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A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... of material and surface area, thus reducing the radiant heat loss and achieving the same temperature at lower power. At least one system manufacturer offers an economy operating mode in which various ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... form of capital and operating costs drive the machine configuration to be able to make multiple, high-value products on one machine. Finding the common links or “threads” between dissimilar products and ...

Nonwovens Converting: H1N1 Antidote

(Substrates)

January 31, 2010, ... the world who insist on the best protective clothing for operating theatres where contact, droplet, and airborne transmission of pathogens are a constant risk. Efforts by front-line healthcare organizations ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... flexible packaging, with approximately half of them also extrusion coating or laminating. Many are small, but there are between 60 and 70 large suppliers operating in North America, among them Bemis, Rio ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... technical challenges that must be solved to efficiently coat thin products on a web coating line. The overall coating process, coating methods and operating variables, solution handling, drying, and web ...

2010 Year of Recovery

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2009, ... the year. However, with the faltering economy came lower input costs and a commensurate boost to operating margins. In addition, packaging producers took a disciplined approach to mill and plant operating ...

QC for Nips

(Controls)

December 31, 2009, ... and tight spaces not accessible to conventional electronic transducers, according to the manufacturer. While recommended for tests in non-operating conditions, the sensor film can be used at temperatures ...

Reduce Blown Film Scrap

(New Products)

December 31, 2009, ... for barrier layer films used to extend shelf life of meat and cheese products or protect medical instruments from contaminants. Reportedly helps users reduce resin and scrap, lower operating costs, and ...

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2009, ... hands dirty, and operating on a shoestring budget.” Runners up in the Vacuum Web Coating category included (in no particular order) the following: Alberto Argoitia of JDSU-Flex Products Group showed ...

Pulsed LED Lights Suited for Stroboscopic Inspection

(News Eclips)

September 16, 2009, ... rate greater than 15,000 flashes/sec. Costs are said about the same over a 3—5 year operating period, with the cost savings on the LED units being better after that. Operators can spot defects at full ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... | 626-939-3856 | www.ndc.com Circle 407 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff EB System Uses Less Energy New EZCure EB is designed on a green platform to reduce operating costs and improve sustainability ...

Pack Expo Co-Locates with CPP and Other Events for Value

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2009, ... due to defective printing, mill splices, telescoped and unevenly tensioned rolls the systems reach operating speeds up to 2500 fpm (762 mpm). Capable of single direction and reversible winding, Doctor ...

Rogers Corp. Expands the E/BAK Product Line

(News Eclips)

August 04, 2009, ... dot gain. Added benefits are said to also include reduced fluting and board crush at increased line speeds. E/bak cushions are designed to lower operating costs by reducing press adjustments and plate ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ...  current operating conditions to the streamlined conditions that follow trim system installation. Calculated in terms of labor, time, productivity, and product quality are the cost impact of slitter o ...

Contamination Combat

(Web Cleaning)

May 31, 2009, ... A label printer operating a shift pattern, for example, could lose up to two production hours a day and create between 50-100 m of waste material. If dust and dirt is transferred directly onto a flexo ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200

(New Products)

May 31, 2009, ... Wider Operating Window Single and double-sided in-line coaters for films provide reproducible perfect coating profiles in MDO and TDO direction. A wider operation window in regard to different web speed, ...

Rx for ER

(Flexpack Main)

April 30, 2009, Rollprint develops innovative packaging, including a chevron header pouch designed with input from operating room personnel. Rollprint Packaging Products Corp. recently celebrated its 75th anniversary ...

Carton & Box Reporter: April 2009

(Carton Box Main)

March 31, 2009, ... Westmont, IL. The 73-in. Roland 900XXL press, which includes the printnet operating and workflow integration system and power plate loading, allows the company to handle larger-format jobs and to print ...

Webinar To Detail Oxidizer Cost Reduction Strategies

(News | New Products)

March 23, 2009, Anguil Environmental Systems and the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators team up to address how the initial capital cost of an oxidizer can be rapidly eclipsed by continued operating ...

Edelmann and Codimag Web Offset Semi-Rotary Web Presses Are for Short Runs

(Offset)

February 28, 2009, ... are operating personnel that understand standard colors and how to maintain them. Technology has further enhanced the semi-rotary offset press with the addition of servo drives. As a whole, these drives ...