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Narrow web adapts to multiple applications

(Magazine)

November 30, 1998, ... are taking place." Narrow web converting offers several advantages over wide web converting, including the ability to economically process short runs; fast changeover times; ergonomics; and ease of maintenance. ...

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

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November 30, 1996, ... provide greater speeds and smoother operation, according to Evans, as well as quick changeovers. The dual AC brushless servo motor draw roll drive allows for easy bag draw length changes, simple split ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... graphic demands, and compressed lead times. Duralam felt that it was, in a sense, ahead of the game, because it was already handling short to medium runs. However, the company wanted a compact, quick-changeover ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... short-run business common to specialty labels - a coater that provides flexibility and quick changeover features and is able to effectively handle thin films. Because of its flexibility, the machine ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... repeats. Quick Changeover Aids Process While developments on the press side have increased the use of gravure technology, most of the innovations involving this well-established technology have come ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ...  of our business makes this an important consideration. Our order sizes range from 2,000 to 600,000 sheets, making for as many as five changeovers during an eight-hour shift. We have to handle both shor ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... up to 30 different products. It is designed for relatively quick changeover of rollstock and coating heads to accommodate shorter runs. (Each can be changed in less than one hour.) The coater is composed ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, ... while turret shaftless unwinds minimize changeover times since a new roll can be loaded into the stand while the other roll is unwinding. Taking the Unwind Plunge How do you know just which type ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... factors," says Herbst. "We want to print continuously. One of the more time-consuming elements of job changeover is cleanup, and the clean-up phase with the in-line system may take an hour or more."  ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

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December 31, 1995, ...  and thousands of DC motors out in the field, the customer isn't just going to throw them away, which is why I think, while the changeover to AC will eventually occur, it's off in the future." The questio ...

Die-cutting developments continue unabated.

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September 30, 1995, ... Porento reports that these dies, which can operate at high speeds, have been perfected and "are coming on strong." One of the advantages of flexible dies is their quick changeover capability. Everyone ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

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July 31, 1995, ... due to converter demands for fewer changeovers. * Core design technology is advancing; leading core suppliers are investing in research and development to stay ahead of trends. Thus, film manufacturers ...

Mead expands in-house capabilities with sheeter

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July 31, 1995, ... enable us to sheet to order and allow us to carry reduced inventory levels." Among the features of the sheeter is a design that allows Mead to carry out reel and pallet changeovers without stopping ...

Printer responds to tougher environmental standards

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April 30, 1995, ... product quality, reducing maintenance costs, and maintaining crucial production schedules during changeover operations. This all had to be done within critically brief timeframes. P-F Technical Services, ...

Vinyl film eliminates layer of polyethylene

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February 28, 1995, ... less scrap and up to 25% more linear feet for a given outside roll diameter. Longer rolls can lead to faster, more efficient production as film changeovers and the down-time they require are reduced, according ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

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January 31, 1995, ... have been introduced to accomplish these considerations. These designs require less maintenance and allow key-pad entry by the operator for faster changeovers." Contech's Cooley said there's a growing ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

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December 31, 1994, ... It has a simplified size changeover system, that's possible in 15 or 20 min. The main feature of this machine is that all-sized parts for one bag size, such as the perforating tool and tube-forming parts, ...