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Article: Matrix removal systems: the label industry has its own exclusive waste product, and there's equipment available that's designed specifically for its efficient removal, resulting in labor and cost savings.
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- Label & Narrow Web
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- May 1, 2009
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Label converting is a manufacturing process that incorporates specific materials, namely substrate, adhesive, ink, and coating. While these materials come together to form a pressure sensitive label, they also create a waste product that's specific to label printing--matrix, also known as trim. Matrix waste can be a burdensome byproduct of the converting process, yet there are products available designed specifically to assist label converters in having it removed efficiently.
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Airtrim
AirTrim Inc., Springfield, OH, USA, offers its patented Matrix Removal System as an alternative to airshaft-spooled matrix. This is an ...