Decorating, printing and finishing systems: product lines

reviewed.
Back-up and engraved rollers are also manufactured.
Recent developments in coatings chemistry have permitted the application of low-bake-temperature
powder coatings to plastic parts. image, respectively. Repeats are from 10 to 60 in. The Sprinter 100
and HI-Q-200 screen printers are the next larger sizes capable of printing up to a 14-in. Semi-
automatic flatbed presses in various sizes print on flat plastic substrates while the Hercules Horizon
press can automatically print up to seven colors on a variety of plastic substrates. A full range of
supplies (dies, make-ready, foils) and services, including prototype decorating, are also available.
Provides electrostatic liquid and powder finishing equipment for both automatic and manual
applications. Extra-long press stroke reportedly gives uniform image even if container walls vary in
thickness.
FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING CORP.
OMI INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Makes screen-printing equipment for rigid, semi-rigid and flexible materials.
Carries a complete line of spray-coating equipment including hand guns, automatic spray guns,
electrostatic spray systems and pressure tanks.
SCHMID MACHINES USA, INC.
AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Manufactures in-line offset printing systems for product identification, and large and small
character, noncontact printing systems for in-line identification of plastic parts or web and extruded
materials. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION CORP.
Manufactures 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. The MarkPoint Ink-Jet coders can print 1/4- to 1 1/8-in.-high
characters at speeds up to 400 ft/min.
ADVANCE PROCESS SUPPLY CO.
Company provides gravure offset printing systems and marking equipment. Electric-eye indexing
unit holds registration on decals to |+ or -~0.010 mils. Custom machines can be adapted for
automatic feed requirements. Machine models feature high-speed registered, continuous form-feed
embossing and hot-stamping. and use 150 watts. All Cassco machines are supplied with digital
microprocessor controls.
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE CO.
Manufactures marking products:
Company's complete line of hot-stamping presses, foils, and dies includes vertical (reciprocating)
and roll-on machines. UV-curing units for heat-sensitive and other substrates are also offered.
Makes automatic and semi-automatic bottle and flat screen-printing and drying equipment. All
models of engravers can be converted for either engraving, diamond drag marking, electrical
marking, or acid etching by adding the proper marking or spindle unit. also provides complete
permitting and testing services. Hot-stamping, thermal transfer, embossing, ink and dry-ink systems
are available, as well as supplies (foils, inks, type). Company manufactures silicone rubber dies,
sheet stock and rollers, and specializes in automated systems for decorating appliance, automotive,
and electronic components.
Manufactures a complete range of vertical, rotary, and roll-on hot-stamping machines. UV-curable
flow coatings can be applied with the company's U-V FloCoater.
Offers embossers and hot imprinters for pipe, sheet, and profiles.
ELECTRO-SHIELD CO.
MODERN ENGRAVING & MACHINERY
KRONES, INC.
New equipment has been developed for in-mold decorating that feeds the stamping foil, which has
been preprinted in register, directly into the mold where it is located by electric eye.
KREMLIN, INC.
Company also provides base coats, topcoats and dip dyes for vacuum metallizing plastic and metal
surfaces.
KAMMANN MACHINES, INC.
Manufactures imprinting machines and accessories. Special machinery is available for in-line
systems with bag makers or extruders. Standard flat, sliding, and rotary tables are available. The
Cence 1 is a computer-controlled engraving system intended for industrial applications.
See Plastic Systems Co., Inc.
Sells spray metallizing equipment, chemicals, and coatings for applying both conductive and
decorative coatings. ZUMBACH ELECTRONICS CORP.
AIR HYDRAULICS CO., INC.
H.P. Direct units are available for in-line mounting or manual applications. Assorted accessories
include line striping systems, airbrushes, extractors, air dryers, and regulators.
PAD-PRINT MACHINERY CO.
Company offers a standard line of hot-stamping equipment using single-color foil and multicolor
heat-transfer decals. A complete line of stock and custom hot-stamp and heat-transfer label
equipment for semi- and fully automatic applications is also offered. A full line of accessory
equipment and custom-designed equipment is available.
HIGH VACUUM EQUIPMENT CO.
CONFORMING MATRIX CORP.
Offers heat-transfer presses for applying decals to products. Optional devices include index
mechanisms for multicolor heat transfers, rotary tables, fixtures, dies, and parts feeders for
automatic processing. Modularized hoist systems capable of handling multiple programs are also
available, along with a full line of rectifiers for full-range control. roller with the ability to decorate
360|degrees~ on cylindrical parts in one step. Typical spray rates range from 5 to 150 lb/hr.
Manufactures a complete line of embossing wooden alphabet letters machines ranging from 1 to 40
in. Decorating speeds of 200-plus containers/min are obtainable, depending on size and shape.
INDUSTRIAL MARKING EQUIPMENT
DINAGRAPHICS, INC.
Designs and manufactures standard and custom-engineered laser processing systems, which can be
used for cutting, trimming, drilling, profiling, marking and ablating laminar plastics, including
micro-machining with excimer laser technology. Two automatic screen-printer models decorate a
wide range of 3-D parts, containers, and packages to 6-in. and range from hand-operated to 19.2
tons. Company's formulated inks offer screen-printed images that are chemically bonded to the part
for high-abrasion resistance.
FORMULABS, INC.
