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Web Exclusive: Slitting Film

(Archive)

November 11, 2008, ... constant unwind tension is imperative to ensure good tracking and slitting. To facilitate the rewinding of narrow slit rolls and to avoid core crushing or telescoping of the finished rolls, accurate ...

Static Control System Ionizes Air, Monitors Web

(News Eclips)

June 15, 2008, HATFIELD, PA | Simco Industrial Static Control introduces PerforMAX IQ intelligent air ionization system, featuring a new narrow profile static bar and microprocessor-controlled and monitored power supply ...

Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ...  Step 2 | Tensioning What are the mechanical properties of your webs? Think about the extreme cases of high tension (wide, thick, stiff) and low tension (narrow, thin, stretchy). A good starting point ...

Stroposcopic Inspection Light Systems Cover Full Webs of all Widths

(Archive)

November 08, 2007, ... 16 to 96 inches and their slender style allows easy mounting in constricted areas. For narrower lines, the LOL-2, -5, and -10 will cover strips from four to 16 inches. For portability, the LOL-2 and ...

Baggy Webs: Part II Measuring

(Archive)

April 30, 2007, ... tension beam. This is similar to Test 9 but uses narrower, non-roller elements (a service provided by PAPRICAN, Canada's paper research institute in Montreal). Measure crossweb tension variations while ...

New Technology Guides Web

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ...  Narrow web converters, says Henke, want the same flexibility as their wide web counterparts. “For example, if they choose an infrared sensor, they can’t run clear materials. Most want to have an ultrasonic ...

Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... which is a function of tension and web guiding. When tension is too high, webs will stretch in the machine direction and compress in the cross machine direction. This narrowing of the web width can ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... in the machine direction, it necks-in — becomes narrower — resulting in an accumulation of material on the edges. By adjusting the relative positions of the internal deckle blades, processors can minimize ...

A Proposal for Spreading Base Web During Melt Extrusion

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... narrow-width slit rolls. Melt extruded resin polymers on cloth and other webs sometimes result in transverse direction (TD) curl of the laminate. And this curl often causes poor roll formation when the ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... web tension does not work, because the web neck-in forces will narrow the flat sections of the web, and the baggy lanes will turn into machine direction (MD) wrinkles. Sometimes it is possible to remove ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... today is slit into narrow width rolls for final processing. Because narrow width production usually involves multiple rolls that are being wound on the same mandrel, there are special issues involved with ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... systems help improve performance on Label America's narrow web flexo-graphic presses from Webtron, Mark Andy, and Aquaflex, which print up to eight colors in widths to 18 in. Label America was one of ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

(Magazine)

September 30, 1995, ... industry itself. These operators control presses ranging from wide web to narrow, with press speeds as fast as 900 fpm or as slow as 150 fpm, printing as few as two colors or as many as ten. The end products ...

Building quality into the web printing process

(Magazine)

April 30, 1995, ... running every type of wide- or narrow-web press, flexo, letterpress, gravure and offset. Video-inspection systems allow images to be magnified to great detail, and those images can be stored in memory ...

Maxcess International Acquires International Cutting Die to Expand Presence in the Nonwoven Industry and Strengthens Global Tooling Leadership

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2024, ... brand global leadership position in narrow web die cutting, nobody can offer as comprehensive or complete a portfolio of solutions for both wide web and narrow web applications. Basically, our customers ...

ROTOCON Appointed Distributor of DYM Machinery Unwinders and Rewinders in South Africa

(Slit)

October 21, 2024, ... company DYM Machinery’s nonstop unwinder and rewinder machines in South Africa. The partnership was confirmed on DYM Machinery’s stand at Labelexpo Americas 2024. Designed for narrow and mid-web label ...

FLAG Announces 2025 Annual Member Meeting

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 16, 2024, ... presentation by industry expert Greg Hrinya, Editor of Label & Narrow Web (L&NW) magazine. JC McKay, President of FLAG, said, “The 2025 Annual Meeting is all about powering up! We are adding new elements ...

Reducing Energy Use and Optimizing Performance Through UV LED Printing

(White Paper)

September 29, 2024, ... narrow web, flexible packaging and offset markets for many years, printers and converters still hold certain misconceptions about their capabilities. For instance, there is a common belief that UV LED ...

Modern Drying and Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2024, ... LED curing typically operates at narrower wavelength bands (365, 385, 395, and 405 nm). These PIs are different from the UV variety and often require supporting chemistry to function similarly to the UV ...

Anderson & Vreeland Canada, ULC (AVC) Announces Partnership with Sandon Global, Elevating Industry Standards for Flexographic Printing

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2024, ... received by our clients from coast to coast." Sandon Global is recognized for manufacturing anilox rolls in-house, ensuring meticulous quality control for both narrow-web and wide-web applications. The ...