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TekniPlex Consumer Products Introduces Rubber Sheets and Rollstock for Die-Cutting & Converting Applications in Various Markets

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, Made in the USA & Europe, and available in a variety of thicknesses, TekniPlex’s polymer constructions are ideal for gaskets, seals, valves, and washers in a broad range of applications. Made in the ...

Nip Stations from PFE Rolls Are Versatile

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2012, AccuNip nip stations can be configured for many uses, including laminating and calendering, and customized with doctor blades, gear drives, and more  ORANGE, MA | AccuNip nip stations from PFE Rolls ...

Nip Rolls Suited For Many Uses

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2011, Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting applications, including thermal bonding, compacting and squeezing webs, creating composite webs, web Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, Winder TNTs are the key to winding a good roll. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC Winder TNTs are the key to winding a good roll. TNTs stand for Tension, Nip and Torque. Tension is ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, Winder TNTs are the key to winding a good roll. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC Winder TNTs are the key to winding a good roll. TNTs stand for Tension, Nip and Torque. Tension is ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Debuts First Fully Transparent Recyclable Mid-barrier Blister Package at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2022, ... via third-party testing, the company’s recyclable polyolefin blister packaging with barrier PP lidding is a healthcare industry first; TekniPlex Healthcare also to premiere lower-weight reinforced coated ...

Measure Static in Wound Rolls

(Static Elimination)

November 14, 2021, ... on the roll. When taking this reading, the static meter should always be at least half a roll diameter away from the unwinding nip. Watch the meter display and record the average reading. Next, measure ...

A Guide on Essential Maintenance for Chill Rolls and Rubber Rolls

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2019, ...  When the machine is down, open all nips so they will be free from contact with other surfaces. If your machine includes nips that close due to gravity, block these nips in their open position. Pilot-operated ...

Foster Lifter Suited for Heavy Rolls

(Web Handling)

June 01, 2016, ... roll can be dangerous for operators and warehouse personnel to handle. Our new lifter enables a single wide-format press operator to safely manipulate media rolls around tight corners and through narrow ...

Eliminating Tin-Canning Rings on Your Wound Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 24, 2013, ... Tension, Nip, Torque) controls or by increasing speed." This last recommendation seems the wrong direction to me, since air escape is one of the key mechanisms of tin-canning formation, and increasing ...

Webex Embossing Rolls Engineered for Control

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2013, Heat transfer software helps assure precise temperature control   NEENAH, WI | Webex offers embossing rolls that are commonly machined or engraved to within 0.001-in. tolerances according to customer-specific ...

Static Beat | High Static on Unwinding Rolls

(Static-Beat)

October 30, 2012, ... nip roller that isolates winding tension from the rest of the machine. The polymer nip roller deposits negative static on the bottom surface. The electrostatic fieldmeter reading E1 of –10 KV/cm indicates ...

WebHandlersQuiz #19: Advantages of a Nipped or Gap-Controlled Roller

(Web Handling)

September 30, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz #19: What are the three advantages of using a nipped or gap-controlled roller ahead of winding? So we're back to basics, Folks! Can you name three advantages for using a nipped or gap-controlled ...

WebHandlersQuiz #18: Which Rolls Tighter—Paper or Film?

(Web Handling)

August 09, 2012, ... began in July, which is Winding–If you wind a paper and a film product of equal thickness and roll geometry at the same combination of winding conditions (tension, nip, taper, speed), which will likely ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

(Static-Beat)

January 16, 2012, ... extrusion process. So, extruders usually are not a significant source of static charge. 2. Haul-Off Nip | The haul-off nip compresses the cylindrical tube into a two-layer web. The nip is usually a movable ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... pressure. For a given winder design, winding torques, and winding nip loads, films, especially stretchier films, will wind to higher pressures than most all papers and foils (or laminates with paper or ...

QC for Nips

(Controls)

December 31, 2009, ... among others. Jagenberg and Webco supply slitting/rewinding equipment. Mohawk uses Pressurex sensor film to take static nip impressions on its press section and dynamic nip impressions on its calenders. ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ...  One key to quality wound rolls is the winding nip. The winding nip is a roller, driven or idling, that remains in contact with the winding roll throughout its buildup. The winding nip has many aliases, ...

Slitter Savvy: The Art of Winding Good Rolls

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... in Figure 1, these will use web tension and nip. Because of the amount of wrap that normally is around the driven winder drum, web tension is isolated from the winding roll. On nonextensible products such ...

Static Eliminators: Solutions for Winders, Unwinders and Slitters

(Static-Beat)

August 04, 2024, ... Charges on the Entering Web The web entering the winding roll in Figure 1 should be as charge-free as possible by practicing good static control upstream of the winder. For this winder, a nip controls ...