CPP Expo

Showtime in Vegas

4 August 2005



Converting extravaganza in gambling capital looks a good bet


The final week of September will be "Industry Week 2005" in Las Vegas, according to Leo Nadolske, president of CPP Expo, the inaugural Converting and Package Printing Expo. "We are bringing the industry and supply chain together for the first time in decades," he boasts. "There will be more offered in Las Vegas than any other event in the US."

On September 26-28, 2005, CPP Expo, at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, will run in co-operation with Pack Expo Las Vegas (in the Las Vegas Convention Centre), and in concert with TAPPI's Annual PLACE Conference and Corrugated Packaging Division Annual Meeting, as well as the annual fall meetings of Radtech, the Composite Can & Tube Institute, the Film & Bag Federation, and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters.

With shuttle services available between all venues, organizer HA Bruno expects this combination of events at one time and place to attract up to 10,000 visitors to the new show. Visitor badges for CPP Expo will allow admission to Pack Expo – Las Vegas.

Chuck Yuska, president of Pack Expo organizer PMMI says: "Offering attendees – who are in many cases my supplier members' customers – optimal service is one of PMMI's main goals. This not only provides obvious cost savings, but also entitles attendees to tools such as 'My Pack Expo' that literally allows for extended pre-show education and efficiencies in time."

In addition to over 150 exhibitors (see below for a selection), CPP Expo will host a number of presentations by industry bodies. AIMCAL will offer a technical track focusing on coating and laminating, and will have a pavilion for supplier members at the show. CEMA is to give a presentation of its Slitting and Rewinding Programme at the show.

Among the exhibitors at CPP Expo, ABB, in booth 2520, will be featuring a patented magneto elastic transducer loadcell that requires no calibration weights and is drift-free. The company will also show a motor brake for unwind braking. Absolutely Micro*Clean International will showcase anilox cleaning systems for narrow, medium, and wide webs. Innovations are a dual-head model "that does the work of two systems in half the time", and a space saving unit for narrow web printers (booth 2517). Black Clawson (booth 2324) will promote its ATS winder. The patented shaft and roll support systems are claimed to eliminate the shaft critical speed and deflection problems when winding large diameter slit rolls on small diameter cores.

A fixed slot coating die that may be used as a single, dual or a triple cavity system will be introduced by Cloeren. Instead of having three separate dies, it offers the feature of adding centre die bodies, each with its own manifold, to convert a single manifold to a dual or triple manifold slot die (booth 2305). Color Resolutions uses proprietary ink chemistry to custom tailor inks "that print cleaner, richer, truer colours"(booth 1819). Contech is to introduce a hitch feed system for its web die cutting presses. Designed for incrementing webs - from the toughest of materials to the lightest of foams - through a press, it is said to control the tension in the cut web very precisely (booth 2017). Converter Accessory Corp is introducing the Rol-HandlR, a two-station rotating roll handling device for rolls that weigh up to 2,000 lb. It will allow a roll to be readily manoeuvred into true vertical and true horizontal positions, helping to eliminate damage to roll edges and reduce back injuries and operator fatigue - booth 1915.

In booth 2308, Comexi is to promote its 8 and 10 colour gearless presses, including the new FW 1508 model. It will also feature Acom's new RG Platinum gravure press. Lightweight dead shaft idler roll technology is the Componex speciality, with the patented Winertia product line - booth 2212. Mario Cotta's new Gold Series knifeholder offers easy-set OD depth calibrated gauge, removable blade cartridge with full blade guard, and precise cant angle adjustment features. It can retrofit most existing slitting equipment (booth 2013).

Dienes will present the PSG-DF Genius knifeholder that automatically sets knife overlap upon operator command, and can optionally control the amount of knife side-load needed for slitting (booth 2717). Tension control products from Dover Flexo Electronics (booth 1815) include transducers, amplifiers, indicators, automatic controllers and pneumatic brakes - all covered by "the only five-year warranty in the industry". Designer and manufacturer of flat dies and coating heads EDI will be in booth 2922.

Recent offerings from producer of water based ink systems Graphic Sciences include Horizon pH-neutral and narrow web products. It can also create custom formulas to specific needs (booth 2512). Manufacturer of plastics bag making equipment, pouch machinery and pre-zippered film systems Hudson-Sharp will be in booth 2300. In booth 2415, JM Heaford will offer mounting and proofing machinery for flexo and gravure.

INX International Ink is to feature several UV products designed to help improve printing efficiency and lower applied costs (booth 2103). ISO Poly Films manufactures value added custom engineered films for the food and consumer product, medical and industrial markets. The company is expanding into multilayer barrier films for growth in flexible packaging (booth 2514). Kampf will promote its slitting, rewinding and winding equipment - booth 2519. Contact and non contact web cleaning for narrow and wide webs will be Kelva's presentation in booth 2505.

Labelmate will show its new Twin-Cat-2 dual-spindle label rewinder with label inspection and counting features. It is said to be maintenance-free, with a heavy duty steel construction assuring trouble-free performance - booth 2009. Lohmann (booth 2020) manufactures and converts self adhesive plate mounting tapes, splicing tapes and other speciality products. Luminite Products will feature laser engraved seamless design rolls and plates (booth 2815).

