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Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, Coating, laminating and metallizing are value-added processes that enhance a base web into a higher-value end product. By Lee Ostness, Product Manager – Coating & Drying at Davis-Standard Coating, ...

A Digital Process to Create Better Ink Drawdowns

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2021, ... the same visual appearance, a printer or ink company performs a color match for each different printing material, on each different printing process. The color match is done in an “ink kitchen”—a special ...

COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2021, ... for years, mechanical coding has many disadvantages. Used in batch processes, hot stamping applies codes with a metal stamp held in a heated block. It is inflexible as the stamps are static and must ...

LaserSpeed Pro Enables Converters to Accurately, Reliably Control Web Tension and Realize Value

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2021, ... a rate proportional to the speed. The pulse output is sent to a control system to indicate length and trigger process actions. An ultra-fast processing engine reportedly enables length and speed measurements ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

April 21, 2021, ... per second with integrated software In a world full of "smart" devices (i.e.- smartphones, smart watches, and smart appliances), such technology is increasingly entering pulp/paper processing in forms ...

Achieving Fluid Production: Controlling Static and Contamination

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2021, ... ions. Any statically charged surface passing close to the cloud is quickly neutralized. Static control devices are a highly effective solution when installed just after the unwinding process and before ...

Achieving Fluid Production: Controlling Static and Contamination

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2021, ... ions. Any statically charged surface passing close to the cloud is quickly neutralized. Static control devices are a highly effective solution when installed just after the unwinding process and before ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Tension)

January 18, 2021, ... and control systems for flexible packaging and paper, film and foil converting are our specialty.  Our systems deliver improvements to material processing productivity and reliability, reducing waste and ...

Leadership in Converting through Static Control Solutions

(Surface Prep)

January 17, 2021, ... for the Converting, Printing, Packaging, Textiles and Allied Industries. Our technical team with many decades of expertise delivers static control process evaluations and specification of our high performance, ...

Maritime Paper Products Reduces Waste and Gains Productivity with EFI Escada Packaging Control System

(News | New Products)

November 22, 2020, ... focused its latest investment on core components of the EFI Escada Corrugator Control product line. Escada Profile is a recipe-based process control management system with closed loop warp control designed ...

BOBST Launches oneINSPECTION – a Comprehensive Quality Control Offering for All Packaging Industries

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2020, ... board industries. oneINSPECTION reportedly ensures an end-to-end data driven quality process specifically tailored for each industry, which can be deployed in both new and existing production lines. ...

Continuous Quality Control Reduces Production Costs for Printed Corrugated Board

(News | New Products)

August 24, 2020, ... Even single defective sheets with errors in the printed image are reliably detected and removed before further processing. The system is reportedly capable of “ignoring” the inhomogeneous surface structure ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... looking to rapidly improve finished product quality on process lines can do so simply by adding tension measurement.  It’s one of the least expensive and easiest-to-implement process improvements. The ...

Modular Extrusion Control System for Blown Film Maximizes Productivity of New and Existing Production Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2019, ... controls the loading, blending, and metering of raw material to the extrusion process; and 3) the Syncro controller, which uses the consumption data from the 4088 controller to control line speed and haul-off. ...

Static Control for Adhesive Lamination

(Static-Beat)

August 14, 2019, ... static control. An unwinding roll can store a large amount of static from the process where the roll was wound. The best practice is to use two powered static bars to dissipate static on both sides of ...

Static: Keeping in Under Control

(Surface Prep)

July 14, 2019, Static control is a crucial part of the converting process. By Joan Mantini Static control is a crucial part of the converting process. After all, it helps remove contaminates, keeps webs running ...

Roll Diameter Requirements in Converting Processes

(Web Handling)

June 30, 2019, Diameter determination can be accomplished either by direct measurement from an external sensor or calculated from process data in the tension control. By Bill Gilbert, Siemens Corporation Common ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, Web tension control refers to the process of controlling tension while transporting a web. Abstract Web tension control refers to the process of controlling tension while transporting a web.   Accurate ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... and clear by dissolving and precipitating the polymer, a process known as ‘solution casting.’  Regardless of the technique, the polymer retains high thermal stability but the differing manipulative techniques ...

High-End Paper Production: Coating System Uses Pneumatic Control

(Print)

November 04, 2018, ... cleaning processes are performed automatically. The recently designed customer-specific machine is a first for the Swiss company. It weighs nine tons and the paper is accelerated at a speed of 100 meters ...