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AIMCAL presents 2022 Product of the Year, Technology of the Year and Sustainability Awards

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, ... benefits by managing all viscosity measurement and control functions, thereby allowing operators to focus on quality rather than measurement.  The judges also awarded a Technical Excellence Award to ...

Corona Treatment Considerations for Your Company

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2022, ... application. Dyne levels are great for printing applications, but more complex applications require more accurate readings of surface energy to be able to guarantee bonding. Contact angle measurement ...

AIMCAL Activities

(Coating/Laminating)

April 03, 2022, ... converting technology, new materials, processing developments, monitoring and measurement, coating materials for key market applications, and flexible packaging and materials. The packed schedule will ...

The Benefits of Proper Vision Inspection

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

February 10, 2022, ... quality control, key feature measurements on processes and also to automate processes that operators find difficult. Vision systems can inspect printed products, coatings, adhesives and converting issues ...

NDC Technologies’ New Series 9 On-Line Gauge Delivers Next-Level Performance and Value for Converting Applications

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2022, NDC Technologies, a global leader in intelligent, connected measurement and control solutions, introduced its new Series 9 on-line gauge for food NDC Technologies, a global leader in intelligent, connected ...

The Relationship of Surface Characteristics and Successful Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 16, 2022, ... Measurement Dyne Testing Dyne testing is common for estimating the treatment level of plastic surfaces in production environments. It involves using solutions made from a mixture of two chemicals that ...

Solutions for Silicone Release Coaters

(Coating/Laminating)

January 12, 2022, ... 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. For at-line ...

Global Leader in Quality Assurance Systems and Web Guide Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 10, 2022, ... and enhance and improve quality. We have many standard product solutions, and the capability for custom solutions. Our product portfolio allows customers to combine web guiding, color measurement, surface ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Web Handling)

January 10, 2022, ... foil and converting are their specialty. Investment in a new tension measurement system often begins with the installation of a Tension Roll® transducer or cantilevered Narrow Web transducer. The Tension ...

Q&A Know Your Films!

(Surface Prep)

November 21, 2021, ... so proud of it. Are there other tests you can do? Eisby: We can carry out an Advanced Contact Angle Test that analyses the droplets and gives a highly accurate measurement of the surface energy ...

Measure Static in Wound Rolls

(Static Elimination)

November 14, 2021, ... be highly variable making them unreliable. Move the static meter at least a quarter of the way around the roll. Watch the meter display and record the average reading. Plot the measurements in a control ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies LLC Announces New Camera Technology for Web Detection

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2021, ... width measurement; Flag detection; Registration mark detection; Product length measurement; Tear detection; and Simple automated defect detection. Options ODC Linear Cameras are available ...

Web Guides: The Evolution of Monitoring and The Need for Knowledge

(Web Handling)

October 17, 2021, ... without need for calibration due to changes in material conditions (porosity, opacity) or environmental conditions;  One sensor for multiple applications such as width measurement, edge guiding, line ...

Sun Chemical Digitizes Color Communication with GMG ColorCard

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... enables the digital production of color cards based on the ink kitchen’s spectral measurement values. Integrating GMG ColorCard, Sun Chemical can now help its customers move to a more digitized workflow. ...

Label Printer Achieves Improved Average OEE with AWP CleanPrint Flexo Plates

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2021, ... or OEE, is a measurement of the performance of a printing press. It’s a calculation – OEE = Availability x Performance x Quality – that delivers an OEE percentage. It’s a fact-based way to measure the ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating thickness.  By Bob Pasquale, New Era's President There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... coating sees other benefits to bump treating. "There's something to be said for a fresh treat. Dyne level does not always guarantee adhesion. Dyne level is simply a measurement of wetting-out. We've seen ...

Tata Steel Packaging and Sensory Analytics Announce Partnership for Quality Excellence

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2021, Tata Steel’s Protact® lamination plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands and Sensory Analytics, the U.S. supplier of patented SpecMetrix® coating and film thickness measurement systems Tata Steel’s Protact® ...

Properly Select a Web Guide for Your Operation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 30, 2021, ... measurements of accuracy, precision, linearity and resolution, manufacturers are trying to present the benefits of their products based on the device’s performance profile. However, sometimes what appears ...

Diagnose Static Problems With A Handheld Static Meter

(Static-Beat)

June 14, 2021, ... sheet or web. The meter displays the electric field ESheet caused by the charges. Most static meters are calibrated at a specific measurement distance DMeter recommended by the vendor. Read the directions ...