Offers a line of offset and direct-printing machines, including manual, semi-automatic and fully
automatic models. Equipment uses steel dies and metal nests without make-ready. Services include
automation engineering.
Hot-stamping presses range from 1/2 to 60 tons and feature company's "linear-wedge drive," said to
produce high pressures with minimal air consumption and compensate for part-to-part height
variations. These combinations offer new strength-to-weight, electrical, insulating and flexibility
characteristics with a virtually unlimited choice of shapes. to 6 x 12 in. Applications include
automotive, appliance, plumbing goods, and RFI/EMI shielding for electronics.
Offers automatic electrostatic spray-painting equipment in either air-assisted or airless models, as
well as single-station, hand-spray systems for liquid and powder coating. Also available are infrared-
curing systems and walk-in ovens. Equipment includes wire-combustion equipment for spraying,
electric-arc equipment for metallizing, the ThermoSpray powder combustion unit (a high-velocity
oxy-fuel system and gun), and the Plasma Spray device that uses a high-energy plasma to melt metal
powders for coating applications. A wide range of mounting arrangements, guide systems, fixtures
and brackets is offered to simplify installation. Metering and proportioning are controlled by
hydraulics, which include a valve-assembly, manifold, and power unit with nitrogen accumulator.
New computerized control of stack and presses allows fully automatic registration and control at full
line speeds.
Manufactures printing systems, including pad-printing and laser-marking systems. or 18-50 in.,
depending on model selected. Also available are hot-air dryers with conveyors, used for curing
coatings, paint, ink (waterbase, plastisol, and more).
EASTERN MARKING MACHINES CORP.
Company specializes in custom hot-stamp presses designed to customers' needs with special support
components such as index tables, slide tables, pick-and-place units and vibratory feed bowls.
produces a wide range of inks and coatings for printing and decorating applications. roll-on presses.
Industries served include paper, foil and textile. Equipment for letterpress, letterflex, multicolor dry
offset, rotogravure offset, spraying, and dipping is also manufactured. Other supplies offered for pad
printing include inks, pads and cliches.
METCO DIV. The system is suitable for marking expiration dates and codes, providing identity and
traceability. Electrical controls are typically controlled by programmable controllers.
In-mold coating systems are made for SMC. An automatic flying splice on unwind end and automatic
rewind transfer are standard features.
Company's arc-spray metallizing system can melt and spray nickel, stainless steel, bronze, copper,
and other wire. An R&D lab is available to test parts to determine the most suitable type of pad and
inks. Standard hot-stamping machines are available in 1 1/2-, 5-, and 12-ton vertical presses and 12-
and 18-in. Over 30 models capable of decorating parts from 1/2 to 24 in. User has control of
message content and length for each individual mark. The A10 is a high-speed, modular, rapid
changer, flexible, container printing system, which is available with unscrambling, feeding, surface
treating, uv- or solvent-curing, and pressure-sensitive labeling options.
NAZ-DAR CO.
MEDALIST M&M RESEARCH
DIRECTED ENERGY, INC.
MORRELL CO.
An extensive line of accessories and supplies for both screen and pad printing includes pad-printing
ink systems, solvent and uv curable screen-printing inks, computerized color matching, printing
pads, steel and plastic printing plates, screens, doctor blades, squeegee material, mesh, typesetting,
and art generation. Additionally, in-mold labeling systems are available.
Manufactures spray-painting masks and shields, 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, and ultraviolet coating and curing systems.
Manufactures pneumatic hot-stamping machines from 1 to 50 tons with patented pulley, lever, and
gear-power multipliers for high pressure. Special four-post hydraulic presses are also available up to
60 tons.
ELECTROCAL DIV.
Supplies for vacuum metallizing include tungsten filaments and aluminum and copper evaporants.
MIDTECH SYSTEMS
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* Pad-printing equipment and supplies: Low base price Model MO one- and two-color machine.
Options include laminating equipment, special dryers, electronic register controls for accuracy, web
guiding and tension control. image, with tooling available for printing rounds, flats or conical
devices. All types of industrial lasers as energy sources to be integrated with any developed laser
process system--C|O.sup.2~, excimer, Nd:YAG-- are also manufactured.
IMPERIAL STAMP & ENGRAVING CO.
GLADEN CORP.
See Enthone-OMI, Inc.
POLYTYPE AMERICA CORP.
Semi-automatic and automatic flat-bed screen-printing equipment for decorating plastic sheets is
available in sizes from 9 x 12 in. Stack presses are available in 32- to 70-in. All presses are now
modified for use with water-based inks. Any part of the message may be time related, i.e., date, time,
shift. Options include an interactive programmable controller that monitors functions and process
parameters. to 24 x 36 in. from the lip of a container. Also offered is a versatile 3-D printer capable
of screening plastic bottles, milk jugs or buckets up to 5-gal size. horizontal stroke.
CHARLES M. A line of inks is available.
Offers two- and three-dimensional engraving machines, two computerized engraving systems, and a
variety of accessories. Specialty is high-transfer, environmentally conscious paint and coating
systems.
