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International Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... A job changeover took only 15 min. The EG 400 Series presses are available in widths to 1,400 mm. According to Rotomec, features include all-digital AC vector drive motors; an automatic washing system ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... Options Are Available MagneTek Drives & Systems, New Berlin, WI; 262/782-0200 Bypass options in two- or three-contactor designs are available for co.'s GPD 506 AC drive. Options reportedly allow motors ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End

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November 30, 2000, ... motors have enabled them to reduce motor slip and keep the web taut on the guide rolls when mild eccentricity exists and the line speed is low. For success when using a load cell sensor on the unwind ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, ... 3M 720 and 722. Drive Controls in High-Moisture Applications ABB Automation Inc., New Berlin, WI; 262/785-3200; abb.com The ACS 400 NEMA 4 (IP65) variable-speed AC drive is for motors ranging from ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... RCS 330 press combines flexo and screen units and uses the latest computer control with servo motors for one-touch setting. Flexo System Is for Tube Winding Bell-Mark Corp., Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... It is programmed with co.'s MINT motion-control programming language. Card provides control for 8 axes of servo/stepper/vector motors and can be expanded to 12 axes. Uses 32-bit floating point DSP, operates ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... of rotation. Shaftless Unwind Suitable for Clean Room Ashe Converting Equipment, Upswich, U.K.; +44-1-473-710-912; ashe.co.uk Shaftless unwinds are controlled via electric servo motors, making them ...

Narrow web adapts to multiple applications

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November 30, 1998, ... that motors are not required to move the camera back and forth across the web's width - the operator can do this manually. Also, the controls for iris, focus and zoom are on the housing, eliminating the ...

Finding a simple solution to a shocking problem

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March 31, 1998, ... shielded cable. Not generally found in this type of system, the cable eliminates interference with sensitive electronic equipment such as PLCs, drives, electric motors, or safety sensors. With the Tantec ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... to be the first totally digital printing/converting system for packaging and labels. The SD 330 uses a C[O.sub.2] laser working in conjunction with a series of accurate servo motors that move mirrors ...

Bagmaking machines adapt to conquer new markets.

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July 31, 1996, ... manufactured today incorporates AC servo motors and controllers. Their job is to turn the draw rolls to accurately index the correct amount of film to make a perfect bag every time. The advantages of servo ...

Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system

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June 30, 1996, ... of the cost and maintenance benefits of AC motors and drives, as well as power efficiencies and utility rebates, while meeting the rigorous demands of a tension-controlled production process. Such precise ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

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January 31, 1996, ...  These transient variations can readily be smoothed out, and ideal tension levels maintained, by regulating the speed of one or several AC, DC, or geared stepping motors that typically constitute the ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... of the machine. To do this, the operator has the capability, through a "trim" switch, to increase or decrease the speed of each of the 3,000-rpm Indramat motors at the calender section to exactly match ...

Time-based competition strategy gains momentum

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May 31, 1995, ... cycle time, from order to store, is four weeks. If the item is in stock, one week. * Speed requires a culture change. Honda Motors fosters this by having its engineers and others participate in Formula ...

Quick changeovers, quality top bagmaking demands.

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March 31, 1995, ... president, said, "One trend among machinery manufacturers has been to put servo motors in places where you really don't need to do this - more as a gimmick. There are only a few applications where the advantages ...

Software system designed for analysis

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February 28, 1995, ... and making repair recommendations for all rotating machinery from common motors and pumps up to critical nuclear plant machinery. Computer-aided drawing capabilities have been included with common machine ...