by Dianna Brodine In the first five days of April, NPE2012 enjoyed the sunny skies of Orlando, FL, with attendees streaming into town from all corners of the globe. With more than 1,900 exhibitors covering nearly one million square feet of floor space (a 23 percent increase from 2009) and over 55,000 attendees from more than 19,000 companies, moving NPE to Orlando proved to be … [Read more...] about NPE2012 Launch Pad for New Assembly Products
2012 Apr/May
Heat Transfers
by Eric Steinwachs, United Silicon Question: What is the difference between heat transfer and hot stamping? Hot stamping and heat transfers both require heat, pressure and dwell (time) to apply an image to a part. However, heat transfers are pre-printed images using silk screened, gravure, flexography or digital printing methods on a release paper or film; whereas, hot stamp … [Read more...] about Heat Transfers