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Winding Better Rolls

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May 31, 2003, ... onto the winding roll. Mismanagement of the web's final span before winding is like the poor grocery bagger. A “well-bagged” roll will have less defects such as weave, dishing, telescoping, roll shape errors ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

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April 30, 2003, ... defects. A long web span is an effective sail, fluttering in any ambient airflow. Due to tracking, wrinkling, and airflow sensitivity, I usually recommend keeping unsupported span lengths to less than ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

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April 30, 2003, ... pressure-sensor film has found use in the converting industry include the following: Defects in composition or surface of rollers Lack of parallel operation of rollers Improper crown correction in ...

Cinching Belt Tightening Gone Bad: Part Two

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February 28, 2003, ... some options to change the bond between roll layers. Sometimes the wrong things save you. Hardbands, baggy web, and poor slit edges can prevent cinching. Intuitively, it doesn't seem these defects, which ...

Cinching Belt Tightening Gone Bad: Part One

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January 31, 2003, ... defects fill your cinch sacks and cause you to lose your shirt, join us next month to understand how to eliminate the belt-tightening pain of cinching. Timothy J. Walker has 20+ years of experience ...

Reporter Clips

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January 31, 2003, ... automatic color monitoring and automatic bar code verification. Reportedly, it was evaluated for performance, reliability, effectiveness at identifying various print defects, ease of use, and overall impact ...

Products

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January 31, 2003, ... Zero Defects with New System Futec Europe, Hertfordshire, U.K.; +44 (0) 1442 241700; futec.co.uk F-Max is a 100% surface inspection system that provides image archiving and data collection. The latest ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 31, 2002, ... color measurement method. This is said to result in less material waste and less required makeready time by identifying wrong ink colors/strength, printing defects, and operator errors. Imaging System ...

Canadian Converter: Labelad

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December 31, 2002, ... Toronto, Ont., Canada, the company produces millions of labels a day for its clients. Labelad's ISO-9001:2000 certification reinforces its determination to achieve zero defects and ensure reliable, repeatable ...

Fusion UV Systems Gives Two-Year Warranty

(News | New Products)

December 05, 2002, ... the extended warranty offer leads the industry. "Items manufactured by Fusion UV are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship. Under this new warranty, which was effective June 2002, ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... of coating processes to reduce defects in coated paper products; understanding the bubble behavior of microfoams in spray-applied coatings to broaden application windows of new polymer systems; and solving ...

Differential Rewinding: Part One

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October 31, 2002, ... are causing roll tightness variations. Longer strands or small-diameter rolls need to rotate faster than average to prevent slackness or soft roll defects. Shorter strands or larger-diameter rolls must ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2002, ... resolution of defects identified by 100% print inspection systems. Mfr. reports it eliminates the ongoing costs of double-run inspections, leverages prior investments in all brands of label inspection ...

Retired PFFC Editor Authors Web Handling Guide

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October 29, 2002, ... says the publisher. "Covering web handling fundamentals, process-related technologies, troubleshooting, and solutions, it includes sufficient technical information to identify and correct defects in rolls ...

Five Questions and Answers on Lubrication

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September 30, 2002, ... coating thickness variation. Lack of friction due to lubrication will increase laterally shifting and position error at web guides and winding rolls. Excessive wound-in air may form “soft roll” defects ...

Leading Converter in India Reports Benefits of AVT Investment

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September 02, 2002, ... defects in terms of quality. At the same time, he is not willing to pay more for the product. This cost of quality is what the AVT systems address and not only enable us to meet the quality requirements, ...

Want the Most Out of Your System? Knowledge Is Power!

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August 31, 2002, ... but when it comes to inspection and defect detection systems, industry leaders agree converters must know what they need and what kinds of defects they have before purchasing any type of system. Wayne ...

Products

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August 31, 2002, ... temperature setting, mfr. says. Inspect for Defects on All Printed Materials Advanced Vision Technology Ltd., Hod-Hasharon, Israel; +972 9 761 4477; avt-inc.com The PrintVision/Argus 100% quality ...

Materials

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July 31, 2002, ... such as medical applications; diagnostic devices; and nano, ultra, and micro filtration uses, such as reverse osmosis. In casting applications, product's uniformity is said to result in fewer defects and ...

What's New at Labelexpo America

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July 31, 2002, ... at Labelexpo. Detect Defects with High Sensitivity Nireco America Corp., Port Jervis, NY; 845/856-4053; nireco-web.com The BCON 2000 100% print inspection system examines 100% of web surfaces at production ...