packagePRINTING's 2001 HOT LIST

January 2002

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5. Enercon—Bare roll, covered roll, universal roll corona treaters

6. Prime UV Systems—UV curing for wide-web CI presses

7. Corotec—Corona treatment equipment and accessories

8. Max Daetwyler—Doctor blades for flexo, gravure, and specialty printing

9. Corona Designs—Aluminum, steel, composite rolls (treater, nip, idler)

10. Tapeswitch—Safety equipment, including diamond plate safety mats

11. Relief Products—Blanket cutters

12. Graphicart America—Computer-controlled, color concentration control systems

13. Julie Associates—Static control products, including neutralizing bars, blowers, nozzles, air knives

14. CR Products—MultiRoll anilox cleaning system and CR-1 cleaning concentrate

15. Solo Systems—Corona treatment systems for one or two sides of the web

16. Tantec—Bipolar static elimination system, plasma surface treatment system

17. Dynaweb—Dancer and ultrasonic tension controls

18. All Printing Resources—FlexoSource.com online ordering system

19. Maxcess (Fife/Magpowr/Tidland)—Winding, guiding, slitting, inspection, and tension control

20. CC1—Three-CCD camera, Windows-NT-based web inspection system

TOP 10: Substrates

1. Granwell Products—Polylith® synthetic paper in a range of basis weights, finishes, and grades

2. Contract Converting—Film products, non-pressure-sensitive stock, and uncoated tag

3. Crown Roll Leaf—Hot stamping foils, diffraction patterns, holograms, and heat transfer films

4. DuPont Tyvek—Fine polyethylene fibers bonded by heat and pressure for a durable printing surface

5. API Foils—Hot stamping foils and supplies

6. Arjobex—Polyart™ high-density polyethylene offering the printability of paper

7. Avery Dennison, Fasson Roll North America—Papers, films, and specialty materials, including Rapid Roll® program for narrow-web converters

8. Valeron—Valéron® Strength Film for high strength, superior printability

9. Plastic Suppliers—Films include heat sealable OPP and polyester, polystyrene, synthetic papers

10. Raflatac—Paper-based and synthetic pressure-sensitive label stock

TOP 10: Inks/Adhesives/Coatings

1. Sun Chemical—Inks and coatings for all the major printing processes sold under Sun Chemical, Kohl & Madden, US Ink, and Coates

2. Akzo Nobel Inks—Water-based and UV inks for narrow-web, label, and packaging industries

3. Rad-Cure—UV-curable coatings, adhesives, and specialty inks

4. Beacon Adhesives—Flexo adhesives for cold foil transfer, film lamination, removable, and pressure-sensitive applications

5. Craig Adhesives & Coatings—UV, water, and specialty adhesives and coatings

6. EM Industries—AFFLAIR® Lustre pearlescent pigments

7. Flint Ink—Inks/coatings for paper, paperboard, film, foil, corrugated, preprint and household products applications

8. Sericol—Screen inks, UV inks for narrow-web, and screen-making products

9. Braden Sutphin Inks—Water-based and UV-curing inks/coatings for wide- and narrow-web

10. Northwest Coatings—Water-based and UV-curable adhesives and coatings

Top 5: Diecutting Equipment

1. American Die Technology—Complete line of CNC and EDM dies

2. RotoMetrics—Precision rotary tooling for narrow-web needs

3. Action Rotary Die—Engraved rotary dies and print cylinders for the narrow-web industry

4. Bernal Technologies—Rotary dies for folding carton and packaging applications

5. Wilson Manufacturing—Rotary engraved cutting dies for the flexo industry

Top 5: Diemaking Equipment

1. Gerber Innovations—Gerber Profile™ makes dieboards, strippers, balnkers, and counter plates

2. Monroe Rubber & Plastic—Cellular die ejection materials

3. Data Technology—2,200 watt and 1,000 watt laser diecutting systems

4. Lasercut—1,500 watt to 2,200 watt laser dieboard cutting systems

5. Adams Technologies—Automated steel rule bending systems, laser dieboard systems, routers, water-jet cutters, CAD/MIS software

***Editor's Note: These rankings do not constitute an endorsement by the magazine.

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