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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... of suspension packaging for rolls of plastic packaging films. The acquisition gives Badger Plug customers the option to buy new or recycled packaging components. Danaher Acquires IDC Assets SIMSBURY, ...

Strand Tracking Problems on Your Slitter/Rewinder

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, A slitter/rewinder has two goals: Divide the web into strands (slitting); and create uniform individual rolls (winding). This plan has three potential A slitter/rewinder has two goals: Divide the web into ...

P-S Labels Every Which Way

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, Tadbik Ltd. reports it is the largest pressure-sensitive label converter in Israel, controlling more than 60% of that country's prime label market and Tadbik Ltd. reports it is the largest pressure-sensitive ...

Cutting to the Chase

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, As Chase & Sons broadens its facility and capabilities, the converter eliminates tension control problems by replacing chucks and rollers with new products from Double E Co. Expansion is a key word ...

Dive in the Ipex "SEE" of Technolog

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2002, ... controlled, beneficial applications, guaranteeing improved quality and profitability throughout the entire printing and finishing processes," the mfr. adds. According to the co., Eltex is presenting ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... doctor blade line of products, following a decision by management to focus on its core business of Echocel anilox rolls and HarperScientific's Anilox Roll Protection Program products. Reports chairman ...

Printing Private Labels

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... and all at the same time. For a narrow web roll label converter, that's virtually impossible. For Smyth Companies, it's just another press run. That's because the group's Bedford, VA, facility is one of ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... three voltages (6, 24, and 90 V), and a static torque capacity of 16-95 lb ft. Series is pre-assembled, pre-aligned, and pre-burnished at the factory for rated torque. Unwind Handles Large Parent Rolls ...

BRAND PROTECTION: The Converter's Rol

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... to simple conversion on general-use presses on an open factory floor. Once packages have been marked, their movement through the supply chain also must be controlled. A semi load of security tagged ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... requirements. Switching to reusable Pak-Line roll suspension crates from Homasote Co. enabled the company to cut shipping material costs by 50% without putting its film at risk. Richard Martinelli, ...

Metallizer Makes a Winning Wager

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2002, ... in each of the three zones, depending on the need.” The new metallizers can handle roll diameters of 40 in. and web widths to 95 in. And Korowicki says they are seeing 6-min pump downtime. “This is ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... for use in no-label-look applications. Additionally, because of the film’s low caliper, more labels can be incorporated into a given roll diameter to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a ...

Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... operation, use a NEMA 12 enclosure and thermostatically controlled space heater if you locate it where condensation is likely. Keep Connections Tight While this sounds basic, checking connections is ...

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2002, ... line PLCs. So, you’ll get a lot of data from the ozone generator. In the early days, the ozone generator was very much a stand-alone type of operation. All of that is now controlled by PLCs, so the customer ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, News from: American Roller, BST Pro Mark, Comexi, Day International Inc., Exopack, ExxonMobil, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), The Freedonia Group, International Paper, Kidder Inc., Klockner ...

High & Dry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... tolerances of ±0.001 in. and closer. The Cranston, RI, converter can slit rolls to 54 in. wide, with finished slit widths to 0.0078 in. — just three times the width of a human hair. Metlon serves a ...

Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2002, ... rolling green and black fields give Belarus a haunting beauty. There’s more to see in Belarus than you might suspect. Minsk is a cosmopolitan center and a shining testament to Soviet urban planning. ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... Features include productivity-enhancing Visual Pallet software and PC-based simulation packages. Spreader Roll System Is Improved Converter Accessory Corp., Wind Gap, PA; 610/863-6008; converteraccessory.com ...

Post 9/11 Activities Continue to Affect Converting Industry

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... that choices of products known to be reasonably effective in controlling anthrax could be limited for some time. Ongoing attention to the safety and security of people, places, and the environment remains ...

Workhorse Winders Do More Than Ever Before

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... changes include new control systems that use servo drives and PLC units as a means of controlling speed and machine sequencing functions, explains Don Rush, national sales manager at Elsner Engineering ...