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Parkinson Technologies’ Dusenbery® brand to Showcase Latest MasterSlit® DC2 Slitter Rewinder

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... its new MasterSlit® DC2 center slitter rewinder at ICE USA 2019 in Louisville, KY. The new DC2, which was based on the original Dusenbery 635, will feature the same roll pusher and laser core alignment ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... components should be evaluated for mechanical stiffness including coupling, shafts, and especially core chucks and shafts. Poor wound roll quality (out of round rolls, blocked web, etc.) can be one of ...

Slitting Rewinding | Waste Not, Want Not

(Slit)

May 13, 2018, ... productivity and profitability of your slitter rewinder. You could have the fastest slitter rewinder available in today's market, but if you can't get the finished rewind rolls off and reload the new cores ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... of converters in our annual roundup of new products. Barrier films, coatings, core chucks, and roll lifters — these are just a few of the tools in a converter’s toolbox. To help them find what they need ...

PPC Awards | All Packaging Wins Top Prize for SlideBoxCR

(Carton Box)

October 19, 2017, ... of the Year Lancer Legacy Youth Treatment Converted by Thoro Packaging This glamorous folding carton was designed in the spirit of a beautiful shell. To underscore the value and exclusivity of ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 2

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2017, ... why cross direction buckles form. In this second part of a three-part series, you’ll find remedies for CD buckles, starting at the core and moving outward. Mechanism 1: Core collapse, core crushing Buckled ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2017 Exhibits with InPrint USA in Orlando

(Trade Shows)

March 27, 2017, ... to control up to three guides from a single unit will be on display at the booth. Mechanical Specialties (Booth 1070) patented the first self-locking core chuck and will showcase it and its core cutter ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, ... (CD) buckles are a wound roll defect featuring crossweb ridges or corrugations running widthwise across a roll. They may form throughout a roll, but are more likely to form near the core or in lanes of ...

Catbridge Debuts Turret Cutoff/Transfer System

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2016, ... system addresses two problem areas: slit strand misalignment at the core and slit strand misalignment at the last wrap. Company says the 300-MC turrets maintain a very short distance between the web cut-off ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... International, the company also will exhibit a range of core cutters from Parkland, from manual through fully automatic models.   Avery Dennison (5A31) will introduce a number of innovations designed ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Part 2

(Technical Reports)

June 08, 2015, ... forming the roll runs from core to final diameter in a smooth, uninterrupted process. Don't change settings in the middle of a roll. Don't stop and start. Don't have nips open and close. Avoid excessive ...

Do Your Homework to Solve Telescoping Roll Problems

(Web Handling)

December 03, 2014, ... help answer this question.) Where are the shifted layers radially (near core, X distance from core, outer layers)? What do the shifted layers look like (step change, tapered change, curvy shifting, shootout ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... what an ugly roller it is. Before winding, think of the core as this last roller. Compared to your idler rollers, your core or winding roll are likely out of spec in terms of diameter uniformity, alignment, ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4

(Web Lines)

September 23, 2013, ... length. There are other transverse direction factors that may create cross-roll stress and strain variations, including: Baggy input web Uneven nipping left-right Uneven nipping due to core or ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... plug-in to Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw for vector-based die lines. Aproove SA (Booth 2644) will demonstrate the latest version of its secure online collaboration, soft proofing, and approval ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... uses 95% less metal than metallized inks. Company sources claim the insert ranks as the best-received design in the company’s history. Window Film Scores Tech Breakthrough & Technology of the Year Award ...

Web Handling Q&A on Lateral Web Movement

(Web Handling)

October 18, 2012, In the field of web handling, debates still rage over whether a baggy web tracks to its tight or loose side. This answer contributes to the discussion and may help settle the score. Recently, I received ...

Web Lines | Why Avoid Nips?

(Web Handling)

September 24, 2012, I recently posted my top three blind recommendations for any process. If you are a long-time reader of Web Lines, you will know why to avoid nips and use bigger cores, but if not, here is a quick refresher ...

Catbridge Slitter Offers Speed, Versatility

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2012, ... including label stock, primary films, flexible packaging, and tapes. Machine is called ideal for narrow web slitting and can be equipped with any combination of shear, score, and razor slitting methods. ...

Catbridge Turret Offers Simplicity, Efficiency

(Flexpack)

February 14, 2012, ... shaft, reportedly saving time and simplifying webbing and operations. The company reports that in recent trials, the 324FP delivered rolls with excellent edge quality, roll build, and core alignment. ...