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Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... tension if there is a drive motor on the unwind or for a rewind with a drive motor. Serious injury could result. Tension also can be calculated if you know the model of a brake or clutch and the output ...

Finding Our Footing

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... because he required machine customers to buy rods from him, my father started making rods in the attic of a house he rented. He had left Mayer by this time and was working at General Motors. There is a ...

The Harms of Harmony

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... poor tuning of the motor’s speed control loop or motor cogging, but the mechanical suspects usually are to blame. Assuming we have perfect rotation from motor output, what harmonic trouble can happen ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... machine features a mechanism that allows it to complete bag in one process. Will produce bags in various specifications at a maximum speed of 28 mpm or 150 bags/min. Features two to three more servo motors ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... could be a motor, brake, or clutch. This article is not meant to detail drive mechanisms; instead its intent is to describe the fundamental mechanics of tension control systems. Manual Tension Control ...

P show will meet in Stuttgart, Germany

(Archive)

November 11, 2004, ... The show’s organizers hope that links to an international airport, the motorway, and the international rail network will boost P’s internationalization. At present there is no trade fair that covers ...

Technical Facility

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... (one twin-screw extruder and a single-screw extruder), and four coextruders (one twin screw, three single screw), an in-line coater, and a simultaneous stretching pilot line using advanced linear motor ...

Pilot Line

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... drives and motors and the Poly View Supervisory System for process monitoring and reporting. Krebs believes the machines have been valuable tools for use by Polytype's strategic partners in developing ...

Coating Rods

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... be coated at production speeds. Manual and motor-diven drawdown machines were introduced for the laboratory in the 1980s and 1990s. These use wire-wound rods and allow scientists and technicians to ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... CMOS sensor offering 1.3 million pixel resolution and 24-bit color depth; a split-screen feature; 90-deg image rotation through four positions; and 6x or 10x motorized zoom. Synthetic Paper Tamper-Evident ...

East Meets West - Again

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... while maintaining, most importantly, excellent print quality.” He adds, “In the end, what brought us to KYMC is that all parts can be serviced locally - drives, servo motors, web guides, PLC. KYMC ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... employs industrial PC technology, AC vector motors, and AC vector digital drive systems to produce operating speeds to 600 mpm on a range of products including PE, PP, PET, aluminum foil, and paper. Union ...

Whitlam Label Boosts Variable Printing Skills with Jetrion System

(Archive)

September 21, 2004, ... its customers include General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Ford, as well as many Fortune 100 industrial manufacturers. In addition, the Center Line, MI, USA-based label company was the first manufacturer ...

Aquaflex Introduces Gearless Servo Press at Labelexpo Americas

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... servo technology on narrow to mid-web presses include: Servo motors on the impression cylinder, anilox rolls, and print cylinders enables operators to adjust the press easily. The elimination of open ...

St. Paul Coater Ups Release Liner Production after New Coating Line Install

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... PLC air/IR (infrared) dryer from IR Systems; and Marathon Blue Max inverter duty motors. Rayven says the new line is designed to coat film and paper of various weights, including thin films downs to ...

Tolerance = Tight

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... “more controllable” and far more precise when it comes to overprinting inks in register. In a closed-loop servo drive system, the drives monitor current motor positions, compare them to pre-set positions, ...

Union Industries Orders Nordmeccanica Laminator

(Archive)

August 22, 2004, ... to the OEM, the Super Duplex Compact SL employs industrial PC technology, AC vector motors, and an AC vector digital drive system for production speeds to more than 1,800 fpm (600 mpm). Nordmeccanica adds ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... gidue.com The MR semi-automatic double unwinder helps operator change reels at 30-40 mpm without stopping the press. Includes two unwinders that can be brake- or servo motor-driven, dancer operated tension ...

The Word on Winding

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... control of the winding process with DC digital, AC Vector, or servo motors, improved tension control, better shafting, faster and cleaner transfers, and faster installation and start up. Regional and ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... including serial communication and the ability to control and monitor motor performance remotely. Choke Design Is Reliable ABB, New Berlin, WI; 262/785-8542; abb-drives.com Swinging choke reduces ...