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Converting Machinery Leadership for Better Processing

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 10, 2022, ... machinery line-up include the DS Activ-CheckTM and CHP extruder for extrusion coating applications. The DS Activ-CheckTM exemplifies the value of digital transformation by using systems and strategies ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Coating/Laminating)

December 19, 2021, ... expertise using paper, poly and nonwovens to produce “Super Material ™”. Mid South Extrusion produces polyethylene films in mono and multi-layered structures for printing and converting. Eight-color printing, ...

Kasie Fairbarn Joins Windmoeller & Hoelscher as Product Sales Manager

(News | New Products)

December 13, 2021, ... and craftsmanship that goes into manufacturing world-class extrusion lines,” said Fairbarn. Fairbarn comes to W&H from PAXXUS, Inc., a supplier of engineered flexible materials for the healthcare market, ...

Davis-Standard’s Compact CHP Extruder Delivers Big Performance

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2021, Davis-Standard is pleased to introduce a new compact extruder engineered for extrusion coating applications – the CHP. Davis-Standard is pleased to introduce a new compact extruder engineered for extrusion ...

Davis-Standard’s SHO (Super High Output) Offers Next Level Groove Feed Performance

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2021, ... section and high-performance, energy-efficient DSB® barrier screw. This is especially beneficial for high-viscosity HDPE applications such as pipe extrusion, where lower melt temperatures, reduced power ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Converting Perspectives)

November 28, 2021, ... expertise using paper, poly and nonwovens to produce “Super Material ™”. Mid South Extrusion produces polyethylene films in mono and multi-layered structures for printing and converting. Eight-color printing, ...

Q&A Know Your Films!

(Surface Prep)

November 21, 2021, ... all plastic film intended for packaging is surface treated at extrusion, but films change over a period of time, and under different storage or transport conditions, and even from roll to roll of the same ...

Looking for Custom Converting Solutions?

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 10, 2021, ... targets. New pouch formats often require combining several different resin grades to achieve desired barrier properties, toughness, sealing characteristics and clarity. Multi-layer film extrusion capabilities ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

September 08, 2021, ... can detect periodic, wildly fluctuating moisture values that can cause extrusion processes to go out of control. Because moisture control and temperature are closely linked, smart moisture meters also ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, ... down the web speed in order to affect the amount of coating delivered to it. A typical example of this is extrusion coating. Again, as in the previous two example, today’s drive and control systems ...

Pregis Joins the Flexible Packaging Association

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... film extrusion operations, the time was right to become an active participant in this long-standing and prestigious association,” said David Timm, president, Pregis’ performance flexibles operations. Pregis ...

Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... for? C:lark:  There are numerous applications where static controls are most useful…from extrusion and winding of converted films, to printing and binding of products. It would be difficult to find an ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... its surface energy. In fact, films that are not corona treated at the time of extrusion may never be receptive to future corona treatment. (Spoiler alert: If you plan on converting films, always buy pretreated ...

Davis-Standard to Market Fabric Coating Innovation at Techtextil North America

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... fabric coating applications as well as high-value engineered textile composite applications. This includes extruders, controls, feedscrews, unwinds and winders, laminators, extrusion coaters and web handling ...

The IQ Power to Control Static

(News | New Products)

June 13, 2021, ... quality. Common critical converting process affected by static include extrusion, web cleaning, laminating and coating, winding and rewinding, and roll-to-roll changeover, to name a few.  In a time when ...

Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable, Coated Lidding Film Ahead of the Proposed UK Plastic Packaging Tax

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2021, ... its first sustainable, multi-substrate, heat sealing lidding film. Developed and manufactured in house, Starlid GPE-CL is an extrusion coated lidding film specifically formulated and processed on Sappi ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, Maximizing the productivity, versatility and profitability of an extrusion coating and laminating line is the goal of every flexible packaging film producer. By R. Duane Smith, Process Manager, Web ...

Griff Adds Slitting Capacity to Contract Converting Facility

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2021, ... add equipment to its operations. On the heels of just adding new extrusion and slitting equipment to its graphic vinyl operation and two new coating lines to its silicone coating operation, Griff continued ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

April 21, 2021, ... capability detected periodic, wildly fluctuating moisture values that caused their extrusion process to go out of control.  After investigation, it was determined that the manufacturer’s electrical circuits ...

Exhibitor Sneak Peek - Davis-Standard

(Exhibitor Sneak Peek)

March 14, 2021, ... 2021 – Booth #SU7478 Davis-Standard, LLC is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology. Davis-Standard systems encompass over 11 product ...