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April 29, 2004, ... line speeds, film gauge, composition, and coatings, company notes, but adds blades significantly outlast conventional blades, reduce costs, and improve safety. With a hardness rating of Rc62, blades are ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... scalartechnologies.com ScalarGauge F is a complete control and management system designed to measure the thickness of very thin coatings applied to plastic film. Noncontact system uses the latest optical ...

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March 30, 2004, ... Salem, IL; 618/548-2600; stanfordproductsllc.com The Model 142 Jr. doctor machine is capable of winding products from light-gauge extensible films to p-s label stock. Available in single-direction or ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... is based on the robust dual-beam design of company's Model C transducer. This strain-gauge tension-measuring device is used in pairs that mount opposed in a machine web path. Has a low profile and user-friendly ...

Success Personified

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... that decision.” One of the big attractions for PPI to the Ro-An equipment has been the vacuum section on its newer machines. “A lot of products we produce get downgauged thinner and thinner. People ...

Materials

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February 28, 2004, ... and superior performance as well as physical protection of the packaged product, company reports. Also said to have superior gauge control and low outgassing and corrosivity. Blend Creates Barrier Material ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... gauge uniformity and streamlined melt flow. Die has a tapered, “sculpted” shape instead of standard block-like configuration and exhibits die-body deflection that is uniform across the width of the die, ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... with enhanced performance features is said to improve soft film processing. Reportedly, H-nip can randomize even the most minor die, air ring, and tower film gauge effects, assuring wound rolls will be ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ...  Three key features increase the amount of control the processor has over coating weight uniformity: Longer lip land lengths provide a significant response to an operator or gauge-control system adjustment ...

The Missing Piece

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... then can be used as a calibration test gauge. Whatever method of volume measurement you want to use, the certified roller would be used to ensure your test device or method is accurate. Yes, roll scopes ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... the need for custom-molded belting. Control Gauge Variations in Blown Film Macro Engineering & Technology Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada; 905/507-9000; macroeng.com The Accupro automatic gauge control ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2003, ... film system. Technical innovations included the Maxicone multi-layer die; the Multicool modular air ring system; the Optifil P automatic gauge profile control; Procontrol window-based touch screen operator ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... roll unit Thickness gauge Winder. Gravimetric dosing is an indispensable component of any state-of-the-art cast film line. Depending on the function of the individual extruders within ...

Coating Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

September 30, 2003, ...  The coater is unable to produce improved quality. New coated structures are more complex — multiple layers, thin coatings, light gauge substrates. High costs due to poor coater yield and ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... bath. Proprietary devices such as water-cooled mandrels can cool the internal film surface. The temperature variation around the tube circumference should not exceed ± 1°C, or the gauge distribution will ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... motor, reducing the tension range for thin-gauge products. Treaters Yield High-Dyne, Long-Lasting Treatment Sigma Technologies Intl. Inc., Tucson, AZ; 520/575-8013; sigma-technologies.com Atmospheric ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... air ring is the automatic model of co.'s WesJet air ring. New design is said to improve air ring control as well as gauge tolerance and yield, without sacrificing rate. Features a simple operator interface ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... enhancing its appeal to converters and end-users alike. Other factors that have contributed to this trend: Cold UV technology has advanced significantly, facilitating the production of thinner-gauged ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... The market also will see a significant jump in down gauging for certain applications that already seem over-engineered in total gauge. The ‘supply chain’ will drive creativity by accessing vantage points ...

Materials

(Materials)

June 29, 2003, ... in all popular gauges and can be produced in sizes to 47 × 80 in. Elastomers Can Be Tailored to Your Needs Kraton Polymers, Houston, TX; 800/4kraton; kraton.com New family of polymers is said to offer ...