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- Slitting/Rewinding | Arkwright Improves Output with Shaft Upgrade
- (Slit)
- January 17, 2012, ... plant engineering manager at Arkwright, says the decision to upgrade its machinery with new Goldenrod shafts was based on a need to improve operating efficiency at the plant. “Technology changes fast in ...
- Free Tool from Rockwell Predicts Safety System ROI
- (Trends/Management)
- December 20, 2011, ... the struggles of engineers and plant managers in cost-justifying investments in safety, the company says the tool relies on a basic calculation: benefits divided by costs equals ROI. To help simplify ...
- Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles
- (Web Handling)
- October 09, 2011, ... due to vibration, improper machine or roller maintenance, tension over time, or in colder climates, even freeze-thaw conditions that can shift plant floors. Poor alignment between rollers ultimately ...
- Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- August 18, 2011, ... plants, helps us understand part of the dynamic for the increased availability of these pet foods. As growing demand for human food conforming to these claims creates additional supply, ingredients that ...
- $2 MM Folding Carton Expansion at Menasha Includes Sheeting
- (Carton Box News)
- August 04, 2011, ... size, the process is also expected to generate less waste. A new automated waste removal system will be installed that includes a vacuum system to run throughout the plant that will automatically remove ...
- Technical Report: Up & Running
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2011, ... automated knife placement, tabbing, and different slitting methods. As the last step in the converting process, slitting and rewinding carries the value-added weight of all plant processes: extrusion, ...
- Menasha Packaging Announces $10M Pennsylvania Expansion
- (Carton Box)
- March 09, 2011, Menasha Packaging has announced the expansion of its facility in Yukon, PA. The company plans to spend $10 million in capital improvements at its 300,000-sq-ft packaging and display plant over the next ...
- Pouchmaking: The Big Boost
- (Bag Pouch)
- February 28, 2011, ... of styles of bags and pouches, the Karlville machine has increased production at the plant significantly. Since installing the equipment in late 2008, Kleer Pak has produced more than 12 million bags and ...
- Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2010, ... to consider are the coating hardware manufacturers and the pilot plants of toll coaters. The manufacturers have been upgrading their pilot plants so they can coat small volumes and handle a wide range ...
- Partners Provide Pre-Stamped Envelopes
- (Bag Pouch)
- July 31, 2010, MGI Digital Graphic Technology has renewed its partnership with Phil@poste, a div. of La Poste (the French Post Office), which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its in-plant stamp printing operation ...
- Bobst Announces Line-up for Competence '10 Open House
- (Carton Box News)
- June 27, 2010, ... converters can deliver the increasing quality the market demands, while at the same time improving in-plant performance. Adding to the comprehensive approach to quality, production and production issues, ...
- Short-Run Economics
- (Digital)
- April 30, 2010, ... covers, The Colad Group has grown into an industry leader with more than 5,000 customers, an 80,000-sq-ft production plant based in Buffalo, NY, and an in-house packaging design team that has secured many ...
- Bill Yoder
- (Experience Speaks)
- March 31, 2010, ... one plant; 105 employees Specialization | Development and production of custom-coated and laminated products How did you get into the converting business? Share your perspective. Write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
- At Least You Have a Job!
- (Editorial)
- January 31, 2010, ... save the company money on an incremental as well as large scale. Some training institutions stage custom workshops that can be done on plant site and tailored to specific needs, resulting over the long ...
- Why so Tense?
- (Tension)
- December 31, 2009, ... needed for any weight of paper. Brownell says the equipment runs at 2,300 fpm, and products at Putney are rewound to a 3-in. core and then sent to the converting plant. Rolls can be 92 in. wide with ...
- Get a Grip on Your Web
- (Tension)
- October 31, 2009, ... resulting web breaks, even with lightweight films at very low tensions. Page 2 of 2 Giorgio Girardi, plant engineering manager at Arkwright, has found vacuum rolls to be the surest way to maintain ...
- TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting
- (News | New Products)
- October 29, 2009, ... the tequila starts to flow, and in recognition of Karen “K2” Plantz, who is retiring from TLMI, attendees had an opportunity to toast her years of service with tequila shots. TLMI presented K2 with a set ...
- New Roles for Converters
- (Archive)
- September 30, 2009, ... oil, gas, and nuclear power. An example of this technology is the Konarka Power Plastic solar cell, shown in Figure 1. It is being produced in the Polaroid film coater plant, which Konarka purchased and ...
- Carton & Box Reporter
- (Carton Box Main)
- September 30, 2009, ... treater. Tom Vogel, Green Bay Packaging's plant engineering manager, says, “Previously, folder/gluer press speeds were limited by glue application speed and dwell time. With atmospheric plasma surface ...
- Roller Coverings: Built 'TPU' Toug
- (Bag Pouch Main)
- September 30, 2009, With plant operations running 24/7, 365 days a year, PPC Industries requires rollers that not only are safe and cost efficient but durable enough to endure With plant operations running 24/7, 365 days ...