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Clifton Packaging Installs AVT PrintVision/Argus

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2014, ... including misprints, color variations, plate problems, hazing, mis-registration, spots, and splashes. The system then tags and tracks found defects for downstream removal. During production and throughout ...

AWA to Offer Manual for Heat Shrink Sleeve Labels

(Label/Tape)

June 18, 2014, ... shrink conditions • Coefficient of friction of printed surfaces • Label sizing and shrink percentages • Common sleeve label defects This 1st edition contains nine test methods, and AWA says it ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... The criteria that bubble to the surface focus on increased coating speed, thinner coating, more simultaneous layers, reducing defects, and increasing yield. With this multidisciplinary industry, coating ...

eltromat Upgrades Inspection System

(Controls)

June 09, 2014, ... of any information takes place, which leads to a much better resolution and a more brilliant image quality, company says. In addition to print inspection, twin_check 2.0 also supports locating defects ...

Globe Trekking Adventures in Web Handling, Winding & Slitting

(Web Handling)

June 02, 2014, ... many converters as they are more prone to defects related to deformation or buckling during in handling or winding. This seminar will review the common web handling problems with examples of their diagnosis ...

Streak Formation

(Mark's Coating Matters)

May 13, 2014, Streak formation is misunderstood and misdiagnosed in the world of coating.  Understand how streaks are formed and how to eliminate them.   Streak defects are one of the most common coating defects ...

Seminars for Engineers Releases Survey

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2014, ... said they wished their companies offered more opportunities to attend technical seminars/workshops. More/better training would result in improved productivity, according to respondents (34%), fewer defects ...

Agglomerates

(Mark's Coating Matters)

April 23, 2014, ... get stuck in narrow gaps or cause coating defects. Why is this such an issue? If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | Agglomerates," click ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... can be hard to quantify (buckling, bagginess). Roll and web quality can be highly dependent on crossweb thickness profile. Many winding defects have at low occurrence rates (sometimes less ...

Sun Chemical Offers Online Troubleshooting Guide

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2014, Guide is designed to help customers identify and resolve common technical defects that may arise during a press run   PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical reports the launch of a new online troubleshooting ...

Coating Tech Institute Offers Slot Die Coating Course

(Coating/Laminating)

March 25, 2014, Topics in the three-day course include fluid coating technology, rheology, coating defects, business, and more   EAU CLAIRE, WI | The Coating Tech Institute is an intensive three-day slot die technology ...

Coating Matters | Under Pressure: The Damage Stress Can Do in Fluid Coating

(Coating Matters)

March 24, 2014, ... defects in fluid coating. Where does stress come from? What can it do to a perfectly good coating? How do you get rid of it? Now there is the key! To understand how to reduce or eliminate stress, you need ...

OneBoxVision Offers Inspection System

(Controls)

March 05, 2014, ... processor or separate camera, and configurable Vision Builder software enables engineers to set up reliable applications. No programming is needed. System can be configured to find defects or make measurements ...

Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times

(Slit)

February 04, 2014, ... to line speed without an intermediate speed. The extra time at low speed and inertia upsets of speed changes will create undesired tension variations and roll defects. The target accelerations rate ...

On Print | Digital Printing: New Year Resolution

(On Print)

January 19, 2014, ... resolution is assessed visually, and recorded as the size at which text is readable and free of artifacts or defects of concern in the application. It may vary with font, and as differences in font size ...

Coating Matters | Intermittent Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 16, 2013, ... be coated—as long as it is a rectangle! In the start-up and stop flow analysis, the challenge is to reduce waste and defects associated with the transition from fluid flow to not. The considerations ...

Maxson Reports Dust Removal Design for Sheeters

(News | New Products)

December 08, 2013, ... dust at the slitters, reportedly ensuring the cleanliness of sheeted stock and minimizing “hickies” (dust-related defects) at the printing press. Suction is applied at the point of slitting removing any ...

AIMCAL Honors Technical Presentations

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 18, 2013, ... “Characterization of Typical Process Defects Found on an Industrial R2R Metallizer” by Lyndon Harland, Bobst Manchester. For more on the winners, see the article by Yolanda Simonsis. CONTACT ORGANIZATION ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... and contributes to the removal of streak defects in the coated product. Streaks are caused when gels (solid particles) get stuck in the feed gap of the die and cannot escape. The rod intersects the roll ...

Visualization for Improved Coating Performance

(Mark's Coating Matters)

October 17, 2013, A good theoretical understanding of flow dynamics can reduce the time spent to identify the origination of coating defects. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his Coating ...