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Testing Machines Inc. Upgrades Tear Tester

(Controls)

June 21, 2015, ... now features an improved electronic design and a new  large touch screen display. Tester is said to provide precision measurements for paper, plastic films, corrugated, board materials, and more. The ...

CPP EXPO Conference Agenda Covers the Industry

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2015, ... Group, All Printing Resources—This program will start with a basic review of color concepts, terminology and measurements. We will then explore the ins and outs of process color printing, to include both ...

CPP EXPO Reports on Conference Agenda

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2015, ... free finished rolls. Included will be the measurements needed to verify good static performance and review static management procedures needed to insure good, long-term static performance. C16 Single ...

Corona Treating | Why All Films Do Not Treat the Same

(Surface Prep)

March 29, 2015, ... The first is that the dyne results depend on properly conducting the test and interpreting the results; variations of ±2 dynes are very common. Secondly, your dyne measurements prior to and after treating ...

DEStech Book Covers Cartons, Corrugated, & More

(Carton Box)

January 23, 2015, The 2nd edition of Cartons, Crates, and Corrugated Board includes expanded data on tests, designs, materials, and regulations   LANCASTER, PA | DEStech Publications announces the publication of the ...

Landaal Packaging Adds New Gluer/Detection & Trim Systems

(Carton Box)

January 06, 2015, ... the flap angle and glue gap the first time, and all other measurements are set automatically. “It took our operators only about half a day to learn how to use the first machine,” said Timm. “It’s very ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... wide range of coating and converted products. Can be arranged as either fixed point or scanning measurements. Company also provides measurement and control solutions for continuous coating operations, ...

Cloud-Based Software | Remote Monitoring Gets a Boost

(Trends/Management)

December 07, 2014, ... to grow to 45% over the next ten years.1 It takes more than baby steps—manual Excel calculations, incompatible measurements, or systems that don’t disseminate data until after something has gone wrong—to ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... of UV sources, describing how accurate UV measurements of spectral irradiance and exposure are essential to optimized design and production control of the UV curing process. Methods of measurement as well ...

Prairie State Labels Sees Quick Payback on Viscosity Control

(Controls)

October 16, 2014, ... control of viscosity dramatically increases the mileage of the ink. Eliminating the need for most of our manual cup measurements also saves us money. It used to take almost one half hour just to measure ...

Control Static on a Winding Roll

(Static-Beat)

September 05, 2014, ... we get rid of static on the winding roll, we don’t need to think about controlling static in our process upstream … right? The goal is to wind a charge free roll. Let’s take two static measurements ...

All I Ever Needed to Know —I Learned in Elementary School

(Web Handling)

August 26, 2014, ... or manufacturing. I'm not necessarily a big fan of Six Sigma, but it does stress the importance of measurements. If you don't measure something, it is too easy to over- or under-estimate something and get ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2014, ... 2 is an example showing the percent moisture before and after remoisturizing for a silicone-coated release liner using different paper stocks. Temperature measurements of the web should be taken at ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... (Booth 5990) is offering a $500 show discount on the BetaFlex PRO/3D HD Flexo Plate & Image Analyzer. Also featuring Beta Video Rulers for precise, non-contract measurements of large and small distances ...

On Print | Are You Cured? Proper Cure Is Up to You

(On Print)

June 22, 2014, ... barrier tests and the specified measurements of migration. If you have manufactured the product properly and the formulations are properly cured, you should be able to get approval and start commercial ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... friction, surface roughness). Winding measurements rarely provide feedback of the dynamic winding process. Most winding and roll quality measurement occur after winding is complete. Equipment ...

Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, ... includes WEBFREX3ES online sensors from Yokogawa. The sensors are said to perform accurate online measurements of film and sheet thickness and to produce graphs (profiles) that give a quick grasp of ...

OneBoxVision Offers Inspection System

(Controls)

March 05, 2014, ... processor or separate camera, and configurable Vision Builder software enables engineers to set up reliable applications. No programming is needed. System can be configured to find defects or make measurements ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, ... struggle with. Due to many factors—including the lack of good bagginess quantified measurements, need for feedback from roll unwinding measurements/observations (usually at customer processing), and complexity ...

On Print | Measuring Print Quality Within and Across Platforms

(On Print)

February 19, 2014, ... and registration bars at many angles. The print is shipped to Image Test Labs and undergoes a series of print measurements from which comes a score card with ratings for 11 separate parameters (see Figure ...