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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 ...

AGL Reports Redesigned Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2016, Advanced Greig Laminators has upgraded its Encore laminator with new nip design, lighter weight shafts, and enhanced Autogrip core chuck DEFOREST, WI | Advanced Greig Laminators (AGL) is introducing ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for Baggy Webs

(Web Handling)

August 16, 2016, ... longer lanes. When tension does not pull out the bagginess, baggy webs wrinkles at nearly any nipped roller process. Bagginess can contribute to other defects, including coating thickness variations, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... and upgrade units including Cast & Cure, cold & hot foil, digital, flexo, hot melt pattern printing, laminating, mechanical-to-servo upgrades, nips, unwind/rewind, and rotary die and screen.   TRESU ...

Uflex Launches Extrusion Lamination Machine

(Coating/Laminating)

July 26, 2016, ... design of lamination drum to maintain even temperature across the width; Sleeve-type coating nip as optional; Turret type unwind and rewind; AC vector grade motor with digital AC vector drives. Reportedly, ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... installer to lift and smooth the vinyl during the process. Having the flexibility to manipulate the vinyl is a key factor. The ability for the wrap to remove as cleanly as possible at the end of its lifespan ...

Parkinson Technologies Reports Slitter/Rewinder

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2016, ... with center, center-surface, or center winding in minimum gap mode.  The 280 features a new direct-acting winding carriage said to provide exacting nip control and winding tension. The unit also features ...

AGL Announces High-Speed Encapsulation Machine

(Coating/Laminating)

April 11, 2016, ... nip rolls equipped with internal electric heat and controls for ambient to 320 deg F. The product unwind and rewind assemblies feature safety chucks and automatic transducer tension control. The film unwind ...

Static Beat | How To Solve Static Problems Quickly

(Surface Prep)

February 23, 2016, ... rubber nip roller. 2.2 Corona treaters can deposit large amounts of static on treated webs. 3.3 Measure static using a hand-held static meter. Demonstrate using your static meter. ...

Coating Matters | Film Split Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2015, ... of the web path). The inlet side of this nip point develops increased pressures. As the substrate and fluid exit the nip point, the diverging rolls develop low pressures. At this point of divergence between ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Part 2

(Technical Reports)

June 08, 2015, ... forming the roll runs from core to final diameter in a smooth, uninterrupted process. Don't change settings in the middle of a roll. Don't stop and start. Don't have nips open and close. Avoid excessive ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... obviously specializes in blown film lines and bag machines, and Pearl specializes in and manufactures downstream equipment such as bubble guides, rollers, spreaders, collapsing tent frames, pre-nip chillers, ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, ... torque and nip load. For differential or clutched winding, a handheld force gauge can measure the tension versus radius of rewind shafts and winding positions on the shaft to calibrate air pressure to ...

Do Your Homework to Solve Telescoping Roll Problems

(Web Handling)

December 03, 2014, ... winder information: Winder supplier, winder elevation diagram, winding tension control plan, winding process nip roller design (mechanism for loading, winding nip roller design: diameter, wall thickness, ...

Schober Offers Die-Cutting Modules

(Die-Cutting)

September 07, 2014, ...  • Machine or servo motor driven • Side registration adjustment • Waste matrix rewind with tension setting and controlled nip rolls • Registration control integrated with drive • In- and out-feed ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... nearly any press within the print zone with no press colors sacrificed. Also showing unwind and rewind solutions and standalone servo nip assembly with closed-loop tension control.     tesa tape ...

Converting Headaches? Get Relief at CPP EXPO's PFFC-Sponsored Technical Session

(Trade Shows)

July 13, 2014, ... dissipators 3. How to install static dissipators to control static at the source of corona treaters, nip rollers, and unwind rolls C15 How to Control Static to Prevent Fires Monday, September 29, 10:30 ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... some of your thickness profile variations. Nipping: Most winders need and have nips. Winding nips provide tensioning, lateral control, air management, and anti-wrinkle benefits. But nipping can be ...