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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 ...

Engineer's Playgroun

(Coating/Laminating Main)

October 31, 2009, ... 20 companies have reaped the technological benefits of the 8,000-sq-ft facility (including several notable Fortune 100 companies) because it allows them to test product under actual production conditions ...

Distilling Solvents

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2009, ... rise with the price of petroleum, the manufacturing sector no longer can ignore the benefits of recovering used solvents on its own. Technological advancements have been further employed to make the ...

How To Prevent Winding Roll Sparks

(Static-Beat)

June 30, 2009, ... jam, damage the surface of products, attract dust, cause logic problems for machine control systems, and injure operators. To eliminate sparks on the winding roll, the “quick and dirty” answer is to ...

Programmable Core Cutter Increases Productivity

(News Eclips)

June 23, 2009, ... logic control (PLC) with touch screen display for flexibility and optimization of core materials. The PLC reportedly eliminates guess work for a cost-effective solution while allowing storage of cut sets ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200

(New Products)

May 31, 2009, ...  Circle 406 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Measure Polyolefins The VTM mechanical laboratory analyzer for polyolefins uses advanced software to gather a wide range of rheological data. Measures ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, ... logic behind how tension is controlled in slitter/rewinders may be the result of “how we've always done it” more than engineering or economic analysis. However, the simple designs that are repeated in most ...

Web Exclusive: Flat Die Technologies Emerge as Keys to Innovation in Solar Electric Systems

(Archive)

May 13, 2009, ... relative to fossil fuels. At the same time, technological innovation has driven down the real cost of solar power--a trend that continues. Flat die systems are in commercial use for components in traditional ...

Rx for ER

(Flexpack Main)

April 30, 2009, ... under Robert Dodrill, who continues today as chairman of the board. Dhuanne Dodrill, fourth president of the family-run company, says her father was instrumental in bringing a new level of technological ...

Experience Speaks: John Rebecchi

(Experience Speaks)

April 30, 2009, ... all paper waste; developed DISCover Green, our eco-design program for customer packaging; created DISCover Green tree-free paper; and published our eco-resource guide that outlines the ecological efficacy ...