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Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, ... Pilot Coater and the 600 mm Production-Level Pilot Coating Line. Both lines are capable of aqueous and solvent-based coating using a wide variety of methods including slot die, comma roll, knife-over roll, ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... In order to understand the mechanisms for defect formation, you have to understand the fundamentals of the inputs. Substrates may have a surface energy that causes dewetting, rolls may be out of round ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... minute amounts (less than 1 part/million/year). The pharmaceutical-grade elastomer/metallized PET/PET structure of the liner combines mechanical performance (more consistent sealing) with a controlled ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, ... struggle with. Due to many factors—including the lack of good bagginess quantified measurements, need for feedback from roll unwinding measurements/observations (usually at customer processing), and complexity ...

Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... rolls, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cover sheets, Cyrel plates, and trim waste for its TR3 program participants at a modest fee. DuPont recovers, reuses, and recycles the returned materials either ...

Kodak and Xymox Report Agreement on Conductive Films

(Flexpack News)

November 10, 2013, ... utilizes Kodak’s HCF Film represents a milestone for Xymox in the scaling up and commercial roll-out of our projected capacitive sensor to meet the quality and price targets of our printed electronics ...

AIMCAL Tech Meeting Honors Excellence

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2013, ... as thin as 15 microns in sheet and roll format Speeds from 1 m/min to 300 m/min are possible Performance in a high vacuum environment and without silicone is possible to provide significant yield improvements ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... Label Release Liner Seminar, AWA Alexander Watson Associates’ president and CEO, Corey Reardon, confirmed that business in the roll-label sector “continues to be optimistic.” Globally, growth in the use ...

K-Show 2013 & Upcoming Extrusion Coating Seminars

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 23, 2013, ... efficient and makes perforation-free "overlapped" rolls which provide one-at-a-time dispensing of bags. Their patents cover rotary heat seal technology, easy-bag-length-change features, overlapped roll ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... maintain the substrate integrity, both entering the coating station and providing the highest quality product in roll form. LIMITATIONS To compete with existing adhesive coated product, the manufacturer ...

PECO Introduces New Bag Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

October 02, 2013, ... while the film is still relaxed, contributing to the higher line speed capability of the machine. On any bag on roll machinery, the film that is present between the seal and perforation (the “skirt”) ...

On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry

(On Print)

September 26, 2013, ... two-dimensional world. Let me explain. The term 3-D printing often covers all layer-by-layer, computer-controlled additive manufacturing methods within a fixed volume defined by the width and length ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4

(Web Lines)

September 23, 2013, In Part 4 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker explains how TD variations in equipment or web properties affect roll structure How do transverse direction variations in equipment ...

Future Design Redesigns Air Ring

(Flexpack News)

September 21, 2013, ... and processing parameters in the blown film industry.  Among the reported benefits are improved width control, bubble stability, finished roll geometry, and faster running speeds. Rings are designed ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... line speed; range of thicknesses: 1–200 micron; dryer type: floater; 6 zones; dryer capacity: 24 ft; thermal curing; solvents: water, flammable, organic CT | gravure, knife over roll, rod, slot die LA ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... .5 mil–30 mil; 3–4 unwinds; type of laminations: dry bond; type of testing: smaller run roll-to-roll prototyping for confirmation of lamination quality and peel strength with top laminating and encapsulation ...

Coating Matters | TWOSD

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2013, ... Die, is a coating technique that has some unique advantages. The concept behind TWOSD is that when a slot die is engaged with a precision backing roll you have a metal roll and a metal slot die that ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... J. Walker, president, TJWalker + Assoc. and author of PFFC’s “Web Lines” column Did Tension Control Mess Up My Registration? Tuning Up Your Nipped Rollers (To Increase Profits) Wrinkle-Free Web ...

On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... For completeness, there will be some discussion of product off grand format roll-to-roll and flat bed printers, as well as a few words about Landa Nanography. Seven finishing-related processes may follow ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... Indigo's WS6600 press. Also introduced will be the next generation of AVT's PrintFlow print quality database. PrintFlow 2.0 features an upgraded user interface, a new roll map display, and expanded production ...