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New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... features a 3-ton Toggle-Aire press and integrated air feed, with a gear-driven payout system for handling up to five plies of material from five separate reels. (Not exhibiting) Inspect Cut Sheets ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... Roll Deacro Industries, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 905/564-6566; deacro.com The MIR800A multiple individual rewind/slitter has a servo-driven shaftless rewind station for each rewinding roll. Winds as ...

Why Tension?

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... at every undriven roller to keep it turning. Having more than enough driving force from tension, traction coefficient, and wrap angle to overcome a roller’s opposing forces is what I call the Traction ...

New Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... micrometric settings on the platen and the stripping station for quick, precise, easily repeated positioning of the creasing counterparts with the cutting die; and a cam-driven platen system. ERP ...

Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... with all machine idler rolls and driven rolls to ensure proper web handling and control. The web handling principle states a web will seek to align itself perpendicular to an idler or driven roll. This ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... refer to the term "drive." This term is being used as a purely generic term to describe a mechanical device that delivers torque to a roll of material or driven roll(s) in a converting machine. This device ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Tempest jet spray top- or front-loading series of aqueous cleaning units features a load capacity to 2,000 lb and fluid capacity to 500 gal. Has a gear-driven turntable and a mechanical door seal, meaning ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Andy, St. Louis, MO; 636/532-4433; markandy.com Model XP5000 press has what company calls the "next generation of the productivity platform." It features servo-driven print and die-cut stations with electronic ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... double-spindle rewinder on a rotating turret. Each spindle is servo-driven. Reel changes at 200 mpm are achieved with reel diameters to 1,000 mm possible. Allows cutting of very thin films as well as carton ...

At Labelexpo Americas: Gallus Debuts New Developments on Best-Selling Machines to American Market

(Archive)

September 14, 2004, ... productivity and flexibility," adds Gallus. The OEM says the upgraded press version offers a direct servo-driven hybrid-printing unit, which enables converters to utilize flexo and screen within the ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... the desired results or in selecting the best arrangement. Irrespective of selection, it’s standard practice to incorporate driven rolls in all types of machines to maintain control of the web as it passes ...

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 ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... predicts gains will be driven by continued strength in the food and beverages market as well as an improvement in durable goods markets. Gains also will be fueled by the ongoing shift toward greater usage ...

The Mettle of Metallizers

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... plasma treatment (of substrates before processing), has improved metal adhesion and, in turn, driven overall growth, too, says Tony Broomfield, sales manager at General Vacuum Equipment (now part of the ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... support beams without insulating standoffs. Rewinder Lowers Costs Contech, Goddard, KS; 800/961-6449; contech-usa.com Surface-driven rewinder is said to offer the same low-high tension flexibility ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... which the shaft is driven when the clutch is engaged; and Shaft Input models for applications in which a pilot-mounted sprocket or pulley is driven when the clutch is engaged. Installable Sensing Technology ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... DC motor-driven gear pump. Can be used with up to four automatic or handgun electromatic applicator heads and hoses. Pressure is held constant to within ±5% via closed-loop electronic control system and ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ... pacing module are included. Helical gears are featured throughout the press; impression rolls are driven directly by the helical gearboxes, and lineal adjustments are separate from pacing. Each dryer ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... zone, most slitter/rewinders have two or more driven rollers leading up to and through the slitting knives. These rollers typically are driven by one motor through a chain or belt drive. A series of driven ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... are said to offer clean operation, precise control, easy installation, high ROI, increased productivity, and improved quality. Available as pneumatic rodless or electric belt driven models. Change UV ...