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High & Dry

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January 31, 2002, Metlon Corp. has eliminated downtime on its high-precision slitting machines thanks to a new Balston air dryer from Parker Hannifin. Metlon Corp. has eliminated downtime on its high-precision slitting ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

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December 31, 2001, Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision Despite the amount of technology that goes into the ...

Products

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November 30, 2001, ... system with camera and light source mounted on a precision slide system. Length positioning and imaging is achieved down to a 4-micron resolution; inspection is done simultaneously using through web and ...

Automated Sortation System Boosts Customer Satisfaction

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November 30, 2001, ... where a Lamb-Grays (no longer in business) precision sheeter operating at 500-600 fpm cuts rolls of 60#, 40-56½-in., coated-one-side and coated-two-side paper into sheets ranging in size from 28 × 32½ ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... Chemical Canada, Inc., “A Consultant's Viewpoint Of High Precision Coating For The Converting Industry” by Chris Watson, Watson Consulting, “Stretch Film Properties-Effects Of Equipment And Process Variables” ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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July 31, 2001, ... weight variation. These include roll skewing and tandem bearing sets. Roll skewing can improve precision when variation is symmetrical about the cross machine center line. The roll coater uses a device ...

Products

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June 30, 2001, ... a combination of a newly developed 3CCD color camera and a maskless inspection circuit, allowing high-precision defect detection over an entire printed pattern, co. reports. Color composition of each point ...

Cut-to-Register Sheeting Trims Time and Labor Costs

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May 31, 2001, ... “Cut perfection is critical for this product,” Pennell asserts. He adds that Unifoil also has gained cost savings and reduced waste on this project. “The accuracy and precision cutting have reduced waste ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... 0.020-0.200 in. (0.05-5 mm). According to co., with precision manufacturing, knife thickness is held to 40 millions of an in., and eight or more slits can be cut simultaneously. Jogger-Aerator Is ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... consistency. Features automatic environmental reporting, workoff ink management, and stock control tools. Visit Booth 1086 at CMM International. Large Rolls Offer Precision Webex Inc., Neenah, WI; ...

Two-Drum Slitter Packs a One-Two Punch

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March 31, 2001, ... typically need the greater sensitivity and precision in roll structure control. In addition, the slitter/rewinder would need the capacity to efficiently convert either board or paper into narrow slit widths, ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... design requires a torsion shaft between the pivot arms of the movable nip roll. This shaft should be split and coupled with a precision shaft alignment device so that the centerlines of the two rolls operate ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2001, ... II flexo press. PCMC says the CI press will provide high quality precision printing for short-run flexible film projects, complementing Outlook's longer-run capabilities. This addition reportedly ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... for Laser Marker Domino Amjet, Gurnee, IL; 847/244-2501 The DGM-IT high-resolution laser marker has a new, versatile tracking capability. The device provides continuous, precision line imaging, without ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

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February 28, 2001, ... speed of reaction to a signal. With cast film die gaps averaging 0.015-0.030 in., a minimum adjustment range is necessary but adjustment precision becomes critical. While range of adjustment can also be ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... our own personnel using purchased basic steel and sheet metal. They achieve line speeds in the range of 700 to 1,500 feet per minute." How do they do it? "With precision tension controls and some ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... easily adjustable vacuum feeder; a compact design that requires minimal floor space; and a PLC for cycle control. Mfr. notes that users can change between products in less than 1 hr. Precision Roll ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

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December 31, 2000, ... in diameter than the rewind roll, is mounted on a bladder mandrel, and has been lagged for some period of time. And, the rewind roll usually is started on a more precision core than the payoff roll, ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsThird Installment

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November 30, 2000, ... more than 1,000x/sec. The encoder is one of the essential components responsible for the vast improvements in precision speed control of today's motor drive systems. Feedback : A signal that is used ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... is said to produce rollstock with gauge consistency and to eliminate equipment downtime associated with uneven rolls. The precision associated with adhesive lamination also reportedly enables coffee ...