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Landaal Packaging Adds New Gluer/Detection & Trim Systems

(Carton Box)

January 06, 2015, ... the flap angle and glue gap the first time, and all other measurements are set automatically. “It took our operators only about half a day to learn how to use the first machine,” said Timm. “It’s very ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... questions.   Dover Flexo Electronics (Booth 102) will offer interactive demonstrations of its tension measurement, display, and control solutions. See the FireGuard2 Intrinsically Safe Tension Amplifier, ...

MOCON Changes Name of German Subsidiary

(Controls)

December 16, 2014, ... technical support throughout Europe. Its focus has been on MOCON permeation measurement systems for oxygen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide, and LIPPKE-branded package testing systems. MOCON GmbH will ...

Cloud-Based Software | Remote Monitoring Gets a Boost

(Trends/Management)

December 07, 2014, ... However, 40 is a fairly common score for facilities just starting to measure OEE. The disparity drives the growing adoption of cloud-based, OEE measurement Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions embedded ...

Maxcess To Acquire Guiding Systems of Fives North American

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2014, ... North American Guiding Systems is an application-focused provider of web and strip guiding, web spreading, and width measurement engineered solutions. Bertram Capital is a Northern California-based private ...

Videojet Printers Said to Aid Uptime

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, ... the 1550 and 1650 inkjet printers provide metrics to measure availability as well as the tools to measure and improve uptime and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Said to be simple to operate, the ...

Mocon Launches WVTR Testing System

(Controls)

November 25, 2014, The automated PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34 G water vapor transmission rate testing system is said to save time and costs   MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Mocon offers a fully automated water vapor transmission rate ...

Wax Coatings on Corrugated Are Declining

(Corrugated)

November 22, 2014, ... shows the corrugated industry continues to dramatically decrease its use of wax coatings. In 2013 the industry used 39% less wax than in 2002, when wax usage was first measured. The reduction brings the ...

Stepwise Process Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

November 17, 2014, ... reasons for retraction include electrostatic forces, evaporation, capillary driven flow or surface tension gradients. To measure the effect of the coating on the substrate prior to production, the contact ...

ICE USA 2015 Bringing a Full Conference Program

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2014, ... for Maximum Quality Dr. Rudolf Krampe, ISRA Vision 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.—On-line Coating Weight Measurement Ted Schnackertz, NDC Infrared Engineering 11:30 - 12:00 p.m.—High Speed, High Resolution Coating ...

Straightpoint Offers New Load Cell

(Controls)

November 08, 2014, ... suspended by a lifting apparatus that needs to be kept level could use load cells. Company says it has been showcasing force measurement, load monitoring, and suspended weighing load cells at a series ...

Green Bay Packaging Named Environmental Leader

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2014, ... practices. In making the award, TLMI Environmental Chair Calvin Frost said Green Bay Packaging “created a Green Team over ten years ago that has demonstrated measured change that they call a ‘Decade ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... of UV sources, describing how accurate UV measurements of spectral irradiance and exposure are essential to optimized design and production control of the UV curing process. Methods of measurement as well ...

All Packaging Co. Adds 41-in. KBA

(Carton Box)

October 22, 2014, ... performance." A key unique feature of All Packaging Co.’s press includes the KBA QualiTronic color-control system, which measures densities in line on each sheet at maximum production speed; this system ...

Techkon USA Pressroom Tool Has Three Functions

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2014, ... measure color density, dot gain, and gray balance with 0.01D accuracy. What is said to be a unique side-view aperture design makes it quick and easy to position the device and measure printed color bars. ...

Prairie State Labels Sees Quick Payback on Viscosity Control

(Controls)

October 16, 2014, ... control of viscosity dramatically increases the mileage of the ink. Eliminating the need for most of our manual cup measurements also saves us money. It used to take almost one half hour just to measure ...

RKW Danafilms Film Called Impervious to Viruses

(Materials)

October 13, 2014, ... a highly defined, carefully controlled pattern of particles, the size of which measures less than one-half micron. Reportedly, such precision lends itself well to medical and hygiene applications where ...

IPS Testing Marks 25 Years in Business

(Controls)

September 20, 2014, ... for the flushability testing services it provides to manufacturers of flushable wipes. Other recently expanded company services include a number of product stewardship measures such as recyclability ...

Static Beat | Static Dissipator Locations

(Static-Beat)

September 17, 2014, ... locations for static dissipators, think in terms of RISKS and COUNTER-MEASURES. Use the two-step process in Figure 1 to identify locations for your static dissipators. The first step is to identify areas ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... color measurement and ink control system for packaging presses. QuadTech Color Quality Solution, utilizing the Color Measurement System with SpectralCam, enables automatic sharing and processing of color ...