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New Features for Dynisco Melt Flow Indexer

(Coating/Laminating)

April 15, 2012, ... them on the melt indexer piston rod. • Force packer delivers a constant force regardless of the size or strength of the operator. • Digital encoder provides an accurate measurement of piston displacement ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... and the high cost of raw materials were among other topics addressed. Automatic inspection and measurement Innovative optical inspection and measurement systems for in-line quality and process control ...

Static Beat | Laminators Present Static Challenges

(Coating/Laminating)

April 05, 2012, ... static performance using an electrostatic voltmeter measurement VLAM. During a trial, turn static bar SB1 off. VLAM will be high, probably in the range +10 – +30 Volts for a 50-m PET web laminated to 70-m ...

Does Coating Neutralize Static?

(Kelly on Static)

April 01, 2012, ... static between the unwinder and the coater? After all, doesn’t coating neutralize static? Figure 1 shows typical measurements. Fieldmeter reading EBEFORE shows static on the web from the unwinder entering ...

TLMI Eugene Singer Awards Announced

(Label/Tape)

March 20, 2012, ... the prestigious Eugene Singer Award for Management Excellence. One of TLMI’s highest honors, this award recognizes excellence in business management measured and defined by an established set of growth ...

Pankaboard Complies with FSC Standards

(Carton Box)

March 19, 2012, ... such measures help in keeping the company’s carbon footprint strongly negative. All the board grades produced by the company are manufactured solely from virgin fibers and are approved for food contact. ...

Find Sources of Static Charging

(Kelly on Static)

March 18, 2012, Electrostatic fieldmeters may be used to quantitatively measure the amount of static charge on the web. Electrostatic fieldmeters are often used to make relative measurements. Is static high or low? ...

Sun Chemical Issues “Green” Report

(Green)

March 18, 2012, ... printers. The key sustainability metrics measured in the data include: energy consumption/conservation at production and non-production sites, the energy carbon footprint at the production sites, process ...

Scantech Offers Precise, Energy-Saving Scanner

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

March 14, 2012, ... Scantech Americas for online measurement and process control is engineered with a compact machine frame and x-ray sensor, as well as several energy-saving features. The technology is said to be functional, ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... an entire system that ensures that fewer cuts go bad. Cut quality, slit widths, and tolerances of the slit widths are standard items. All are measured and recorded at the start of each job and monitored ...

Static Beat | Control Static at the Corona Treater

(Static-Beat)

March 12, 2012, ... it the primary source of charging. The polarity of the static can be either positive or negative, and I have measured levels exceeding 40 μC/m2 on a web exiting a corona treater. The maximum possible charge ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... Equipment Ltd., Heywood, UK, received finalist status in the Metallizing Equipment/Accessories Category. The patent-pending unit measures optical density and detects coating defects on any transparent ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... Stand A10) offers fast in-line inspection and spectral color measurement solutions for film, foil, paper, and various laminates, enabling quality consistency and reduced waste. Inspection System with ...

Register Now for CPP EXPO Conference Program

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2012, ... Offering technical elements for all types of packaging, this track focuses on specific processes as well as evaluation and quality control. Included will be testing, measurement, and inspection. • Fundamentals: ...

Biolin Scientific Contact Angle Meter Is Portable

(Controls)

February 28, 2012, The Theta QC contact angle meter measures adhesion, wettability, printability, and more on plastic films ESPOO, FINLAND | Biolin Scientific announces the launch of Theta QC, said to be the first portable ...

WHQuiz Answer #6 - Roller Alignment

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... recommend 2 mil/ft or about 0.2 milli-radians or 0.2 mm/m (usually measured at the roller shaft or bearing mount width). I understand that lower numbers are used on wide paper industry equipment. For ...

WHQuiz Answer #8 - Nipped Driven Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... a nip should not be required. Care should be taken to ensure the tension change across the unnipped roller not greater than anticipated. Tension measurements taken several rollers away from a driven ...

WHQuiz Answer #9 - Nip Uniformity

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly?  Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement ...

WHQuiz Answer #3 - Dancer Roller Advantages

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a dancer roller has over a tension load cell roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control ...

Tapemark Receives Patent for Snapplicator

(Flexpack)

February 22, 2012, ... Dual Chamber, ideal for two-formula applications where the formulas must remain separate until use; Snap! Array, for a convenient way to carry multiple pre-measured doses; and Snap! Duet, containing two ...