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Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... process, and roll coating, as well as intermediate classes in coating solution preparation technology, premetered slot die coating, drying technology, and web handling/converting. For more information ...

Over-Tensioned Webs and What to Do about Them

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May 31, 2001, ... in some neckdown of the web width, even though there is high friction between the web and the drum. The neck-in usually occurs in the spans between the take-off point of the last tension isolation roll ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... WI; 920/434-5148The Pinnacle 700 Series enclosed flexographic reverse-angle doctor blade inking system is said to be a major improvement over existing fountain rolls, open pans, and conventional doctor/applicator ...

When You Say ''Converted Products,'' You've Said It A

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May 31, 2001, ... shattering it,” Hahn adds proudly. Gorenc sums up the company's capabilities: “There really isn't anything that you can wind up and put on a roll that we can't run through this facility.” Yep. There' ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... on “The Web Is The Place To Be” will explore the roll of the Internet in converting today. Some areas of discussion will be development and use of a web site by a converter to enhance their business, working ...

WEB SOLUTIONS

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April 30, 2001, ... converting machines, such as slitters, coaters, and laminators, depend on the operator to make manual adjustments to windup tension and contact roll pressure while the rewind roll is building up. The operator ...

Products

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April 30, 2001, ... of Materials Contech, Goddard, KS; 316/722-6907 The Magna RW rewinder can convert large master rolls into more manageable smaller rolls. It reportedly handles a range of materials including corrugated, ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

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April 30, 2001, ... went right to work. “After two or three years, I invented a side-welded bag for packing toilet paper rolls. Previously, manufacturers had been using side-fold bags, which could not be printed on the side. ...

Reporter Clips

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March 31, 2001, Avery Dennison Medical is new organization in its Worldwide Specialty Tape Division; Dunsirn adds small-roll converting capability, "perfect for digital print market"; and Label Graphics, Whitehouse, NJ, ...

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, ...

Tension Control

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March 31, 2001, ... initial purchases from Montalvo were brakes, but Reynolds ultimately switched all its tension control components to Montalvo equipment, including load cells and controllers. Long singles out the load ...

Extrusion Coating Technology For The Imaging Industry

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March 31, 2001, ... a distributor who can either rewind it into wide format rolls for the professional market or sheet it for the consumer market. Those coaters who perform this function are coater/distributors who take the ...

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

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March 31, 2001, ... shutdown, your machine components must be strong enough to break the entire web without damaging the rolls or transducers. The side frames, roll shafts, and bearings on the machine must be well oversized ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... laboratory. The dancer includes low-inertia extruded aluminum and graphite composite rollers for ultra-low-tension applications. As a result, the laboratory now can run rolls to 36 in. dia and web widths ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSixth Installment

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February 28, 2001, Shaftless unwind/rewind stands: Basic pieces of equipment used in holding the supply roll(s) and production roll(s) on the converting machine. These stands Shaftless unwind/rewind stands: Basic pieces ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... the coarseness of dot matrix, and the tracking capability enables the user to mark moving substrates, mfr. reports. It can image bitmap and vector graphics. Heat Shrink Roll Covers Resist Chemicals ...

Small Inspection Light Proves to Be a Shining Star

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February 28, 2001, ... and rollers. This dry-up appears gradually, Grant reports, and the brighter light gives operators time to determine if and when a press must be shut down and cleaned before resuming work. Better monitoring ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, ... solvent loss of the ink on the pad will increase its tack. This "tack increase" is controlled, in some cases, by a heater that is in the proximity of the pad(s) and can be adjusted within certain limits ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

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January 31, 2001, ... intended to improve the technical communication between new and seasoned members of the converting industry. - Nip rolls: Normally a set of two rolls (the set may be made with more) that have parallel ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... neutralization of static electricity; coating and laminating lines that run as fast as 1,500 fpm; a 28x40-in. rainbow sheet with only one plate line; tight-tolerance rubber rolls; and a breakthrough in ...