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Students Help Pregis Reduce Scrap

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2009, ... up being two prong — a redesigned knife and modifications to the mechanical “fingers” used to advance the web. Dennis Hughes, plant manager, says, “The new knife was installed two months ago and is performing ...

Graphic Technologies Installs Stamping & Folder/Gluer Machinery

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... capabilities that allow job data to be stored and recalled for repeat orders. An integrated quality control system detects folding and gluing issues and automatically ejects non-conforming cartons. Has ...

Reader Reaction: Top Ten Products for Converters

(New Products)

February 28, 2009, ... applications. GPA | 800-395-9000 | www.askgpa.com PFFC-ASAP 321 Antimicrobial Is Highly Effective Innovative antimicrobial differs from other additives of this type in forming permanent covalent ...

How Much Misalignment Is Trouble?

(Web Lines)

January 31, 2009, Shear wrinkles are the most common wrinkle mechanism, forming a diagonal crease and appearing to walk across rollers like an inch worm. The way to create Shear wrinkles are the most common wrinkle mechanism, ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

September 30, 2008, ... or feel of the paper, and are nonfilm forming. Said to deliver maximum performance with a minimal environmental footprint, product meets US EPA 2010/15 PFOA stewardship program. DuPont | 302-999-2826 ...

TAPPI PLACE Conference Promotes Flexibility

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2008, Staying up-to-date on the advances and changes in consumer packaging is a must NORCROSS, GA | Staying up-to-date on the advances and changes in consumer packaging is a must. Without knowing the current ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

June 30, 2008, ... and Graphics Multicheck image inspection solution can verify 100% of the copy and graphics on cartons, labels, and other materials by performing image comparisons, text comparisons, reading and verifying ...

Letter from the Chairman of the Board

(Label/Tape)

May 31, 2008, Seventy-five years ago several prominent members of the tag-printing industry came together to discuss the possibility of forming a trade association, Seventy-five years ago several prominent members of ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... pigment for application on clear films or substrates. Pigment undergoes a color change reaction from white to black, forming a positive image when exposed to a computer-controlled, low-power CO2 laser. ...

Online UV Monitoring and Cure Test Kit

(Archive)

January 06, 2008, ... from the lamp, ensuring the UV incident on the web is monitored. An alarm function is incorporated to signal under performing UV lamps and reflectors. GEW also has launched QuantiCure, a chemical test ...

Products

(New Products)

December 31, 2007, ... switch to a safe position quickly, allowing for certain types of maintenance. Series is intended for use as an alternative control method while performing tasks that are routine, repetitive, or integral ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Technologies APPLICATION: A barcode “data-in-data-out” paradigm can evolve into a transinformative mechanism by using recently developed thermographic printing ink. One such barcode can transforming ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Franklin, MA, to provide a new line of high-performance p-s tapes. Covalence uses APTIV film, made with Victrex’s PEEK polymer, as tape backing material. Two high-performing adhesive systems are available ...

Going Thin

(Slit)

June 29, 2007, ... control are a good option. The term closed loop comes from the fact that the output of the system (tension) is fed back into the input. This enables us to visualize the output forming a continuous path ...

Don't Get Bent out of Shap

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... or a wire. A little bending is no problem, but if you go too far, something will get bent out of shape or break. Bending is defined as deforming a web by shifting it left or right relative to its centerline. ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... to any Ethernet network and use the full range of standard network equipment. This high-performing digital servo drive with a simple, robust motion controller can operate AC servos with AC induction motors. ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... generally will run on existing solvent coating/laminating equipment with minor adjustments. New Gen II water-based technology now will allow converters to replace their higher performing solvent-based ...

Brand Protection with Micro-Dots

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... delivered printing equipment in such a way that it added invisible marks on each printed page. This of course happened without informing the users. The purpose of this hidden marking is to identify the ...

Twist & Shout

(Web Lines)

December 31, 2006, ... excessively high shear, compressive or tensile stresses, and it will shout at you to stop it in the voice of buckling, wrinkles, creases, bagginess, or web breaks. Twisting is defined as deforming a ...

CPP: Season Two

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... subsequent OEE improvements, and technological advantages to performing these capital projects, as well as discuss the many benefits realized from these projects. Wednesday, November 1 Steps Needed ...