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WestRock Plant Saves $100,000+ in First Year by Going Green

(News | New Products)

May 10, 2023, ... ABC and AIC (automatic impression cylinder cleaner) systems to Baldwin’s PREPAC®, which was the first such conversion of its kind. The conversion proved to deliver a faster wash, lowest start-up waste, ...

Baldwin Invites Printers to “Stack Their Tech” for Higher Quality, Efficiency and Sustainability at Graphics Canada

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2023, ... #5176. Solutions to be discussed at Graphics Canada will include corona surface treatment systems, automated cylinder cleaning systems, LED-UV curing, roto-spray systems, and technologies for color management ...

Baldwin Invites Converters to Push Speed, Dose, Power and Scalability Boundaries at Converters Expo

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 11, 2023, ... system, we can customize a solution that meets or exceeds converters’ UV-LED needs.” Rounding out Baldwin’s comprehensive technologies for converting are automated cylinder cleaning systems, corona ...

Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... to have a natural frequency between 8 Hz to 15 Hz. Actuator Type Legacy actuators for unwind and rewinds were hydraulic and at times pneumatic cylinders. However with the advances in controls and drives, ...

Treat. Cure. Clean. Repeat… With Baldwin at ICE Europe 2023

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2023, ... at ICE will include corona surface treatment systems, automated cylinder cleaning systems, LED-UV curing, roto-spray systems, and technologies for color management and defect detection. Common to all the ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... PLC tags for process variables. Use trend charts to document shifts in process capability (Figure 4). Establish required preventative activities for weekly, monthly and annual checks. Check cylinders ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ...  One should calculate tension if no load cells are in place. For a dancer system, solve for the force in the plane of the web based on cylinder area, air pressure and mechanical geometry. In order to ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ...  One should calculate tension if no load cells are in place. For a dancer system, solve for the force in the plane of the web based on cylinder area, air pressure and mechanical geometry. In order to ...

The Pros and Cons of Flexo vs. Gravure Printing

(Print)

October 16, 2022, ... but two of the more popular techniques are flexographic printing and gravure printing. Both technologies involve the creation of printing sleeves, cylinders and plates, and both can perform long-run, ...

SOMA partners with H2 Flexo Services to provide parts warehousing and customer support in U.S.

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2022, ... laminators and slitter rewinders, has announced that it is employing the assistance of H2 Flexo Services (glcylinders.com/h2-flexo-services/) as its U.S. parts warehouse and back-up customer support center. ...

AIMCAL posts agenda for 2022 R2R USA Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 30, 2022, ... Ready for 2025, Challenges Involved When the Carton Serves as the Primary and Secondary Package, and Reinventing Gravure through Greener Cylinder Technologies. Networking breaks and receptions in the ...

Static Dissipater Installation Affects Performance

(Surface Prep)

August 21, 2022, ... 4 below the static dissipater. The line becomes the center of a cylinder that expands out until it touches the dissipater. So, the radius of the cylinder will be gap G. This cylinder must be empty for ...

Precision Anilox are the Foundation of the Printing Process

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

June 12, 2022, ... the anilox is a method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexographic printing plate. An anilox can be a solid cylinder or sleeve and is coated with an industrial ceramic. The surface is then ...

Eliminating Bounce

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

May 22, 2022, ... They include working with designs or imposing plates to reduce the effect of bounce, or experimenting with tape, the plates or anilox. Some people even suggest that special cylinders will help reduce bounce ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... selection is contingent on much more than just the physical fit. Different coating methods can be deployed depending on the intended result: Gravure coating utilizes engraved cylinders that apply a specific ...

How tesa’s Single-use Tape Offerings Can Improve Printing Operations

(Coating/Laminating)

February 20, 2022, ... adhesive packages bond to sleeves, cylinders, and plates as securely as possible during printing, eliminating edge lift and air bubbles. And, when the job is done, tesa® Softprint removes easily. Since ...

IPCO Steel Belts for High-Speed, High-Precision Digital Printing

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2022, ... actuation cylinders with contact-free optical sensors to deliver rapid system reaction times and correct belt positioning. The compact unit also serves as a powerful and effective tensioning system. IPCO’s ...

CMYKHUB of Australia Chooses the Insignia7H by Rollem to Give 400 Percent Uptake on Previous Die Cutting Technology

(News | New Products)

December 19, 2021, ... cutting die, a “blank” lower jacket is wrapped around the lower cylinder and acts as the cutting surface for the upper die. This setup allows for cost savings on tooling when producing straight die cut ...

A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications

(Surface Prep)

November 28, 2021, ... via smooth roll, gravure cylinder, Meyer rod, spray coating, or a flexographic printing press. Also, knowing whether the primer will be applied inline or offline may also play a part in your primer selection. ...

Web Guides: The Evolution of Monitoring and The Need for Knowledge

(Web Handling)

October 17, 2021, ... cylinder as an actuator for applications that require higher amounts of thrust (wide web applications, terminal guides and some older narrow web guide systems).  The advances in electromechanical actuators ...