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The Harms of Harmony

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... are usually a bigger problem than tension variations. For roll coating methods, a roller’s speed is a key variable to control coating thickness. For extrusion coating, precision in coating flow and web ...

Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... refer to the term "drive." This term is being used as a purely generic term to describe a mechanical device that delivers torque to a roll of material or driven roll(s) in a converting machine. This device ...

Karlville and Martin Automatic Partner to Provide Higher Productivity on 300D Seamer

(Archive)

October 03, 2004, ...  300D high-speed, non-stop seamer. "Shown for the first time at Labelexpo 2004," states a release about the OEMs' alliance, "the new 300D, [featuring a Martin Automatic roll-changing system], is a major ste ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Melt flow rate YI color data Gas fade aging Oven aging Resistance to fluorescent lighting. Conclusions Melt flow rates can be controlled by either “phenol” or “phenol free” stabilization systems ...

Agfa's :Sublima XM Screening for Flexo Is Boon for Maryland Prepress Sho

(Archive)

August 10, 2004, ... 188, and 212 lpi without changing anilox rolls, helping create the quality, eye-popping packaging materials their customers demand," adds the manufacturer. Explains Mark/Trèce corporate product manager ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... with a blown film line, has draw ratios of 3:1 and 4:1. Rather than being wound after extrusion, film is fed into the MDO unit, pre-heated, and run through drawing rolls for orientation. The set of rollers ...

Extreme Makeovers

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, ... an acetate window machine; a roll coater; and the entire shipping department. They also added additional automatic transfer conveyors. “This plant grew, and when we grew, we just put a machine where ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... to utilize the maximum amount of material on a roll by detecting when the web is released from the core, then “grabbing” the tail for making the splice. Control of the web is maintained while the splice ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... both cylinders alternatively. Comes with automatic register control system, standard controlled-tension waste-removal system, and central adjustment control from the control panel. Treaters Tune to ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... tension controller supported by a family of option modules. Modular concept reduces auxiliary equipment costs. Slim profile is said to optimize existing space and fit easily into a machine control panel. ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... in your lane is critical. We trust the other drivers in the cars next to us will stay in their lanes. The evenness of the road and the driver-controlled alignment of the tires promote parallel flow. If ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, News from: ABB, AIMCAL, American Roller, Bobst Group, Comexi, Extrusion Dies Industries, Freedonia Group, Green Printing and Packaging Co., GLFA, Group 360 Atlanta, Heidelberg, Latran Technologies, Lithographix, ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... Winder Enhanced for Speed Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT, USA; 860/599-1010, davis-standard.com Model 2300 winder has been upgraded to include a new chucking mechanism that permits 120-in. finished roll ...

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Dea

(Flexpack)

April 04, 2004, ... these packages on a customized R530 thermoform, fill, and, seal rollstock packaging system supplied by Multivac Inc. According to Evatone, the R530 incorporates in-line printing capabilities, equipped ...

PFFC Economic Monitor: Subscribe Today

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2004, Pricing Pressure Is Prevalent in Converting Industry*"With the exception of flex-pack converters, most converters are experiencing the same inability Pricing Pressure Is Prevalent in Converting Industry* ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... Germany; +49 (0) 7042/790-171; schober-gmbh.de The Vector Cut roll-to-roll converting machine offers single-drive technology. Digital servo drives are said to offer high precision and flexibility, increasing ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, News from: AMD, ANSI, American Roller, Champion Roller, Day Runner, Design2Launch, Drupa, Esko-Graphics, F&K, Graphic Packaging, Kampf, MeadWestvaco, National Starch, Packaging Group, Pakintell, PEI, Plastics ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... and 50-in. roll diameters plus a metallizer from GVE and slitters from Dusenbery and Cameron, also capable of handling rolls to 86.5 in. wide and OD to 50 in. A thermal oxidizer and large-capacity mixing ...

CMYK=RGB - The Digital Color Revolution

(Technical Reports)

January 30, 2004, ...  Ever wonder why we constantly swap out anilox rolls? Because that's how we get density, correct? All converters have an anilox inventory (anywhere from 200-lpi to 1,200-lpi rolls). Between $2,000 and ...

Uteco to Debut New Flexo Press and Gravure Products at Drupa 2004

(Flexpack)

January 27, 2004, ... rolls; this feature, reports the OEM, allows for speedy and easy job changes. "Innovations include a new style adjustment-free doctor blade—enabling both blade and end-seal change without the use of tools—as ...