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FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... are not widely used. Fronczkiewicz says, “Only a handful of people are using very thin plates. I'm surprised they haven't been scrapped altogether.” However, the plates offer ecological and user benefits ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... out on the shelves among dozens of comparable items. With the rise of technological advancements in laser processing capabilities, folding cartons are no longer limited to simple paperboard containers. ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... activities. This technology is useful for jobs with several narrow cuts. Technological advances for particular materials can further improve performance. For example, closed-loop tension ensures better ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... these plates are not widely used. Fronczkiewicz says, “Only a handful of people are using very thin plates. I’m surprised they haven’t been scrapped altogether.” However, the plates offer ecological and ...

Roll Finishing-Cut & Sand

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 30, 2011, ... automatically, eliminating the need for manual setup. With this new system, everything is embedded in the robot control, thereby eliminating the need for an expensive programmable logic controller (PLC), ...

Printhead Combo Offers Economy

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, ... fast-drying UV enhanced ink, custom media, and channel controlled user-friendly software interface provides large- and small-format imaging as an economical and ecological prepress solution for liquid ...

Rheometer Now Features USB Connectivity

(Controls News)

December 22, 2010, ... aspects of rheological testing directly from their computer. They can analyze data, generate multiple plot overlays, print tabular data, run math models, and perform other time-saving routines. Data can ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, ... logic, damage electronic components, ignite flammable vapors, and injure personnel. When solving static problems, one challenge is that static comes and goes. Static problems are intermittent. Several ...

Seminars Focused On Printing

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2010, ... Solutions Seminar Series, organized by Zolplastic Alianzas Tecnológicas, was held June 7-9 at venues in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. Zolplastic president Tere Almaraz said 250 attended the ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, Superheroes come in many shapes and sizes, especially when they represent myriad technological advances designed to save converters from inefficient or Superheroes come in many shapes and sizes, especially ...

Folding Cartons: Century Box Adds Verification System

(Carton Box News)

July 05, 2010, Century Box, Methuen, MA, has installed a new Omega AllPro 110 S folder/gluer from Can-Am Packaging Equipment Corp. that is equipped with Nordson’s LogiComm pattern control and verification system including ...

Special Report: Quality Protocols-Quality Assures Security

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2010, ... meeting at any time,” says Dobert. “The sooner you integrate your quality management system within all aspects of the organization, the sooner you get the psychological benefit — because people have the ...

Century Box Adds Verification System

(Folding/Gluing)

June 30, 2010, ... MA, has installed a new Omega AllPro 110 S folder/gluer from Can-Am that is equipped with Nordson's LogiComm pattern control and verification system. The Omega has multiple Nordson LA 825 RC guns and a ...

Converting Solutions Seminar Series Tours Mexico

(Flexography)

June 22, 2010, ... the 2010 Series included Bobst Group, Mark Andy, and Rotometrics. The seminar series was organized by ZOLPLASTIC Alianzas Tecnológicas, a Mexico City-based company focused on improving the flexographic ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, ... harness and relay logic, making the machines a challenge to maintain. Only one of the sections was capable of tension control, which forced Amgraph to operate the extrusion machine in draw mode. This meant ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... will include hardware for rapid change of coating methods; improved solution processing to reduce bubbles and contamination defects on startup; and new process control instruments and control logic to ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... was a logical decision,” he says. “And they really approached us. They had a piece of equipment available. The timing was right, and the equipment worked for us. It was a good marriage.” Next Page: ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... logical, and high-value fashion and should be applied when specifying new components. Maintaining Extrudate & Film Quality An absolute prerequisite for blown film quality is extrudate quality. If there ...

Static Beat: When To Use Static Blowers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2010, Static charge on a film can cause a variety of problems, including attracting dust, generating sparks that can reset machine control logic or ignite flammable Static charge on a film can cause a variety ...

Diagnose Sheeters Remotely

(New Products)

December 31, 2009, Upgraded sheeters include both Ethernet and serial ports that allow remote diagnosis of drive, logic control, operator interface, and safety faults. This Upgraded sheeters include both Ethernet and serial ...