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Weight Control

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... as part of a process control loop. The hardware cost for in-line gauges is higher then the classical methods of off-line measurement but is justified by cost savings and in improved product quality.  ...

Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ...  One method was the use of feeler gauges. This procedure could not provide the required accuracy, and repeatability was poor due to the subjective variation between users. In addition, the feeler gauge ...

Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... president of Advanz Measurement and Controls Systems, Dayton, OH. “In high speed processes and for lightweight materials, the beta gauge is the most preferred at this time,” he says. “Gamma is better for ...

Tension Control

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ...  These applications do not require heavy-gauge foil; in fact, the opposite is true. According to Long, the thinner the better, due principally to the cost advantages of using thin-gauge foils. The operation ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... (MD) grooves, even spiral-cut ones, that are to be used on light-gauge products. Surfaces of this type tend to wrinkle light products, because the MD tension tends to pull the web into the grooves. A knurled ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... The load cell roll is a sensing roll that has strain gauges (or other force-sensitive devices) installed in either the roll mountings or in the roll shaft. Both types of these web tension sensor rolls ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ...  Operating Principle Is Key In all currently used transducers, such as strain gauge and LVDT devices, the signal is induced through some type of physical movement, such as bending, stretching, or ...

Web Guide 101

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 24, 2024, ... rolls act as web benders. They are best utilized with a long lead-in span, such as the exit of an oven or dryer, to prevent wrinkling or deformation of the material. For lighter gauge films, foils and ...

Signode Showcases Transit Packaging Solutions at interpack

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2023, ... stability, reduced contamination, and greater protection between layers of product. Multiple gauges are available to suit a wide range of applications in a variety of industries. For container load securement, ...

Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... to move the carriage as it moves over the linear bearings. A simple spring (push or pull) weight gauge can be used to measure the breakaway force. And most gauges would have a provision to measure the ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... the building roll. Some OEMs do not provide the information required to calculate nip. Pressure in psi or nip loading in percent full scale is not nip load. One may be required to install pressure gauges ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... pressure gauges or take direct measurements with load cells or in line force transducers. Please consider safety when documenting nip load on a commercial winder. Torque Torque is the force that can ...

Specialty Equipment Installation Report: Rollem International’s Semi-Slitter Kiss Cutting System Automates Slitting for Sign and Decal Companies

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2022, ... paper stocks to heavy gauge plastics, with the same accuracy sheet after sheet. With a margin of accuracy within 1/10,000th of an inch and speeds up to 26,000 sheets per hour, the SS guarantees higher ...

NDC Technologies’ Legacy of Delivering Solutions Continues

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2022, ... year. Let me give you a brief product introduction. New Series 9 Converting Gauge We released the new Series 9 on-line gauge for food, bulk industrial material and tobacco processing applications ...

Davis-Standard will promote a range of converting technology at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2022, ... applications. From laboratory-size systems for R&D to five-meter-wide systems for industrial materials, Davis-Standard collaborates with customers to address precision gauge control, splice speed, simplified ...

Davis-Standard Introduces Multiuse XP Express® - AGT Roll Stand

(News | New Products)

February 03, 2022, ... strength resin delivery from die slot to nip and expands the processing of thin gauge sheet. “The XP Express® - AGT is our most versatile and operator-friendly roll stand model yet,” explained Steve ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(Roll Handling)

December 12, 2021, ... went to thinner gauge and with better heat, light, weather and solvent resistance. During the 1960s aluminum foil sheets were down to thicknesses of 0.0008 and 0.00045 in. with polished surfaces. Coatings ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2021, ... went to thinner gauge and with better heat, light, weather and solvent resistance. During the 1960s aluminum foil sheets were down to thicknesses of 0.0008 and 0.00045 in. with polished surfaces. Coatings ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... freight and time savings as well as improved quality control. By printing on a sustainable plant-based substrate, Sunshine reduced the total gauge, size and dimension of the package, eliminating a lamination ...

ExxonMobil Introduces New Series of Low Density ExceedTM XP 7 Performance Polyethylene Grades That Deliver “Never Seen Before” Levels of Performance

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... of processing leads to excellent gauge control and the high elasticity provides forgiveness for less than perfect gauge profile. Manufacturers of collation shrink films can offer customers energy savings ...