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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 ...

Process Sensors Offers Nova NIR Transmitters

(Controls)

January 22, 2014, ... signal acquisition, the other core is programmed to manage computations and communications options. The Nova Series features USB connectivity and has a built-in data logger for constituent measurements ...

Cortec Lab Is Recertified

(Controls)

January 05, 2014, ... precise, accurate test data. These criteria include: • Technical competency of staff • Validity and appropriateness of the methods • Traceability of measurements to national standards • Suitability, ...

AIMCAL Offers Online Courses

(Metallizing)

December 02, 2013, ... and Converting • Web Winding: Machines, Mechanics, and Measurements • Web Slitting Technology • Drives in Web Handling (coming soon) • Optimizing Extrusion-Based Lamination and Coating Technology ...

BYK-Gardner USA Offers Portable Spectrophotometer

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

November 16, 2013, ... fluorescent color measurements can now be repeatable with one BYK-mac (no warm-up time, no temperature drift) and reproducible from BYK-mac to BYK-mac (no lamp aging). This allows usage of digital standards ...

Advanced Gauging Technologies Offers Thickness Gauging System

(Controls News)

November 12, 2013, The online, noncontact AGT800 system is said to provide fast, accurate measurements as well as improved productivity and scrap reduction   PLAIN CITY, OH | Advanced Gauging Technologies reports a ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... weight measurement, release and subsequent adhesion measurements CT | doctor blade, gravure SU | film (PET, BOPP, PE, PVC, OPP, and more, 1–10 mil), nonwoven (1–10 mil), paper (1–10 mil), metallized ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... 0.5 g/sq m–1.2 g/sq m; UV curing; QC: coat weight measurement, release and subsequent adhesion measurements COATING TECHNIQUES | doctor blade, gravure SUBSTRATES | film (PET, BOPP, PE, PVC, OPP, and ...