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RheoSense Chip Measures at High Shear Rates

(Coating/Laminating)

June 27, 2012, The E chip from RheoSense is said to eliminate early turbulence and produce accurate measurements of viscosity at high shear rates   SAN RAMON, CA | RheoSense has introduced its E chip said to expand ...

Datacolor Product Assesses and Controls Colors

(Controls)

May 25, 2012, ... handheld spectrophotometer with integrated gloss measurement. Product is said to excel in color appearance evaluation of package prints and much more. Company says measurements made with the 45G capture ...

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? ...

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 ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... calculate L*a*b*, ΔE, Density and ΔDensity at full press speed. This in-line system is extremely flexible with QuadTech’s patent-pending web stabilizer technology, which allows for precise spectral measurements ...

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 ...

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 ...

TandD Offers CO2 Data Logger

(Controls)

January 20, 2012, ... measurements. The unit has a CO2 range to 5,000 ppm and a capacity to store up to 8,000 data sets. The supplied software enables the user to download data recorded by TR-76Ui to a PC via USB connection, ...

Static causes 6 kinds of waste

(Kelly on Static)

October 27, 2011, ... measurements should be efficient and eliminate any unnecessary motion or activity. Having a static control system that is too complex or that does not work well is a waste of time. 4. Waiting for a problem ...

Fixed Point Web Gauge from NDC Suited for Entry-Level Use

(Controls News)

October 20, 2011, NDC Infrared Engineering’s new fixed-point 8000-F web gauging system, which is part of the TDi family, features architecture built upon intelligent measurements and controls and is said to provide a cost-effective, ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... as well as tiredness. L*a*b* values remain constant and provide a roadmap to achieving consistent perfection. Color Measurement Across the Web Sampling color measurements at various locations anywhere ...

EVENTS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, ... Assoc., Hyatt Rosemont O'Hare, Rosemont, IL; www.awa-bv.com 15-16 | Winding: Machines, Mechanics & Measurements, AIMCAL Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com ...

Get Rich Graphics on Sleeves

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2011, Sleeve 3D Suite allows those who create and produce sleeves to achieve rich graphics as well as a maximum decoration area. Allows packaging designers Sleeve 3D Suite allows those who create and produce ...

Static Beat: Static Dissipation Testing

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2011, ... ASTM D-257 is the industry standard for making these important measurements. Resistivity, while being very important, is a step away from what we need. We need to know just how fast static will dissipate. ...

EVENTS

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2011, ...  15-16 | Winding: Machines, Mechanics & Measurements, AIMCAL Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com 20 | Flexographic Printing Seminar, Flint Group Flexographic ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... in a consistent and repeatable way. Surface resistivity measurements are so important that they are covered by ASTM D-257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials, ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

(Static Elimination)

April 30, 2011, ... static. Resistivity measurements are so important that they are covered by ASTM D-257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials, available at www.ASTM.org. A significant ...