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Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... may be in statistical control but not able to meet specifications due to excess common cause variation. Application of the gauge data STMD variation cannot be controlled by an on-line gauging system ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

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 ...

Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... with excellent water resistance and ink adhesion to PE film. The ink and the coating each has a composition that is quite different. Whereas you want the ink to stay open on the anilox roll, the coating ...

Products at CMM

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... Systems Inc., Prescott, Ont., Canada; 613/925-5926; novaflow.com Model N20 automated ink-blending system, controlled by co.'s proprietary software, reportedly offers cost savings on inks and improved color ...

Tension Control

(Magazine)

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 ...

Hot Melt Committee Holds Annual Symposium

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... is “Fundamentals of Hot Melt Roll Coating.” Kim Townsend of Eurotherm Gauging Systems, Ltd., will talk on “Online Measurement.” “Hot Melt PSA Applied With Precision Roll Coater” is the title of the next ...

Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... rolls. However, the use of slower solvents in narrow web inks increases the potential for solvent retention and product odor. The ink formulator must carefully balance the ink's drying rate to keep the ...

Products

(Magazine)

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

(Magazine)

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 ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... the nip formed by two rolls. Two substrates also enter the nip by traveling over each roll. The extrudate is therefore the center part of a sandwich material. The same factors mentioned above — flow, substrate ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... anilox rolls, and other ancilliary equipment, welcome the opportunity to reach a broad potential customer base at CMM (organizers expect about 33,000 attendees). But many suppliers consider label, forms, ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

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 ...

Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... opportunity for positively affecting the plant or department performance. The first things to consider are the controlling variables that affect the extrusion and web handling process. Whether it is ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... Co. (MACtac), a Bemis co., has purchased the p-s materials business of Kanzaki Specialty Papers, including its direct thermal, thermal transfer, and general roll product lines. The purchase gives MACtac ...

The Need to Know Drives Pharma Labeling Market

(Magazine)

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 ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... webs, brittle materials, foams, and thick-gauge films. Multiple-core diameters and automatic roll-handling equipment are available; system also can be designed for overmode or undermode winding and can ...

Printer Helps Customers Manage Printing Needs

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... run jumbo rolls up to 50 in. dia, six days a week, 24 hours a day, at speeds to 1,800 fpm. Keim adds that the 380V printing presses were designed by RDP to more than double the output of traditional ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... roll-to-sheet converters and stationery products manufacturers in North America. Korber PaperLink North America brings together an international group of operating companies that specialize in manufacturing ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... coupon or "bang tail" folder, and a preprinted patch register unit; the 326 Classic for short runs; an automatic, programmable die press with a quick-change die system, a roll-out cylinder to compress air ...

Solving the Problem of Press Part Replacements

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ...  why Clear Lam and other wide web converters utilize a small number of "roller houses" in the US that specialize in replacing and repairing flexographic press components. For the past decade, Clear Lam ha ...