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IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ... the application, which was a two-part system. Currently offset-printed roll to sheet labels are the dominant method for IML. Roll-fed IML will continue to grow as it helps to eliminate waste from handling ...

Heritage Bag Grows with Support from Gloucester Engineering

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2014, Six new bag machines and retrofitted older machines support high demand for company's product line CARROLLTON, TX | Heritage Bag, one of the largest can liner manufacturers in North America, is a second ...

Static Beat | Solvent Coater Static Control for Insulating Webs

(Static-Beat)

November 05, 2014, ... deposited on the web during coating. Charge may be deposited on the web during coating by at least three mechanisms. Contact charging with the coating roller or with the pressure roller during normal ...

FLEXcon Introduces BOPP Films

(Materials)

September 21, 2014, ... UV, solvent and water flexo, UV and solvent screen, and UV letterpress. According to the company, films eliminate the need for converters to powder rolls prior to processing and offer more open time ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... (management systems); and EFI Fiery Digital Embossing (The Future of Print).    Empire Rollers & Coatings (Booth 4917)  will show examples and provide details about how its coatings and rollers can ...

All I Ever Needed to Know —I Learned in Elementary School

(Web Handling)

August 26, 2014, ... or conditions Inferring—Making a tentative conclusion based on reasoning to explain observations Setting Variables—Controlling factors which will influence the outcome of an experiment Decision Making—Choosing ...

Preco Expands Abrasives Laser Processing Center

(Die-Cutting)

August 11, 2014, ... new offering, and an added benefit for abrasive converters will be test marketing new designs or for rapid market introduction of new products. The new abrasive laser system consists of a “roll to part” ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ...    AccuWeb Introducing its Smallest Web Guide AccuWeb (Booth 837) will introduce the EVO 150 web guide control, a 24 VDC controller featuring 150 watts of power with the ability to control brushed ...

Maxson Sheeter Converts Paper at High Speeds

(News | New Products)

July 25, 2014, ... ft2 (800 g/m2). Speeds to 1,300 fpm (396 mpm) can be achieved. In a paper converting application, when outfitted with two dual-position roll stands, web flow into the sheeter is supported by an overhead ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, Paper-based label manufacturers must produce a stable, flat product. This requires controlling moisture content in all layers of the final product to equilibrium. Coated or laminated paper processes ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... supply of coating fluid and variations in coat weight are controlled by regulating the pumping rate to line speed ratio. 3. Cross-web distribution control. The slot die’s manifold geometry is designed ...

Converting Headaches? Get Relief at CPP EXPO's PFFC-Sponsored Technical Session

(Trade Shows)

July 13, 2014, ... from breaks, distortion, scratching, wrinkling, mis-registration, and poor roll formation. To get tension under control you have to understand how your system works. Learn to map out your system and understand ...

Web Lines | The Case of the Missing Pacer

(Technical Reports)

July 07, 2014, How can a system with only two slipping torque elements control speed? I recently visited a converter that had a rewinder with no apparent direct-driven pacer roller. The unwind had brake torque control, ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... flow disturbances, inhomogeneities in the fluid, or uncontrolled air flow may still cause coating defects. Defect formation may be connected to raw material variation or equipment instability. Everything ...

Web Lines | Wrinkling?

(Web Handling)

May 18, 2014, ... They can look at your product geometry, mechanical and frictional properties (of your rollers), roller factors, web path geometry, and process conditions (speed/tension), then predict wrinkles from roller ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... first two, there is nothing that can be done about them.  Nature is not controllable, and web breaks or other situations that demand an E-Stop, are unpredictable, so they just have to be dealt with.  If ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... in the spot after even just a few hundred wraps on the roll.  Winding a loose roll will mask it (not a good idea thought) or oscillating the extruder, laminator or winder will also mask it, but to me, ...

McLoone Adds Digital UV-Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, ... DSI press was the perfect choice thanks to its robust, ergonomic build, modular design, and ability to deliver controlled quality on a wide range of plastic substrates.” SPGPrints—formerly known as ...

Rockwell Automation Offers Safety Relay

(Controls)

May 04, 2014, ... Once programmed, an embedded Modbus interface allows the safety relay to communicate diagnostic data easily to Allen-Bradley Micro800 controllers, Allen-Bradley PanelView graphic terminals, or Allen-Bradley ...

Nordmeccanica Opens Two New Facilities

(Metallizing)

April 01, 2014, ... full-size, 59-in.wide laminator.  Reportedly, the larger space will allow the storage of a significant number of ancillaries such as roll handling carts and adhesive mixers to guarantee immediate delivery. ...