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- 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 ...
- Wide Web Handling and the Problems It Can Bring
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2001, As new film casting machines have grown in width during the past several years, so have casting machine windups. One problem that arises with wider rolls As new film casting machines have grown in width ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2001, ... because the antimicrobial additive can be placed in a controlled manner where the material is needed. Also, the coating can be applied in a later step, minimizing the exposure of the product to contamination. ...
- MD Wrinkle Formation Causes and Cures
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2001, ... called “tin canning”) still plague many converters and/or film suppliers. The two main contributing parameters are: (1) at least two persistent MD gauge bands must be present in the winding roll; and (2) ...
- One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2001, ... is a Spark Sparking that growth: Multi-Color's Batavia, OH, facility, acquired in December 1999, gave the company the ability to convert p-s, clear in-mold, continuous roll feed, and shrink labels for ...
- Reporter Clips
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2001, ... News Roll-Fed Labels Decorate Nestlé's Nescafe Brands HARTSVILLE, SC, USA—Sonoco Flexible Packaging has been selected to provide roll-fed labels for two of Nestlé Canada Inc.'s popular instant beverage ...
- What's New Product
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... hold-down clamps, steeper/sharper blade angles, special blade materials, and sensors. System Offers Crown Correction, Roller Alignment Sensor Products, East Hanover, NJ; 973/884-1755 Improved version ...
- European Conference Draws Large Audience
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... areas such as roller design; calendering, embossing and laminating; slitting; spreading; winding and unwinding; as well as drive, nip, and draw/tension controls. I will explain the underlying mechanics ...
- BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... are certain applications in which they work better, we've continued making our product, Seal-Coat.” Unlike Scotchban, Seal-Coat is applied to a finished paper roll by a converter, not manufactured into ...
- Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING
- (Office Products)
- September 30, 2001, ... broadening our spectrum; as things roll along, we go with them.” Jannel, these days, is doing much more than just “rolling along.” With ample to room to grow, a vital and creative executive team, an ...