Search

NEW PRODUCT DIGEST - May 2009

(New Products)

April 30, 2009, ...  Web Cleaner Has Increased Capacity Four Roll Web Cleaner has been modified to offer high speed and increased capacity. Incorporates larger contact cleaning rolls and tape rolls, which allow for intense ...

Web Exclusive: Matching Laser Cutters to Labels

(Archive)

April 01, 2009, ... for controlling heat during laser cutting, one finds that the adhesive layers melt, causing release paper and labels to adhere and making high-speed extraction of labels impractical, if not impossible. ...

FFTA Announces 2009, Regional Workshop Tour

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2009, ... Inks & Substrates, Fingerprinting Basics, G7/Near Neutral Calibration, Controlling Platemaking Parameters & Plate Package Variables, Measuring Ink Film Thickness & Press Variables, Using Appropriate Measurement ...

Surface Winder Is Reversible

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... to its family of surface winders includes the AUTOMAX-SBG Reversible Surface Winder. A reversible winding mode allows the processor to choose whether to wind jumbo rolls with the film’s treated side in ...

Prevent Vibrations Stripes on CI Flexo Presses

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... by preventing vibration stripes that result when the printing form is not in continuous contact with the impression cylinder or anilox roll which causes the edges of the relief to produce resonance shocks ...

Gravure System Is at Tech Center

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2009, ... in which the coating thickness is controlled only by the dosing pump and not influenced by the barrier chamber conditions. Pagendarm | www.pagendarm.com PFFC-ASAP 353 What's happening at your ...

Bloomer Plastics Converts Custom Films

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, ... are available from 0.9-mil to 40-mil. Bloomer converts film to 41-in. O.D., though standard rolls are 22 in. The company offers more than a dozen emboss patterns, including matte, taffeta, diamond, ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... time. Tidland Corp. | 800-426-1000 | www.tidland.com PFFC-ASAP 403 Chucks Aid Roll Handling Fast-clamping air adapter chucks attach to existing shafts easily to securely accept rolls with ...

How Much Misalignment Is Trouble?

(Web Lines)

January 31, 2009, Shear wrinkles are the most common wrinkle mechanism, forming a diagonal crease and appearing to walk across rollers like an inch worm. The way to create Shear wrinkles are the most common wrinkle mechanism, ...

Cartons Go Upscale

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2009, ... between the first and second units and reportedly can go straight to perfecting mode in less than a minute. Features include automatic format setting, automatic ink/roller blanket washers, remote-control ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ... coatings can be undertaken in one operation for comparison purposes, while controlled speed and pressure ensures repeatable results. Vacuum, magnetic, heated, and glass coating beds are available to meet ...

What's New Products: Februar

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... a PLC, drive, or controller when connected to tension transducers. Quick-Cal zero and calibration push buttons provide fast, reliable setup, company says. Operational tension limit switch serves as alarm ...

Traction Tape Line Expanded

(News Eclips)

January 20, 2009, ... tape is said to provide a strong coefficient of friction and excellent wear characteristics to keep the rolls turning. Available in 1-, 2-, and 3-in. widths with a thickness of 1/16 in. (100-ft rolls), ...

Label Press Offers Flexibility

(News Eclips)

November 18, 2008, ... flexo, screen printing, hot foil and cold foil, relief embossing, and rotary or flat bed die-cutting, all in combination and all in-line. The choice of servo-controlled options or conventional drives offers ...

Web Exclusive: Slitting Film

(Archive)

November 11, 2008, ... and dimensional stability. Tips on Film Handling Plastic films need to be handled with care if a supplier is to obtain maximum yield from the material and keep waste to the minimum. Film rolls should ...

Web Coating: Process Characterization

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2008, ... and each of these components, in turn, has many hardware subsystems. All these hardware subsystems contain process variables that must be measured and controlled to ensure they are stable and within control ...

Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory

(Archive)

October 31, 2008, ... 1-200 micron; dryer type: single-side impingement, IR; 2 zones; dryer capacity: 12 ft; solvents: water, flammable, organic Coating Technologies | gravure, reverse roll, rod, slot die Substrates | film ...

Testing & Measuring Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2008, ... downtime. Dymax Corp. | 860-482-1010 | www.dymax.com PFFC-ASAP 336 Measure Nip Widths The Mini Sigma-Nip electronic nip analysis system measures roller profiles and diagnoses roll alignment, reportedly ...

Getting Better Blown Film

(News | New Products)

October 15, 2008, ... are improved by 30 to 40 percent over non-automatic gauge control lines,” says Crimmin. He adds, “Our new systems also include winders that will handle roll widths to 78 inches and 40 inches in diameter. ...

Film Converting: Luminit Films Shape Light

(Substrates)

September 30, 2008, ... Luminit LLC, says the proprietary process used to create its Light Shaping Diffusers (LSD) “is a film-to-film, roll-to-roll process in-line, using equipment pretty much like that used in the printing industry.” ...