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Web Lines | Action Plan for Baggy Webs

(Web Handling)

August 16, 2016, ... longer lanes. When tension does not pull out the bagginess, baggy webs wrinkles at nearly any nipped roller process. Bagginess can contribute to other defects, including coating thickness variations, ...

Maxson Sheeter Cuts to Register

(Carton Box)

August 09, 2016, ... bed or dual knife cutter design, utilizes a roll stand with line guidance capabilities, a sensitive scanner to detect registration marks, and a high-resolution electronic drive system that hold the cut ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... the ADSI iTech CENTRA 5 and ADSI iTech SPECTRUM (pictured). The iTech CENTRA 5 can print CMYK at 50  fpm or CMYK plus White at 41 fpm on roll stock up to 12.5 in. wide. The iTech SPECTRUM LED toner digital ...

HawkPoint Installs Software at Neenah Paper

(Trends/Management)

July 25, 2016, Shop Floor software, which reportedly provided productivity and data gains during a trial at Neenah, will now be rolled out on all machines in division GREENVILLE, WI | HawkPoint Technologies, a software ...

LasX Industries to Show Carton System

(Carton Box)

May 21, 2016, ... specifications for high-speed cutting, blanking, and scoring to the patented, third-generation "Proton" laser controller. The codes also trigger on-the-fly job changes and provide material handling parameters ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... alternative to print on a range of substrates such as flossy and coated paper, plastics, foils, pharmaceutical applications, and packaging. Also launching inkjet systems. The Amica LR54 is a new roll-to-roll ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, ... power and speed so you don't degrade or coagulate the solution leading to poor coating quality. Control Temperature Part 1 of this article covered the importance of controlling the coating solution ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... #1833. Envirofoil transfer metallizing provides lay-flat and stay-flat characteristics and experiences no distortion when the poster is rolled into a tube. Although more likely to be treasured as a collector’s ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Quality Tests

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2016, ... the punched edge, because the base foil’s aluminum creates a 100% barrier against water and oxygen). Such cross-permeation can be controlled using laminates whose plastic layers provide a higher barrier ...

Nordmeccanica and Hydro Demonstrate Benefits of Thin Foil

(Coating/Laminating)

March 07, 2016, The two companies sponsored a workshop to demonstrate thin foil running on a Combi 3000 laminator at high speeds PIACENZA, ITALY | Nordmeccanica recently joined Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products, Grevenbroich, ...

Experience Speaks | Q&A with Brett York

(Trends/Management)

February 29, 2016, ... fastest results. We’ve introduced this approach in Europe where it’s been a success, so we’re going to roll it out in the U.S. in order to take advantage of the current market opportunity and learnings. ...

Universal Converting Equipment Opens Support Center in US

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2016, An X6 slitter will be among the equipment featured at the new showroom, which will also be a service center for North and South America SUFFOLK, UK | Universal Converting Equipment, a supplier of slitting ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... properties and understanding the product requirements to create a well-designed delivery system. Precision coating encompasses sophisticated, highly controlled functions, including distribution of liquid ...

Double E Delivers Stored Material to Converting with Solis Accumulator

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2016, Company utilizes advanced Siemens drive and motion control system to maintain integrated tension and material movement during roll changes, no need for separate PLC   BRIDGEWATER, MA | The Solis ...

In-Mold Labels | IMDA Symposium Covers Range of Topics

(Label/Tape)

November 05, 2015, ... are more expensive now, his company is watching developments in LED closely. Other sessions included: The Cutting Edge: Roll Fed Technology vs Cut & Stack Automation; and That’s a Wrap: Insert IMD vs ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... label, but the release coating and the liner are eliminated. This provides more labels on a roll and offers reduced transportation, warehousing, and labor costs. Lifetime Achievement Award Kurt Walker, ...

Eleven Are Awarded IMDA Accolades

(Label/Tape)

August 03, 2015, ... white when turned off, yet the multi-colored LEDs behind the plate signal the condition of the spa when turned on. Utilizing second surface printing provided by the Kurz IMD roll method (IMR) on the back ...

Flexo Printing | Mid-Web Press Answers Shift to More SKUs, Short Runs

(Print)

July 14, 2015, ... to input this information each time. There are three settings for light, medium, and heavy cleaning. Enclosed chamber doctor blade leakage is reduced through controlled chamber ink and cleaning pressure. ...

OMET Label Press Is Launched

(Label/Tape)

June 20, 2015, ... are direct drive controlled to increase printing precision. At the end of the line, through the new die-cutting quick-change (QCDC), it is possible to prepare the die cylinder offline on a specific trolley, ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Part 2

(Technical Reports)

June 08, 2015, ... rollers. Here are two more: 4. Overly narrow web vs. roller width is trouble, too. Don't run overly narrow web on wide rollers. You can get away with this, but overly wide rollers have overly high ...