The RP-10S heat-transfer application system is designed for up to 360|degrees~ roll printing of heat-
transfer labels and stamping foil, and prints products such as lipstick tubes, deodorant barrels, lip
balms, mascara tubes, squeeze tubes, and other cylindrical shapes, including those with moderate
tapers. Printing machines are available for virtually any type of plastic container from tubes to
bottles, jars, buckets and other cylindrical, conical, rectangular or oval shapes.
Offers 20 models of screen-printing machines for printing and decorating plastic containers of all
sizes and shapes. Materials-handling equipment and thermal or uv-drying ovens are incorporated
into complete decorating systems.
SERVICE TECTONICS, INC.
Company offers hot-stamping, embossing, silkscreening, pad-printing and spray-painting equipment.
and a maximum of 8 colors.
CMF AMERICA, INC.
AVERY LABEL DIV. wide. Also available are uv-curing reactors for uv-curable inks on plastics, a line
of dryers and screen-printing accessories.
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
DECORATING SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT, INC.
PRO/MARK CORP.
KURZ-HASTINGS, INC.
M.A.F. Also offered is equipment for in-line stamping all types of extruded profiles and sheets.
METAPLAST ELECTROCHEMICALS
Custom designs turnkey coating and finishing systems for all types of paint, plastisols, powders and
abrasion resistant coatings. Company has developed an installed base of automatic electrostatic
Turbodisk and Turbobell systems, and manual electrostatic guns. Also offered are batch and in-line
metallizing systems for plastic parts coating. Printers have from one- to six-color capability and are
semi-automatic to fully automated systems with auto feeders and unloaders.
Manufactures a variety of standard high-production automatic paint-spray decorating machines with
automatic mask washing, automatic paint and wipe machines, fixtures and masks for hand spraying,
solvent and solventless mask washers, and automatic flow-coating equipment for vacuum
metallizing.
Manufactures hot-stamping and coding machinery and related supplies, including printing elements
(brass and steel, inserts, word blocks, type bars, masterplates, etchings, and rubber plates), inks,
stamping foils, thinners, and cleaners. Other products manufactured include tamper-evident
banders, liquid/beverage fillers, container conveying and handling systems, electronic bottle
inspection equipment, rejection equipment and turnkey system installations.
Manufactures marking systems designed to become an integral part of molding, extruding or
conveying lines or die cutters. Virtually anything can be marked from discrete and round wire, flat
cable, heat-shrink sleeving and tubing to nylon, PVC, PTFE, rubber and PVDF. Imprint areas and
machine speeds are available for most plastic applications--one character to 4 x 4 in. Inks and
coatings are formulated for a variety of application systems, including gravure offset, screen
printing, pad printing and ink jet.
Offers equipment, inks and supplies for screen printing. Modular, interchangeable heads allow a
choice from 1- to 7-line type options, or a 40-digit wheel is available. Technical services include
complete factory or in-plant training, machine maintenance, and application support.
AUTOROLL MACHINE CORP.
DEPENDABLE MACHINE DIV. Automatic temperature control maintains constant temperature and
a tubular heating element distributes heat fast and evenly.
CRAFTSMEN MACHINERY CO.
Company also offers a full range of pad-printing equipment and supplies, including fully automatic,
multicolor systems, automation accessories, cliches, a full range of inks and hundreds of shapes and
sizes of pads. The in-line embosser with matched-steel embossing rolls is recommended for use in
blown film extrusion lines, bag machines, or flexo printers. high; material can be from 1/2- to 3-in.
Custom support fixtures and steel dies are also offered. The electrostatic process reportedly reduces
overspray, thus minimizing coatings waste, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, as well as
cleanup and hazardous-waste disposal costs. Small and large pad printers, hot-stamping equipment,
flame-treating equipment, and drying conveyors are also offered. Acrobot models are programmable
servo-motor-driven silk-screen, hot-stamping and heat-transfer machines capable of labeling up to
360|degrees~ around irregular shapes. JESSUP, INC.
Offers semi- and fully automatic pad-transfer printing machines for marking and decorating curved,
concave, convex, irregular, corrugated, and flat surfaces. Processes include complete systems for
decorative plating, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.
Also available are embossers for blown film that use an engraved steel roll against a rubber back-up
roll. Company specializes in machines designed to hot stamp injection molded parts having sinks and
valleys without high-spot distortion. A complete line of pads, plates, and doctor blades for transfer
pad printing is available.
A.C. Company also offers complete spray operations that include spray guns, booths, ovens and air-
replacement systems, air-control equipment, fluid-handling equipment, compressors, safety
equipment, and repair services.
Offers screen-printing, pad-printing and hot-stamping equipment, and supplies such as inks, screens,
transfer pads, dies, and plates.
NORWOOD MARKING SYSTEMS
Offers automatic offset and screen printers, dryers, flame-treating machines, unscramblers, and
orientation units. All rights reserved. Silkscreeners range from small semi-automatic table-top
models to automatic bottle printers.
Manufactures specialized guns, equipment, and chemicals for EMI shielding by the spray-plating
(silver-reduction) method.
Supplies processes, chemicals and equipment for electroless plating. Water-wash spray booths are
also available.
* Ink jet marking: The Pin Marking System, a CPU-controlled marking machine, uses a single pin to
form characters and is suitable for variable information on plastic or metal.
R.D.N. A floor stand with vertical feed-screw unit and two shelves is available for most models.
Accessories such as steel and short-run plastic printing plates (cliches), transfer pads, and inks are
also supplied.
