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Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... All three conventional slitting methods (razor, crush, and shear) require the freshly fractured edge to drag along the blade's flank as it passes downweb. The side load and relative motion during contact ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... said to be challenging, too. Suppliers include Lexan and Nor-Cote Intl. Fighting Anime Label Technology Inc., Merced, CA, fights through stiff competition to take first place honors for Capcom's “Blade ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... flow channels of the die, eliminating areas of stagnation. In addition, because the deckle consists of multiple, independently adjustable blades, it can be used to fine-tune the edge profile of the polymer ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Gidue S.p.A, Turate, Italy; +39 02 9668181; gidue.com The ATR automatic turret rewinder includes a dancer-operated tension controller, a slitter unit, a “Banana Roller,” a blade-cutting device, and a ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Reduces Wrinkles Battenfeld Gloucester, Gloucester, MA, USA; 978/281-1800; bge.battenfeld.com Blown film lines now feature trimless edge slitter station with a lower blade that faces upward toward the ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... is particularly good at finding streaks. He says the system is “very good at finding very small doctor blade scratches in non-print areas,” which are almost impossible to see with the naked eye. He indicates ...

A Touch Above

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  The US manufacturing operation features an 80-in. coater, custom built by Raflatac, and numerous state-of-the-art automatic slitters, featuring high-speed automated blade settings. The company coats ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... or shear knives develops when one blade pushes down while the other pushes up. Unlike compressive stresses, the up and down forces don't oppose each other directly but are exerted along different planes ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... sharp blades of the scissors cross at an angle and cut. To achieve this, material force is applied on the handle, and as the angle of the junction of the two sharp edges closes up, the cutting takes place. ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... accurately measure those ingredients? Ink Drawdowns—Has the ink been drawndown using the same volume anilox we will use on the press? If you use a ceramic anilox with a doctor blade on the press, you ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Interface. Doctor Blade Cuts Roll Damage Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA; 508/830-9606; flexoconcepts.com Company offers a 0.020-in. polyester blade material designed to replace steel containment blades ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Said to offer attractive pricing and short lead times, it handles a wide range of packaging materials. The slitting section is easily accessible and allows good visibility of the scissor or razor blade ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... is being offered to interested users in exchange for a no-fee confidentiality agreement. Blades Score High in Tests Specialty Blades, Staunton, VA, USA; 800/252-3371; enduriumblades.com Company announces ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... rules is manufactured to stringent tolerances, offering peak cutting and perforating performance, company reports. Line includes multiple blade heights, multiple bevels, standard and long life, and standard ...

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 ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... pressure (and temperature). All slitting or cutting methods are designed to create these stresses in the web, whether from the sharp edge of shear or razor blade or the tips of a crosscut knife. We ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... Air-loaded, two-blade system is offered as stand-alone item or part of a complete edge trim solution. Laminator Runs Films and Foil without Solvents Comexi, Feeding Hills, MA; 413/789-3800; comexi.com ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ... a “what's new” in flexographic printing: Quick Load plate-loading technology has pneumatic controls. A “QC” Quick Change ink carriage allows meter rolls and doctor blades to be set outside of press. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... custom-built printing presses, wet and dry waxers, laminators, unwinds, rewinds, drying systems, and chamber doctor blade systems, as well as self-contained turnkey installations, consulting, retrofits, ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... Blades with No Tools Novaflex Inc., Carol Stream, IL; 630/681-9900; novaflex-inc.com “C” clamp design of enclosed chamber doctor blade is said to provide uniform clamping on blades across entire width ...