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Advances in Coating

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... increase in usage. Advances in metal fabricating machines and measurement techniques led to the fabrication of applicators with very tight tolerances over increased widths. These applicators can coat ...

Hot Melt Adhesive Use

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Hot melt adhesive use continues to grow due to unique properties including ease of use, adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces, strength properties, aging characteristics, etc. By some measurements, hot ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... Points Beta LaserMike, Dayton, OH; 937/233-9935; betalasermike.com Noncontact differential speed measurement system allows user to measure the difference in speed at two different points in the manufacturing ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... for its lines of continuous ink jet and drop-on-demand ink products. Dover Flexo Electronics, Rochester, NH, celebrates its 30th anniversary as a manufacturer of tension measurement and control equipment. ...

ERPs Tricky for Converters

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... didn’t have 90% of the requirements they [needed]," Aharon says. "Converters work in a very different manner than most other manufacturing companies. They are continuous processors…so their units of measurement ...

AVT Wins FlexoTech Prize for Innovation

(Archive)

January 25, 2005, Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) has won the award for innovation in Printing Press/Finishing from the European Flexographic Technical Assn. (EFTA). EFTA presented the award for AVT’s SpectraLink system ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... NDC Infrared Engineering, Irwindale, CA; 626/226-8319; ndcinfrared.com The FG710 IR gauge performs what is said to be highly accurate on-line basis weight and thickness measurement of single- or multilayer ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... coating untreated and corona treated foil. As indicated by surface tension measurements, corona treatment works more efficiently at a higher line speed. A threshold intensity occurs where surface tension ...

Getting it Right, the First Time

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... because the consumer product companies are asking for more. "One example is on-line color measurement," says Shumaker. "Their customers don’t want you to just take a spectrophotometer reading at the end ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 6

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... component of conventional statistical process control. Individual parts are independently and identically distributed. Roll product test measurements are almost never IID. With few exceptions these measurements ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, New products from: Rotatek, HCI Converting Equipment Co., Maguire Products, Sterling Toggle, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, NexGen Enviro Systems, Pinnacle Converting Equipment, Davis-Standard, Agfa, ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... diameters and therefore need to be adjusted constantly. Diameter Measurement Control There are several types of diameter measurement controls. Each type has its own method of sensing the unwind and ...

thePLACE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... such as polymers, on-line measurement techniques, die technology, films, coatings, primers, and similar items. Speakers vied with each other in a friendly and amusing way to garner the most attention of ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... analysis has been recognized since ancient times. Today there are many internationally accepted standards used to validate testing methodologies and increase confidence in test results. Measurement of ...

X-Rite Q3 2004 Operating Income 117 Percent Higher Than Q3 Last Year

(Archive)

October 26, 2004, X-Rite Inc. recently announced its third quarter (2004) financial performance. According to the manufacturer of color measurement technology, X-Rite grew its operating income 117 percent over the same ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... to provide reliable and accurate measurement. Monitor ESD Conveniently SPI (Static Prevention Inc.) Westek, Anaheim, CA, USA; 714/502-0970; spiwestek.com The Ground Gard Traveler battery-operated ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Gravure Assn. of America Calls for Papers for 2005 Meeting in Philly

(Archive)

August 08, 2004, ... designs for gravure packaging and product printing Viscosity Measurement (W2c, panel) What is viscosity? What are the measurement techniques? What are the options? What are the trade-offs and limitations ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... Extrusion Coating Performance of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)." The scope of the method notes that it describes how oscillatory measurements are useful to characterize LDPE. The storage modulus and ...

Weight Control

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... that need to be specified. Average within roll, measurement method, and sampling pattern. MD and TD uniformity within a roll. Acceptable variation between rolls. The specifications ...