Trim Removal

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Staunton, VA; 540/245-1009; specialtyblades.com Endurium M-2 slitter blades are said to provide a long-lasting sharpness that results in more accurate cuts and significant reduction in web and/or trim ...

A Small Part of Big Performance

(Materials)

June 30, 2003, Hot melt adhesive converters be cheered: Hot melt technology is ripe for peak performance. As a novice cyclist, I never put air in my tires. Little did I realize that “squishing” around Chicago affected ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... sacrificing performance, a reduction in setup and trim scrap, and the potential for use of a recycle layer. Scott B. Marks, senior technical specialist at E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Packaging & Industrial ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... are uncoated or to-be-trimmed. Undercut and sprocket rollers exert force on the web's edges, so they require a relatively stiff web to avoid buckling in the unsupported center. Movie film projectors ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... OH, USA—Tollamco Corp. has commissioned a new adhesive lamination pilot line said to be capable of laminating continuous flexible webs to 14 in. wide (untrimmed). Both full and strip lamination are possible. ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, New products from: Avery Dennison, Convertech, CTC Intl., FLEXcon, National Adhesives, and Raflatac. New Products for the Narrow Web Converting Industry Film Achieves “No-Label Look” on White Containers ...

Pillowing Puzzle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, Creative thinking and a wrinkle remover from CAC resolve a perennial problem for Relizon Co. Creative thinking and a wrinkle remover from CAC resolve a perennial problem for Relizon Co. Relizon Co. ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, New from: ABB Inc., Battenfeld Gloucester, Brookfield Engineering Labs, Creo, Daetwyler, Danaher Controls, Davis-Standard, Edward Graphics, Enercon, Extrusion Dies, International Machinery, Kohli Industries, ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, What's the hottest trend in narrow web printing today? Presses that are competitively priced, use lightweight sleeves, offer fast changeovers for short runs, and utilize electronic line shaft technology. ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, New from: Andantex, Avery Dennison, Bestcolor, Bunting Magnetics, CAC, Cognex, Cognis, CTI Paper, Dynaloy, Easy Lift Equipment, EDI, Enercon, Erema, Hanovia, Ion Industrial, Körber PaperLink, KSM Intl., ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... the risk of web breaks and offer higher quality output from a constantly high level of image registration, guaranteed by a smooth, uninterrupted process. A Quiet Trim Removal Solution Precision AirConvey, ...

Delivering Quality on Time

(Unprinted Rolls)

March 31, 2003, ... RiverCor realized its existing sheeting equipment would be hard pressed to keep up with demand. While the company had five existing sheeters, the equipment was old, slow, and inefficient. Secondary trimming ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, New from: Andantex, Avery Dennison, Bestcolor, Bunting Magnetics, CAC, Cognex, Cognis, CTI Paper, Dynaloy, Easy Lift Equipment, EDI, Enercon, Erema, Hanovia, Ion Industrial, Körber PaperLink, KSM Intl., ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ...  A Quiet Trim Removal Solution Precision AirConvey, Newark, DE; 302/999-8000; precisionairconvey.com The TrimPAC Whisper system features a multi-pronged attack on noise and is said to permit high-performance ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... edge trim removal; static charges; and many more. CRC says the book also addresses winding technology; gauge variation; cores and mandrels; speed and vibration; web thickness and strength; and more. All ...

Cinching Belt Tightening Gone Bad: Part Two

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... cinches, look to see if that roll is too uniform. Some products are designed with a knurl or other locking mechanism at the product edges that is trimmed off before the final product. Watch out for ...

Boxes That Rock

(Folding Cartons)

February 28, 2003, ... the coveted “Best of Show” awards, is slated to be made at NPA's 85th annual meeting, which will be held June 21-25 at The Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Touch of Class Judge Jim Trimm ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, New from: ABB Inc., Ashe Converting Equipment, ExxonMobil, PCMC, and SATO America. Printer Is Rugged, Fast SATO America, Charlotte, NC; satoamerica.com The M-10e printer is designed for rugged dependability ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... Machine, Matthews, IN; 756/998-2733; jennerjahn.com JLS-73 slitter/rewinder converts web widths from 24-73 in. A dual-web option, which can double machine's output for many trim-cut applications, is said ...

Differential Rewinding: Part Three

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... shafts, let's review potential detrimental side effects. This month we continue our diagnosis of differential rewinding. The last two columns reviewed the whys and hows of differential rewinding, but before ...

Neither Boom Nor Bust

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... to be detrimental. It takes money that could be invested in private enterprise and puts it into the government. “My gut feeling is that it will be a short war,” Lowney says, “with no more than a one- ...

Servo Savings

(Magazine)

December 30, 2002, ... utilizing a position trim value within the drive. This maintains consistent paper position throughout the coating and finishing process and allows for excellent registration. According to Adamson, in the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... Amatco USA, exclusively handling knife trimmers. According to Colter & Peterson president Bruce Peterson, the acquisition was a natural fit. “Combining the resources and people at Amatco with those ...

Is Your Laboratory Safe?

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, The popular press did not cover it, but the March 18 issue of Chemical & Engineering News reported an unusual incident at the University of Texas, San The popular press did not cover it, but the March ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, New from: ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc.; Engelhard; Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp.; KNF Flexpak Corp.; MACtac; National Adhesives; Northwest Coatings; Rohm and Haas Co.; and Syfan USA Corp. Substrates, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, Using a high-speed cross-linker is a cost-effective solution to reduce mist. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the early 1980s, machines that applied silicone release coatings ran ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... in relation to release liners. The release liner manufacturer and laminate manufacturer necessarily create waste during production. The label printer creates waste during conversion—offcuts and trim. The ...

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 ...

What's Ahead for Bagmakers

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from packagers to lower costs, bagmakers in Europe are finding ways to trim expenses and reduce downtime. Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... the North American label market—possibly to the detriment of self-adhesive technology and in favor of other product decoration methods. US-based Channeled Resources, with its increasing base of MaraTech ...