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Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 2

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2017, ... Part 3 of this series, we’ll look at more remedies for these CD buckling defects, moving outward from the core. Web handling expert Tim Walker, president of TJWalker+Assoc., has 25 years of experience ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, Cross direction buckling defects have many names, but they all share one common mechanism. Cross direction buckling defects have many names, but they all share one common mechanism. Cross direction ...

Atlas to Launch Inspection Rewinders

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2017, ... to stop the slitter and increasing the slitting efficiency and slit quality. Identifying defects in the web can be done either by a fully automatic 100% inspection system, manually using stroboscopic ...

AWT Labels Adds W&H Miraflex Press

(Print)

February 08, 2017, ... provide automated sensing of visual defects while printing. The press can accept roll widths from 31.5 in. to 52 in. and can print an image up to 50 in. wide. The large repeat capabilities up to 31.5 in. ...

Grafikontrol Talks About US Success

(Controls)

December 11, 2016, ... a system that allows printing and lamination waste/defects to be traced throughout the roll production process all the way to the packaging stage. PROCHECK, for which a patent application has been filed, ...

Goebel IMS & Achenbach Buschütteen Offer Foil Slitter

(Slit)

December 05, 2016, ... and high flexibility. In addition, any remaining stock and coiled material remnants on rolls can be processed. The NovaSlit S can be used for foil inspection to detect flatness or other defects. If necessary, ...

Coating Matters | Pre-Metered Fluid Flow Analysis with Computational Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

November 27, 2016, ... for stable flow. Internal flow conditions that cause defects. Coating window determination and when defects occur. Start and stop phenomenon. A computer model does better with boundary conditions, ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, ... allows the fluid to displace the air on top of the substrate without coating defects.   So how much pressure variation will create a better coating? Well there is an equation for that: μ = viscosity ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... into place as a web coated product. If the surface energy of the substrate and the surface tension of the fluid is not a good match, this air removal won’t happen and air-based coating defects occur. This ...

AVT Lists Launches for Labelexpo Americas

(Controls)

August 24, 2016, ... production workflow, including the identification of specific defects such as missing nozzles, ink dripping spots, and color changes as soon as they occur. The result, company says, is reduced waste, enhanced ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for Baggy Webs

(Web Handling)

August 16, 2016, ... longer lanes. When tension does not pull out the bagginess, baggy webs wrinkles at nearly any nipped roller process. Bagginess can contribute to other defects, including coating thickness variations, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... Supports identification of defects such as missing nozzles, ink dripping spots, and color changes as soon as they occur. Will feature the Helios S Turbo system, which is integrated into the HP Indigo 8000 ...

Global Graphics to Show Software Service

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2016, ... also be applied to existing presses to overcome common quality issues, such as poor quality barcodes or small text, or defects caused by mottling and chaining. “We’ve been working with several manufacturers ...

Colbert Welcomes Bobst and Ryobi Equipment

(Die-Cutting)

July 14, 2016, ... line during the gluing process.  ACCUCHECK is able to identify a variety of physical defects on printed cartons, including color variation, missing or incorrect text, inaccurate die-cuts, surface scratches ...

QuadTech Inspection System Called Intuitive

(Controls)

July 05, 2016, The modernized 100% Inspection System reportedly sets a new standard for fast, easy detection of print defects SUSSEX, WI | QuadTech announces a new Inspection System for packaging and converting printers, ...

BST North America to Debut Inspection System

(Controls)

June 22, 2016, ... at running speeds to 820 fpm (250 mpm), and will perform 100% inspection and identify defects as fine as 0.3mm2 (dependent on web width). Company reports it also will use Labelexpo to demonstrate the ...

Coating Matters | Fluid Delivery System Design for Coating Control

(Coating/Laminating)

May 23, 2016, ... in determining the path of flow control for the fluid. To reduce air defects that occur through air entrainment, make sure the path of fluid flow is always uphill. Any dip in the hose/pipe path is a potential ...

AVT Reports Wide Array of drupa Launches

(News | New Products)

May 07, 2016, ... management. With the new AVT Workflow Link for packaging applications, customers can now control quality downstream from the production process, detecting any defects on press and eliminating them from ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... M6 UV flexo press for folding carton production is said to offer job changeovers in under a minute. Also launching the BOBST DarkNight process said to eliminate most film metallization defects and to produce ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... a structure prior to curing. In other cases, the deformation can provide coating defects. One example of the need to study polymeric flow beyond the simple test methods is roll spatter. If a Brookfield ...