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Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ...  a big part in what we want to do." "Dead-on" OTR (oxygen transmission rate) is realized by a continuous process of added ingredients, not by a batch process that Planeta says is used typically. OTR i ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

(Magazine)

April 30, 2000, ... that have mating friction faces. Generally, torque is proportional to the air pressure, enabling these brakes to provide controlled, continuous-slip braking action. Air-actuated brakes offer maximum ...

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

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March 31, 2000, ... profile." Coated product is wound on the Black Clawson Surfastart 1000 Winder. The Surfastart provides consistent and continuous winding of large diameter rolls, reports Carne. "The winder is a real ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... that surface is the first area to reach the desired setpoint. The rollers convert 100% of the energy received into heat. For applications requiring roller temperatures up to 350 deg F continuously, ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... can be continuously monitored and controlled from a single HMI screen display acting as an instant window into critical operation parameters such as line speed, build ratios, web splicing, and run time. ...

Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... from them. That translates into superior quality products and continuous innovation. Whenever a customer has a packaging problem, our people immediately view it as a challenge and inevitably come up with ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... at a cost claimed to be substantially less than that required for producing short-run jobs on a flexo or screen press. The Impressa can produce continuous-tone, photo-quality labels without dithering and ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... approximately a 1-sq-in. area. If the continuous film of liquid remains intact - or fails to wet-out - for two or more seconds, the next higher surface tension solution is applied to a similar area. If ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... measurement of continuous web processes. Praitano reports that, since the NDC system takes a fresh approach to beta gauging technology, it achieves a high performance level with a gauge using about one-fifth ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... stainless steel convection oven is continuously monitored for web tension and temperature, so sensitive films won't be overheated and stretched. The machine runs at speeds to 500 fpm and has a web width ...

Gravure gets easier

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... expensive and thereby more accessible to converters. Some short cuts are actually flexo-related. For example, Adolph Gottscho Inc. has developed the high-speed "Gotavure" continuous-motion flexographic ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

(Magazine)

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, ...

Don't forget your unwind

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... after each roll has been run off. Multiple-position unwinds with splice capabilities allow continuous machine operation. "In terms of expense," says Rodemich, "single-position unwinds are the least expensive ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... roll in continuous direct contact with the web material. Depending on design and application criteria, they may be mounted beneath the pillow block bearings at one or both ends of the deflection roll, ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... is measured twice every minute, so there are no steep peaks and valleys but a fine sawtooth pattern. Viscosity is continuously kept within the ink manufacturer's recommended parameters for optimum ink performance ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... for DC but has not exceeded it." Just like AC, brushless DC motors offer near unity power factor at all speeds and loads. This technology delivers full torque continuously at any speed, offers precise ...

Buyer beware when comparing video systems

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May 31, 1995, ... be running during the test. Manually secure the image under the camera, and then make sure that the system is in manual or snapshot mode so the camera is taking continuous pictures of the same image.  ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... $200 million." The other area where European technology holds a decided edge is in continuous measurement of particulates. In Europe, McIlvaine said, particulate emissions are quantified in terms of ...

Quick changeovers, quality top bagmaking demands.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ...  is an issue. "Our customers want to keep their machine running continuously for at least 30 days," he said. "Quality is always a number-one concern. It's driving the growth in the industry" Chadwick's Lep ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... including: * Better use of continuous designs, resulting in a better marriage between print and holograms. * Introduction of moving holograms. * Use of three-dimensional holograms. * Registering ...