HIX CORP.
N.P. The process includes preheat, chill embossing and post-cooling. HALLENBECK CO.
Provides hot-stamping machines and supplies. to 12 x 16 in.; custom-built models have a 24 x 36 in.
to 60 x 120 in. 100 psi, will stand alone or can be pulsed by company's cutting machine.
KINGSLEY IMPRINTING MACHINES
HOBART/TAFA, INC.
In addition, hot-stamp wire and flexible-tube marking machines and accessories can be interfaced
with automatic cutting/stripping and termination systems.
Offers roll-coating metallizing systems for thermal evaporation, electron-beam evaporation, or
sputtering of metal and nonmetallic coatings on plastic films for decorative, packaging and dielectric
products.
Offers a complete range of pad-printing machines for decorating the simplest to the most complex
plastic parts. Proper grounding of the part is required to optimize the electrostatic attraction, and is
accomplished in several ways, including application of electrostatic prep coats or primers, the use of
metal work holders, and the use of conductive additives in the molding process.
ACROMARK CO., INC.
DEVTRON, RUSSELL INC.
Offers vacuum-metallizing equipment, vacuum instrumentation and components, water vapor cryo-
pumps, closed-loop water chillers, and temperature sensors and controls.
Manufactures a complete line of standard and special hot-stamping machines with up to 75 tons of
pressure, as well as roll hot stampers. to 60 x 96 in. Company's BH 7000 machine is said to be an
economical, high-speed labeling machine capable of applying 700 labels/min.
SIAS AMERICA EQUIPMENT, INC.
A power divider machine for small rubber printing dies has a pressing force said to be low enough to
eliminate stops and to hot stamp unsupported parts.
PRINTEX
Hot-stamping machines include air-operated and hydraulic presses in the 1/2- to 40-ton range with
standard die-head sizes up to 24 x 36 in. deep. The 7800-B-40 is also keyboard operated and marks
identification tags and other objects. Machines are available in hand-operated (M101) and air-
operated (AM101) models and are designed for small-area stamping up to 1 x 4 in., four-line
capability. Plastic surfaces can be made to simulate any polished metal such as brass, copper,
chrome, gold, bronze, and pewter.
Offers label-application machinery and squeezable vinyl labels for flexible/squeezable plastic
containers.
Company specializes in custom-engineered decorating systems for specialized printing requirements
and also supplies all accessories such as on- and off-line drying equipment, post- and pretreat
propane flamers and high-frequency corona discharge treating units, as well as inks for various
substrates, pads and print plates.
APEX MACHINE CO.
Four pad-transfer printer models range from a one-color, 3 1/2-in. These include air and waste-water
permitting capabilities, dispersion modeling, laser technology demonstrations, coating transfer
efficiency testing, stack testing for criteria and non-criteria pollutants, and control technology cost
analyses.
Offers a heat-transfer labeling system called Therimage that permits multicolor decorating in one
pass on plastic containers. A patented inking system enables rapid changeover. Company supplies a
variety of accessories, plus embossing, labeling, flexographic, rotogravure, and offset lithography
equipment.
MOCO THERMAL INDUSTRIES MIDLAND-ROSS DIV.
ALTERNATIVE SCREEN PRINTING
Designs and manufactures web converting equipment that includes laminators, gravure printing
presses, slitters, embossers, unwinds, rewinds, embossing rolls, coating rolls, printing cylinders,
idler rolls and cooling rolls.
PLASTIC SYSTEMS CO., INC.
Also manufactured are fully automated plating equipment systems: return-type automatic plating
machines for high production and automatic pusher-type split-rail equipment for high-volume rack
work. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.
Offers embossing and laminating machinery for single and multiple webs, as well as valley printing
for surface decoration of embossed products. The screen-printing machinery line starts with the
table-top-sized Mini Printer, capable of printing up to a 6 x 6 in. A micrometer-style headstop adjusts
the main cylinder stroke. All machines can be made available as multicolor, fully automated systems.
Special equipment to meet automotive and major appliance standards are designed and built.
J.N. Heat transfers, glass transfers, sublimation, selective metallization, direct silk screen, and offset
printing are offered, as well as systems design, licensing, consultation and installation.
Company also offers custom steel stamps, hot-stamp dies, mold engraving and hand stamps.
Offers equipment and materials for applying thermal-spray metallic coatings. Web-coating
machinery (reverse-roll, knife, gravure) for flooring, industrial and decorative markets is also
available. Specialties include embossing machines for floor coverings and floor tiles, embossing and
finishing units for wall coverings, multi-station rotogravure, and finishing machines with in-line
laminating and embossing features for wall coverings and automotive applications. Company
supplies standard equipment, laboratory machines, as well as custom-designed equipment for newly
developed processes, either as components or turnkey systems.
Distributes flexographic and central-impression presses from M.A.F. printing width, speeds to 1500
ft/min, and repeat range of 18-36 in. Company's semi-automatic machines can print up to 20 x 40 ft;
custom sizes are available. OF PERKIN-ELMER
Company also offers bench-model silk-screen machines: the Midget 10 for flat printing up to 8 x 8
in., Model CP10/12 for round, oval or cylindrical shapes, and thick-film screen printers from semi-
automatic tabletop to fully automated systems up to 15 x 15 in.
