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Get Out of the Scroll Business

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Curl will kill your product. How do webs end up curly? Let’s go over the top causes and consider how to eliminate them. Web Lines Whatever happened to scrolls? Scrolls were good business until about ...

When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose

(Archive)

March 31, 2004, ... line to stay on track, keep your rollers and equipment sections parallel. If sequential rollers are not parallel, the upstream and downstream rollers will fight each other. When rollers fight, the web ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ...  One key to quality wound rolls is the winding nip. The winding nip is a roller, driven or idling, that remains in contact with the winding roll throughout its buildup. The winding nip has many aliases, ...

Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, Maintaining high levels of accuracy is critical in controlling coater gap uniformity. The role of noncontact thin gap sensors is discussed in in this article. The common thread between end-users and ...

Dead On Slit Rolls

(Unprinted Rolls)

July 31, 2002, ... ON Slit Rolls When is overkill good? When you need to go beyond what's normally required. "We're there," says RTG Films, Chalfont, PA. With Deacro, it jumped into precision slitting and now gives its customers... ...

Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... layers, a wound roll's initial wraps are the foundation for subsequent roll buildup. In winding rolls we also create impressive performance through structure. Wound rolls are a package to store web materials ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision Despite the amount of technology that goes into the ...

Slitter Savvy: The Art of Winding Good Rolls

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... good roll? A slitter/winder operator will tell you that a good roll of paper is one that has the following characteristics: It is the right shape round and proper width. It is the right size ...

Slitter Savvy: Visual Roll Defects & Remedies

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, Poor starts: There are obvious differences in appearance between the paper near the core and the remainder of the roll. Remedies: Tighten web before fastening Poor starts: There are obvious differences ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... his analysis of the devices and designs that serve to keep your web under control. Last month we took a close look at controlling web tension at the payoff roll, keeping the web taut, dancer rolls, ...

How to Make Anilox Roll Improvements Work for You

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, There are some exciting new developments in anilox roll technology, but they won't bring the results you want until you fine-tune your print process by There are some exciting new developments in anilox ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

(Print)

July 31, 2000, ... rolls into sheets of corrugated board using machines from Peters (and another supplier no longer in business) to manufacture the liner and fluting. These machines are equipped with rolls from Apex for ...

Idler rolls respond to web movement

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls is designed for use with wide webs in low-tension applications. The low inertia of these precision The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls ...

Revolutionizing Lithium-lon Battery Manufacturing Advances in Slot-Die and Electrode Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 13, 2025, ... lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery production. Unlike traditional mechanical metering systems such as knife-over-roll or reverse-roll coating, slot-die uses volumetric pre-metering to apply a precise, uniform ...

Leveraging New Technology for Advancements in Battery Electrode Manufacturing

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2025, ... Tension Roll® Transducer. This device allows for the precise measurement and control of tension across multiple web strands with a single, compact unit. By eliminating the need to deploy a large array ...

Paper — Still The Foundation of Substrates

(Print)

February 22, 2025, ... Padded Carry Handles are made of material from well-managed FSC®-certified forests, recycled materials and other controlled sources." Said to be the world's first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex® is ...

How do you ensure reliable silicone coating quality control?

(Coating/Laminating)

January 14, 2025, ... silicone coat weight in just seconds. In-line Process Control The NEX LS linear scanner provides real-time silicone coat weight profiling for the entire roll, for both cross and machine direction. ...

The Top Seven Causes of Web Wrinkling

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

December 15, 2024, ... problems. New rollers may be a waste of money if machine stands are not aligned properly. Though most machines are aligned when first installed, misalignment can develop later due to vibration, improper ...

Minimizing Waste in Extrusion Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 08, 2024, ... to become fluid. This molten polymer is then extruded through a flat die onto a moving base material, passing through a nip of two counter-rotating rolls. Substrates commonly used typically include paper, ...

MoistTech Corp highlights the IR3000 Moisture Sensors for Pulp and Paper Applications

(News | New Products)

October 23, 2024, ... bonding and facilitating dispersion during processing. For rolled pulp products, the sensors ensure a 5-6% moisture content, while for finished papers, they maintain moisture levels between 2% and 12%, ...