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Enercon Webinars to Cover Treating & Web Handling

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... and how extruders and converters can improve their success in corona treating these materials. In flexible packaging as well as other applications, these thin films are exposed to challenging mechanical ...

Eastman Heads Effort for Recycling Solutions to Full-Wrap Label/PET

(Shrink Sleeves)

February 04, 2013, ... removing the label from the end product prior to reclamation. Among the 30-member consortium members* presently involved, one can find consumer goods manufacturers, resin producers, film extruders, print ...

What do Kerite, UMASS-Lowell, Malloy, Womer and Glycon Have in Common?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 17, 2013, ... old friends, and even to listen to several speeches. As one enters the building, the first thing seen is the extruder history display (below) assembled by Prof. Robert Malloy, with the help of several ...

Next Generation Films Adds W&H Blown Film Lines

(Film Mfg.)

January 03, 2013, ... VAREX now being installed has a 110-in. working width, grooved feed extruders (90.30/120.30/90.30D), Optifil P2 gauge control system, MULTICOOL air ring and a 27.5-in. Maxicone C die. The line to be ...

Sigma Buys New Gloucester Film Line

(Film Mfg.)

December 19, 2012, ... cast film line is a turnkey production cell and includes an Extrol control system with Automatic Profile Control Software, Contracool extruders with complete auxiliaries (central vacuum material loading ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, ... stoppages, either planned or unplanned. I asked the operator to clean the die to remove the carbon, and all he really did was remove the molten carbon.  Ah ha!!!  The extruder therefore really hadn' ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, With a new four-extruder coex sheet line, a medical tubing line, and more, Davis-Standard makes its Technical Center even more technical   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard is adding capabilities to ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... same direction as the polymer is flowing. When you apply mayo to a sandwich with a bread knife, you are generating shear force. A common example in plastics is the force applied by the flights of an extruder ...

Aladdin Temp-Rite Improves Sheet Process with Davis-Standard

(Flexpack)

September 04, 2012, Thermatic extruder improves processing rates by 30% PAWCATUCK, CT | The addition of a Davis-Standard extruder has strengthened production for leading healthcare foodservice supplier Aladdin Temp-Rite. ...

Sigma Plastics Adds Capacity at ISO Poly Films

(Film Mfg.)

August 27, 2012, ... from Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) for its facility in Gray Court, SC. Installation is scheduled for early 2013. The 3-layer VAREX has a working width of 110 in., grooved-feed extruders (90/135/90.30D), ...

Davis-Standard Seminar Will Address Extrusion

(Extrusion Coating)

August 17, 2012, ... and properties of various polymers and the mechanics of essential downstream processes. Seminar topics include extruder components, temperature control, maintenance, and screw design. In addition to ...

Polymer Industries Adds Davis-Standard Sheet System

(Film Mfg.)

July 09, 2012, ... features an 8-in. (200mm) Thermatic air-cooled extruder, DSB barrier screw with cavity transfer mixer, temperature control panel, screen changer package, and 165-in. (4,191mm) EX-M-PLAR III sheet rollstand ...

Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course

(Coating/Laminating)

May 15, 2012, ... To register, fill out the form at the course website and fax to 978-934-2028. CONTENT Overview of a Typical Extrusion Coating Line: Unwind; Priming; Extruder; Laminating station; Post treating; Winders ...

Maxson Sheeter Is for HIPS Line

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2012, ... of the cutter to increase. Able to run up to 300 fpm (90 mpm), the sheeter follows the extruder’s line speed and with its servo drive system maintains +/- 0.015” (+/- 0.38 mm) cut-off accuracy, company ...

Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... Shields Bag & Printing.  As a custom blown film extruder, Shields Bag extrudes, prints, and converts film for flexible packaging products used in a wide range of industries. The company produces more ...

Controller from Davis-Standard Adds Versatility

(Controls)

March 14, 2012, ... the MESA. The company says the controller combines affordability with full process control for lines with one or two extruders, allowing the operator to make set-point changes, monitor line status, create ...

Featuring More Stars of NPE2012

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2012, ... Solutions for Extruders; Energy-Efficient Servo Pump Technology; and Motion Control Systems for Plastics Machinery. (Visit Booth 4881) • Labtech Engineering, Samutprakarn, Thailand, will show what ...

Plastics Will Star at NPE 2012

(Coating/Laminating)

February 18, 2012, Plastics in its many forms and the equipment used to process it, including extruders, winders, dies, and more, will be on display in April at NPE 2012   WASHINGTON, DC | NPE 2012, The International ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, ... expertise, upgraded a number of components, including the Extrol 6016 with an integrated IBC controller, power and control panels with air-to-water heat exchangers, 4.5-in. 30:1 ContraCool Extruder with ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

(Static-Beat)

January 16, 2012, ... conveyance rollers after each major process. For example, sources of static in a blown film extruder are identified in Figure 1 by taking eight fieldmeter readings. Note that all readings are taken before ...