Equipment includes station and U-type register and nonregister gravure printing presses with in-line
laminating and embossing, as well as a combination flexographic/gravure press. Company offers art
design services, engineering assistance, custom tools and fixtures, and machining for flat, contour
and roll-on applications.
Offers multicolor silk-screen equipment capabilities for marking, identification and decoration of
plastic substrate components or assemblies. The method is said to produce fine fabric texture,
reduce surface reflectivity, and control stress distribution for personal-products film.
Offers a full line of pad-printing equipment, ranging from standard to specially designed machines.
In-house design and manufacturing are offered for special-purpose hot-stamping systems.
New from company: Kensol 158 hydraulic, 8-ton roll-leaf stamping press. New methods have also
made it possible to electroplate on virtually any nonconductor, offering design possibilities of metal
on plastic and rubber. Pad printers range from table-top, one-color machines through custom
multicolor units. and flat parts from 3/32 in. Recent developments include machines equipped with
programmable controllers for easier interfacing to automated handling systems, high-durability
photopolymer plates and plate process equipment, uv-curable inks and uv-curing systems.
Offers screen-printing equipment for semi-automatic and fully automatic systems. The press uses a
dual air-over-oil hydraulic booster to achieve 20-ton pressure. image or 42-in. Machines feature AC
and DC variable-speed drives. Company provides installation and turnkey systems supported by its
own oven/dryer division.
AVERY DENNISON DECORATING TECHNOLOGIES
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. 3-D screen printers offer one-, two-, and three-color printing at speeds from 4500 to 6000
parts/hr. Custom-built units are available.
HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORP.
Manufactures and markets a complete line of printing equipment. A complete line of conventional
and uv-cure/dry units and a flame treater are also available, along with screen-printing inks
compatible with many plastic types.
ECLIPSE SYSTEMS, INC.
Screen printers and dryers are manufactured for decorating plastic sheets. With speeds up to 1200
fpm, presses are available in widths from 32 to 66 in. image Padflex 100 to a four-color, 23 1/2-in.
image at a cyclical rate of 30/min. Machines can print on almost all substrates. Secondary finishing
operations include sheeting, flat cutting, punching, laminating, forming, die cutting and assembly.
An unwind/rewind unit is part of the press, but may be obtained separately. Hydraulics, pneumatic
and electrical controls are supplied for operation of the coating process. or width. Units have a uv-
curing system and are reported to offer quick job changeover.
ARC MACHINE CO., INC.
PRECISION SCREEN MACHINES, INC.
Custom turnkey heat-transfer decorating systems can be provided in addition to silk-screened heat
transfers for multicolor product decoration and labeling. Incorporated in systems is a proprietary
solvent-vapor recovery system that uses solvent-based resins.
MONODE MARKING PRODUCTS, INC.
DEFIANCE MACHINE & TOOL CO.
A variety of automatic in-line flexographic printing presses for continuously moving web or sheet-fed
films, foils, and laminates is available. wide, special machines for complex shapes, and machines that
continuously stamp around radius corners are available. The 400 series of roll-on machines consists
of conveyor-fed, moving-head, reciprocating-bed, and palletized models with roller widths from 12 to
24 in.
Designs and builds custom multicolor dry-offset printing presses for formed plastics. Company
designs and manufactures a complete line of marking equipment, engraving and marking wheels,
inks, and coatings. This pneumatic-powered press is available with a 5- to 12-in.-long silicone roller
and a 15- to 36-in. 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.
manufactures over 41 color lines of inks for screen printing, as well as squeegees, frames, photo
emulsions, and an assortment of accessories.
DESPATCH INDUSTRIES, INC.
Roll-on presses include a vertical press that can hold up to a 9-in. Larger standard models are
available.
All varieties of conductive coatings, spray, plating and electroforming equipment are offered for
plating on plastics, electroforming of holograms, toy and doll decorative metallization, and EMI
shielding. wide with manual and automatic controls. Various standard attachments enable surface
treating, ink maintenance, flash drying, and multicolor printing. Stationary or moving-roller presses
are offered for hot stamping large areas or applying heat-transfer decals. 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. Items such as cans, cups, tubes, tubs, jars, bottles, can ends,
preformed caps, closures, and lids are decorated in one pass in up to six colors. Electroforming
consulting services are available.
CASSCO MACHINES DIV. Compared with a pneumatic system, which requires frequent pressure
adjustments, the unit gives more uniform and repeatable stamping pressure, according to the
company. The Environmental Engineering Services Div. image Padflex 650. Labels can be applied to
round, square or rectangular containers using hot-melt, cold glue, or thermoplastic adhesive. A
major application is sprayed-metal mold surfaces. Systems feature rotary operation, interchangeable
rubber plates, and ink that dries "instantly."
HARWELL ENTERPRISES, INC.
DURR INDUSTRIES, INC.
Company offers its computer-controlled DigiMark digital laser-marking system, which changes codes
instantaneously and automatically while marking products (plastic, cardboard and paper) indelibly
on-the-fly. wide with continuous and reciprocating conveyor tables. HAMILTON INC.
