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Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ... Roll North America, Avery Dennison, Painesville, OH. "When converters select material," Anderson says, "they no longer have to trade off some of the desired properties they might get from a hot melt, ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ... it can facilitate the individual setting of tolerance parameters for certain print defects, according to Piotrowski. Color, register, print quality, streaking, and spotting can all be individually controlled. ...

The Need to Know Drives Pharma Labeling Market

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December 31, 2000, ... follows three basic operations: printing, guillotining, and folding. An estimated 90% of Manati's products are prefolded prior to shipment to the customer, while 10% is supplied on rollstock or flat ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... precisely controlled, high-shear mixing technology, product reportedly creates a bond using 25%-40% less adhesive. Co. reports other benefits include improved layflat; minimal grain raise; reduced buildup ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsThird Installment

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November 30, 2000, ... : A device that measures and signals a control system how far the subject part has moved relative to a fixed reference point. This device is sometimes used to measure the pivot rotation of roll arms, linear ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... OH; 216/524-8800; cmccontrols.com The WebPro advanced digital web tension controller, available for new machinery or as a retrofit, makes possible closed loop control with tension transducer feedback. ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... features the latest equipment capable of controlling, touching up, and composing images. Bagmaking is an important part of Enplater's production. Five FMC bagmakers are in use, three producing wicketed ...

The Digital Advantage... More Than Just Printing

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October 31, 2000, ... very important; a majority of the company's product is made for the medical industry - products that need to maintain strict sanitary and quality specs. "We produce either rollstock or pre-made pouches, ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

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October 31, 2000, ... UV Substrates: Film (0.0005 in.+), foam (to 0.250 in.), paper (10-0.140 in.), paperboard (to 30 pt), nonwoven (various) Coating processes: Slot die, roll coating, pattern coating Annual sales: Between ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... media. These systems are used for cleaning gravure cylinders, anilox rollers, doctor blade holders, ink trays, and an assortment of other printing press parts. The operation of the equipment is said to ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

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September 30, 2000, ... began a glossary of terms used frequently to describe equipment, process events, and product quality problems in the converter industry. The second installment follows: Dancer roll : A roll that usually ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2000, ... schedule a visit. Harper's Anilox Roll Inventory Sets Records CHARLOTTE, NC, USA—Harper Corp. of America reports it now maintains the world's largest and most comprehensive inventory of anilox rolls ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

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September 30, 2000, ... investment strategy advice. Employees can get their auto and homeowners insurance through the company by payroll deduction. However, both executives agree it's the simple things that count. "We're not ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ...  Selecting a Distillation System In extracting solvent from NC-based inks and waste solvent, the objective would be to distill under a relatively low, controllable temperature range, while ensuring ...

A Q&A on Remanufactured Equipment: Is It for You?

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September 30, 2000, ... 50% to 70% less that buying new. In addition, you still can use your existing anilox rolls and plate cylinders—that's a big savings no matter how you add it up. Q: What about buying used parts? A: Sometimes ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... markets for Vacumet were wall covering, automotive side molding, Christmas garland, and tinsel. Packaging wasn't even a thought. Our 60-incher was considered a wide machine. It took an 18-inch roll diameter ...

Material Handling Equipment: An Ergonomic Answer

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August 31, 2000, ... dead; odds are ergonomic discussions are here to stay. So what does this mean for you? It means your company may want to look into ergonomics-based roll handling practices (if it hasn't done so already). ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... from job to job. Handles a range of materials from 1-mil film to 18-pt board. Do-It-Yourself Program Offered Avery Dennison/Fasson Roll North America, Painesville, OH; 440/358-4936; averydennison.com ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... wide and shifting roll stands for unwind and rewind guiding. Adhesives Research Expands R&D Facility GLEN ROCK, PA, USA—Adhesives Research has expanded its R&D facility from 13,000 to 23,700 sq ft. ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, ... of all rolls in the machine parallel to one reference roll. Asperity: The roughness of the film surface, usually expressed in microns (one micron is one millionth of a meter) or micro inches (one micro ...