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AVT Showcases PrintVision Helios III System

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

March 17, 2011, ... workflow, from setup through printing to finishing. PrintVision/Helios II can be installed on any press or rewinder and identifies defects on labels as soon as they occur. The system is said to detect ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... be recycled, incinerated, or buried in a landfill. Functionally, p-s labels can have good graphics, but they are subject to defects on the container, such as flagging, wrinkling, and puckering. Container ...

Coating Matters: Don't Blame Chatter on Coating Hea

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... issue is not the coating station itself but the peripheral equipment. So remember to keep your thoughts open and look outside of the coating station when analyzing defects. The root cause may not be ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... causing defects like curl and warp. Just keep the forces of heat and shear on the polymer until the product is in the best shape to settle. Heat and motion do wonders for polymers in process, especially ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... discrete parts to organizational efficiency. The question is: How do you best utilize Six Sigma to reduce web defects? Utilization in the converting industry hinges on applying discrete measures to a ...

Inspect Labels of Many Sizes, Shapes

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

August 31, 2010, ... sizes and shapes of labels on one roll, detecting defects regardless of label contour, size, or color. Visit Booth 319. Rotoflex | 636-681-9179 | www.rotoflex.com Circle 345 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Free Webinar: Common Process Roller Deficiencies

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2010, ... will address the defects that can propagate from roller flaws along with the appropriate corrective action. To register and reserve your seat for this free hour-long webinar, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/442337537 or ...

Flexographic Printing: 9 Shine

(Flexography)

June 30, 2010, ... Corp.-Castle Rock), “The preprint category was a very close decision with several nice jobs. The crispness of the different glasses of beer and the difficulty of keeping the black background clean of defects ...

Nordmeccanica, Dow Hold Earth Day Demos

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2010, ... of Portco Packaging, Vancouver, WA. The afternoon session consisted of demonstrating a lamination of a high-barrier structure with no outgassing-related defects, despite the high lamination speed. Adhesive ...

Laminators Are Reliable, Precise

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2010, ... sections speeds up running, cleaning, and maintaining the machine. Said to offer precise, reliable, and consistent web tension control from the unwinders to the rewinder to avoid the formation of defects ...

Static Beat: Corona Treaters & Ionizers Compared

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2010, To prevent static problems such as coating defects, dust attraction, and sparks, static neutralizers may be installed along the film conveyance path. To prevent static problems such as coating defects, ...

40th Anniversary AIMCAL

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... — Releases the first edition of the AIMCAL Defects Lexicon 2005 — Inaugurates WebHandlingBlog.com, WebCoatingBlog.com, SpecialtyWebCoatingBlog.com, and VacuumCoatingBlog.com 2006 — Adds ExtrusionCoatingBlog.com ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... expand in the coming decade. These systems are needed to determine defects rapidly and accurately on the product as it is coated. It is a necessary technology to improve quality and reduce scrap losses. ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... Training/Tutorials, AIMCAL Jobs, Webinars, Industry Events, and the AIMCAL Defects Library. Links take website visitors to industry publications and trade shows as well as other organizations. Are you ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... also can be used after the inorganic layer has been deposited, so it can protect the freshly deposited layer as well as fill in any defects in the inorganic coating. Continue to page 2 So in the last ...

AIMCAL-PFFC-EMA Host FREE Webinar on Vacuum Deposit Barrier Coatings

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2010, ... why the coatings contain defects and reveal alternatives to reduce the defects. As the biggest problem usually involves pinholes that primarily relate to the quality of the incoming polymer film, the basis ...

AIMCAL & CEMA To Host AWEB Applied Web Handling Conference

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2010, ...  • Is There Any Science for D-bars and Bent Pipes?: Jerry Brown • Wrinkling & Spreading of Wide Webs: Timothy J. Walker • Applied Web Handling & Winding Principles for Troubleshooting Web & Roll Defects: ...

Inspect Any Label

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, ... system delivers process control and quality assurance capabilities throughout entire print production workflow. Identifies defects on labels as soon as they occur, lowering waste and improving quality. ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... and coating passes, but in addition a metallized film's barrier properties also can be increased, as topcoating immediately after metallizing protects the metallized surface from microscratches and defects ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... properties also can be increased as topcoating immediately after metallizing protects the metallized surface from microscratches and defects caused by roller contact and downstream processing. Among ...