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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... continuous edge trim from production lines, granulate the trim, and pneumatically transport the material back to extruders for recycling. GE Plastics Invests In Instrument Management System PITTSFIELD, ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... 160 employees work in three shifts, including 30 in research and development and quality control. Five extruders run in a separate facility for film extrusion. Two Davis-Standard machines produce cast ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ...  their families and do everything just like I am, so I don't know why we should treat them any differently." A Cool Place to Work With a second extruder on order, fast-growing Coating Excellence Internationa ...

A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... or cooling capabilities of a roll used in extrusion operations—polymer type, maximum extruder output, melt temperature at the die exit, desired temperature off the roll, and specific heat of the polymer. ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... three 60-mm grooved feed throat extruders with the latest variable lead barrier screw technology, Wilson-North says. He adds that a dual-lip air ring is incorporated immediately after the 200-mm, three-layer ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... line at the Svit plant. A total of nine film slitters slit both BOPP and CPP film to the required customer dimensions. LDPE film production is handled by four extruders, including two new Varex blown ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... plastic bags. She explains, "This plant has 14 bag machines, five extruders, and four printing presses, so I buy a lot of stuff. If I'm out of my office for half an hour, there'll be 36 voice messages for ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

(Magazine)

April 30, 2000, ... after roll." One of the space-saving features Glenn appreciates is the 90-deg turn in the very short adapter carrying the melt from the 80 mm, 30:1 air-cooled Contracool extruder to the die. This enables ...

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... we need to replace our rolls, and that can mean up to four hours of missed production time." The Black Clawson Model 400 water-cooled extruders sit on an x-y-z carriage base, which enables in-and-out, ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... to ISMA's portfolio of laminates. Adjacent to ISMA's printing and laminating department are the extrusion facilities, featuring five extruders: two from Dolci (Milan, Italy), two from Ciola, and one from ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... located in Votorantim (S.P.) and Natal (R.N.), contains the most modern extruders, thermoformers, and printers and produces plastic packaging for margarine, drinks, ice cream, and food service applications. ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... is adding a Graceland Engineering hole detector to the line. "We've had some issues with holes in the paper," says Nowak. "Our thinking has always been if a hole went through our extruder, it would break ...

Getting the most value from your extrusion coater.

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November 30, 1996, ... interface. The PC3000 controls the extruder and die temperatures, monitors melt pressures, and provides an interface to the drive system. Precise temperature control of the barrel and die zones is achieved ...

EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... and other workers who have the power to translate it into educated decisions and real process improvements. Partners in the DfE Flexography Project include: California Film Extruders and Converters ...

Bagmaking machines adapt to conquer new markets.

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July 31, 1996, ... but one thing hasn't changed: the continuous demand for ever-increasing line speeds. "Today, extruders are producing film at 300 to 350 feet per minute," says Baier, "and everybody wants bagmaking machines ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ...  The Yellow Jacket lines are supplied complete, including extruders, reconfigurable feedblock combining adaptor, flexible lip flat die, cast film takeoff with chill roll, air/vacuum knife, edge pinning, ...

Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... preparations for a press or laminator. Male employees wearing dangling neckties frequently bent next to the nip rollers of an extruder that was running at 500 fpm. Other instances that come to mind include ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

(Magazine)

November 30, 1995, ... adhesive flow from the coater extruder head is determined by the adhesive pressure applied by the adhesive supply unit pump, and the thickness and width are determined by the pattern insert located in ...

Die-cutting developments continue unabated.

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September 30, 1995, ... high speed, we can build machines that run at 800 feet per minute. On the other hand, an extruder will need something much slower, and we can build a machine that operates as slowly as three feet per minute. ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... -laminated PE and oriented polypropylene products. Ultima Poly Extruders also extrudes, prints and laminates PE and PP in Barbados. The Dominican Republic (pop. 8 MM) has a flex-pack industry estimated ...