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Defining Reliability in Pouch Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 12, 2021, ... run and give us as little grief as possible, converters expect reliability in their equipment. What are some gauges for reliability? 1. The machine should be well-made – designed to provide process ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, Coating, laminating and metallizing are value-added processes that enhance a base web into a higher-value end product. By Lee Ostness, Product Manager – Coating & Drying at Davis-Standard Coating, ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ... Production lines that process films for food, industrial and consumer applications must be equipped to handle lighter gauge materials. Machinery must also address diverse multi-layer structures at higher ...

Rollem Announces Semi-Slitter Installation to Marian Mexico, El Paso, TX to Aid in Production

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2021, ... sensitive adhesives (PSA). With superior stability and control, you can slit any material from fine paper stocks to heavy gauge plastics, with the same accuracy — sheet after sheet. Rollem offers five ...

Troubleshooting Defects in Extrusion Coating

(Coating)

March 07, 2021, ... of any vibration to specific pieces of equipment (e.g., bearings). Machine direction gauge measurements can also be passed through a Fast Fourier Transform to produce a “spectral signature” for the line ...

NDC Technologies’ Partner LIMAB UK Provides Measurement Solutions That Deliver Value to Customers

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2020, ... delivering non-contact, in-process measurement solutions, LIMAB is the official distributor of NDC Technologies’ LaserSpeed Pro length and speed gauges and near infrared (NIR) sensors for the UK, Ireland ...

Davis-Standard’s Packaging Solutions Deliver Consistency and Quality

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, ... waste, stub roll capability and to minimize tail length. Extruder packages offer gauge control and uniformity while allowing flexibility with extruder configuration and screw design. Coaters and laminators ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... fluctuations in temperature and web cooling over chill rolls will affect the web at selected points in the process.  Differences in the film such as gauge band variations will affect the thickness of the ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... structures to two layers, a gauge reduction of almost 50% and a weight reduction of 40%. Efficiency also improves due to fewer roll changes. Designed for dry products, the plant-based material provides ...

Airlite Plastics Expands Capacity with Davis-Standard Sheet Line

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, ... production capabilities at its plant in Nazareth, Penn. with a semi-custom Davis-Standard sheet line. The new line, installed in 2019, supports Airlite’s thin-gauge sheet production for products of various ...

Stronger Together: Davis-Standard and Deacro Converting Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 08, 2020, ... This option is particularly helpful for converters running tension-sensitive materials such as light gauge, extensible films. With auto core placement, the core can be automatically located on the rewind ...

Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film Fights Corrosion While Keeping Packages in Place

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... using state-of-the-art resins, offering superior strength and stretch characteristics. CorPak VpCI Stretch Film delivers puncture resistance and load holding, which allows a user to down-gauge, contain ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... standard machines. Thinner gauge flexible substrates are highly extensible and demand different approaches to processing and settings. If a move over to flexible packaging is embarked upon it essential ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... and an intuitive control package. The system is engineered for producing thin films from 7.8μ to 13μ (31-to 51-gauge) at high speeds. Extrusion Coating – Davis-Standard offers a comprehensive equipment ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... machines, components, gauges, controllers, inline web inspection and myriad other installations are targeted to converting substrates with productive and quality outcomes. Some examples: Versatile ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... was too short. In our Autoflex die, we optimized the lip land to control the product profile and manage die pressure.” At startups, the rapid gauge profile adjustment provided by the Autoflex system ...

TeraHertz (THz) Inline Measurement System: Indev-ACT

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2019, ... polymer thickness measurement. The TeraHertz system contrasts with most web gauges that rely on measuring the absorption from an energy source through a product. Instead THz measures the speed of light ...

LP Series Low Profile Pancake Load Cell: Montalvo

(News | New Products)

May 08, 2019, ... requiring high performance, high quality tension measurement signal. Built with a full bridge foil gauge, the LP Series is available in three sizes, each with multiple bearing options for a wide range ...

Indev-ACT Debuts its New Products at ICE USA 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... weight sensor in booth #623 at ICE USA 2019. This direct coat weight measurement eliminates multiple scanners, inter-gauge coat weight calculations, complex calibrations and multi-scanner sensor alignment. ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... control package. The system is engineered for producing thin films from 31-to 51-gauge (7.8μ to 13μ) at high speeds. Davis-Standard’s side-by-side DS S3 overlapping winder is essential to this capability. ...