the years, the basic method has remained the same—until now. Laser diecutting has made a splash at many trade shows around the world in recent years, as companies such as AB Graphic International and LasX Industries, Inc. market new laser diecutters, and HP and Mark Andy add the technology to their presses. Traditional mechanical methods of diecutting will never die out due to laser cutting's growth, but the newest equipment offers a

Folding and gluing equipment manufacturers don't run the loudest marketing campaigns for their products, but there's plenty of innovation in the marketplace to shout about. FOLDER/GLUERS DON'T attract the attention that new presses and prepress software do. But that's not to say manufacturers of this finishing equipment don't have a reason to brag. According to Craig Jasper, sales director for converting equipment and product packaging at Roberts PolyPro, in the past five years, significant advancements have been made in the safety, quality, and value-added areas of folding and gluing equipment. With safety a top priority for every converter, some companies have taken such measures

Lightweight gravure printing sleeves are trying to make headway in a market of printers leery of abandoning large inventories of traditional gravure cylinder bases. WHEN IT COMES to what real potential lightweight printing sleeves have in the gravure process, Randy Ferguson, director of sales at CNW Inc., sums up the general industry feeling in one sentence. "Sleeves will be an amazing thing for gravure, after a few minor speed bumps are smoothed out," he said. Save for a few printshops that have successfully transitioned to sleeves from cylinder bases in their gravure operations, most North American printers today are apprehensive about the technology and

Package printers are reaping the benefits from productivity enhancements that are built into today's wide-web flexo presses. BIGGER IS BETTER! That's a motto that suppliers of wide-web flexo presses wish all package printers would adopt. But bigger also conveys images of heavier, more cumbersome, and slower—all qualities that today's nimble, agile manufacturers can't afford to be. And they don't have to be—because today's wide-web flexo presses are getting better and better in many ways that make them "lighter on their feet." Steven F. Lekan, director of business development for Comexi America, gives credit to flexo printers for helping drive the positive

Q.C. Packaging Systems takes Best of Show in packagePRINTING's 18th Annual Excellence Awards competition. Q. C. PACKAGING SYSTEMS (Mississauga, Ontario) will take home this year's Best of Show honors for the intricate printing and packaging of its "Buick Rainier" compact disk case. This entry was the first place winner in the Folding Cartons—Flexo (Process) category. The consistent color, the diecut registration, the UV inks with water-based coating, and the quality of the flexo printing job made this year's judges of packagePRINTING's 18th annual competition look twice at the CD case. Commenting on the print quality, Clemson University Instructor Dean Gilbert said, "This piece could

Stamping and embossing experts reveal how to get the best results from the package-enhancing processes. by Kate Sharon, Associate Editor THE VALUE OF stamping and embossing equipment is well known. In today's retail world, where it's hard to walk down a grocery store aisle without seeing several packages enhanced by the glimmer of foil, stamping and embossing capabilities are a converter's key to value-added products. "Increasingly competitive markets create a larger demand for differentiation in product, packaging, and promotion, which is perfect for foil stamping and embossing," according to Jim Hutchison, senior vice president of sales of Universal Engraving Inc., a foil stamping and