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Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... Melissa Lang, vice president, said. “Our FDA compliant web cleaning sleeves slide over an existing idler roller to add highly effective contact web cleaning with seamless, non-scratch benefits to eliminate ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Surface Prep)

October 19, 2023, ... the web because this is where the charge is deposited by touching the dryer idler rollers. ESFM reading E3chill in Figure 2 tells us if the chill roll adds a significant amount of static charge to the ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Static-Beat)

October 08, 2023, ... the web because this is where the charge is deposited by touching the dryer idler rollers. ESFM reading E3chill in Figure 2 tells us if the chill roll adds a significant amount of static charge to the ...

Unwind and Rewind Web Guides

(Web Guiding)

July 30, 2023, ... using an actuator. A web edge sensor, installed on the fixed machine frame, is usually placed just downstream of the last idler that shifts with the unwind stand. The sensor’s feedback is used to move ...

Automating Static Control with Online Monitors

(Static-Beat)

June 11, 2023, ... density on the exposed surface of the web wrapped on a grounded idler roller. An ESFM respond to the sum of the charge densities on both sides of the web.1 Online electrostatic voltmeter (ESVM) V1unw-back ...

Static Control for Dryers Prevents Ignition

(Static Elimination)

May 21, 2023, ... idler rollers. These low-wrap rollers can deposit significant amounts of charge on webs. No static charges are deposited on the web in air flotation dryers because there are no idler rollers. The fast ...

Static Control for Dryers Prevents Ignition

(Static-Beat)

May 15, 2023, ...  The second objective for dryer static control is to neutralize the static charges on webs exiting dryers. I have measured high static charges on webs exiting dryers caused by touching the dryer idler ...

Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... with an actuator. A sensor is installed on the fixed machine frame and is typically located just downstream of the last idler that shifts with the unwind stand. The feedback from the sensor is used to ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... cleaning. Identify items to do during short downs, at shift change, weekly, monthly and during PMs. Clean idlers, bow rolls, nips, drums, kitchen rails and linear bearings. Spin each roller by hand, note ...

The Leader in Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 06, 2023, ... to apply all material types. Our experienced team of engineers is available for design and CAD Drawing assistance. Whether you need a new live/dead shaft, idler, bowed, heat transfer, and more, we can ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... and manufacturing load cells, amplifiers, display indicators, closed-loop controllers, pneumatic brakes and idler rolls.  DFE tension systems deliver improvements in material processing productivity and ...

Best Practices in Web Guiding

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2022, ... (line/object guiding). Unwind guiding Best practice for unwind guiding places the sensor just after the last shifting idler roller with sensor(s) in the first 1/3 of the exiting web span. If using ...

Static Measurements Guide Problem Solving

(Surface Prep)

May 15, 2022, ... flow in your operation. Use the handheld electrostatic fieldmeter (ESFM) in Figure 1 to read static on a web span midway between two idler rollers. The electrostatic fieldmeter responds to all of the static ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

May 11, 2022, ... properties?  Are they linear or non-linear?  Do you make or convert scratch-sensitive films? If so, do you know the five coefficients of friction (COF): web to idler, web to driven roll, web to nip roll, ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2022, ... Are they linear or non-linear? Do you make or convert scratch-sensitive films? If so, do you know the five coefficients of friction (COF): web to idler, web to driven roll, web to nip roll, web to winding ...

Taking Control of Static

(Surface Prep)

February 13, 2022, ... higher on the list charges positively after it touches and separates from a material lower on the list. For example, when a polypropylene web touches an aluminum idler roller, which is typically covered ...

Martin Automatic at ICE Europe 2022

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2022, ... its original, and in many cases, patented designs, such as the inertia compensated dancer roller and, the Airnertia™ idler roller, which offers high-frequency response to speed changes in processes running ...

Martin Automatic – Essential Efficiency for Web Fed Applications

(Coating/Laminating)

January 11, 2022, ... also its original patented designs, such as the inertia compensated dancer roller and the AirnertiaTM idler roller, which offers high-frequency response to speed changes in processes running delicate webs. ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Web Handling)

January 10, 2022, ... idler rolls. DFE tension systems deliver improvements in material processing productivity and reliability, helping to reduce waste and operating costs. Industries such as flexible packaging, paper, film, ...

The Leader in Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

(Web Handling)

January 10, 2022, ... capability to apply all material types. Our experienced team of engineers is available for design and CAD Drawing assistance. Whether you need a new live/dead shaft, idler, bowed, heat transfer, and more, ...