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MOCON’s System Tests Pharma Packaging

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

March 04, 2012, Non-invasive OpTech—02 system analyzes thermoformed blister packaging by using light to test the amount of oxygen present   MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MOCON announces new capability for its OpTech–O2 system. ...

DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, ... 3D skin-packaging machine. This means we can save a reasonable amount of process energy and on top of that achieve very short cycle times. This is particularly important when the machine—as is the case ...

Aalborg's TIO Offers Two Flow Totalizers in On

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, ... mount applications. It is easily mounted to a GFM or GFC by unscrewing the unit’s D-connector and attaching the TIO. A bracket and screws are provided in the mounting kit. Features include batch control; ...

WHQuiz Answer #6 - Roller Alignment

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... recommend 2 mil/ft or about 0.2 milli-radians or 0.2 mm/m (usually measured at the roller shaft or bearing mount width). I understand that lower numbers are used on wide paper industry equipment. For ...

WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... web. There are some segmented bowed rollers with a series of cylindrical metal segments mounted, shish kabob style, on a curved shaft, though most bowed rollers have rubber sleeves. In some cases, ...

WHQuiz Answer #3 - Dancer Roller Advantages

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... from the output web speed for a limited amount of time. In this regard, a dancer roller can be a mechanical system that forgives electrical and controls problems. A tension load cell roller has almost ...

Contract Slitting Directory

(Uncategorized)

February 14, 2012, ...  2 72 0.0625 0.0005-0.012 • • 3,000 • • • • • • • Platinum Packaging Group Paramount, CA   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

Contract Slitting Directory Test

(Uncategorized)

February 14, 2012, ... pt   • 4,000   •     •   •   • •     • Platinum Packaging Group Paramount, CA   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2012, ... is FDA-compliant for direct food contact. “Our agreement with Smart Planet Technologies will enable [us] to offer our customers unique extrusion coatings options that reduce the amount of polyethylene ...

Static Beat | Side Matters

(Static-Beat)

February 07, 2012, ... pattern of positive charge on one surface with an equal amount of negative charge on the other surface is very difficult to neutralize and will persist all the way to the winding roll. After winding ...

13 Helpful Tips for drupa 2012

(Shows)

February 02, 2012, ... than in the US; for tips: round up to the next full Euro amount (maximum 10%). Taxis must be boarded at taxi stands. 3. Rental cars are available from Autohansa, Avia, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt-Budget, and ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, ... The retrofitted line will manufacture high quality converter-grade film utilizing materials such as mLLDPE, LLDPE, LLDPE and LDPE blends. The project, which involved a substantial amount of engineering ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

(Static-Beat)

January 16, 2012, ... EEXT is taken on the cylindrical tube just after exiting the extruder: EEXT ~ 0 KV/cm. Molten polymers typically have a small amount of electrical conductivity that dissipates static from the mixing and ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... help windability. The small micro-mountains prevent the high bonds that would develop between mirror-smooth surfaces. Slip additives are acceptable for many polyester applications, but for optical films ...

CTI’s Lyle Small Receives Entrepreneur Award

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2012, ... entrepreneurial spirit. CTI achieved its first of several patents in 1997, and in 2007 it began supplying Coors with temperature-sensitive inks that gave rise to the slogan “When the Mountains Turn Blue, ...

Maxson’s Sheeter Has Feature for Press-Ready Skids

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2012, Precision sheeters produce stock free of splices with splice detector mounted prior to the cutter infeed and conveniently located controls  WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. offers a feature ...

2011 | Year-End Review

(Trends/Management)

January 03, 2012, ... billion   Another theme in overall M&A activity in 2011 was the lack of large leveraged buyout transactions. Private equity groups found it difficult to raise the large amounts of debt capital ...

ERP Systems | The 7 Most Common Disguised Expenses

(Trends/Management)

January 02, 2012, ... that doesn’t fit your business cannot only be costly, but insurmountable to overcome. If a company decides to forgo paying for customization to integrate a generic, low cost ERP system into its business, ...

U-Series Load Cells from Montalvo Are Tough and Precise

(Controls)

December 20, 2011, ... Made of stainless steel construction, cells are resistant to water, dust, corrosion, and chemicals, and are used with pillow block mounted bearings and a live shaft to offer customers a durable and precise ...

Free Tool from Rockwell Predicts Safety System ROI

(Trends/Management)

December 20, 2011, ... the previously complicated process of assessing those costs and benefits, the tool combines injury and productivity data and collects input from users in five categories: estimated project amount; overall ...