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Making a Case for Single Machine Trim Removal

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 29, 2023, ... for a particular site, their lead times are typically measured in months rather than weeks. Once on site, they require commissioning and employee training before they are functional. Pre-pandemic delivery ...

Swiss Steel Group amends its Green Steel White Paper

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2023, ... push for «Green Steel», has made public an offensive to produce environmentally friendly steel with a smaller carbon footprint. Customers and the public are thereby informed of all measures in a way that ...

MHI Introduces Small-batch Blister Machine Ideal for Stability Tests and Other R&D Efforts

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2023, ... that aren’t onerously expensive and unnecessarily lengthy or bulky. With this in mind, the modestly-priced Eagle-LP measures just 1.8 meters in both length and height, and just .9 meters in width. Importantly, ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... reliability, helping to reduce waste and operating costs.  Industries such as flexible packaging, paper, film, foil and converting are their specialty. Investment in a new tension measurement system ...

Global Leader in Quality Assurance Systems and Web Guide Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

January 23, 2023, ... solutions. Our product portfolio allows customers to combine web guiding, color measurement, surface inspection, video web inspection, register control, process automation, 100% inspection and coating ...

Solutions for Silicone Release Coaters

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ...  The intuitive user interface allows users to easily define recipes, including scan speeds and sub-second measurement settings, advanced roll reporting, and raw data logging for traceability and audits. ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... or take direct measurements with load cells or in line force transducers. Please consider safety when documenting nip load on a commercial winder. Torque Torque is the force that can cause an object ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... pressure gauges or take direct measurements with load cells or in line force transducers. Please consider safety when documenting nip load on a commercial winder. Torque Torque is the force that can ...

FTA Reveals FORUM 2023 Session Details

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 10, 2023, ... tape best practices, employee training and retention, color measurement to flexographic essentials, and a widescreen look at the industry’s past, present and future, FTA’s FORUM 2023 has a schedule packed ...

Maintaining Static Control Three Ways to Lock in Good Performance

(Surface Prep)

January 01, 2023, ... and much higher than needed static levels. To maintain good static control, our verification measures must detect a failed component and maintenance procedures must fix the failed component before two ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, ... your wound roll structure by documenting either interlayer pressure or stored MD strain. Document Interlayer Pressure There are two proven ways to measure interlayer pressure: Wind in pull tabs ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, ... to measure interlayer pressure: Wind in pull tabs Reverse pull tabs When possible, you can wind tabs into the building roll. This can be very dangerous so one must be careful when placing the ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(Coating/Laminating)

November 13, 2022, There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating thickness. By Bob Pasquale, President, New Era Converting Machinery There are many methods currently available for online ...

Microhardness Testing Explained: Vickers & Knoop Testing

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2022, ... and plating. Case depth hardness can also be measured. While Macrohardness testing such as Rockwell, Macro Vickers and Brinell tests are common, these methods typically use larger applied loads in excess ...

Glue Tabs: Failures?

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2022, ... And yes, medium strength can play a part in the pin adhesion strength with the glue tab liner. Scott ply bond, Cobb absorbency, smoothness, roughness and porosity measure surface and internal characteristics ...

Maximizing Labor, Time and Safety with Slitter Rewinder Automation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 09, 2022, ... intervention. Digital knife positioning – By using a digital operator, knife positions are saved in a file recipe database and a digital tape measurer shows the correct position. No manual measurement ...

Fresh-Lock Closures Showcase Sustainable Flexible Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO International

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 28, 2022, ... changing sustainability measurements, and increasing consumer demand, sustainability in today’s packaging industry is growing more complex,” said Brad Hansen, president of Presto Products specialty businesses. ...

Why LED is the Only Sustainable Choice for UV Curing

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

September 25, 2022, ... mines, the phase-out of existing ones, the phase out and phase down of mercury use in a number of products and processes, control measures on emissions to air and on releases to land and water, and the ...

Imageworx completes Miraclon Certification Program for KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2022, ... quality flexo plate production. The certification process is also supported with comprehensive data measurement and analysis. Jeff Toepfer, President of Imageworx, said: “What is vitally important to ...

Three Ways the Pulp and Paper Industry Can Benefit from NIR Technology

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 05, 2022, Instant Near Infrared (NIR) moisture measurement facilitates more efficient labor, higher quality and better pricing on inputs, product and shipping Instant Near Infrared (NIR) moisture measurement ...