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- Weber’s Label Printer/Applicator Offers Many Features
- (Label/Tape)
- December 27, 2011, ... Weber Marking Systems) introduces the Model 4300 Pro-Apply label printer-applicator, an in-line unit said to merge economy with the functionality often associated with higher- production labeling equipment. ...
- Slitting/Rewinding: Converplast To Add Two Titan Models
- (News | New Products)
- December 07, 2011, ... rotary razor (burst), or razor slitting in air or groove. Optional features include an antistatic control system, laser (line) core positioning, and a new option for shaftless unwind roll pickup from floor. ...
- Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On
- (Adhesive Coating)
- December 01, 2011, ... in coat weight are controlled by regulating the pumping rate to line speed ratio. Cross-web distribution control | The slot coating die’s manifold geometry is designed to uniformly distribute the ...
- Winding Film: How COF Properties Affect TNT
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- October 17, 2011, Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque winding principles to produce the desired roll hardness is affected by the film’s layer-to-layer coefficient of friction properties Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque ...
- Inspection: Lighting the Way
- (Controls)
- August 21, 2011, ... entire substrate width and each and every print repeat—every time. It also must work in-line and on-the-fly at high speeds, sometimes up to 900 mpm. Essential features include a high-resolution camera ...
- Plotting Shear Wrinkles
- (Web Lines)
- August 21, 2011, ... can be a great starting point (and you don’t need a fast computer or advance modeling aptitude). For the single span shear wrinkle test, you need the following: 1) A web line where you know web tension ...
- Digital Printing Narrow Web & Label: One or Many
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- July 31, 2011, ... business to the new presses. The presses each operate at speeds to 98 fpm for four-color jobs and produce up to 295,000 sq ft (980,000 linear ft) per month. The presses support repeat lengths of 12.48 ...
- Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... in widths from 30-50 in. The W&H line is capable of printing speeds of 1,650 fpm. It is equipped with Easy-Set for automatic impression setting, Easy-Reg for registration, Turboclean automatic ink supply ...
- New Offset Printing Press Expands Sales at Hammer Packaging
- (Drying)
- July 19, 2011, Hammer Packaging is reported the first US customer to install a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with production having started the first week in April ROCHESTER, NY | Hammer Packaging is reported ...
- Coating Matters: Slot Die Coating Fundamentals
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 30, 2011, ... summary of the extent of capability of a slot die (for typical coating fluids): Line speeds | 1-600 mpm Wet thickness coated | 1-2,000 microns Viscosity of fluid | 1-100,000 cP Accuracy | ±1% ...
- Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing
- (Print)
- June 30, 2011, ... it a central feature of the attractive packaging for its Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Razor. The vertical holographic rainbow lines that appear on the square box in which the replacement cartridges and ...
- Drives Motors: From Zero to 800
- (Label/Tape)
- June 30, 2011, ... global silicone release manufacturer Mondi decided in mid-2009 to relocate and upgrade a decommissioned 2.3-m wide coating line from its UK facility to one in Germany. Mondi executives worked with Circonix ...
- Menasha Packaging Installs Flexo/Folder/Gluer
- (Folding/Gluing)
- June 27, 2011, ... of equipment, which allows Menasha to manufacture preprinted retail-ready and club cases in-line without running multiple operations on a die-cutter and gluer. It can produce 21,000 pieces/hr—three times ...
- Winder Targets Mid-Range Markets
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- May 31, 2011, ... system, and programmable tension and nip control for winding rolls directly off the process line. The slitter mandrel, spreader roll, core accelerator, drum, primary arm indexing, and transfer knife positions ...
- Inkjet Press Has Wide Color Capability
- (Digital)
- May 31, 2011, The Tau 150 8C digital UV inkjet label press handles web widths from 4-6.5 in. at speeds close to 160 fpm. Standard color configuration CMYK+W can be The Tau 150 8C digital UV inkjet label press handles ...
- Coating, Not Printing
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 31, 2011, ... that printing is discrete and coating is continuous (mostly). Of course, this rule of thumb has many exceptions, but discrete versus continuous is a good baseline to develop an understanding of the ...
- Laser Levels Playing Field
- (Die-Cutting)
- May 31, 2011, ... score lines. Laser processing takes folding carton manufacturing to a new level of visual appeal while maintaining functional elements in a cost-effective manner, even when producing short runs. Today, ...
- BOPP Producer Needs Nine
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2011, ... six Atlas film slitters and three Titan secondary slitter/rewinders. This is in conjunction with three new biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film production lines. The film lines are to be installed ...
- Coating Matters: Open Up the Coating Process Window
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 30, 2011, ... proximity, the slot die lip (offset/geometry/gap), along with the line speed, raw material variation, and equipment precision. Because you typically are stuck with the raw materials developed for the product ...
- Coating Matters: Steam-The Cure for Curl
- (Surface Prep)
- March 31, 2011, ... profile control of moisture in the cross direction; and operate efficiently with typical machine speeds of 600-1,200 fpm. When choosing a steam applicator, several guidelines should be kept in mind: ...