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Battery Show Continues to Grow Globally Registration Opens for New Detroit Location

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 26, 2024, ... in the show include Bosch Rexroth, DEWESoft LLC, Hongfa America Inc., Inventus Power, Lyric Automation USA Inc., M. Braun Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., Parker Hannifin Corporation and more. To ...

Static and Static Controls in Printing

(Surface Prep)

December 05, 2023, ... the press, causing the sheet to turn slightly sideways. This gives either poor register or trips the stopping mechanism on the press and stops the press. Poor Jogging: Static can cause printed sheets ...

Beer Carton Features Retractable Handle

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2015, ... the carton interior. The “center of the side panel” location of the channel, allows the handle to slide up and down vertically, once the tabs are slid in place behind sidewall flaps. Both the structural ...

Coating, Casting, and Curtains

(Coating/Laminating)

January 29, 2015, ... overcome through the use of side rails that carry the fluid to the substrate. Casting. When you have learned enough about coating sideways and coating downwards, you might as well stick the slot die ...

Stepwise Process Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

November 17, 2014, ... If the viscosity is high or overpowered by the elastic nature of the fluid and coating thickness is large, leveling of the fluid is slowed. Dewetting. How the fluid interacts with the substrate can lead ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, Part 3 of this mini series will discuss proper shutdown procedures to minimize or eliminate gauge bands in extrusion coated and cast film products. Now that we have successfully started up the extruder, ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, Strategies to eliminate gauge bands in extrusion coating and cast film by using proper operating procedures. Last time I discussed ways to eliminate gauge bands in the extrusion coating process by ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... In order to understand the mechanisms for defect formation, you have to understand the fundamentals of the inputs. Substrates may have a surface energy that causes dewetting, rolls may be out of round ...

Fanta Warms Up to Customers with Summer Promo

(Label/Tape News)

February 24, 2013, CTI's thermochromic inks help launch "Unbottle the Fun" campaign COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI), the specialized inks company whose innovative offerings are seen on consumer ...

Domosystem Moisture Meters Aid Quality Control

(Controls)

July 16, 2012, ... and the use of these materials. The meters are fitted with a 0.3-m-long sword sensor. Meters also measure dew point, wood equilibrium moisture content, and kraftliner paper and testliner absolute moisture. ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, I had a nice talk with Dr. Barry Morris on a recent visit to DuPont's Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Delaware.  We discussed his work on package performance and his White Paper entitled "Sure ...

Why do I have these bubbles in my finished product?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 02, 2012, As complicated as the extrusion process is, with all its nuances of equipment variations, materials, finished product requirements, ancillary equipment, etc., I have observed over the years that there ...

People - May 2009

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... for Asia. He will head a new sales and support facility in Bangkok, Thailand. Ilse Rodewald is named as application engineer-Automated Tape Application, at tesa tape, Charlotte, NC. Rich Clements ...

Web Coating: Process Characterization

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2008, ... Solvent concentration, both supply and return, in all zones and wet bulb or dew point if aqueous; Air flow volume in supply and return ducts; Slot velocity in selected nozzles both average and profile; ...

People

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... technician. DeWAL Industries, Saunderstown, RI, adds Michael B. McBain to its sales team in the Midwest. Lenze-AC Tech, Uxbridge, MA, announces Jim Craig as director of engineering. The ...

The 7 Deadly (Converting) Sins

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... roller settings and dew point often are overlooked, and the web is rewound with condensate on the ink surface. Blocking and sticking can occur, particularly on treated films. Film Treatment Corona ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... Attachment Available The Sidewinder attachment for company’s Perfect Proofer systems allows ink technicians to reposition stock easily for a coating pass after any water-based or UV ink has been proofed. ...

Cause & Defect

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ...  Temperatures Vibration levels Dryer In all zones Web temperature Dry bulb, web bulb, or dew point Supply Return Air Flow Supply Return Slot velocity ...

To Serve & Protect

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... and barrier properties. Chill roll temperatures should be set above the dew point to prevent moisture condensation onto the substrate. —John C. Norder Jr., business manager, packaging and converting, ...

Flexo Goes to Florida

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, The 2005 Annual Forum of the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), held March 20-23 at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel, got down to business. FTA Awards Yes, Mickey, ...