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- Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater
- (Archive)
- December 31, 1999, ... were very responsive." The line arrived at the end of July 1997, and six weeks later the line was running and the company sold its first roll. More Top-Notch Suppliers Nowak credits the CMR die bolt ...
- Static electricity can be a very costly problem
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1998, ... surface that gains electrons will become positively charged. Converters who work with roll materials have a first-hand familiarity with static electricity, primarily from the occasional shock. These ...
- Label converter controls quality from the inside out
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1996, ... offset presses operate at widths to 40 in.; each press can run up to eight colors at speeds up to 15,000 sheets/hr. The Harahan plant's offset inkmaking department boasts three large roll grinding machines ...
- Partnering launches future growth in laminations
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1996, ... issues and to get a foothold in the market, Chase & Sons decided to purchase laminate material in master roll form from a European manufacturer. Upon receipt at the company's facility (located then in Randolph, ...
- International Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 1996, ... 35-70 g/m2; and masking paper from 45-120 g/m2. The Dusenbery machine will handle a range from 20 g/m2 to 35-70 g/m2 in mill rolls weighing up to 3,000 kg. On each slitting cycle, the jumbo roll is ...
- Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 1996, ... preparations for a press or laminator. Male employees wearing dangling neckties frequently bent next to the nip rollers of an extruder that was running at 500 fpm. Other instances that come to mind include ...
- Green Bay gears up for specialty labels
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 1996, ... Speed Sleeve system on both the silicone applicator and adhesive cotter backup rolls to allow for ten-minute changeovers. With this pneumatically operated system, the entire change sequence can be accomplished ...
- Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 1996, ... plan now is to concentrate on getting the basic p-s roll label business to a level of performance that will more than fund further growth into profitable new niches. "My customers expect consistently ...
- Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 1996, ... dust was everywhere and bulldozers were still running around. There was no water, no compressed air, no gas hookup, nothing the technicians from Germany were accustomed to, but they rolled up their sleeves ...
- In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 1996, ... Ray, plant manager for J. MacKenzie Ltd., "The decision to sheet in-house was driven by two factors-service and quality. As an advocate of just-in-time, we saw an advantage in sheeting from roll inventory ...
- Business and education join forces, and everybody wins
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 1996, ... Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, became a degree-granting program in 1982 after 16 years of evolution from an elective course to a full specialization. It enrolls approximately 250 undergraduates and another ...
- Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 1995, ... printing, and the anilox rolls are configured for printing process color. The amount of solvent being introduced into the ink has to be measured very carefully, otherwise you have distortion." An existing ...
- "Partnering" helps get press up to spee
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 1995, ... problem and creating a condition that necessitated constant stopping and frequent cleanups. Giles and his assistants determined that a level controlling the ink pan combined with improved journal/anilox ...
- Die-cutting developments continue unabated.
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, ... the flexible die onto the cylinder, either mechanical or magnetic, as well as improvements in the manufacture of the cutting die. The cylinder itself is a work of art, featuring many individually controllable ...
- Bagmaking operation refuses to stand still
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, ... soon have 32 Battenfeld Gloucester production lines with automated process control extruding blown film. Many have in-line printing, and a number are stand-alone bag machines converting rolled film. ...
- Plastics society urges repeal of Clean Air Act provisions
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, ... of the act are "well-intentioned" but have a punishing rather than regulating effect. Since other provisions of the Clean Air Act ensure that air toxics emissions will be well-controlled, these sections ...
- Training is the key to success in '90s corporate climb.
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1995, ... longitudinal dynamics and tension control; lateral dynamics and control; out-of-plane dynamics; wrinkling; measurement of tension and wound roll stress; and a variety of special topics such as air films ...
- Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 1995, ... possible cut accuracy without proper web tension control. Either a load cell or swing arm dancer can provide web tension, the latter being preferred because it will compensate for egg-shaped rolls. The ...
- Recycled paperboard mfrs. unite to promote usage.
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1995, ... their communities," Currey says. "The companies that use our products directly support the daily recycling activities of their own customers, the consumers of America." RPA-100% has scheduled the roll-out ...
- Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1995, ... centershaft-driven two-position unwind stands with a capability of handling rolls up to 36 in. in diameter. This feature is designed to decrease setup time by approximately 50% between roll changes. ...
