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Lifting Device from Konecranes is Alternative to Traditional Hoists

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2011, ... is no electricity required and item being lifted reportedly can feel practically weightless to the person lifting it. Said to combine improved productivity with low acquisition, operating, and maintenance ...

Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles

(Web Handling)

October 09, 2011, ... fiber with free-running bearings, can significantly change operating performance. Regardless of the many precautions and cures you might apply to your web converting operation, sometimes wrinkling is ...

Drives Save Energy

(Controls)

July 31, 2011, VLT Automation VT drives are engineered to save energy, reduce up-front and operating costs, and maximize uptime in industrial variable torque fan, pump, VLT Automation VT drives are engineered to save ...

Drives Motors: From Zero to 800

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... production data to help manufacturers operate converting lines at peak efficiency. PowerPlant's design includes client server architecture and is built on the latest PC hardware and software operating ...

Exclusive Research-Critical Trends

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2011, ... that those operating at 90% doubled over 2009. Business Backlog Only 21% reported a decrease in business backlog for the last half of 2010, compared to 31% in 2009 and 62% in 2008. Most Profitable ...

Heat Transfer Fluid Systems Save Energy

(Web Handling)

April 30, 2011, The HTF ST Series of stationary heat transfer fluid systems to 600 kW and 650 deg F reportedly offers superior, energy-efficient performance and reduced The HTF ST Series of stationary heat transfer fluid ...

Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... of flexible packaging products. Meeting Market Demands Jim Jr., who took over as chief operating officer in 2006, says two of Bison's earliest presses were manufactured in Italy, both with process printing ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... or unnipped pull roller, both in upfront and operating costs. VPRs don't like dirt and dust | The extra traction of a VPR comes from suctioning the web down to the roller, but like any vacuum cleaner, ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... to operating speed and treatment width. Moreover, new features and benefits, such as halving of gas consumption, tripling of electrode power output, automatic gap adjustment, and the elimination of ozone ...

Where Can I Find?

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2011, ... fuel surcharge will continue on all products sold in North America.” The company's global president, Kevin Baudhuin, explained, “Raw material price increases are compressing operating margins to an unsustainable ...

Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ...  Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... aside, if the production line is used for substrates with a sensitive coating or that are prone to marking, then a noncontact system will be the best option. This is also the situation with companies operating ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, Much of the global discussion on sustainability has centered on the concepts of renew, recycle, and reuse. These are important topics, but the discussion Much of the global discussion on sustainability ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... performance at an acceptable cost. Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... used today in rubber. Why does it work? The reason is that thermal plastic can be remelted and used again. Because it can melt, applications that have higher operating temperatures won't allow its use, ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... PerfectStart (no-foldback)automatic transfer system. Capacity & Speed More Than Doubles…Quietly Since operating the new equipment and splicing technology, Selig has more than doubled its capacity while ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... using standard coating methods — slot die, doctor knife, and roller Hot air and infrared (IR)controlled drying Coat a range of coating weights and substrates Good operating economics that speed up ...

Digital Label Printing: What's the Sweet Spot

(Digital)

September 07, 2010, ... enter their own information as it relates to mix, technology utilization, operating costs, etc. (see Figure 2). They can then pick from a number of alternative digital technologies to see which one ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... Roberts of Canflexographics, for 14 months, with a first meeting at the K Show in 2007. Three more trips to F&K facilities in Germany allowed for exceptionally close scrutiny of Flexpress technology, operating ...

Pollution Control: 10 Tips To Cut CO2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... minimal inputs, oxidizer vendors can run a performance model for you and give you the expected operating cost range for your oxidizer system. Pay attention to the percentages | After five years of ...