Manufactures a complete line of finishing products: the Airmix air-assisted airless finishing system,
and airless, air spray, plural component, electrostatic and HVLP (high-volume/low-pressure) paint
and coating equipment. Web tension is 4 to 100 lb. Metals deposited are said to be resistant to
chipping or cracking when machined by conventional methods. Standard machine sizes range from 1
x 3 in. Company's Accu-Roll press, designed for corner wrap and tapered parts, as well as large flat
objects, can roll on large heat transfers or foil with elimination of air entrapment. printing repeats.
Company supplies a full line of auxiliary equipment such as inspection tables, air-tube bars, safety
chucks, and slat and noiseless web expanders. Barcode printers, printer-applicators, laminators, and
supplies are available, as well as overprinting machines for flexible film packaging that use a "touch-
dry" ink system.
W.S. Offset printers come in power or friction-driven models. Equipment handles web widths to 55
in. Some printers produce pressure-sensitive paper or fabric labels. Models range from small semi-
automatic machines to fully automatic high-speed, four-color machines, including unscramblers,
orienters, flame treaters, and uv-curing units.
PANNIER CORP.
Company's Excello Color & Chemical Div. Foil markers come with rollers from 1/2 to 1 1/2-in. Ink,
wash-up solutions, printing plates, and dies are also supplied.
Manufactures a cheap wooden letters wide range of hot-stamping equipment. Builds custom hard
tooling such as metal dies and support fixtures, and provides standard and custom machinery for hot
stamping and related processes.
Company's machinery division designs and builds custom printing, coating and laminating
equipment.
Offers the BH-2000 series labeler for applying paper, foil, laminates, polypropylene films and
laminates, and expanded polystyrene foam labels; application methods include full-wrap, spot, or
die-cut from the roll. The GB89, which requires 120 v and approx. Conventional and uv-curable
screening inks, screen-making equipment, color matching, and free technical advice are available.
Company's primary product line is heat-transfer decals; however, it does engineer turnkey hot-
stamping and heat-transfer systems.
Self-contained in-mold coating system for SMC incorporates metering and pumping components for
injection of liquid coating material. or larger and speeds up to 1000 imprints/min.
Stand-up model SP 820 has a sliding inking system for easy setup and cleaning, pneumatic controls,
enlarged printing surface up to 8.5-in. Other products include the ACEP-1B and ACEP-3B branders.
Offers industrial direct and offset printers. and has a 54-in. PREIS ENGRAVING MACHINE
Company has complete electrical controls and environmental abatement equipment capabilities.
Manual printing tables can handle sizes from 22 x 30 in. These advances allow for the benefits of
powder coatings, including higher performance finishes, elimination of hazardous waste, lower
energy consumption, and lower EPA compliance costs.
LEYBOLD TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Offers semi- and fully automatic screen printers for round, flat, and oval objects, and fully automatic
offset printers for round, square, and flat objects. Custom engineering services are available in-
house to modify existing standard machines to suit a specialized need.
Company's embossers texture both HDPE and LDPE film in gauges from 0.7 to 4 mils. repeats, and
up to 8 colors as standard. Systems are available 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.
A full-service manufacturer of pad-transfer printing and screen-printing equipment, designed to
decorate various materials where the shape or configuration of the product creates problems.
Standard line of vertical machinery can be custom fitted with power slide tables, rotary turntables,
peripheral marking attachments, and automatic feeding systems.
Offers industrial power spray washers, drying ovens, flow coaters, cure and bake ovens, and
complete finishing systems. Nine reciprocal presses are offered: six pneumatic presses range from
1/4 to 3 tons and three hydraulic presses range from 5 to 15 tons. Chemicals and equipment are
utilized for semibulk, bulk and rack plating. FAUVER CO.
Six models of rotary equipment to decorate cylinders are offered. Most systems are fully custom-
engineered and include automated feeding, printing, conventional or uv-drying. Drying and curing
systems include the Ventron conveyorized and Autocure linear uv-curing systems and Rotocure uv-
curing systems.
Offers a complete line of pad printers ranging from a small, manually operated single-color machine
to fully automatic four-color printers with indexing conveyors. Dot matrix marking equipment for
permanent identification of components, plates, etc., is also available.
JEMA AMERICAN INC.
Company's equipment manufacturing division (American Screen Printing Equipment Co.) offers a
wide array of screen-printing equipment used to print on plastic substrates. Model Redhead is a
compact marking machine featuring an ink cartridge that feeds the marking head by a CPU
controller.
Offers converting machinery including flexographic printing presses (four-, six- and eight-color),
coaters, laminators, folders, interfolders, rewinders, slitters, embossers, diaper machines, and
packaging systems.
KAUMAGRAPH CORP.
Offers screen-printing equipment, supplies and inks.
LIBERTY MACHINE CO., INC.
DUBUIT OF AMERICA, INC.
Offers screen-printing equipment for containers. to 5 in. Effluent control systems with a full line of
support equipment, engineering surveys, and assistance with regulatory agencies are also furnished.
LUMONICS CORP.
MARKEM CORP.
Company also offers options such as various indexing systems, pretreat stations, and various levels
of automation and parts handling. Cold embossing reportedly results in very high-quality texturing,
particularly in HDPE.
Copyright 1992, Gale Group. The ST-10 compact, tabletop heat-transfer system decorates cylindrical
or flat parts.
Specializes in marking, coating, and coloring plastic-insulated wire, tubing, profiles, pipe, and hose.
