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Challengers Press On

(Tapes)

October 31, 2006, ... Avery Dennison, Fasson Roll North America; Peter Mulheran, president, Siegwerk Ink Packaging; Dilip Shah, Nilpeter USA; Robert Smithson, CEO, Trinity Graphic USA. Featured here is a representative selection ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... contact die, reverse roll variations, BTR, five-roll, two-roll smooth, three-roll smooth, Flex Bar, hot melt (gravure, slot die, reverse roll), saturators, wet on wet Two solution coating labs can be ...

Web Tension: A Pop Quiz

(Web Lines)

September 30, 2006, ... sensing roller in your process, congratulations, give yourself 5 points. However, if you control your process with torque from a brake or clutch, if you control tension with a dancer roller, if you control ...

A Team Effort

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... to the trade. Protect-all's in-house converting equipment includes a variety of slitters, rewinders, and doctor roll machinery capable of slitting from ⅜-72 in. wide, including four Camerons (now supported ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... roll are said to provide high print quality and minimize ink use. Peristaltic ink pump provides a continuous flow of ink through a closed loop ink cartridge design, maintaining ink viscosity for extended ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... of S & E Engineering, a manufacturer of roll lifts, add-on varnish units, and pallet tilters for almost two decades. AAA is a full-service supplier to the flexographic printing industry. CMD Adds Proven ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... properties. These relationships are controlled by system design and will be explored in upcoming issues of PFFC. David Argent has 30+ years of experience in the converting industry. He specializes in ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... controllers. PFFC-ASAP 470 Shaft Collars Easy to Handle Stafford Mfg. Corp., North Reading, MA; 800/695-5551; www.staffordmfg.com Hinged shaft collars are suited for applications requiring frequent ...

LabelExpo

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ...  The Model HTI is a computer-controlled, bi-directional processing machine for the verification and certification of products such as labels and leaflets. Visit booth 329. PFFC-ASAP 388 UV Topcoat ...

What Makes Winding Difficult?

(Archive)

July 31, 2006, ... winding challenges, there are many things to consider, but I look at the terrible trifecta of winding: roll modulus ratio, roll buildup ratio, and product front-to-back COF. This month, let's take on ...

Labelexpo What's Ne

(Archive)

July 30, 2006, ... capabilities. Visit booth 5529. PFFC-ASAP 387 Verify Labels and Leaflets Rotoflex Intl., Mississauga, ON, Canada; 905/670-8700; rotoflex.com The Model HTI is a computer-controlled, bi-directional ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ...  Part 1 | Part 2 Machinery, Accessories, Materials & Services Wind Rolls, Save Material Menzel Machine Co., Spartanburg, SC; 864/576-5690; menzelus.com The multiple A-frame winding system for continuously ...

Holding the Dot

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, Combination printing continues to evolve due to technical advancements in the fast-paced flexographic environment. However, there are a handful of issues our industry faces on a daily basis. Anilox Rolls ...

New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... and nonconductive surfaces. Laminate with High Pressure Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT; 860/599-1010; davis-standard.com Company offers a high-pressure version of its KXP horizontal roll film coating ...

From Foil to Film

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, Fleksotisk Logar has purchased a six-color GIDUE F-Combat film press, the first sold in Slovenia. The 280-mm-wide flexographic press is equipped with six UV lampheads with integral chill rollers for heat ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, Improving productivity with automated slitter positioning, polymeric nanocomposites enabled by controlled architecture materials, benefits of new technology ionizers for web handling, and the effect of ...

If Not Rough, How About Groovy?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... air or liquid lubrication. But is rough the best solution? Creating a rougher roller surface from machining or bead blasting is effective and inexpensive, but rough surfaces do have drawbacks. Rough ...

RFID Suppliers

(Archive)

February 26, 2006, ... of UHF RFID system architectures and hardware devices including ICs, controllers, RFID readers, antennas, and tags. Contact Information 18220 Butterfield Blvd. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408-782-3900; alientechnology.com ...

The PSA Process

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... of this concern, wire wound rod coating is used primarily to adhesive-coat opaque web materials. Knife-over-roll coating: KOR, one of the earliest coating techniques, is a simple, relatively low-cost ...

Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... In short, the GAMMA line marks our entry into the market of ‘specialty’ roll coaters.” Fighting Fraud According to the Federal Reserve, about 39 billion checks are processed in the US banking system ...