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A New Slitter

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 23, 2023, ... slitting with lower and upper rotary knives or with “razor blades” cutting against grooved segment, or in air. For more difficult, thinner substrates, it is possible to wrap around a female knife, slitting ...

Winding: Part 5

(Web Handling)

April 16, 2023, ... on larger cores. Reduce web temperature entering the winder. Increase topography on a film to introduce air into the roll. Ask for different chemistry. Try different lay on nip roll covers and nip load. ...

Winding Part 5: Solutions for Common Wound Roll Defects

(Converting Expert)

April 03, 2023, ... Reduce web temperature entering the winder. Increase topography on a film to introduce air into the roll. Ask for different chemistry. Try different lay on nip roll covers and nip load. Consider winding ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... bearings that should be replaced. Clean debris away from coreshaft bearing journals. Clean up any debris around the winder. Make note of any obvious leaks or metal shavings. Write work orders for repairs. ...

Update on Mercury Regulation for UV Curing Lamps

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2023, ... or indirectly emitted to air or released to water by human activity. While complete mercury elimination is not possible today, restrictions and enforcement are expected to become stricter over time. The ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... which needs 9000 Watts of power. Potential Problems If the film is being used as a sealing medium, be careful not to Corona treat the reverse side. This happens when small air pockets form caused by ...

World Leader in Defect Marking

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... attempted to dispense a label off the liner directly onto the moving web. Some tried to accelerate the label to match the web speed before applying. And others used air jets to blow a flag onto the web. ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... air loaded dancer, and draw (velocity) control. Although not common, some winders run to a defined strain to control web registration. Older paper machine reels often use motors running in torque mode. ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... an air loaded dancer and draw (velocity) control. Although not common, some winders run to a defined strain to control web registration. Older paper machine reels often used motors running in torque mode. ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... forced air and/or circulated liquid. Mercury vapor lamps have a short warm-up and cool-down period that occurs each time they are switched on or off. An image of several mercury arc lamps and a lamphead ...

Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 10, 2022, ... hermeticity (air tightness), and the seal strength to withstand the air pressure changes that occur when products are transported in changing altitudes, which can cause a package to burst. They’re also ...

There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2022, ... roller and an electrode driven at a high frequency and voltage. This produces a glow discharge over the film. In air, this discharge produces reactive oxygen species (including ozone — that you have ...

New EU Report Highlights Need to Step Up Anti-counterfeiting Investment

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2022, ... directly on the EUIPO and Europol report, IHMA chair Dr. Paul Dunn said the war on counterfeiting is a hard one to win and efforts should never slacken. Dr. Dunn also points to EUIPO’s Anti-Counterfeiting ...

The Importance of Roll Cleaning and Maintenance

(Surface Prep)

April 11, 2022, ... in the marketplace and have a good niche with the largest of anilox rolls –7 feet or longer – as well as rolls that don’t come off the press easily. Repairs to these systems can be quite costly due to ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... be added to reduce or eliminate the potential for air bubbles to occur within the coating. Tints are often added to control opacity in white or clear substrates. This is a common practice for materials ...

How tesa’s Single-use Tape Offerings Can Improve Printing Operations

(Coating/Laminating)

February 20, 2022, ... adhesive packages bond to sleeves, cylinders, and plates as securely as possible during printing, eliminating edge lift and air bubbles. And, when the job is done, tesa® Softprint removes easily. Since ...

Davis-Standard will promote a range of converting technology at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2022, ... pressure-sensitive labels and others. Unique to Deacro are roll lock differential air shafts, closed-loop rewind tension control and auto core placement to improve processing efficiency. Deacro also excels ...

Double E Company Turns 50

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2022, ... the world. Today, Double E continues its legacy of innovation with patented products like ShaftSafe®, an air shaft pressure monitoring system that maximizes core shaft uptime, and the CFCP-1000 Core Plug, ...

Polysack Announces New Leadership

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2022, ... as chairman of the board, bringing with him over 25 years of experience, including five years as CEO of Constantia Flexibles. While leading the world’s third largest producer of flexible packaging he was ...

World Leader in Defect Marking

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 11, 2022, ... attempted to dispense a label off the liner directly onto the moving web. Some tried to accelerate the label to match the web speed before applying. And others used air jets to blow a flag onto the web. ...