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Danish Label Printer Adds MPS Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2014, ... the press is also equipped with a closed loop tension control multi-layer lamination unit. Scanket’s second MPS press is used in the production of self-adhesive labels with a focus on cosmetics, beverage, ...

Coating Matters | Under Pressure: The Damage Stress Can Do in Fluid Coating

(Coating Matters)

March 24, 2014, ... temperature of the polymer, the solvent volatility, particulates in the fluid, and the relative humidity. Controlling these factors will help control the stress of the fluid as curing occurs and a solidified ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... is coming from and reducing or eliminating the root cause of the defect. But before you can control the cause of the defect, you need to be able to identify the defect. Proper identification leads you ...

Business Forms | New Developments in Passport Manufacture

(Adhesives)

March 11, 2014, ... to be processed at temperatures of between 130 deg C and 140 deg C. A glue quantity control system uses a heat-detecting camera to check the even application of the adhesive layer on the surface to ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... minute amounts (less than 1 part/million/year). The pharmaceutical-grade elastomer/metallized PET/PET structure of the liner combines mechanical performance (more consistent sealing) with a controlled ...

Menges Expands Line with Partnerships

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2014, ... to offer comprehensive turnkey heat transfer solutions, thanks to new partnerships with Delta T Systems, a leading manufacturer of chillers and temperature control systems, and Paratherm, a supplier of ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, ... of process and material properties that create bagginess forms—bagginess continues to plague many web producers as an uncontrolled variation in product quality. I have worked closely with Dr. Kevin Cole ...

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... the solvent or water that the polymer is suspended in. Solvent flashes off faster than water, but there are governmental controls on the amount of solvent that can be removed on a regular basis. As you ...

Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times

(Slit)

February 04, 2014, ... torque controlled unwinds and rewinds) will see dramatic tension variations during rapid acceleration. The added torque of rapid acceleration can put unnecessary loads on coupling, driven shaft, ...

Slot Die DOs and DON'T

(Mark's Coating Matters)

January 30, 2014, ... and operators can learn a lot in a little time. Developing a protocol sheet for each area of operation and maintenance with a process owner and a control plan will help keep equipment in proper working ...

EFI Forms Strategic Alliance with Landa

(News | New Products)

January 20, 2014, ... In addition, it will collect production feedback from the presses and support closed-loop color control and inspection. The Landa DFE will support all job dynamics including static, VDP (Variable Data ...

Flint Group Expands Plate Processing Range

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2014, ... printing plates, especially when used in combination with the nyloflex NExT Exposure FIII.  The three-chamber design of the nyloflex Dryer FIII with individual temperature control reportedly enables ...

Turkish Flexpack Converter Installs Titan

(News | New Products)

January 14, 2014, ... at Poyraz Ambalaj,” he confirmed. The Titan ER610 is available in two widths—53 in. and 65 in. (1350 mm and 1650 mm) and features a 10-in. touchscreen control system. A pneumatically controlled braking ...

Maxcess Intl. Acquired by Bertram Capital

(News | New Products)

January 12, 2014, ... a global provider of guiding, winding, slitting, and tension control systems for web fed converting applications. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, Maxcess marks Bertram’s fifth transaction in the plastic ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... effects. Comparison between control settings, process effects, coating window, and quality measures would provide insight into future development efforts. Conclusions So in the end, what can we say ...

Montalvo Video Demonstrates Load Cell

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2014, ... web control systems, has produced a four-minute video demonstrating load cell sensitivity.  The video discusses the two major factors in selecting load cells: sensitivity and repeatability. Company’s ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... and blistering. Together with the ink circulation systems, they are also said to enable accurate pressure, flow, and viscosity control, efficient temperature regulation and cleaning, fast blade changeover, ...

Gilbreth Packaging Boosts Production with Titan

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2013, ... on the Titan SR9 Series slitters ensures the shortest and most consistent constant web length between the knives and rewind shafts for improved web control. This advancement provides the highest possible ...

Coating Matters | Intermittent Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 16, 2013, ... of start-up include wetting of the fluid on the substrate, pump control of fluid dynamics, and physical position of the coating equipment to the substrate. Wetting: The ability of the fluid to displace ...

Dow Corning Offers New Release Modifier

(Coatings)

November 22, 2013, ... the next generation of controlled release additive technology for solventless release coatings. Said to offer tight release at very low platinum (Pt) levels with superior stability and shelf life, product ...