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Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... solutions for film producers." Changes in controls and automation systems will come from existing technologies in communications, sensors, intelligent appliance chips, and computing technologies. The impetus ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

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September 30, 2000, ... asset of the dancer roll is its ability to adjust to web path length changes that may occur due to eccentricity of the web payoff roll. Dead band : An area of a sensor that does not promote change ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... as they provide the ability to synchronize for same-spot measurement with multiple sensor/scanners. Plates Are Friendly to Environment MacDermid Graphic Arts, Atlanta, GA; 404/696-4565; macdermid.com ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... with the stand via load cell and ultrasonic diameter sensors. Arms are arranged so stand will handle down to a minimum web width of 400 mm (16 in.). Sheeter Cuts Variety of Material Contech, Goddard, ...

Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act

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May 31, 2000, ... into an air separator situated atop a compactor. Trim that goes into this compactor is monitored by a special sensor. Whenever a specified amount is collected, the compactor is cycled, and the material ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... control (from Battenfeld Gloucester) on this line uses patented noncontact sensors to precisely monitor bubble diameter. On this line, there are two sets of sensors: one set for LD and medium-weight HD ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ... a system, the web tension is not measured. However, devices such as noncontact ultrasonic or photoelectric sensors, load cells, and potentiometers often provide tension-related information, such as roll ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... is the founder of SensorPulse Corporation, South Easton, MA, and has served as the company's president since 1995. He has provided leadership to software, hardware, and mechanical engineering teams in the ...

Finding a simple solution to a shocking problem

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March 31, 1998, ... shielded cable. Not generally found in this type of system, the cable eliminates interference with sensitive electronic equipment such as PLCs, drives, electric motors, or safety sensors. With the Tantec ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ...  mean big savings. Customers have been able to use the Raytek sensors to read the web as it comes out of the oven and then use those readings to considerably reduce the cost of operating the dryer."  ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... of the coated substrate. The Betacontrol system requires just one, so there are fewer sensors to buy and maintain. In addition, BKL wanted to ensure that thickness was consistent across the width of ...

Web-guiding systems are tailored to your applications

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May 31, 1996, There are four proven web-guiding systems available to the converter. The common denominator in each is that the web edge is monitored by a sensor that There are four proven web-guiding systems available ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... a fire or massive spill occur. A separate tank is located beneath the plant floor to capture and contain the released water. Black box "solvent sensors" are strategically located to automatically maintain ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

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January 31, 1996, ... faulty sensors. Sensitive and Strong So, their presence in the manufacturing line calls for the load cells that ideally are sturdy and durable components, able to withstand overloads, jolts, electronic ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... tension on the tissue paper, an analog proximity sensor located at the unwind dancer signals the Indramat CLC motion controller to "trim" the tension and feed rate of the tissue paper. At axis two, the ...

Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day

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August 31, 1995, ... better cores; more tractable tension control; improved breaking; and increases in speed. Shelton would like to see the development of inexpensive sensors to aid in the measurement of tension. If you ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

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July 31, 1995, ... roller face and precisely generates radiant heat. Electrical connection is made to each end of the roller and brought to the controller via a rotary connector. A noncontact, infrared temperature sensor ...

Mead expands in-house capabilities with sheeter

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July 31, 1995, ... production. As a reel of board is used up, automatic sensors feed information back to the sheeter's control system, allowing for a new splice. An overhead festoon then takes up the slack that is created ...

Building quality into the web printing process

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April 30, 1995, ... sensor or some form of encoder. The equipment continuously captures, displays and analyzes samples of the printed images. It's most common for systems to take a new picture every half second or so, although ...

Crystallizing line starts production in China.

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February 28, 1995, The government-owned Shanghai Chemical Plant's PET crystallizing line began operations in September 1994 to produce X-ray film for the medical industry The government-owned Shanghai Chemical Plant's PET ...