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WHQuiz Answer #8 - Nipped Driven Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... taken to ensure that coefficient of friction measured in low speed testing is not lost at high speed and low tension due to air lubrication.    More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines ...

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, Torayfan KMS1 BOPP film with matte finish, a broad heat-seal range, and low COF provides excellent printability and a distinctive look for snack foods NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) ...

Two MOCON Products Bundled for Easier Barrier Testing

(Controls News)

November 17, 2011, ... relative humidity method, with "set and go" fast and automatic controls. In addition, the systems feature an automatic flow setting and are designed to protect against over/under pressure and sensor damage. ...

Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?

(Tension)

June 30, 2011, ... the single wrap will be 1 PLI/2 in. or 0.5 psi (175 N/m/0.05 m = 3.5 kPa. This single wrap is much lower (60x) than car tire pressure. However, if we add nine more layers, the combined pressure could ...

MacDermid Combines LUX Flat-Top Dots with LAVA Thermal Processing

(Flexography)

May 08, 2011, ... with LAVA. These technologies just belong together because they address so many needs for both platemakers and printers – convenience, versatility, lowered environmental impact, and superb print quality. ...

Do You Want Nips with That? Part 2

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 30, 2011, ... ratio of high-to-low tension across a wrapped cylinder. To calculate the maximum ratio of any roller, raise Euler's number, e (2.7183), to the power of COF times the wrap angle in radians. For example, ...

INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... and sustainability processes. Highlights of the presentations include the following topics: Win the war on waste using lean approaches Capture the consumer — CPCs share ideas to win over the brand-conscious ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  Holding the Gavel Tasked with evaluating the 78 flexible packaging entries were the following judges: Larry Alehman, master faculty, Western Michigan Univ. John Kalkowski, editorial director, ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  drinking habits. Consumption of hot drinks keeps growing, and spending patterns of the developed world slowly are passed on to the rest of the world, especially Eastern Europe and the BRIC countries (Brazil ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... | www.enhanceyourbrand.com Circle 317 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Overture One is called the first transparent, non-aluminum foil, barrier film line for stick pack and flow wrapped applications. ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... The tabs must be removable, and the liner must be clear to allow information to be visible. Participating suppliers include International Tape Products, 3 Sigma Corp., Actega WIT, Harper Corp. of America, ...

Gravure Printing: Small (& Large) Wonders

(Gravure)

May 31, 2010, ... beer label, which features a variety of reds, yellows, and oranges to complement the brewer's seasonal fall beer. Slight vignettes along the edge of the label create a feeling of the impending season. Tight ...

PMMI: US Economy in Mild Recovery

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2010, According to PMMI's Quarterly Economic Outlook, the US is in the early stages of a mild recovery. The Industrial Production Index reached a low point in October ARLINGTON, VA | According to PMMI's Quarterly ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... costs, allowing a smaller manufacturer to emulate a larger competitor's packaging and graphics and make a head-to-head challenge for shelf appeal. Samples, new product short runs, tear-off packages, or ...

Foodservice Disposables Study

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2010, ... Western Europe, advances should be below average, though still favorable, with market value supported by the increasing use of biodegradable and compostable disposables, which tend to be more expensive. ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... costs, allowing a smaller manufacturer to emulate a larger competitor's packaging and graphics, and make a head-to-head challenge for shelf appeal. Samples, new product short runs, tear-off packages, or ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... allow their use, and the comparatively high costs are likely to restrict further growth. There are also recycling issues, especially when “green” films are to be recycled with conventional plastics. A ...

Time To Say Goodbye

(Process Management)

November 30, 2009, ... white extrudate. Furthermore, tight controls and measurements of opacity allow converters to decide whether a given opacity level is best achieved by ink or extrudate in their operations. Ink Mileage ...

Hot Cup Combos

(Substrates)

October 31, 2009, ... between the inside (high-density PE) and outside (low-density PE) plastic layer is being vaporized. Steam foams up the outside PE layer due to its lower melting temperature, increasing its thickness tenfold, ...

Catching Up, Looking Up

(Editorial)

September 30, 2009, ... I'm temporarily still holding the title, please allow me some leeway to touch on several bits of news involving our industry. In chronological order, I heard PRINT 09, held September 11-16 in Chicago ...