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- Controller from Davis-Standard Adds Versatility
- (Controls)
- March 14, 2012, ... the MESA. The company says the controller combines affordability with full process control for lines with one or two extruders, allowing the operator to make set-point changes, monitor line status, create ...
- Static Beat | Control Static at the Corona Treater
- (Static-Beat)
- March 12, 2012, Static from corona treaters can cause several problems, including coating non-uniformities, contamination from dust attraction, and hot rolls at the winder. How can we neutralize static without affecting ...
- WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, ... shifts in printing and die-cutting registration. Disadvantages: Draw control is widely misunderstood, especially their dependence on upstream tension and strain as baseline for draw zone tension. ...
- Tim's Web Lines Blog Starts NO
- (Web Handling)
- February 20, 2012, This month marks the 10th anniversary of Web Lines column by T.J. Walker. Beginning our second decade, we are moving beyond the monthly column to share web handling process knowledge via this blog. I ...
- Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge
- (Web Handling)
- February 14, 2012, ... a vertical span, which will cause the web to track off center more, a roller tram or level error? 13. Web Tracking—Name four mechanisms that will cause the web to track off centerline through a series ...
- Matthews Offers New-Generation Print Control Module
- (Controls)
- February 03, 2012, The Viacode multi-technology print control module provides a scalable, single-source control of multiple printers or production lines PITTSBURGH, PA | Matthews Marking Products is offering a multi-technology ...
- Siemens Extends Toolbox to Include PLC Control
- (Controls)
- February 03, 2012, The Simatic Converting Toolbox, now with a PLC-based control module, allows the integration of converting lines with pre-programmed functions ATLANTA, GA | Siemens Industry introduces the Simatic ...
- Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers
- (Bag Pouch)
- January 25, 2012, ... of a retrofitted blown film line. The project was completed by Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC), Gloucester, MA, which has been supplying Automated Packaging Systems since the 1980s. APS has been designing ...
- Amacoil Drive Nut Offers Backlash-Free Linear Motion
- (Controls)
- January 24, 2012, The Amacoil-Uhing Model RS4 drive nut allows users to change drive nut linear pitch without replacing shafts or adjusting controls ASTON, PA | Amacoil offers the Amacoil-Uhing Model RS4 drive nut ...
- Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls
- (Web Handling)
- January 12, 2012, Get out of the hockey puck business… Hockey pucks. That is one name for the worst case of blocked rolls. You can’t unwind them, so what are they good for? Answer: hockey pucks. Unwinding a roll should ...
- Illig Will Feature Thermoforming Line at NPE 2012
- (Controls)
- December 10, 2011, ... drives and process controlled machine sequences, supported by new equipment groups and control modules. The company says the ThermoLineControl and the control module self-adaptive startup simplify machine ...
- Web Lines | A Rant from Tim Walker
- (Web Handling)
- December 04, 2011, Why don’t equipment suppliers include a display of the process variable that is critical to running successfully? Dear Equipment Builders, I am writing to file a formal complaint. Would you buy ...
- Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain
- (Label/Tape)
- November 10, 2011, ... as challenges due to environmental issues. Sustainability, raw material costs, and the relative use of paper- and film-based liners (http://pffc-online.com/search?searchword=release+liner) were the topics ...
- Kabra Gloucester (India) JV Unveils KAGE 5-Layer Film Line
- (Flexpack News)
- November 01, 2011, ... system on October 11-12 with over 100 attendees on hand to share in the festivities. This first line is described as “fully loaded” with the KAGE brand name referencing film systems manufactured by Kabra ...
- Web Lines: Take the Laminator Quiz
- (Coating/Laminating)
- October 16, 2011, ... area (width x footprint)? 5 pts. 12. Does your nip close in a pivoting motion (as opposed to a linear motion), and do you know if your moving nip roller is self-aligning to the non-moving roller or holds ...
- Web Lines: Displacement vs Steering | Battle of the Web Guides
- (Web Guiding)
- May 31, 2011, ... A steering guide will start correcting at the first error during startup and work to bend the web in the oven back to centerline. A steering guide has its limits, but it will open the non-crashing window ...
- Simco-Ion Becomes New Name in Static Control Technology
- (Static Elimination)
- May 09, 2011, ... for the converting, printing, packaging, plastic markets as well as electronic assembly and medical segments. Simco-Ion management says it has now integrated these two diversified product lines into a ...
- Web Lines: Would You Like Nips with That?
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- March 31, 2011, ... “Get a Grip: Driving Your Web” (pffc-online.com/web_handling/grip_driving_web_0101). However, in that column I don't think I went far enough to persuade you to give up your nipped drive rollers or help ...
- Static Beat: Off-Line Charging Measurements
- (Static Elimination)
- March 31, 2011, ... with existing products, off-line testing is valuable because running tests on a production line is costly. Screen alternatives off-line, and save production testing for the final selections. Measuring ...
- Monitor High-Speed Controls
- (Controls)
- March 31, 2011, The SpectroEdge ES5000 in-line spectrophotometer for digital and wide-format inkjet presses is capable of monitoring up to four high-speed control signals The SpectroEdge ES5000 in-line spectrophotometer ...
