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Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ... will include cleaning the pin tips with a soft brush. Replacing static brushes, tinsel, and ionizing strings annually is a good practice. These passive devices are inexpensive. Measure the gap from ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... filtration capability may be needed in the solution preparation process. The following solution properties should be measured to ensure ongoing quality and reproducibility with the new coaters: Viscosity ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... with our X-Rite [color measurement] unit. It is a very reliable system for color management and has helped us a lot,” Abascal says. He also has seen improvement in other areas. “We are producing more ...

ICE USA Stirs Up More Activity

(Yo's Yarns)

September 20, 2010, ... be given between 10–12 P.M. each day, running on four different tracks: Measurement/Quality; Package Printing/Converting; Process; and Web Handling. Pricing for the conference sessions will be $79 for ...

Web Lines: Mission-Detect Nip Variations

(First Glance)

August 31, 2010, ... far simpler option is to measure the machine direction contact length, also known as the nip's footprint length. A forensic pathologist can estimate your weight from your footprint by modeling the combination ...

Static Beat: Monitor Process with a Control Chart

(Static Elimination)

August 31, 2010, ... the averages and ranges for each roll, which are plotted in Figure 2. Clearly, the electric fields measured on rolls 6, 7, and 8 are unusually high. Should these high readings trigger a phone call to your ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

August 31, 2010, ...  7-8 | Winding: Machines, Mechanics & Measurements, AIMCAL Converting School, Crowne Plaza Downtown, Philadelphia, PA; www.convertingschool.com 17-20 | AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference, Assn. of Industrial ...

Device Helps Deliver Precise Rollers

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2010, Company uses the TruShape2 measuring device to provide in-process measurement capabilities said to help deliver rollers with superior precision. This Company uses the TruShape2 measuring device to provide ...

Web Lines: How To Control Roller Nips

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2010, ... a micrometer-measured motion) may create different results over time when rubber coverings wear or harden. Also, engagement loaded nips will fluctuate more with diameter, product thickness, and roller ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, ... used two different strategies for taking static measurements for process verification and to help diagnose problems: Static Surveys and Control Charts. Both methods establish baseline measurements for ...

Test COF of Board

(Controls)

July 31, 2010, ... for determining the static friction coefficient of flat surfaces. Designed for use in the packaging industry to measure the static slip of unprinted carton board, printed cartons, or plastic films and ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... range of LaserSpeed noncontact encoders in Booth 3743. The company says length and speed measurements are captured with better than +0.05% accuracy. Nilpeter will show five prsses in Booths 3105 and ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ... are used to do quick dyne level checks of the substrates before and after treatment. Dynes are a unit of measurement used to measure surface energy and generally provide a good indication of wettability ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... oxygen transmission rate and layer thicknesses measured. This is inadequate, as it is critical to know in real time whether the product you are making meets the agreed upon specifications. As far as ...

Torbar Tubes Are Economical Flow Metering Solution

(Controls)

July 25, 2010, ... and installation. Next, a list details features and benefits, general specifications, typical applications, and successful fluids measured. A model is available called the MASS TRIBAR that incorporates ...

MOCON Moves, Expands Lab

(Controls)

July 22, 2010, ... laboratory functions. The move was prompted by increased worldwide demand for the company’s test and measurement instrumentation as well as its laboratory testing capabilities. The new site totals 60,000 ...

You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, ... detrimental to product quality. This supplier only measured film thickness, and occasionally bag burst strength, and it did so manually at that. It had no test equipment, no good manufacturing practices, ...

Static Beat: Choosing Passive or Active Ionizers

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2010, ... use your electrostatic fieldmeter to take some measurements. I have used two different measurement strategies: make a control chart or complete a static survey. Both strategies are effective, so you can ...

Special Report: Quality Protocols-Quality Assures Security

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2010, ... a label house; we consider ourselves a manufacturer,” says Dobert. “We have a unique quality system because we deal with a lot of measurements. In the past ten years, we literally taught all of our personnel ...

Special Report: Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... recently added increased confidence for the use of covert marker technology for anti-counterfeiting measures in a draft guidance. It provides specific recommendations for pharmaceutical manufacturers on ...