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Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... of the cost and maintenance benefits of AC motors and drives, as well as power efficiencies and utility rebates, while meeting the rigorous demands of a tension-controlled production process. Such precise ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... positioning; AC flux vector spindle drives that provide better speed regulation and reduced maintenance compared with DC drives; a lay-on roll of composite material construction for reduced mass; and electrostatic ...

Web-guiding systems are tailored to your applications

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May 31, 1996, ... uses very low air pressures, and requires virtually no maintenance. It's not powerful, in terms of moving heavy loads, but, according to Doug Fife of Coast Controls, when fitted with an 8-in.-diameter actuator, ...

Court ruling on HMT may mean a tax refund

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March 31, 1996, ... thousands of American businesses, including some converters, the US Court of International Trade recently struck down the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) as unconstitutional to the extent it is applied to ...

Today's printing presses are whatever you want them to be

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March 31, 1996, ...  rugged enough to hold up for a number of years without the need for a tremendous amount of maintenance." Future Trends Narrow web equipment is getting wider, says Eulich. "For some packaging application ...

Senate Republicans push amendments to Clean Air Act

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January 31, 1996, ... provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with operating permit requirements, monitoring requirements, and vehicle and inspection maintenance mandates. Although they describe their proposals as "limited ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, ... shaft inspection and maintenance should be part of the manufacturing routine. Of all the variables that can affect the performance of your core shaft - such as roll weight, core diameter, and web speed ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... Lally Pak's colors are more stable, and press operators spend much less time checking the ink with Zahn cups, which frees them up to work on other parts of the job. "Maintenance and downtime are important ...

Examining trends in drives and motors

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December 31, 1995, ... while maintaining the AC motor's inherent benefits of virtually no maintenance, ruggedness, small size, and low initial cost. However, for a long time, converters ignored AC motors because of their lack ...

Pollution prevention makes good sense

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November 30, 1995, ... a qualified team, ideally comprising a diverse group of company professionals with a wide range of responsibilities and expertise. Key personnel to consider are representatives from maintenance, production, ...

Bagmaking operation refuses to stand still

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September 30, 1995, ... dies. Rotating dies, notes Hanses, need more maintenance than stationary dies due to the more complicated construction and electrical connections and are simply not as efficient. Also, the Traversanip ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

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September 30, 1995, ... It's really pretty simple, and maintenance-wise, it's been trouble-free." Owned by UARCO, a business forms company headquartered in Barrington, IL, York Tape & Label has more than 275 employees, three ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... takes up less floor space and has a simple machine layout that permits easy access for routine maintenance. High-Performance Delivery The first axis of the seven-station Wepa tissue converting machinery ...

Training is the key to success in '90s corporate climb.

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August 31, 1995, ... than those who receive no training. There are many industry-specific programs available to printers and converters, including an industrial bearing service and maintenance seminar by SKF USA; seminars ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, ... rotary knives that are di-rect-driven, ready change can take seconds (with virtually no waste), eliminating the need to adjust for squareness. Maintenance - Older single rotary, fixed-bed knives require ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

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July 31, 1995, New heater roller technology is reportedly yielding reduced warmup and temperature-recovery times while reducing maintenance downtime and improving process New heater roller technology is reportedly yielding ...

Team-building includes sharing goals, benefits, responsibilities.

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July 31, 1995, ... cross-functional consists of four or five people who actually make the ice cream plus a packaging operator, an engineer, a shipper, a palletizer, a maintenance person and so on. Each team handles everything, ...

Hot melt applications continue to grow

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June 30, 1995, ... (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Adhesive application equipment has been made more user-friendly in terms of maintenance as well. Zirkle explains that many components have been ...

Gains in productivity call for look at manufacturing process.

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June 30, 1995, ... on the low side. Even if your equipment isn't physically obsolete, it may be economically obsolete. * Examine maintenance activity. Evidence of a heavy schedule for repairs is a bona fide sign of low ...

Buyer beware when comparing video systems

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May 31, 1995, ... of the system will affect maintenance and service, and with electronic devices it is easy to drop some serious dollars on service or repairs. When comparing video systems, start at the heart of the ...