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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 ...

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? ...

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, ... to a tight tolerance of ±0.001 in. It is noted that burrs are the more critical of the two measurements: +0.0002 in. or less. At the time of the break, Etchells notes, “We had an excessive burr. At that ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... roll-to-roll products. It also monitors haze measurement online in real time. Using a combination of solid-state lasers and high-speed line-scan cameras, the system generates defect images with 20 times ...

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, ... and stand-alone contact angle meter for on-line quality control of surfaces and surface treatments. Meter is said to provide precise, fast, and convenient QC measurements of plastic film and other substrate ...

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 ...

Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge

(Web Handling)

February 14, 2012, ... rollers in a process likely will have the larger diameter? 8. Traction—When is a nipped roller needed on a driven roller separating two tension zones? 9. Nipped Rollers—What is a simple measurement ...

RheoSense Viscometer Uses Small Sample

(Coating/Laminating)

February 11, 2012, ... for its m- VROC viscometer said to achieve viscosity measurement using only 20µl (microliter) of sample fluid. The test protocol is fully explained in: “Small sample viscosity measurements using 20µl ...

Carltex Offers Upgrades for Microscopes

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

February 06, 2012, LCD digital tablet/cameras will upgrade microscope, offer real-time specimen visual display, take videos and measurements, and more  NYACK, NY | Carltex has introduced a line of microscope LCD digital ...

Data Sheet Outlines Montalvo Indicator

(Controls)

February 01, 2012, ... the i4-HD, designed to provide accurate and repeatable web tension.  Features of the i4-HD indicator include a measurement range that accommodates most applications, an output that can interface with ...

TandD Offers CO2 Data Logger

(Controls)

January 20, 2012, ... logger designed to simultaneously measure and record CO2 concentration, temperature, and humidity. Making atmospheric pressure settings for the measurement location ensures more stable and accurate CO2 ...

ICE EUROPE 2011 Is a Hit with Exhibitors

(Flexpack)

December 22, 2011, ... contacts. Exhibition categories visitors were primarily interested in were coating and laminating, slitting/rewinding, accessories, controls/test/measurement, and materials. The next ICE Europe will ...

New HD Tension Indicator Developed by Montalvo

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2011, ... voltage as well as zero and calibration circuitry; a measurement range that accommodates most applications; a 24-volt alarm output with an adjustable trip point; and an output that can interface with PLC, ...