Measuring

Pallet Rotator Inverts Entire Pallet Loads

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October 23, 2006, ... can handle loads measuring up to 48 x 48 x 60 inches with capacities up to 4,400 lbs. The clamping mechanism features user-adjustablee pressure control to assure that lighter loads will not be crushed. ...

What's Ne

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September 30, 2006, Flexo Print Tubes, Cores, More Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ;973/882-0202; www.bell-mark.com Flexo printer for paper tube, core, and cornerboard markets is Machinery, Accessories, Services  ...

Converting Industry News

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September 17, 2006, ... high-tech systems, including KBA’s Densitronic S closed loop color control system and a combined density and color measuring system for quality control during and after printing. Capuano chose to add ...

What Makes Winding Difficult?

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July 31, 2006, ... measurement to take. Loads are quite high, and strains are quite small. In measuring stack modulus, the real kicker is that there is no one value. Stack or radial modulus is a nonlinear variable and can ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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July 09, 2006, ... of roller parallelism provides a new approach to solving an old problem. Until now, roller alignment has relied almost exclusively on optical means. When measuring with optical means, line of sight between ...

Portable IR Thermometer

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June 13, 2006, ... for measuring targets in hotter surroundings. C100 offers classic, historical, and burst mode (up to 35 readings per second) data logging to the optional DL-1000 Data Logger software via a wired connection ...

Accessorize Your Inline Press

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June 03, 2006, Mondi Packaging accessorized its Bobst Masterflex inline flexographic press with InkSpec's inline ink viscosity measuring and control system. PRESS RELEASE BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC, CANADA—Mondi Packaging, ...

A Bunch of Hot Air

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April 29, 2006, ...  IR pyrometers for measuring web temperatures are great, but they are expensive and easily damaged by overheating and/or fumes in the dryer. An easily accessible port with a removable cover is a good ...

FMS, Louis P. Batson Sign Exclusive Sales Contract

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April 12, 2006, ... Heights, IL, a div. of FMS Force Measuring Systems AG of Switzerland. With this agreement, Louis P. Batson Co. will sell the compete line of FMS force measuring sensors (load cells), measuring amplifiers, ...

Cut With Glass

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February 27, 2006, ... by measuring the receding contact angle of water against the film surface. The results for homopolymer propylene films are shown in Figure 2 and clearly show an improved wettability for the films (lower ...

RIT Installs Inline Densitometer from GretagMacbeth

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February 25, 2006, GretagMacbeth has installed a vipPAQ inline densitometric color measuring system at the Rochester Institute of Technology for use in its Printing Applications Laboratory. PRESS RELEASE NEW WINDSOR, ...

Nireco Wins Technical Award

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January 10, 2006, The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) has awarded Nireco America with a 2005 Technical Achievement Award for its new ICM1000 Online Color Measuring System. PRESS RELEASE CHARLOTTE, NC—The Packaging ...

New Products

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December 30, 2005, ... fieldmeter provides a fundamental measuring tool to isolate and solve static problems in all applications with a potential for static charge generation. Locates and measures static voltages within ±22kV ...

Harper Passes Blind Quality Control Study

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November 16, 2005, ... of three 10-inch Mark Andy rolls, with screen counts of 400, 600, and 800 lines, and 60-degree hexagonal Platinum surface engravings. The anilox volumes included Echotopography Digital Volume (EDV) measuring ...

Stork Cellramic Launches New Web Site

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November 14, 2005, Stork Cellramic has opened an new online store for supplies used by flexographic printers, including anilox rolls, anilox care and cleaning supplies, safety materials, measureing and inspection equipment, ...

Testing Machines

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October 30, 2005, ... Drives Quality Beta Industries, Carlstadt, NJ; 800/272-7336; betascreen.com The S4 Xpress densitometer is said to combine ease of use with a complete set of features for measuring density, dot gain, ...

New Products, Part 1

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September 29, 2005, ... bykgardner.com The byko-test MPOR for measuring very thin coatings features a dual sensor with magnetic-inductive Fe and NFe probe that automatically recognizes the substrate. Readings are displayed on ...

Mastering RFID, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, ... by monitoring charge levels. (Measuring and monitoring charges is a complex issue that goes beyond the scope of this article.) There are three basic types of ionizers that are commercially available: ...

Climate Control

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August 30, 2005, ... Benefits According to Allie, measuring success has been simple. “Since we installed the ML system, we haven’t had any significant problems with static electricity. None. There haven’t been any major reruns ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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July 30, 2005, ... clearly exists for the measurement of oxygen within a package in the food industry to identify leaky packages and reject them before shipping to a consumer. Most current techniques for measuring oxygen ...

The Terminology of Testing

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July 30, 2005, ... when measuring coating weights, such as grams per square meter to mention only one. Changing from one set of units to another requires some relatively simple calculations. The important point is that one ...

NDC Infrared Engineering Books Large Asian Order at CMM, Opens Indian Office

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June 29, 2005, ... tape manufacturer that will use the system for measuring an adhesive coating using film substrates. Crown purchased an NDC Model 8000 system, complete with a MiniTrak-S single beam scanner and Model 103 ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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June 29, 2005, ... is a relatively accurate method of measuring the performance characteristics of low voltage EB processors. Challenges do remain in maintaining the accuracy and the handling of 8-micron nylon films. Development ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

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March 30, 2005, ... optical density as high as 2.0; it measures the deposited aluminum layer with an optical density to 4.0 for a total measuring range of 6.0. Monitoring metallized paper in weights to 70 gsm also is possible. ...

Advances in Coating

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March 30, 2005, ... can lead to improved product quality and a reduced level of physical defects. Previously, product quality parameters such as coating weight and defect levels were measured by sampling the roll and measuring ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ... Have Double Range FMS USA, Arlington Hts. , IL; 847/392-7872; fms-technology.com The LMGZ.D Series double-range tension sensors, now made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel, are capable of measuring ...

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories Continued

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February 27, 2005, ... 4868 V. Himark, 3380 Venture Tape Corp., 3144 TESTING & MEASURING AccuWeb, 1661 Advanced Maintenance Solutions, 3747 Automation & Control Technology, 3009 Beta Industries, 4746 Beta LaserMike, ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

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December 30, 2004, ... for coextruded films. Capable of measuring from 12–5,000 microns. Press for Corrugated, Screen Scitex Vision, Marietta, GA; 770/690-9355; scitexvision.com The CORjet Premium press for corrugated ...

Web Tension 101

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November 29, 2004, ... to turn. Record the weight reading on the fish scale. This is the actual tension on the web, at this point. Divide the total weight by web width in inches to get PLI. Do not attempt this method of measuring ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

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November 29, 2004, ... of mechanical parts, which will require maintenance. This is an open loop tension control. It does not control tension by measuring tension in the web. It controls tension by measuring roll diameter. ...