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What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... FA-4200 16-in. combination platform press allows flexo, screen, hot foil, cold foil, and die-cutting units to be located anywhere on the press, in any order. Said to allow extremely fast reconfigurations ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, ... - Conductor: A material that can carry electrical current and/or transmit heat energy by conduction to another surface. Contact roll: Referred to as a lay-on roll in certain configurations. This roll ...

Pollution Control Innovation for Silicone-Based Coatings

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July 31, 2000, ... tube heat exchanges makes them difficult to clean. Small-diameter, tightly packed tubes are prone to plugging, and with some tube designs, the configuration of the combustion chamber and the heat exchanger ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

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May 31, 2000, ... at the right levels, including the proper balance of color, and putting the resin together in the proper configuration. Barrier Films hit the mark. Originally, Ellenbogen and Barrier Films selected ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... gusseting, but not all the time, Gloucester's engineers designed a retractable gusset board/side guide configuration into the film path below the Traversanip hauloff. "It is a great time saver," Glenn says, ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... common configuration, the machine uses a modem to dial a remote number for alarm reporting. Using the same modem, operators can dial into the system to check status. Recent innovations have increased ...

Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag

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February 29, 2000, ... now features is a different configuration for the drying section on the bottomer." Rothschild says the new W&H bottomer produces only the pasted-valve-style bag, but he adds that this type of bag can ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... the web. In this configuration, the curtain impinges onto a web that is supported by a backing roll. On the other hand, if the curtain is wider than the web (coating over the edges), the edge guides ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... corona discharge treating," explains Draper. He says the company decided to include two separate treating stations, one prior to the first coating head and the second prior to lamination. "This configuration ...

Narrow web adapts to multiple applications

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November 30, 1998, ...  and can run in either configuration at the flip of a switch." Video inspection systems are available today specifically for narrow web systems. Jim Doerr, national sales manager for TruColor, offer ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, ... configurations. The applications are listed where there has been specific success with a particular pattern. Practical Applications Let us examine several specific examples of what this new perforating ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... the system, says Garton, is a straight body back line in place of the angular configuration utilized in most coathanger manifold designs. This approach promotes uniform die body deflection, which minimizes ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... tip. The problem of insufficient mixing is said to be eliminated. A continuous-feed process heat-seals three films into a specially designed configuration, fills the separate product pouches by volume, ...

Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.

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January 31, 1996, ... to make sure the proper material and the configuration of the chuck or shaft is the best combination for the application." Core Size a Factor Yet another area of consideration noted by Myer is the ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, ... dictates the physical size of the unwind, its tension and braking system, and the size and type of core shaft to be used, it is reasonably easy to determine the type and configuration of the unwind stand ...

Brake and clutches improve to meet industry demands.

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December 31, 1995, Brakes and clutches for tension control are available in many configurations for virtually every converting application. Like all parts of the industry, Brakes and clutches for tension control are available ...

Used machinery can bring new life to your operation

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September 30, 1995, ... new equipment, you should consider the following when contemplating either move: * Does the condition of the present machine foundation, its size its load-bearing capacity and its configuration match ...

Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure

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September 30, 1995, ... in order to combat hazing and streaking. Figure 1 represents the typical doctor blade configuration where air pressure is applied, resulting in torque around the pivot bearing, then load at the blade. ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, ... on specific order mix and material run; however, depending on the sheeter type and configuration, you can experience a 30%-40% increase in production in most cases. Adding a new knife section will increase ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... integrated handle configurations for bags, custom perforation patterns for easy-open packages, bottom- and side-gusseted bags and bottom-seal bags. The bagmaking department consists of three 30-in.-wide ...