Standard features include covered inkwell, programmable controller and a removeable/replaceable
pad head. wide with unlimited length. Special features include automatic impression release,
automatic temperature control, combination push-pull drying systems and solid-state, DC, variable-
speed drives. SpA of Italy for film and paper, ranging from 20 to 65 in. Special conveyor will
accommodate embossed or drawn configurations up to 4 in. Components are mounted on a single
base, except for the press-connected items, including the patented injector head.
CINCINNATI PRINTING & DRYING SYSTEMS, INC.
Production vacuum-coating systems for metallizing compact discs are available, including high-
throughput in-line sputtering systems. to 20 x 30 in. Labels are printed by gravure or screen in up to
seven colors on special release papers and are transferred to containers at speeds up to 150
labels/min by means of special applying equipment.
GEM GRAVURE CO., INC.
KASE EQUIPMENT CORP.
Supplies heat-transfer equipment that will handle containers from 4 oz to 2 1/2 gal. A full line of
supplies, including steel and plastic printing plates, printing pads, silk screens and printing inks is
available.
Offers flexographic printing presses, which include stack and central-impression, roll-to-roll and in-
line, and coating via gravure and/or laminating. Also available is roll-to-roll web screen printing
equipment for labels, decals, and name plates.
MEYERCORD CO.
Offers multicolor offset printing equipment for preformed plastic containers and lids.
Company's product line consists of a wide variety of standard and custom silicone rubber tools for
hot stamp, heat transfer, and paint mask applications. Wires are fed automatically and, although
molten deposits are applied, the substrate reportedly undergoes only a slight rise in temperature.
Provides complete systems for precleaning the component, spray-booth top-coat operations, and
radiant or convection curing.
Company's Pro/Mark decorating system consists of decals and hot-stamping equipment custom
designed and built to specific application. Also available are off-line, stand-alone systems for semi-
automatic or manual marking, imprinting and decorating. DigiMark has no moving parts and no
consumables except for electricity.
BOBST GROUP, INC.
* Direct ink-marking equipment/rubber stamps: Both hand-marking devices and coding machines for
code dating or marking plastic products and packaging. Each assembly is equipped with a feed
pump and elevator, nitrogen blanket to keep out moisture (for two-component systems), optional
temperature control, and material low-level control. Standard vertical presses are available in 11
models from 1/2 to 16 tons, with impression areas from 2 x 4 in. Printers can be used for medical
parts, electronics, household appliances, and toys. widths with 12- to 60-in. Line copy, halftone, and
full process-color artwork can be reproduced. Company is the exclusive stocking distributor for the
full line of Domino non-contact inkjet systems.
Large multicolor rotogravure printing presses for high-speed coating and printing on packaging film
are available. Inks, cliches and pads are available.
LEMBO CORP.
Model EMW-3-40 is a keyboard-operated tube-branding device for short runs with an optional
memory. Urethane coating is pumped into the mold after the part is formed.
Product lines cover virtually every spray finishing need. Three-dimensional, flatbed, cylinder, and
screen-printing systems are said to print on any size or shape substrate. Model EMB-440 is capable
of printing characters from 3/32- to 3/36-in. Standard applications include round parts with ODs
from 0.030 in. Also manufactures a manual, 3-D printer recommended for lab work and prototypes.
Model 9000 20-ton press has a 22-in.-deep throat, allowing a message to be centered 22 in. All
presses come with a high-accuracy, heat-transfer indexer for decals, which can also be retrofitted to
all makes of hot-stamping equipment.
B&H MANUFACTURING CO.
SAKAS, INC.
Manufactures 200 models of screen-printing machinery. Pumping equipment for single- and plural-
component coatings, sealants and adhesives provides up to 63 gpm and pressures up to 4950 psi.
Company also manufactures peripheral marking machines capable of foil stamping up to four colors
in registration, presses that hot stamp blow molded bottles, automatic label imprinting machines,
magnetic striping machines, and high-speed signature panel and hologram presses for credit cards.
Applications include marking electronic components, fabric labels, and packaging. Printing
accessories include ink, type, brass and photo-engravings. diam., and two ink systems. The
Industrial Inks Div. These systems can be configured with sputtering or evaporation sources and
microwave plasma polymerization for base coat and protective top coat.
A complete line of proprietary chemicals and associated equipment for plating of plastics is offered.
Also manufactures standard or custom spray booths.
Various attachments and auxiliary equipment are available: extensions for spraying internal
diameters, spreaders for fanning the spray pattern, constrictors for diameter spray patterns,
automated scanners, and fully automated systems.
Manufactures printing, marking, hot-stamping, screening and decorating machinery for all types of
plastic substrates and shapes. imprint area in four-post design.
The 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.
Manufactures the Cassco line of hot-stamping presses, turntables, and accessories, specializing in
tooling for automotive, cosmetic, and appliance decoration. Also available is an inkwell and open-
well system. CAD/CAM design capabilities are available.
* Small hot-stamping equipment: Designs and builds custom equipment for automated applications.
Image reproduction size can range from 2.5 x 2.5 in. Central-impression presses are available with
50- to 90-in. Units are supplied with single-station tooling, multiple-station via turntable or linear
conveyor, and complete turnkey systems with automatic loading and unloading. Silicone rubber
sheets, dies, rolls, and tooling are also available, 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.
