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Splicing/Rewinding: Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Unit

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 15, 2010, ... from the core for minimum waste/maximum material usage. “The MBSC is not a cheaper version of our high-performance MBS splicer,” says Gavin Rittmeyer, VP of sales and marketing. “The MBSC and the MBS ...

Web Guiding | Lateral Motion Causes

(Web Lines)

March 31, 2010, ... of lateral error is unwinding. Is the web centered on the core? Is the core centered on the unwinder? Is the unwinder centered on the machine centerline? An automatic unwind guide can put much of these ...

Roller Refurbishing: Replace or Refinish?

(Web Handling)

March 31, 2010, ... for more than 20 years. “A new roll core like this was in the $40,000 price range,” says Varley. “Plus, of course, there was the substantial added cost of downtime.” The roll was repaired for less than ...

Web Lines: Your Guide to Web Guiding | Part 1

(Web Guiding)

February 28, 2010, ... some tolerance to misalignment, beyond which creates waste. Winding Core and Sidewall The winding should be centered on the core or at least not hanging over the core's end. For flush cores, where ...

Web Lines: Pitch & Catch Guiding

(Web Guiding)

January 31, 2010, ... core in the right position. The components of unwind and rewind sidelay guiding systems are nearly identical. The motion of sidelay unwind and rewind web guides is similar, a simple left-right sliding ...

Web Lines: What Is a Tension Zone & How Many Are Needed?

(Editorial)

December 31, 2009, ... the web wraps a roller (winding cores count as a roller here) that is connected to a motor, clutch, or brake. The number of tension zones will be the total number of speed and torque contact points minus ...

Why so Tense?

(Tension)

December 31, 2009, ... needed for any weight of paper. Brownell says the equipment runs at 2,300 fpm, and products at Putney are rewound to a 3-in. core and then sent to the converting plant. Rolls can be 92 in. wide with ...

Parkland Opens US Sales/Service Office

(News | New Products)

November 09, 2009, Parkland Intl., a Bury, England-based manufacturer of slitting machines, core cutting systems and productivity enhancing machine upgrades, has opened a sales and service office in Windham, ME WINDHAM, ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... | www.precogoldenlaser.com Circle 442 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Plugs Protect Rolls Plastic core plugs to protect and dispense roll products are available in various weights in both ...

A Torque Devil Is in the Details

(Web Lines)

September 30, 2009, ...  Width range | 30-60 in. (2:1 range) Cores | 3- and 6-in. inner diameter (0.5-in. wall thickness) Roll Size | 40-in. maximum diameter (10:1 range) Let's calculate the low- and high-end torque requirements. ...

Spool Rules

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

August 31, 2009, ... and programmed traverse adjustment settings. An encoder provides a signal of the precise rotational spool position to the traverse controller, which maintains the preset winding pattern from core to full ...

Playing the Wrinkle Blame Game

(Web Lines)

June 30, 2009, ... defects, are complicated to fully understand but form in the perfect storm of material, equipment, and process sins. If the core is too soft or collapses, the layers near the core will buckle. If the product ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ...  Circle 400 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Protect Cores Wood core plugs can provide solid core protection and added holding power from the natural textured wood for the largest and heaviest ...

Users Get Inside Track at EskoArtwork Conference

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2009, ... years, including Platform 10, which is a series of engines that brings together the core technologies of two former competitors—Esko Graphics and Artwork Systems—on a single platform. He also covered ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200

(New Products)

May 31, 2009, ... mounting provisions. ▶Converter Accessory Corp. | 800-433-2413 | www.converteraccessory.com Circle 405 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Reuse Cores, Recycle Scrap The Safe-Slab Core Recycler ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, ... starting a new core — possibly tens of new cores — the slitting process has many stops and starts. This can lead to a good amount of process time spent in accelerating and decelerating. During rapid ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... Air Shaft Allows Fast Response The Model D5 differential air shaft offers a core-slip design that enables a faster response to slit recipe changes and improves efficiency and accuracy in high-volume operations, ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... a global economic downturn, and the need to maintain profitability and satisfy an ever-more-demanding customer base. Corey M. Reardon is president and CEO of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Amsterdam, Netherlands, ...

What's New Products: Februar

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... energy and allows for an energy innovation credit in the Wal-Mart Scorecard. Available in one or two-side sealable versions and is FDA-compliant for all food types. ◆Ampac Flexibles | 513-671-1777 | ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, ... speed and torque control. Other features include core or coreless winding, unwinding, variable speed, positive speed, and tension control. Daven Industries | 800-834-8848 | www.davenindustries.com  ...