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Focus to Run with Rotometrics EZ Clean Stripping Rollers at Labelexpo

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 03, 2019, Focus to run with Rotometrics EZ Clean Stripping Rollers at Labelexpo. English manufacturer of narrow web presses, Focus Label Machinery, will be running a new product from Rotometrics on all of ...

Industry Supplier Q&A | Web Guiding and Tension Control with MAGPOWR and Dover Flexo

(Web Guiding)

September 21, 2018, We caught up with two experts in web guiding and tension control to learn more about what they think about the industry, where their companies fit into the global business and where they think technology ...

Web Lines | Wrinkling?

(Web Handling)

May 18, 2014, ... They can look at your product geometry, mechanical and frictional properties (of your rollers), roller factors, web path geometry, and process conditions (speed/tension), then predict wrinkles from roller ...

Is There a Doorman at Your Winder or Do You Let Just Any Web Get In?

(Web Handling)

May 15, 2014, Web handling expert Tim Walker of TJWalker + Assoc. and author of "Web Lines" describes the function and benefits of a nipping roller at winding. I was just reviewing a lab coater line the other day. ...

Web Lines: Wrinkling of Foils

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... by the same roller misalignment or diameter variation. Will copper and aluminum foil webs run wrinkle-free on equipment designed for paper and film handling? What is the recommended roller alignment ...

Web Lines: Would You Like Nips with That?

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

March 31, 2011, ... processing that quickly turn into value-subtracting wrinkling machines. Nip-related waste may be your web supplier's fault (excessive bagginess), or your equipment supplier's fault (undersized rollers ...

Web Lines: Don't Flip Out - It's Just a Web Fl

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2011, The first time you see a web flip, you will wonder if you are looking at an M.C. Escher drawing. Escher was famous for his castles where you could walk The first time you see a web flip, you will wonder ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... with UV drying that generates no exhaust. “The 340 brings us additional capacity, which we needed,” explains Curran. “And then when you talk about the shorter web path that the 340 has and some of the ...

Web Lines: Mission-Detect Nip Variations

(First Glance)

August 31, 2010, How To Detect Nip Variations To Create a Uniform Web Product “Good morning, Mr. Phelps. Many converting processes rely on uniform nip pressure to create a uniform product (and satisfied customer) independent ...

Web Lines: What Is a Tension Zone & How Many Are Needed?

(Editorial)

December 31, 2009, Tension and speed control are the two most fundamental purposes of any web handling system. Speed control is easy for most people to understand, since Tension and speed control are the two most fundamental ...

Get a Grip on Your Web

(Tension)

October 31, 2009, Whether a converter needs to isolate tension at various zones in a web line, reduce web slippage over a roll, or pull the web at increased speeds and Whether a converter needs to isolate tension at various ...

Edelmann and Codimag Web Offset Semi-Rotary Web Presses Are for Short Runs

(Offset)

February 28, 2009, ... technology is a semi-rotary (intermittent) web press. Semi-Rotary Press Developed in the 1970s, the semi-rotary process was used in the forms business and simplified label applications that used one ...

Support Your Rollers

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, How should a roller be supported or attached to your equipment? To answer this question, let’s review your roller support needs and your options to meet these needs. Web Lines Most of us like to feel ...

Baggy Webs: Part 4 Minimizing

(Archive)

July 31, 2007, What does minimizing a baggy web mean? Two things. First, we would like to minimize the level of bagginess in our webs. Second, we would like to minimize the waste associated with running the inevitable ...

Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

(Archive)

March 31, 2007, This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, starting with understanding the problems they create. To most converters, the ideal web is one that is This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, ...

Converting Rx for Bowed Rollers

(Web Lines)

October 30, 2005, At the top of my list of converting controlled substances: bowed rollers. Let’s read the “Directions for Use” fine print on the bowed roller bottle. Web Lines In pharmaceuticals, certain drugs are controlled ...

The Long & the Short of Web Bending

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, Last month I reviewed the parallel entry principle (PEP), how a web wants to “go with the flow” of a roller's surface. Last month I reviewed the parallel entry principle (PEP), how a web wants to “go with ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, Over the last two months, I have reviewed why some webs demand U Can't Touch This and web line options for true touch-free web handling. This month, let's Over the last two months, I have reviewed why some ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, New products from: Akzo Nobel, Arcar Graphics, Chase Machine, Convertech Inc., Eastern Paper Inc., Energy Saving Products, National Adhesives, and Webex Inc. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, New products from: AccuWeb, Advanced Vision Technology, Akzo Nobel Inks, Appleton, Arcar Graphics, BASF Printing, Bosch Rexroth, BST Pro Mark, Chromas, Clements Industries, Cleveland Motion Controls, Corotec ...