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IDEAlliance Presents TechWeek Training Event

(News | New Products)

February 15, 2012, ... brings together premedia's best to debate the most pressing subjects in color, content, workflow, and pre-production management and technologies. TechWeek wraps up with XTech 2012, featuring a series of ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... where traditional print is thriving, the commercial realities that printer/owners deal with daily could not be ignored. For example, the digitization of the workflow, plate preparation, and print color ...

Grieve Offers Conveyor Oven

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2012, The 500-deg-F No. 853 electrically heated belt conveyor oven has insulated walls, variable speeds, safety features, and more ROUND LAKE, IL | Grieve Corp. offers the No. 853 500-deg-F, electrically ...

Coating Matters | Down-Web Uniformity

(Coating/Laminating)

January 09, 2012, ... my soap box and preach about flow meters. Since variation in pre-metered coating is a simple two-function equation, and you are already verifying the web speed, the next prong is to verify fluid flow from ...

Coating Matters | How To Select a Fluid Coating Method

(Adhesive Coating)

December 14, 2011, ... determine the fluid coat weight. Roll application requires that the fluid flow between two rotating rolls that dictate the fluid coat weight and the uniformity of the coated fluid across the substrate. ...

Sheeter Allows Production of Preprinted Holographic Material

(Sheeting)

December 04, 2011, ... specification are automatically diverted from the sheet flow to the stacker via a reject gate positioned immediately after the cutter. Contact Brent H. Burdick for further information at 401-596-0162 ...

Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On

(Adhesive Coating)

December 01, 2011, ... width. The die is comprised of steel body sections that house the fluid flow chamber. Slot die coating has four main advantages: Increased production speeds | In slot die coating a positive displacement ...

Static Beat: Beat Winter Static

(Static-Beat)

November 22, 2011, ... your defense against static. Change filters to make sure that the airflow is unimpeded. If your system has a humidifier, service it according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Keeping the relative humidity ...

Two MOCON Products Bundled for Easier Barrier Testing

(Controls News)

November 17, 2011, ... relative humidity method, with "set and go" fast and automatic controls. In addition, the systems feature an automatic flow setting and are designed to protect against over/under pressure and sensor damage. ...

Static causes 6 kinds of waste

(Kelly on Static)

October 27, 2011, ... that are not creating customer value are waste. Here are seven forms of waste: 1. Transportation is moving product without transformation. This is factory lay-out and material flow issue where static ...

Web Lines: Take the Laminator Quiz

(Coating/Laminating)

October 16, 2011, ... its own alignment? 3 pts. 13. If your nip is pressure loaded, do you use flow control to limit the nip closing speed, and does it open during long stop times? 3 pts. 14. Do you consider thermal and ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... and yellow-blue (b) color axes. These three values provide a reliable benchmark through the printing workflow from the package design stage. This is a vast improvement on dealing with emotional, imprecise ...

What the Coating Bead Can Tell You

(Coating Matters)

August 21, 2011, ... The coating bead can tell you a lot of what is going on in the fluid as it moves away from the coating head. If the coating bead is too large, you will observe the fluid dripping back into an overflow ...

CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program

(Trends/Management)

August 16, 2011, ... printing will be reviewed. • Using Offline Finishing to Enhance the Converting Workflow, sponsored by Mark Andy: 10:15 AM—11:15 AM—Presented by: Natalie Menzies-Spradlin, VP, Ample Industries; Michael ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... with speed is complex. At higher speeds, the film drags along more viscous air. This faster air flow increases pressure at the contact line where the film first touches the conveyance roller. The higher ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... conductive layer. To measure the resistance, apply voltage (VAPPLIED) to the ring electrode and detect the current (IMEAS) that flows through the Conductive Layer to the circular Sensing Electrode. This ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... to “think like the ink” and consider what will happen to it as it flows through your process. This is the “forgotten component” in the flexo industry, he says. His presentation covered the four “C's” to ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... and cost of the machine, often to unacceptable levels. Another solution was to use a traditional flowing gas CO2 laser, which made for an even larger and more complex system, negating many of the size, ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... to “think like the ink” and consider what will happen to it as it flows through your process. This is the “forgotten component” in the flexo industry, he says. His presentation covered the four “C’s” to ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

(Static Elimination)

April 30, 2011, ... OH (2001), available at www.Keithley.com. The basic geometry for measuring the resistivity of a sample is in Figure 1. With voltage Vapplied on the Energized Electrode, current flows through the Material ...