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Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

(Archive)

March 31, 2007, ... cut an ideal web, it will form into rolls, slit strands, or sheets that are identical and will delight customers. Ideal webs often are seen in elevation drawings of web lines, represented as perfectly ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... in statistical control but not able to meet specifications as a result of excess common cause variation. Short time machine direction (STMD) variation cannot be controlled by an on-line gauging system ...

Under Pressure (Revisited...and Revised)

(Archive)

February 28, 2007, ... is the pressure in your nip? How does one set of nips compare to another? What if you change roller diameters, rubber hardness, or covering thickness? If you want to double the pressure in the nip, how ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... vibrant colors that “pop” off the press sheet and give printers repeatable performance. PFFC-ASAP 407 Get Dancer Roll Feedback Signals Nireco America Corp., Port Jervis, NY; 854/856-4053; nirecoam.com ...

Flyer Describes Paper Laminating Adhesive

(Archive)

February 07, 2007, ... hold-out properties of the adhesive enable operators to meter glue-line width, reducing waste adhesive drip from flute tips. Glue line thickness can be metered down, and adhesion and set time can be controlled ...

Color 101: Part II

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ...  3. Color measurement devices are used, typically spectrophotometers. Use of a spectrophotometer is recommended throughout the process—for numerically defining the target, measuring the proof, controlling ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... found that precision and smoothness of the coating, combined with the finish, hardness, and elasticity of the laminator roll, as well as crowning the laminator roll, all were necessary to eliminate the ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... substrate and quenching with a cold roll. The performance of the resulting structure depends on a number of processing and polymer related properties. Of particular importance is the adhesion between the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... “We wanted a machine that would provide product consistency and improve our manufacturing capabilities.…[Our] products require a high quality, automatically controlled metallizing process that produces ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... American Mfg. Co., Cleveland, OH; 216/271-6000; namfg.com Integrated web guide and splice table design combines two functions into one and reduces in-machine web path and redundant idler rolls. Available ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... be integrated easily into existing roll printing presses or converting machines. Technology is called ideal for the production of gable-top cartons, juice pouches and boxes, and other packaging applications. ...

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 ...