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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 ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written

(Technical Reports)

April 27, 2015, ... high tension, marginal tension, and low tension: High tension webs run straighter, have more traction on rollers, providing more force for spreading devices to prevent wrinkles. The high tension web ...

TRESU Launches Modular Press

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2015, ... This offers extra protection against ink and detergents with high and low pH-values and ensures efficient, thorough cleaning after job completion. Curved inner surfaces maximize volume and facilitate controlled ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, Once you've determined that you have a roll telescoping problem, here's how to solve it. Back on December 4, 2014, I posted a list of questions to consider when first looking to resolve a roll telescoping ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 2

(Flexpack)

March 23, 2015, ... is the Gelbo test. In the Gelbo test, a film specimen is rolled into a tube and clamped to two brackets; one bracket is fixed, while the other bracket rotates the film while simultaneously compressing ...

Coating Matters | Membrane Process Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

March 10, 2015, ... as curing of fluids in most roll-to-roll coating systems. In water filtration manufacturing, the cast fluid forms a thin film by reaction with another fluid in a tank. The resulting polymer matrix is the ...

Jemmco Announces Conductive Rubber Sleeve

(News | New Products)

January 14, 2015, ... silicone rubber roll covering to its full line of JemmStat static elimination products.  The sleeve’s soft rubber surface reportedly offers good release properties, high conductivity, excellent wear ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... how the EVO 150 controller can provide perfect centerline guiding with the use of a single WideArray edge detector. Web widths up to 18 in. are possible.   AirTrim (Booth 1166) will feature trim waste ...

On Print | Digital Printers for Real Converters

(On Print)

January 04, 2015, ... multi-station gravure presses, not just for paper, but for direct to panel as well. And it now supplies roll-to-roll inkjet printers up to 2.2 m wide with speeds up to 50 m/min, as well as panel printers ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... COMPANY     Appleton Mfg. Division’s Customized Butt Roll Slabber Appleton Mfg. Div., Neenah, WI, has customized its butt roll slabber for customers that want a manual loading process but also ...

Macro Winder Suited for Geomembranes and Agricultural Films

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2014, ... where operators need to manually attach the sheet to the core. The machine accommodates webs with thicknesses between 30 and 2,500 microns and widths between 1.0 m and 6.2 m. It winds rolls to 800 mm ...

Coating Matters | Multi-Layer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2014, ... interlayer point, which would promote mixing. Downstream separation. Even after the fluid flows are controlled at the point of interaction with the substrate, care needs to be taken to understand ...

Essentra Offers New Foam Core Tape

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2014, ... High Bond Tape also has unique shock absorption and vibration dampening properties. Duraco High Bond Tape is offered in clear, white, gray, and black colors. It is available in continuous length rolls ...

Raven Expands Product Range with New Blown Film Line

(Flexpack)

September 23, 2014, ... rolls, which are packaged and sold straight off the line. “This line has met or exceeded our expectations on several levels,” said Anthony Schmidt, VP and general manager of Raven Industries Engineered ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

September 22, 2014, ... at the beginning and end of a roll. Of course, the steady-state continuous flow in between starting and stopping has been discussed at length and has its own issues to deal with. But what special issues ...

Screen USA Open House to Showcase Truepress Line

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2014, New high-speed Truepress inkjet press will be running line jobs at event, which takes place during Graph Expo 2014   ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | Screen USA announces a free Open House to introduce customers ...

Fighting Viscous Forces to Improve Fluid Coating Success

(Coating/Laminating)

September 17, 2014, ... pressure to determine the controlling force. Capillary flow is dominant when the Capillary number is ~10-5. Viscous flow is dominant for high Capillary numbers. This is important because viscous flow is ...

DUNMORE Offers Smartphone App for Label Converters

(Label/Tape)

September 02, 2014, Roll-to-roll calculator for processors of continuous web substrates quickly offers data including roll outside diameter, roll length, yield, and more   BRISTOL, PA | DUNMORE Corp., a global supplier ...

Essentra Introduces New Duraco Red Film Tape

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, ... is best applied in temperatures between +65 deg F and +100 deg F. Duraco Red is available as pre-cut pieces on a roll, or on continuous rolls. Pre-cut pieces on a roll are available in widths ranging from ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Decorating Assn. Honors 2014 Winners

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2014, ... durability for this capacitive touch mouse. This product was run in both high-gloss black and white.   Best Injection Molded Durable IMD Part, Silver Award Advanced Dual Air Technology Controller ...