Abstract: A printing press blanket underliner is provided which allows for high quality printing on varying width items, such as envelopes, without the need for excess pressure on printing press blankets. The printing press blanket underliner is made of synthetic rubber of surgical quality and provides a resilient cushion underliner for printing press blankets.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for countering the rotation of a striped pipe during extrusion is provided. A sensor for detecting the stripe sends a signal to a pipe rotating means which, in response to the signal, rotates the pipe to correct any turning occurring during extrusion, forming and cooling of the pipe.
Abstract: A method of making and decorating a container in which the tubular body is injection molded with either its upper end or its bottom end open and is threaded onto a mandrel through an open end to provide support for the tubular body during printing of a decor thereon. The neck member or bottom member or both can then be applied.