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Lasx Offers Noncontact Laser Ablation Services

(Laser)

May 12, 2012, ... team is able to produce high-performance components with tolerances down to ±.002" (±50 μm), depending on material and design. Laser ablation can be completed on either side of roll-fed and sheet-fed materials ...

Rotoflex Redesigns VLI Finishing System

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2012, ... production speeds, gives more precise speed control and accurate stop/start ability, and provides better tension management to deliver higher roll quality. The 2.0 system is said to make the VLI an ideal ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Farm Deli Flats thin rolls and Goldfish Sandwich Bread (Flats)—Packaging by Pepperidge Farm; CP Flexible Packaging; Printpack Inc.; Sealstrip Corp.—USA Honored for Excellence in Innovation and Waste Reduction ...

Avery Digital Facestock for HP Indigo Presses

(Label/Tape)

May 08, 2012, ... than today's standard product of PE85 film on glassine liner, thus delivering almost twice as many labels per roll, overall better operational efficiency throughout the supply chain, and increased levels ...

Meech Intl. Offers Web Cleaner

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2012, The TakClean web cleaner from Meech features contact cleaning and perforated adhesive rollers to clean particles as small as 0.5 microns   OXFORDSHIRE, UK | Meech Intl. offers the TakClean web cleaner, ...

Coating Matters | Plumbing Basics in Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2012, ... that the system is purged Imagine a roller coaster of pipes carrying a viscous fluid that can hold air for a long period of time. At the peaks of the roller coaster run, air will sit and slowly release ...

Rainbow Technology Offers Coating Device

(Coating)

April 03, 2012, ... is designed to offer high-performance coating for sheet and roll-to-roll materials. It has multiple applications including digital graphics and other in-line coating applications. Patented Smart Coating ...

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, ... impressed with the carousel unit, which holds up to four anilox rollers above the coating unit. This will dramatically improve the changeover time from conventional to UV printing. Another benefit will ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... of Mimaki, this is only after all layers are applied. Drying will, of course, be a requirement in the design of fixed head roll-to-roll printers suitable for packaging. There are several configurations ...

Dymax Hand-Held Valve Aids Dispensing

(Adhesives)

March 19, 2012, A Model 200 diaphragm valve from Dymax enables accurate dispensing, has ergonomic features, and offers long life   TORRINGTON, CT | Manually controlled dispensing systems from Dymax Corp. are said ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... reduce the trim to 3/8 in. and reduce the total trim loss to 2.2%—a considerable difference from the 5.5% loss taken from the 18-in. roll. Initially, Etchells accounts for the differential among converters’ ...

HP Indigo Widens Flex-Pack & Carton Digital Options

(Bag Pouch)

March 12, 2012, ... for corrugated packaging. HP Indigo 20000 Scheduled for commercial availability in late 2013, the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press is a roll-to-roll digital press designed primarily for flexible packaging. ...

VCF Films Invests in New Thin Film Line

(Flexpack)

March 11, 2012, ... produce specialty materials using many different polymers and apply them to virtually any flexible roll-to-roll substrate. According to VP of sales and Marketing Ray Durling, VCF’s precision slot die ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... film slitting solutions in web widths from 2.5–10.4 meters (98–410 in.). Delivers higher efficiency, increased productivity and reliability, higher quality rewind rolls, reduced noise levels, and more ...

Thin Films Expert VCF Films Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, New web coating line produces specialty materials for application to virtually any flexible roll-to-roll substrate PHOENIX, AZ | VCF Films (VCF) a leading manufacturer of thin polymer films and coatings ...

Gralex Unwind Stands Allow One-Person Changes

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2012, ... from Gralex allow one-person roll changes, require no tools for changeovers, provide automatic self-adjusting friction brakes, handle unwind speeds to 100 fpm, and include fork lift slots for easy moving. ...

AWA Presents Sleeve Label Event

(Label/Tape)

February 22, 2012, ... advice for the value chain on using PET-G and OPS films for shrink sleeve labels; next-generation roll sleeve label technology; and the challenges of shrink inks. Day two offers a session on printing ...

WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... and one disadvantage of draw control (a.k.a. as speed ratio control)? Advantages: Draw control is the simplest intermediate tensioning system, requiring no rollers or feedback between driven rollers, ...

Coating Matters | Suspensions, Dispersions, and Emulsions

(Coating/Laminating)

February 21, 2012, ... calmed the waters and provided you with a clear vision for improved coating performance. Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, owner of Coating Tech Service, has 14+ years of slot die coating ...

WHQuiz Answer #1 - The Right Tension

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, ... If you know you have modest machine or crossweb direction tension variations from roller variations, web bagginess (especially if you web is narrow), misaligned splices, and roller drag / inertia, then ...