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Flexo Prepress for Boxmakers

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March 17, 2003, ... that assure consistency of quality when used at multiple printing locations," adds Garnache. Whether you’re printing corrugated boxes for outboard motors and refrigerators or boxes to hold wine bottles ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

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February 28, 2003, ... film tapes, transfer adhesives, and tapes of metal and reinforced foils. Customers include the likes of Ford Motor Co., Volvo, Boeing, Toyota, Toshiba, General Motors, Owens Corning Fiberglass, Johns Manville, ...

Products

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February 28, 2003, ... judgment results. Co. says system is easy to install and operate. Three-Phase Motors Offered with Various Options Baumuller America Inc., Bloomfield, CT; 860/243-0232; baumuller.com The 22-100 DSD ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

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January 31, 2003, ... and toxic emissions. The major OEMs in North America — Ford, General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler — joined forces to develop similar quality and performance standards for automotive components, including ...

Servo Savings

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December 30, 2002, ... also each have 5-hp drives and 4.3-hp servomotors. The final finishing drive is 15 hp and controls a 13-hp servomotor. The drives were programmed utilizing Drives ES software running under the Step 7 Simatic ...

Products

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August 31, 2002, ... speeds while minimizing scratching. Outfitted with two AC motors governed by a microprocessor, sheeter has a dual-motor design said to provide a sheet-length accuracy to ±0.015 in. (±0.381 mm), while maintaining ...

Boston Gear Celebrates 125th

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July 15, 2002, Boston Gear, a member of the Colfax Power Transmission Group, reports the celebration its 125th anniversary this year. Boston Gear says it's been a pioneer and premiere provider in the power transmission ...

Splice Twice? Not on Your Life!

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May 31, 2002, ... motors, drives, and PLCs have added to their reliability. With a zero-speed splicer, all you have to do is stop and start, so it's not as difficult to make a successful splice. “Materials are becoming ...

Cutting to the Chase

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April 30, 2002, ... thin-gauge, light-tension material. The company struggled with mechanical chucks for several years. A myriad of problems frustrated operators and complicated the process. First, the machine motors strained ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... with ranges from ⅛-1.5 PLI, reportedly making it suitable for a range of materials including light films, film laminates, nonwovens, and light papers. Two 10-hp motors are utilized in an AV vector drive ...

Mapping Your Way to Better Tension Control

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March 31, 2002, ... Web drive points include rollers or belts coupled to motors, clutches, or brakes. Tension feedback devices include tension transducer rollers and dancer systems. A dancer is usually a pneumatically loaded ...

Products

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March 31, 2002, New from Ashe Converting Equipment, Brampton Engineering, Circonix, CMD Corp., Davis-Standard, Gralex Inc., Harper Corp. of America, Independent Machine Co., MacDermid Graphic Arts, Macro Engineering ...

What You Can Do: The ''Dos'' of Energy Conservatio

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December 31, 2001, ... energy audit, do examine the energy used by your motors. “The electric motor still consumes [the most] power, over 60 percent of the total industrial demand,” Payton explains. “Improving motor efficiency ...

Harmonic System Gets Tension Under Control

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October 31, 2001, ... with permanent magnet trim shaft motors that are rated to 2 hp. A remote-mounted control station allows Capital's press operators to preset and control web speed. Each station includes status indicators, ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2001, ... flexibility to print labels, flexible packaging, and folding cartons. Co. reports: Sleeve system is designed for rapid change on-press; electronic drive with independent gearless motors and printing plate ...

What's New Product

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September 30, 2001, ... 402 Sun Master 350 bagmaker is designed to produce square-bottom paper bags with twisted paper cord handles. Features a handlemaking unit in-line with the bagmaking unit. Brushless motors, controlled ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ... and can be printed for use as parts ID, tracking, or any other requirement involving label information. Current applications of this technology have been on electric motors for automobile windows and ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... 401/762-2100 Two-position turret winder features manual cutover; variable-speed AC indexing motor; two 7.5-hp motors (spindle); and A/B micro logix 1000 PLC. Offers web widths of 40-52 in. and maximum ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... applications. Design said to reduce no-load running torque; the device can run up to 4,500 rpm in continuous operations, 50% more than standard gearboxes, reports co. Mounts directly to servo motors running ...

When It Comes to Positioning, Do Rulers Really Measure Up?

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March 31, 2001, ... moved by servomotors, free of operator involvement. Linear bearings are used for position accuracy, speed, and reliability. “There are a lot of different combinations available. It's a question of budget ...