MacDermid Printing Solutions (booth 1903) claims to be the only manufacturer of sheet, liquid, waterwash, and thermally processed photopolymer plates. In booth 2609, Machine Design Service will feature systems for roll handling, core cutting and handling, waste handling, palletizing and roll wrapping. Maxcess International (booth 2107) will promote all of its web management components and accessories: Fife guiding and inspection; Magpowr tension controls; Tidland slitting and winding. Megtec is a turnkey supplier of flotation and roll support dryers, VOC emission control and energy recovery systems, air turns, splicers, unwinds and rewinds. The company also provides dryer/oxidizer refurbishing, process energy optimization, engineering studies, pilot coating line testing, heat exchanger replacements, and catalyst sales/testing services (booth 2917A).

Montalvo (booth 2818) will feature new and improved tension controllers and loadcells, developed to provide accurate, repeatable tension control on all types of web processing machinery. Also on show will be a variety of brakes, clutches and safety chucks. MPP now has an in-house electroless nickel plating capability to provide a corrosion resistant coating on the internal surfaces of flow passages and chambers of its single and double-shell heat transfer rolls (booth 2712). Michelman's 'special chemistry' solutions include VaporCoat barrier coatings to replace wax, RustBan for corrosion resistance, and SofTak to prevent slipping of palletized packages (booth 2613).

Manufacturer of coating and laminating machinery Nordmeccanica will be in booth 2708. Northwest Coatings formulates and manufactures UV/EB and water base coatings and adhesives (booth 2612). Novation's AF-2 Flagger marks defective sections of a web at over 2,000ft/min with "extremely accurate flag placement and unsurpassed reliability". It can be supplied with the RollCode defect tracking system (booth 2317).

In booth 2700, Pillar Technologies will display "state-of-the-art, cost effective" corona treatment equipment and the P6000 power supply with humidity compensation control. Powerwise (booth 1920) is to show peristaltic tube pumps and controllers, centrifugal and diaphragm pumps, mixers, tanks and filters. The Provident Group (booth 2317) will display the latest bar code verification technology from Webscan. This now includes the ability to verify the full family of Reduced Space Symbology bar codes. RSS is emerging in a variety of applications but especially for medical and drug packaging, and labels.

Of special interest from Rohm and Haas will be three laminating adhesives formulated to withstand the extreme heat exposure and aggressive contents associated with retort applications, and suitable for a wide variety of substrates - booth 2007. Summit Engineering offers pinhole detectors for most substrates. Holes can be detected down to the micron level with a choice of triggering devices, roll maps, and many other options (booth 2012).

Booth 2700 will feature the quad-seal pouch, which can incorporate a Zip-Pak zipper in the transverse direction through the use of prezippered film or an in-line zipper attachment. This package style is now available with a press-to-close zipper or the Zip-Pak Slider.



Contact

CPP Expo Tel: +201 543 5060 ABB Tel: +1 845 278 6810 Absolutely Micro*Clean Tel: +1 916 635 4337 Black Clawson Tel: +1 315 598 7121 Cloeren Tel: +1 409 886 5820 Color Resolutions Tel: +1 513 552 7200 Comexi Tel: +34 972 47 77 44 Componex Tel: +1 608 884 2201 Contech Tel: +1 316 722 6907 Converter Accessory Corp Tel: +1 610 863 6008 Mario Cotta Tel: +1 513 792 5510 Dienes Tel: +1 508 885 6301 Dover Flexo Tel: +1 603 332 6150 EDI Tel: +1 715 726 1201 Graphic Sciences Tel: +1 888 546 4465 JM Heaford Tel: +44 (0) 161 928 5679 Hudson-Sharp Tel: +1 920 494 4571 INX International Ink Tel: +1 847 290 0302 ISO Poly Films Tel: +1 888 814 7676 Kampf Tel: +1 860 640 0040 Labelmate Tel: +1 877 833 7149 Lohmann Tel: +1 859 334 4900 Luminite Tel: +1 888 545 2270 Machine Design Service Tel: +1 920 882 3640 MacDermid Tel: +1 720 479 3060 Maxcess International Tel: +1 405 7551600 Megtec Tel: +1 920 336 5715 Michelman Tel: +1 513 793 7766 Montalvo Tel: +1 207 856 2501 MPP Tel: +1 203 574 5400 Norcross Tel: +1 617 969 7020 Nordmeccanica Tel: +1 631 242 9898 Northwest Coatings Tel: +1 414 762 3330 Novation Tel: +1 618 837 5026 Pillar Technologies Tel: +1 888 745 5276 Powerwise Tel: +1 814 833 3715 The Provident Group Tel: +1 503 230 9680 Rohm and Haas Tel: +1 847 649 3800 Summit Engineering Tel: +1 434 736 0114 Zip-Pak Tel: +1 815 468 6500




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ABB
Black Clawson
Cloeren
Color Resolutions
Comexi
Componex
Contech
CPP Expo
Dover Flexo
Dienes
Michelman
EDI
Graphic Sciences
Converter Accessory Corp
Hudson-Sharp
INX International Ink
ISO Poly Films
JM Heaford
Kampf
Labelmate
Lohmann
Luminite
MacDermid
Mario Cotta
Maxcess International
Machine Design Service
Megtec
Absolutely Micro*Clean
Montalvo
MPP
Nordmeccanica
Northwest Coatings
Novation
Pillar Technologies
Powerwise
The Provident Group
Rohm and Haas
Summit Engineering
Norcross
Zip-Pak

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