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Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... reduces the volume of the packages by an average of 60%. Production line speed was increased as much as 50% over cartoning, and two hours are saved in the loading process. The package design was a team ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... efficiency during roll changes, J. MacKenzie selected shaftless, self-loading roll-stands that eliminate the need for an overhead hoist when loading rolls. The operator simply moves the roll into place ...

Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.

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January 31, 1996, ... manner as a shaftless operation. He adds, "Of course, when you go to a shaftless operation, loading of the rolls onto the machine becomes a consideration, because there is no extended shaft for hoist ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... the type of loading placed on a film core. However, the technology had never been able to efficiently measure radial crush, much less design tubes to a known radial crush specification. Pleune says ...

Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure

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September 30, 1995, ... will eventually exhibit enough normal machine wear to result in T.I.R. and limit the ability to wipe the cylinder with a precise blade load at the correct angle. Doctor blade loading systems have been ...

Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day

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August 31, 1995, ... to many advances over the years: the move from mechanically controlled systems to electrically powered, digitally controlled systems; easier roll/core loading and unloading; more versatile computer programs; ...

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

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March 31, 1995, ... diaper bags require a slip agent in the polyethylene film to reduce friction when loading diapers into the bags. This can present a problem for many adhesives with certain polymer structures because they ...