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Maxson Sheeters Offer Continuous Run Feature

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2014, ... to safely enhance productivity.  At a preset count, the sheeter automatically ramps down to a reduced speed. At the same time, the high and low speed tape sections of the sheeter accelerate clearing ...

Label Vision Systems Offers New Bar Code Verifier

(Label/Tape)

June 29, 2014, ... reports the release of the INTEGRA 9580 handheld linear (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) bar code verifier.  This high-performance solution for off-line bar code verification to ISO/IEC standards features ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has ...

Masterwork Graphic Equipment Offers New Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

June 14, 2014, ... to be controlled accurately. Company says continuous feeding is aided by the high level of automation, with sheet detectors and control devices reducing waste, and the stripping unit is equipped with ...

Avery Dennison Shows Off Graphic Solutions

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... said to meet both everyday and special needs, including products that can adhere even to plastic or rough surfaces. New product MPI 3010 was a highlight of company’s self-adhesive digital imaging films. ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ... production of bags and sacks, but in specific applications other plastic films, woven plastic bags, and paper reach higher market shares. This new study mainly considers carrier bags, garbage bags and ...

Clear Lam Packaging Wins DuPont Award

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2014, Earns silver award for Fisher Roasted Party Peanuts PrimaPak ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Clear Lam Packaging has received a Silver Award for packaging excellence from the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation ...

Is There a Doorman at Your Winder or Do You Let Just Any Web Get In?

(Web Handling)

May 15, 2014, ... roll or rubber roller covering can forgive. Wrinkling–Nipped processes are always sensitive to baggy and skewed webs, especially when tension isn’t high enough to pull out the extra length. Spreading ...

Integrated Systems Design Aids Materials Handling

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2014, ...  Company says its solutions focus on providing space savings, increased productivity, reduced labor, higher accuracy, and system flexibility to change as an operation's activities change in the future. ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... normal ranges, increase to 20 RPM, then to 30 RPM.  You should have a good steady stream of molten resin coming out of the die at this time.  If motor amps surge or are too high, investigate and solve ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... telescoping is in your future (or present). Air management is critical in high speed winding. Get enough air out to have friction between layers, but don’t take it all out, since entrapped air helps hide ...

Faustel Adds Yokogawa Gauge to Battery Electrode Coating Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2014, Gauge monitors coating thickness reportedly allows line to run faster, meeting higher production demands with improved production efficiency   GERMANTOWN, WI | Yokogawa announces the inclusion of ...

Derprosa BOPP Film Made to Fight Bacteria

(Materials)

April 12, 2014, ... to kill 99.9% of bacteria that come into contact with the film. There are two different films available: • DF301 is a transparent film with a high bacteria spectrum said to offer the best anti-bacterial ...

Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, ... a profile stack server. The system is equipped with various functions provided for the battery electrode process, including high-speed and high-precision synchronization scanning, automatic identification ...

Flint Group Announces New Digital Plate

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2014, The nyloflex ACE UP Digital high-durometer flexo plate, suited for use with water-based inks, is said to provide excellent ink transfer   STUTTGART, GERMANY | Flint Group Flexographic Products announces ...

Jay Leno To Perform at PACK EXPO Intl. 2014

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2014, ... of training and development, introduced a panel that included Brian Ormanic, ARPAC; Matt Jones, Dorner Mfg. Corp.; Mike Brancato, KHS USA, and Jacob Ertel, a senior at Arrowhead High School. They provided ...

Dura-Fibre Folding Carton Board Called Alternative to Mini-Flute

(Carton Box)

March 03, 2014, Heavyweight laminated board is said to eliminate the need for converters to outsource and to produce higher quality as well   MENASHA, WI | Dura-Fibre says its heavyweight folding carton line presents ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, ... of Optimation Technology Inc. (formerly the winding and web handling corporate expert at Kodak) on understanding bagginess in films and foils. It is truly a highly complicated defect, but it's one that ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, ...  Holography plays an important role in packaging as manufacturers face the challenge of capturing customer attention by giving products a highly distinctive decorative edge over competitors. Here are ...

Maxson Offers Feature to Reduce Set-Up Time

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2014, ... stacker’s jog box at the same time the overlap carriage is positioned for a new cutoff.  On a high-production sheeter, the cut packets are shingled in the delivery system with a high-speed and low-speed ...