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Converter Requirements Toward Inks and Printability

(Bag Pouch)

September 22, 2024, Benchmarking and shared goal setting have become more prevalent throughout the print and converting industries By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments Ltd. Benchmarking and shared ...

Sticking Points in Electronics Labeling

(Coating/Laminating)

September 11, 2024, ... substrates must be paired with more durable adhesives. Pres-sure-sensitive adhesives formulated with enhanced chemical resistance properties ensure secure bonding between label and substrate, preventing ...

Consider Wool an Eco-Friendly Industrial Material

(Web Handling)

July 28, 2024, ... the density achieved in fulling. The natural crimp and density of wool fibers create multiple air pockets within the material, which act as sound traps. As sound waves travel through the air and encounter ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... charges. This technology uses ionization, or ionized air, whereby a voltage is fed to an array of emitter pins mounted on an ionizing bar, creating a high-energy "cloud" of positive and negative ions. Any ...

Static Gets Worse at Higher Line Speeds: Keys Toward Maintaining Good Static Control

(Surface Prep)

May 12, 2024, ... Air entrainment and charge motion. First, let's look at air entrainment. Air Entrainment — A moving web pumps air caused by the air boundary layer. The air in Figure 1 moves at a constant velocity ...

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

(Coating/Laminating)

April 14, 2024, ... using pneumatic cylinders and a pressure regulator. The air pressure and the geometry of the mechanical design determine nominal tension. The position of the dancer is monitored by an encoder. A PID ...

Valve Actuators with Longer Lifespan

(News | New Products)

April 10, 2024, ... of failure of a lunchbox actuator: the O-rings on the shaft. In a lunchbox actuator, air is forced through ports in the body. The air pushes the piston outwards, and springs push the piston back in. Each ...

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

(Converting Expert)

April 08, 2024, ... design) is loaded against the web using pneumatic cylinders and a pressure regulator. The air pressure and the geometry of the mechanical design determine nominal tension.  The position of the dancer ...

Sun Chemical Implements Freight Surcharges in Light of Red Sea Crisis

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2024, ... air freight is also seeing a spike in demand to avoid such longer diversions. Vessels departing from China, India, and the rest of the Far East are being affected by safety measures, shipments delays, ...

Baldwin Technology: A Leader in UV Curing Systems for Converters

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

February 11, 2024, ...  The use of conventional UV technology (medium pressure mercury lamps) has been used by the converting industry for over 50 years. Baldwin’s QuadCure arc system utilized CFD software to minimize air impingement ...

Impressive lineup for drupa cube

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 01, 2024, The drupa trade fair has always highlighted the most important trends in the printing industry The drupa trade fair has always highlighted the most important trends in the printing industry, examining ...

Static and Static Controls in Printing

(Surface Prep)

December 05, 2023, ... pile will seriously slow drying of the printed sheet. The normal air “cushion” between each sheet when static is not present, is squeezed out when static conditions attract one sheet to the next. This ...

Treating Your Business (and Your Customers) with Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

November 29, 2023, ... treatment’s ozone emissions by converting ozone into oxygen. A catalyst bed of metal oxides, with easy monitoring and replacement of filters for optimum catalyst protection, purifies the air. Good for ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Surface Prep)

October 19, 2023, ... 5-roll coater. Mounting SD1coat facing the uncoated web surface will help decrease the amount of contaminating mist near the static bar. Install an air-assisted static bar with clean, filtered air exiting ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Static-Beat)

October 08, 2023, ... 5-roll coater. Mounting SD1coat facing the uncoated web surface will help decrease the amount of contaminating mist near the static bar. Install an air-assisted static bar with clean, filtered air exiting ...

The IHMA: Driving 30 Years of Hologram Growth

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has evolved into a global voice on authentication and security devices. Now, five former chairs — and one general secretary — reflect on 30 years of holography growth while ...

Pregis Showcases its Sustainability Leadership at Pack Expo 2023

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2023, ... of protective packaging, demonstrates its commitment to sustainability by joining the 2023 Pack Expo Sustainability Central Exhibit to feature its AirSpeed® Hybrid Cushioning (HC) Renew™ PCR product, a ...

2023 ARC Annual Business Summit “A Resounding Success”

(News | New Products)

June 28, 2023, ... working on integrating flexible glass into R2R systems, as well as fabricating and characterizing electronic devices made with R2R techniques. He chairs ARC’s Vacuum Web Coating Committee and is an active ...

How to Keep Defects In House

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 04, 2023, Although producing zero defects on a print or converting process is a great goal for which to strive, in the real world it is usually an unattainable one. By Alfonse Novelli, President and Founder, ...

Battery Show 2023: Meech Demonstrates Importance of Static Control, Surface Cleaning in Battery Manufacturing

(Surface Prep)

May 22, 2023, ... cleaners on market, RoClean-C combines dynamic air flow and rotating brush technology. The battery web passes through an ionisation cloud on entrance and exit, while the brushes rotates in the opposite ...