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Workshop on Nipped Systems & Laminating

(Web Handling)

September 04, 2012, ... Workshop that’s being staged by TJWalker+Assoc. in concert with the Optimation Media Conveyance Facility in Rochester, NY. For registration or questions, give a call at 651-686-5400 or visit: www.webhandling.com. ...

Sustainable Packaging | Use Newspaper & Water

(Carton Box)

August 20, 2012, ... high aesthetic appeal that conveys a sustainable cachet. [SMALL PHOTO] Using color to accentuate branding is possible, as was done when dark purple was added to molded fiber trays for the BlackBerry ...

Web Lines | Measure Tension Wherever Possible

(Web Handling)

August 13, 2012, ... of web tension is the best diagnostic sensor for web conveyance performance. I strongly recommend this as the top improvement project to reduce all web handling related waste. Improved tension sensing ...

CTI Inks Help Tuaca Liqueur Display a Perfect Chill

(Label/Tape)

August 09, 2012, ... ink technology to convey messaging, be it an indication of cold temperatures or an extension of the product’s brand. CTI’s technology also provides for the reverse process, wherein hot beverages will display ...

Maxson Delivery System Keeps Sheets Unmarked

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2012, ... the overlap area, rather than nip pressure. The resulting action prevents stress marks from the stop roller and delivery belts while ensuring sheet packets are conveyed trouble-free to the stacker. To ...

NPE2012 Declared a Major Success

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2012, ... convey the degree of success achieved by NPE2012, according to William R. (Bill) Carteaux, president and CEO of SPI. “There was far more plastics processing equipment operating on the exhibit floor than ...

New Packaging Rockets MoonPie Sales

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... The Goldstein Group insisted that merely showing the consumer what’s inside the package wasn’t enough." Terri Goldstein, founder and principal of The Goldstein Group, insisted that the image has to convey ...

Mac Process Reorganizes Sales Team

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2012, ... conveying and air filtration systems, announces a reorganization of its petrochemical sales team. The move is said to support a strategy to better serve customers and promote new solutions as well as a ...

Flexco Installation Tool Aids Material Handling

(News | New Products)

April 02, 2012, ... plate sizes and make installation and virtually error proof. Tool can be used by any converter of paper, film, foil, paperboard, or nonwovens who use belt conveyors in their material handling process. ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, ... much less waste in production, as product doesn’t get jammed in equipment. Square cornered boxes stay square cornered, which helps to convey a high quality image.” Because heavyweight SBS is bright white ...

Find Sources of Static Charging

(Kelly on Static)

March 18, 2012, ... sources of static charge and to measure the amount of charge deposited on the web. To do this, measure the electrostatic field just before and just after a conveyance element. Use the “rule of thumb” that ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Digital Press Sizes

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2012, ... sheet sizes within +/- 0.015 in. of the desired cutoff, reportedly eliminating the need to guillotine trim to a finished size. The delivery system incorporates special design features to convey multiple ...

Static Beat | Side Matters

(Static-Beat)

February 07, 2012, ... nip roller. A non-contacting electrostatic voltmeter (ESVM) measuring VAFTER TINSEL confirms that the bottom side of the BOPP web has no charge. The web exiting this section of the conveyance path is electrically ...

Web Handling Workshops from TJWA & Optimation

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2012, ... announced today their 2012 Web Handling Workshop schedule, to be held at Optimation’s Media Conveyance Facility in Rochester. The workshops are led by co-instructors Timothy Walker and Dr. Kevin Cole of ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

(Static-Beat)

January 16, 2012, ... conveyance rollers after each major process. For example, sources of static in a blown film extruder are identified in Figure 1 by taking eight fieldmeter readings. Note that all readings are taken before ...

Static Beat: Beat Winter Static

(Static-Beat)

November 22, 2011, ... a conveyance element. A thin layer of grease, dirt, or other surface contaminant can greatly increase tribocharging. Cleaning the surfaces can restore good static performance. “Tacky rollers” (cleaning ...

Unwinding Static

(Static-Beat)

August 21, 2011, ...  Two static bars and two conveyance rollers are needed to neutralize static on an unwinding roll. The scheme is flexible. It works for rolls unwound in the clockwise or “over” orientation in Figure 1 and ...

EVENTS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, AUGUST 23-25 | Web Handling Workshop, TJWalker+Assoc. & Optimation Technology, Optimation Media Conveyance Facility, Rochester, NY; www.webhandling.com AUGUST 23-25 | Web Handling Workshop, TJWalker+Assoc. ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... with speed is complex. At higher speeds, the film drags along more viscous air. This faster air flow increases pressure at the contact line where the film first touches the conveyance roller. The higher ...

New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment

(Trends/Management News)

July 14, 2011, ... packaging waste. The organization will play an instrumental role in conveying this message to opinion leaders in North America and ensuring that participants in the packaging value chain have maximum scope ...