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Coating Matters | The Wizard Behind the Curtain

(Coating/Laminating)

September 15, 2013, ... caliper and consistency. Also, while a consistent flow rate is always important in slot die coating, utilizing a flow meter is especially important in curtain coating. So whether you choose to operate ...

ROI for Fluid Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

July 28, 2013, ... coating allows for +/- 5% crossweb caliper control in this scenario. Meyer rod coating within the current process allows for +/- 10%. 4. Automation: Looking down the road, the ability to control coating ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... thickness, but that emerging economies, where there is no experience of in-mold, would be obliged to start with higher calipers. Participants agreed that the technology could take off in a big way if a ...

Coating Matters | Down-Web Uniformity

(Coating/Laminating)

January 09, 2012, ... fluid is touching, but don’t stop there! This will only help you with cross-web variation. Invest in web speed tracking and a fluid flow meter. Also, remember to check cross-web and down-web coating caliper ...

Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On

(Adhesive Coating)

December 01, 2011, ... coating technology when the coating is 0.00004 in. (1 micron wet) up to 0.05 in. (50 mil) in caliper; 1-100,000 cP in viscosity; up to 2,000 fpm in line speed; with temperature control up to 450 deg F. ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, ... the outer diameter (O.D.) of the core, the caliper of the board, and the operator's set point. For consistently low waste, it is beneficial for the core O.D. to remain consistent. Because cores often vary ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... form had a hard band that made it unacceptable. This caliper variation did not show until the on-line gauge and process journal pointed the engineer in the right direction. Control | The goal has been ...

Paperboard Packaging: Packed for Style

(Carton Box)

June 30, 2010, ... Ice multi-component basket carrier. This six-pack beer carrier reportedly uses more uncoated paperboard than traditional basket carriers as well as a lower caliper combination to create a basket said to ...

February Carton & Box Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... company's “soft box” concept by combining low-caliper cartonboard around corrugated inner walls. The package also uses high quality substrates with a textured grain effect and is foil stamped and embossed. ...

Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory

(Archive)

October 31, 2008, ... zones; solvents: water; QC: coat weight, caliper, viscosity, peel & tack, adhesion, release, etc. Coating Technologies | gravure, hot melt, rod Printing | flexo (3 color) Substrates | film (0.5-10 ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... matte surface, combined with high ink saturation, is said to provide a rich density that yields photorealistic images. High-caliper and sealed base sheet eliminates cockle and promotes easy handling during ...

New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... unit. The roll is designed for the application, with the amount of bow determined by the caliper range and material being sheeted. PFFC-ASAP 457 Record and Resolve Defects Erhardt + Leimer, Spartanburg, ...

Heat Transfer Gets More Precise

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... with this value-added tool, you can often heat or cool in a much more contained area." As people go to wider webs, especially in the plastic film processing industry, they want uniform caliper when ...

Jim Casey Speaks at AWA Release Liner Conference

(Archive)

April 09, 2005, ... smoothness, and caliper consistency; examples of end use labeling applications including industrial and medical; and current industry trends that support this technology. Visit awa-bv.com for conference ...

Advances in Coating

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... of substrates and coating weights to be measured. These include beta transmission, contact and noncontact caliper, gamma backscatter near infrared, X-ray transmission, and X-ray fluorescence. Coating ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... that's been in progress for the last 20 years, with liners showing an 8%-10% reduction in caliper. Today, the end-user (whether of label stocks or industrial tapes) is more aware of the components that ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... challenges for running a lighter basis weight or thinner caliper that are at least as difficult for web handling as for web manufacturing. “These challenges may not be as familiar as more commonly known ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... the need to adjust for squareness. Maintenance — Older single rotary, fixed-bed knives require a great deal of blade maintenance, especially when running high calipers (greater than 0.028 in.) or ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... brightness and caliper which will affect the printing process; to work closely with their ink suppliers in managing, blending, and maintaining consistency in a far greater diversity of ink colors (FDA ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... for use in no-label-look applications. Additionally, because of the film’s low caliper, more labels can be incorporated into a given roll diameter to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a ...