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Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... the requirements of various applications. Polyester film has many features, but its general properties can be broken down into four major areas: physical, thermal, electrical, and optical. Be Specific ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

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October 31, 2000, ... die Coating techniques: Doctor blade, two-sided, meyer rod, corona treating Annual sales: Less than $20 million ISO certification: Pending No. of employees: 60 Specializes in electrically and thermally ...

Estimating the Drying Rate of Flexo Ink in the Laboratory

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September 30, 2000, ... laboratories use a conveyer unit equipped with an electrical hot air dryer (similar to a hair dryer) to provide the heat and air flow. The problem with these units is that the samples are printed separately ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

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September 30, 2000, ... that a mandrel under- goes during winding. Dielectric : A material that does not conduct electrical current through its matrix body. However, most of these materials will give up or add surface electrons ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

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September 30, 2000, ... sense from an electrical standpoint and a quality standpoint, but it also sends a message to the employees about how important they are. "When employees can work in an air-conditioned building, or they ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... market for more than 25 years. Founded in 1985, SRS designs and manufactures a family of automatic solvent-distillation systems for a wide range of applications. Mr. Legros holds a degree in electrical ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... of Europe. In Chemosvit's Ukrainian plant, one OPP line produces both BOPP film for packaging and high quality capacitor films for electrical engineering applications. Cast PP is manufactured on a Reifenhauser ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... speeds to 250 fpm. It is equipped with idler rolls and a rubber-covered impression cylinder. The positive paper threading and geared plate cylinder are said to eliminate the need for electrical connections ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, ... - Conductor: A material that can carry electrical current and/or transmit heat energy by conduction to another surface. Contact roll: Referred to as a lay-on roll in certain configurations. This roll ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... Series of electrically released, spring-set brakes are used for power-off load holding or to hold loads in position safely if power or motor failure occurs. Available with torque capacities ranging from ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

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August 30, 2000, ... was extended across the back of the screen stack. Also extended was the unwind electrical harness, using standard cables from Mark Andy. Telstar's screen stack is independently servo-driven, and each ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ...  Because there is no metal-to-metal contact, as in electrically actuated products, air brakes can be run down to as little as 5 rpm. However, they typically cannot handle very low torque values. Keeping ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... the Engineered Coatings Div. "We achieve consistent and very thin coatings at high speeds." She adds that dirt attracted by the electrical charge could be trapped in the coating and cause breaks in the ...

Static electricity can be a very costly problem

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August 31, 1998, Static electricity is described as a nonflowing electrical charge that builds up on nonconductive or ungrounded conductive materials. The most common Static electricity is described as a nonflowing electrical ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... the construction industry, after the war. As the country grew in population, the need for electrical power also grew for new homes and businesses, between cities, and even between continents. Manufacturing ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... Typical encapsulating materials include polyester and Aclar, a flexible thermoplastic copolymer made and sold by Allied Signal. After encapsulation, the lamp is trimmed and electrical terminations (supplied ...

Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system

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June 30, 1996, ... control previously was thought to be available only from DC drives and motors. Because Kanzaki utilizes both DC and AC drives at its Ware facility, chief electrical engineer Chad Sherwood is in a unique ...

Web-guiding systems are tailored to your applications

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May 31, 1996, ... for decades. Type three is called electrohydraulic and uses photo-electric sensing, instead of an air signal. The signal from the sensor is routed through an electrically operated servo valve, and the ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... and electrically, we can take advantage of those opportunities." "Overcapacity in metallizing is the biggest problem facing the industry," says Mary Ann Otto at Scharr, "because it drives prices down. ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

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January 31, 1996, ... ideal web tension level. The Importance of Load Cells This vital sequence of measurement and control originates with the load cells. Their transducers convert tension to electrical signals, and the ...