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Is Gravure Coating Right for You?

(Coatings)

February 09, 2020, ...  With offset gravure, a rubber roll transfers the coating from the engraved roll to the web in a second nip.  Kiss coating –without a backup roll—is the simplest configuration but cannot run at high speed. ...

AGL 72 Industrial Converting/Slitting Laminator

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ...  Anti-Static removal systems; Roll diameter sensing and taper tension control for rewinds; Internal heat settings for both nip rolls; Nip roll activation and pressure settings; Unwind brake tension; ...

Cut-to-Length Solution: AZCO Corp.

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2019, ...  Dual cantilever design brake unwinds feed out the release liners from two rolls, and they are then joined to the top and bottom of the extruded material.  The material travels through a set of nip rollers ...

New Era Converting Machinery Inc. to Feature New Portable Coating Line at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 08, 2019, ... for under $90,000 Lamination (unwind and nip) can be added to any coating system for under $15,000 Complete systems, including all of the above outlined coating methods and lamination, available for ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... is a driven steel pull roll with a pivoting rubber covered nip roll.  S-Wrap driven roll sections can be employed but consideration must be given to the frictional qualities of the roll surface to insure ...

AGL 64” Foam, Felt and Gasket Industry Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

January 21, 2019, ... nip, as well as emergency stop switches at all four corners of the machine. This machine features 0 – 80 fpm machine speeds and pneumatic tension control, 8” nip rolls covered with 55-65 durometer silicone ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... in the bag. Additional properties associated with PET include heat resistance and good mechanical strength. Cellulose is a good example of how a material can be manipulated in practice to meet specific ...

AGL Announces Foil Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

February 03, 2018, ... to the lower foil, reportedly resulting in perfect alignment into the nip.  The product rewind features a unique drive system enabling the windup of defined lengths of laminated materials. A pneumatically ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... point—called the nip—in order to concentrate the forces on a given material to create a controlled fracture. This controlled fracture that separates one piece from another piece in such a way that a nice, ...

Maxson Web Splicer Is Automatic

(Carton Box)

November 14, 2017, ... thereby allowing higher speeds to be maintained during the splicing process. Pneumatically loaded rollers create a high pressure rolling nip said to make a secure splice, while the process line is approaching ...

Static Beat | Control Static on a Winding Roll

(Static-Beat)

November 07, 2017, ... To effectively control static, keep track of which web surface carries static charges. Figure 1. This winder has a tension control nip, a dancer (float roller) to control the winder motor, and a lay-on ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... Up Katecho also added a custom-designed pneumatic manipulator from Iowa-based Positech Corp. to remove the heavy rolls from the winder. The unit’s arm positively locks onto the rewind shaft so operators ...

Telstar Press Allows Many Tests

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2017, ...  DecoMod multi-purpose UV flexo station features integrated unwind, rewind, nip, and UV curing allows testing of cold foil, cast and cure, UV lamination, and spot and flood coating; Hot foil stamping; ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ... initial tension and strain of all CD buckling layers with more torque or nipping. Minimize material or process conditions that cause layers within a roll to lose thickness and decrease radial position ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 2

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2017, ... tension, less winding nip load, limiting roll buildup, decreasing stack modulus, or winding on larger cores. For paper cores, ensure cores have low moisture content to avoid shrinkage after winding if ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, ... of torque, nipping, and tension taper). Too much tension causing CD buckles is strongly tied to core stiffness or collapse. Winding many layers onto a core can create high pressures, enough to significantly ...

Foster Reports New Material Handler

(Web Handling)

December 26, 2016, ... as 61 inches [1,500 mm], with diameters as great as 24 inches [610 mm]. With it, a single operator can safely manipulate media rolls in shops with limited floor space and can quickly and single-handedly ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ... cm), and widths as great as 16 ft, 5 in. (5 m). A single press operator can safely manipulate media rolls in shops with limited floor space and single-handedly position fresh rolls for quick and easy mounting. ...

Web Lines | Unwind Splice Reliability

(Web Handling)

October 24, 2016, ... of contamination. The severed roll must immediately stop or reverse direction to keep the severed tail from being pulled into the bump roller nip point. Note: If the new roll speed is too high, slack ...

Foster Introduces Jumbo Roll Lifter

(News | New Products)

September 08, 2016, ... These larger rolls can be dangerous for operators and warehouse personnel to handle. Our new On-a-Roll Lifter Jumbo enables a single wide-format press operator to safely manipulate media rolls in shops ...