AUTODEC, INC.
ELVO DIV. Equipment is designed for multicolor printing at high speeds. Company concentrates on
high-volume production needs and specialty advertising and custom applications for high-quality
decor-type marks including logo, artwork and halftones onto substrates such as plastic, wood, glass
and metals.
Supplies a wide range of vacuum-metallizing equipment, including the CDC-1000 Series compact-
disc metallizing system, a high-speed sputtering system for depositing reflective aluminum coating
on compact discs.
The GB89 hot-stamp marking machine features adjustable foil feed, imprint pressure and heat
control; electronic dwell control; more operational imprint area ("daylight"); and front safety shield.
Customized and standard models for decorating or marking plastic products are available. The
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. Up to eight colors can
be printed at speeds up to 1000 ft/min. AVERY INTERNATIONAL
Manual and automatic painting systems are designed and manufactured for conventional,
electrostatic, air, air-assisted airless, and airless spray. Automation includes unscramblers, bowl
feeders, rotary carousel and linear conveyors, automatic load and unload stations.
ENTHONE-OMI, INC.
DECO TOOLS, INC.
INTA-ROTO MACHINE, INC.
Information and catalogues are 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.
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MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
KENSOL-OLSENMARK, INC.
Manufactures a complete line of manual, automatic, and robotic spray-painting equipment, including
air, airless, air-assisted airless, high-volume low-pressure, liquid and powder electrostatic, plural
component, and anodic-hydracoating models.. Four-post machines are available in pressure ranges
up to 100 tons. Engineering staff is available to assist in all problems related to product marking.
Also available are 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. An M2 heat-
transfer advancing system can be added to the system.
DECORATIVE ENGINEERING & SUPPLY, INC.
Company custom designs machinery for heat-transfer decorating with labeling tooling. Technical
service is also offered.
BINKS MANUFACTURING CO.
RANSBURG-GEMA, INC.
Designs and manufactures high-speed offset printing systems for preformed containers and lids.
Among the most popular machines are container printers, flatbed automatics, cylinder presses, flat-
bed semi-automatics, manual ACKERMAN GOULD CO., INC.
IMTRAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Company's Vector Plus, a computer-controlled pad printer, is capable of printing up to a 3-ft diam.
Coatings produced reportedly have high bond strength because interparticle adhesion is high.
Standard conveyorized, heated air-jet dryers accept sizes up to 84 in. Available is the Hydro GraFix
machine, which coats three-dimensional parts with gravure printing. All equipment is U.S.-built and
features microprocessor controls. Total system includes machinery, tooling, labels and any in-line
automation necessary for feeding parts to the hot-stamping machine, or taking them away after
decorating. Standard font sizes include 1/16, 5/64, 1/8 and 3/16 in. Up to 22 characters, depending
on material, can be imprinted. A chain that converts the SP 820 to a four-color pad printer with 42
fixtures for precise repetitive printing is a new option.
Manufactures machinery and tooling for decorating rigid plastic parts and other rigid substrates. to
0.590 in. Company features carton and label printers, single and multicolor flat bed, cylinder and
pad-printing presses.
GRACO INC.
Offers foil markers and spray-painting equipment. Machines feature a two-stage bypass system with
post-and-plate construction that reportedly eliminates die skid that can be associated with C-frame
presses and, together with a special pressure sensing system, minimizes scrap.
Company's five standard semi-automatic screen-printer models decorate objects from vials, bottles
and diskettes, to 5-gal pails and large control panels. The metering unit can pump material directly
from storage tanks.
Included are material supply assemblies for single- or two-component coating. drum diameters and
12- to 48-in. Equipment line includes precision pad printers for single-color and/or wet-on-wet
multicolor pad transfer printing of fine details on irregular surfaces. Typeholders are lightweight
and easy to handle. Systems feature small footprints and, according to the company, low-energy
consumption, high application efficiencies, low maintenance and durability. MANUFACTURING CO.,
INC.
DECORATING RESOURCES, INC.
Graphics division supplies complete hot-stamping and decorating systems. diam. CANADA STAMP &
STENCIL CO., LTD.
MACDERMID, INC.
PERMANENT LABEL MACHINERY CORP.
Manufactures a complete line of high-performance, cold-glue, hot-melt and pressure-sensitive roll-
fed labeling equipment for plastic bottles, jars and special containers. Printing inks and non-contact
ink-jet coders are sold. Inks and accessories are also offered.
Company offers a wide range of custom feed, transfer, and reload systems. Special and standard
production feeds can be provided for complete automation. Systems include manual printers, direct
offset, and rotogravure machines. ART DECORATING CO.
Builds screen-printing and pad-printing machinery for decorating finished or unfinished products.
Silicone rubber hot-stamp dies are also available.
Manufactures a variety of embossing devices called Automark. high with any width.
Roll-on hot-stamping machinery ranges from 5 to 30 in. The spray gun is similar to those used for
paint. SPA
Model CMC hot-stamping machines have print areas from 1 x 4 in. ROCKWELL CO., INC.
Paint Finishing System Div. Applications include PVC and shrinkable tubing. designs, fabricates, and
installs turnkey plastic paint-finishing systems. Units of 3 tons and over can be operated on high
pressure or one-ton pressure for savings in air consumption