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- 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 ...
- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... approach. According to P&G's Damon Jones, “It is dramatically different than the existing packaging. We began the rollout in Europe earlier this year, have already expanded to Asia, and will be in North ...
- Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds
- (Static Elimination)
- July 31, 2011, ... fpm). Another reason that static problems get worse at higher speeds is that more static charge is separated between the film and each roller by tribocharging. The key factors for tribocharging are ...
- Technical Report: Up & Running
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2011, ... are due to innovations that greatly reduce downtime — or non-running time — at key points in the slitting process. Major downtime causes are grouped in three areas: Loading jumbos rolls Getting ready ...
- Optimize Web Handling
- (Web Handling)
- June 30, 2010, The apex of the Ajusta-Bow roll can be adjusted while in use to optimize web handling and performance. Said to improve web control by distributing lateral The apex of the Ajusta-Bow roll can be adjusted ...
- Breaking Boundaries
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2010, ... Award and a Gold Award for Technical Innovation. This is the second year in a row Sealed Air has taken the top prize. The package consists of a two-part thermoformed rollstock that keeps the contents ...
- Dissipating Static
- (Static-Beat)
- September 30, 2009, ... In Figure 1, PP film runs over a hard-coated aluminum idler roller. The film already has some negative charge because it has touched some rollers. When different materials touch and separate, one will ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200
- (New Products)
- May 31, 2009, ... Standard auto feeder and optional stacker and IR dryer offered. Runs 5,500 sheets/hr. ▶Kompac Technologies | 800-541-5702 | www.kompactech.com Circle 403 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Controller ...
- Color Control
- (Label/Tape)
- December 31, 2008, ... team.” Static Is an Issue Brombacher notes one of the greatest difficulties in producing sheet-fed film labels is controlling static, which can wreak havoc on its presses and PMC die-cutters. The company ...
- Graphics Four-Color Process Workshop at SGIA
- (News | New Products)
- November 23, 2008, ... control over all aspects of the process including: using a densitometer to measure and control density and percent dot; controlling critical variables in color separations; creating screens to produce ...
- Drupa Tour Covers Digital, Color & Proofing
- (News | New Products)
- April 09, 2008, ... from analog to digital printing. To that end, HP will provide an extensive rollout of products at Drupa. The HP 7000 digital press is designed for high-volume print service providers and reportedly ...
- Clever Converters
- (Flexpack)
- March 31, 2008, ... a more even, controlled peel than easy-open rigid ends. The flexible membrane the consumer peels off reportedly is safer and more easily disposable than the sharp-edged alternative and represents a market ...
- Get a Grip: Driving Your Web
- (Archive)
- December 31, 2007, In my October 2007 column, In Search of Tension Isolation, I myth-busted the belief that a high traction driven roller can completely isolate one tension In my October 2007 column, “In Search of Tension ...
- Products
- (New Products)
- December 31, 2007, Controller Has 60 Settings The MP2000 single-loop viscosity controller has 60 settings to accommodate solvent- or water-based products and level control. Controller Has 60 Settings The MP2000 single-loop ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2007, ... equipment or part of a new line. Unwinds can be center braked, center driven, or surface driven. Company says precise tension control is achieved with a tension roll or dancer roll system. Retroflex | ...
- New Products
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2007, ... bars fit above or below other machinery and come in both horizontal and vertical configurations. PFFC-ASAP 416 Get Smooth, Uniform Slit Rolls Webco Engineering, Westborough, MA; 508/366-7384; webcoeng.com ...
- Focusing on European Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2007, ... “Easy Opening Packaging Concepts with Polybutene-1 [PB-1],” saying, “Among areas being looked at are future uses in chilled and fresh food, confectionery, and applications which require controlled and ...
- What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2006, ... for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display for easy operation; rotary ...
- Narrow Web What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2006, ... HTD processing equipment for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display ...
- Adding Up Additives
- (Tech Reports)
- December 31, 2006, ... in-line forming and converting when COF must develop quickly. Slower-blooming slips, or erucamide slips, are needed in rollstock that will be converted days or weeks after a film is extruded. This slow ...