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Screen Printing Lines: “Choosing Between Flatbed and Cylinder Screen Print Systems”; SGIA Journal 2nd Quarter 2008
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Screen Printing Lines: “Choosing Between Flatbed and Cylinder Screen Print Systems”; SGIA Journal 2nd Quarter 2008

Choosing Between Flatbed vs. Cylinder Screen Print Systems By Reinhard Zimmermann, Spartanics-Systec Choosing between flatbed or cylinder configurations for various screen printing applications has traditionally been determined more by the preferences and traditions within a company than by any other factors. In some quarters, the 3 – 4 times higher-priced cylinder screen printing systems are […]

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Plastic Card Punching: “The European Gift Card Market . . . all wrapped up”; Global Identification; March 2008
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Plastic Card Punching: “The European Gift Card Market . . . all wrapped up”; Global Identification; March 2008

Retailers in Europe, Asia, Latin America and other geographic regions outside North America are expected to soon see a duplication of the fast growing gift card market that took root in the United States approximately a decade ago. This gift card market has proven to be highly profitable for printers, plastics decorators and card manufacturers […]

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Card Punching: “Minimizing Set-Up Times”; Card Manufacturing, February 2008
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Card Punching: “Minimizing Set-Up Times”; Card Manufacturing, February 2008

Minimizing Set-Up Times By Bill Knotts, Spartanics As margins get thinner it’s more important to look at sources of excess downtime that are cutting into production output. A good place to begin is by revisiting set-up times and finding ways to streamline job changeovers. Consider that it only takes six minutes of changeover time to […]

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Laser Cutting Machines: “Ist nun die Zeit der Laser gekommen?”; Etiketten-Labels; June 2007
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Laser Cutting Machines: “Ist nun die Zeit der Laser gekommen?”; Etiketten-Labels; June 2007

Wiederbesuch der Vorteile des Laserschneidens Von Bill Knotts, Spartanics Als das Laserschneiden zum ersten Mal auf die verarbeitende Industrie traf, waren viele Etikettenverarbeiter beeindruckt von den Verheißungen der Laserschneidetechnik. Sie entschieden sich aber mit dem Kauf von werkzeuglosen digitalen Schneidesystemen abzuwarten, weil sie einfach noch nicht schnell genug waren. Die neueste Generation der besten Laserschneidesysteme […]

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Card Punching: “Lower Cost Smart ID Cards”; Card Technology Today
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Card Punching: “Lower Cost Smart ID Cards”; Card Technology Today

Lower Cost Smart ID Cards By Tom Kleeman, CEO, Spartanics Smart ID card designers often lead the pack when it comes to incorporating state-of-art security features into card designs. Because the costs of compromised identities are high, there is a greater willingness to include tamper-proof laminates and other security add-ons to information-rich chips, even if […]

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Laser Cutting Machines: “Casting a lasers eye-view on digital die cutting”; Converter; November 2006
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Laser Cutting Machines: “Casting a lasers eye-view on digital die cutting”; Converter; November 2006

By Bill Knotts, VP and Karl-Heinz Jordan, European Sales Director, Spartanics Is it time to add digital die cutting (a.k.a. laser cutting) to your finishing department? The prototyping-on-the-fly capabilities of laser cutting systems deliver a competitive advantage to label converters and to others who have similar needs for fast job turnaround. The more sophisticated laser cutting systems on today’s market […]

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Laser Cutting Machines: “The Laser’s Edge”; Paper, Film & Foil Converter; August 2006
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Laser Cutting Machines: “The Laser’s Edge”; Paper, Film & Foil Converter; August 2006

Revisiting the Laser Cutting Advantage By Bill Knotts, Spartanics When laser cutting first hit the converting industry, many converters had been impressed by the promise of laser cutting technology, but decided to bide their time in acquiring tool-free digital cutting systems because they were quite literally not up to speed. The latest generations of best-in-class laser cutting systems CAN be used […]

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Plastic Card Inspection: “New Technology For Global Service Delivery”; Cards Now Asia; July/August 2006
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Plastic Card Inspection: “New Technology For Global Service Delivery”; Cards Now Asia; July/August 2006

New Technology for Global Service Delivery By Tom Kleeman, CEO, Spartanics Asian card manufacturers probably know better than most that delays in getting service technicians from North America, Europe, or the other end of Asia available on-site are often untenable in today’s competitive business landscape. If a piece of card manufacturing equipment is a critical […]

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Die Cutting Systems: “Beyond Clamshell Presses–Decalcorama’s Story”; SGIA Journal; Third Quarter 2006
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Die Cutting Systems: “Beyond Clamshell Presses–Decalcorama’s Story”; SGIA Journal; Third Quarter 2006

Sometimes the best investment you can make in your staff is the equipment you purchase to make their jobs easier. So says Claude Harpin, who has shepherded his Quebec, Canada, screen printing business, Decalcorama Inc., during its more than 20 percent growth in the last few years. Decalcorarna, with a staff of 60, is equipped […]

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Laser Cutting Machines: “El acabado digital es adecuado para su empresa de plásticos?”; Plasticos Universales; June 2006
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Laser Cutting Machines: “El acabado digital es adecuado para su empresa de plásticos?”; Plasticos Universales; June 2006

¿El Acabado Digital es Adecuado para su Empresa de Plásticos? Por Bill Knotts, Vicepresidente, Spartanics Las considerables ventajas de los sistemas de corte que no utilizan herramientas los hacen muy atractivos para dar un acabado a una amplia gama de productos de plástico – desde cajas transparentes plegadas, hasta teclados de membrana, a los cobertores […]

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Laser Cutting Machines: “Seizing the Digital Die Cutting Advantage”; SGIA Journal; Second Quarter 2006
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Laser Cutting Machines: “Seizing the Digital Die Cutting Advantage”; SGIA Journal; Second Quarter 2006

By Bill Knotts, Spartanics Moving from artwork to finished die cut printed products within hours is not a futuristic fantasy. By combining digital printing with digital die cutting such quick turnarounds are readily doable. In turn that means that building a niche in rapid prototyping is there for the taking for any digital printer that […]

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