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Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... position over the backing roll to a start/stop position above a trough, where the die can be properly filled and cleaned. The hardware components described above must be complemented with adequate components ...

Finding a simple solution to a shocking problem

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March 31, 1998, ... static eliminators require periodic maintenance, and the Tantec product is quite easy to clean," notes Beres. "The other thing is that you can grab the static bar itself while the system is on, and you ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, ... in anilox rolls. "Because cell plugging is reduced [with his company's Rainbow rolls], converters will be allowed to continue printing acceptable densities longer, before the rolls require cleaning."  ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ...  and how they can help to comply with clean air regulations, Zborovsky has become increasingly involved in solving the ink drying problems that these customers often encounter. "What is of primary concer ...

NOVA and Union Carbide to build ethylene plant

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October 31, 1996, ... speeds to 300 m/min. High-precision tungsten carbide knives ensure micrometer accuracy. The slit tapes then pass through a tape wire assembly that cleans both sides before center-winding it into individual ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... a clean manufacturing process - there were some problems with the two processes "cohabitating," explains Coulter. Having grown the electronics business to a point where production could no longer reside ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

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July 31, 1996, ... further expand exports by means of a scheduled 30% expansion by 1997. Cleanliness, Quality The Bolding facility, with 75 employees, is a clean, well-planned, and well-organized plant with an ergonomically ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... company includes EDI feedblock dies in its extrusion systems because of their efficient, clean-running nature, especially when using internally deckled dies. "We're finding more of a need for a streamlined ...

Web-guiding systems are tailored to your applications

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May 31, 1996, ... ask yourself if you really need all of those features. "Pneumatic systems will last a long time; just keep the filters clean and don't blow high pressure air up into the sensors," says Tielkemeier. "Year ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... increased volatile organic compound capture and improved ink cleanup. This emission control feature is a critical environmental consideration, explains Schwemin, feeding to a VOC control system supplied ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... machine or clean and maintain the oven. With the hood retracted, the interior of the oven cools faster, so a safe access temperature is quickly reached. Also contributing to the line's flexibility is a ...

Changing the way we look at environmental regulations.

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April 30, 1996, ... According to published reports, in his presentation to the American Assn. of the Advancement of Science, Gilbert Omenn stated that the Commission, established under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... to wipe the cylinder cleanly with a light spring load and preserve the cylinder while improving quality. This specially designed blade reportedly works better than traditional blades that are "doctored" ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... and flat-crush is no longer enough to assure trouble-free productions. Core-to-core consistency, end-cut, ovality (roundness), straightness, surface, cleanliness, moisture, beam stiffness, radial strength, ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... year to take final action on amendments designed to simplify the Clean Air Act's Title V permitting process. The primary aim of these amendments is to streamline the procedures for revising Title V permits. ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... Works Well Considering the important job it performs, the Norcross system is actually quite simple. The system, Herbst reports, is not in-line but in-tank, with a design that offers ease of cleaning ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... spring training. With his feedback, the lab optimized transfer properties and the polymer's performance at various ambient temperatures. The resulting proprietary replacement is colorless and cleaner ...

Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure

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September 30, 1995, ... on a clean wipe with no streaks or hazing. The Angle Blade is now being adopted by converters who need to control quality and coating weight. The design of this new blade is unique in that it provides ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

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July 31, 1995, ... cleaning a challenge. The vast majority of thermal laminating, heat-stretching and preheating applications use oil-heated systems because of the medium/high requirements of the process. Critical system ...

Hot melt applications continue to grow

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June 30, 1995, ... adhesives cost less and the equipment needed to lay it clown was less expensive. The Clean Air Act has done away with much of this choice. The solvent-free, 100% solid and low-volatile-organic-compound ...