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What Makes Winding Difficult?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

Can This Coater Be Saved?

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... range drive Winders & unwind Wide range tension control Transport systems Additional support & drive rolls Alignment systems Online instrumentation Defect inspection vision systems Coating ...

The Secret Strain

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December 30, 2005, ... be as low as 0.0005. That’s five-hundredths of a percent. Why is strain a key secret to understanding web handling? Understanding web strain is behind tensioning and tension variations from roller ...

New Products

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December 30, 2005, ... Machinery, Accessories, Services Redesigned Controllers Offered Montalvo, Danarota Technic Div., Gorham, ME; 207/856-2501; montalvo.com Company reports the next generation ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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October 30, 2005, ... the contents together. To the film producer, that vision drives an emphasis on gloss, clarity, toughness, and puncture resistance. To the packer, it requires adequate stiffness and controlled shrink.  ...

Measuring Force

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October 30, 2005, ... the tail of the sample is at 90 deg to the peel direction. This is an important aspect in the reproducibility of the results and in controlling the mode of failure in the sample. Of course the best ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

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October 30, 2005, ... tissue (single- and multi-ply), metal, scrim Coating techniques: air knife, doctor blade, rod, gravure (offset, reverse, direct, pressurized), slot die, curtain die, contact die, reverse roll variations, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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September 29, 2005, Controling of aerosol contamination, heat transfer rolls, what aluminum foil has to do with hot tack in packaging, and thermal process imaging permits a real time view of your extrusion process. Providing ...

Without Boundaries

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August 30, 2005, ... been modified in-house). Next, the company had to apply the coating in a way that would ensure the coat weight could be controlled accurately and would be free of pinholes. Transporting the coated web ...

New Products

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August 30, 2005, ... and reduce changeovers by allowing larger rolls. Can be custom-configured using off-the-shelf components and are said to compatible with all web production materials. Can handle rolls to 2,000 fpm in diameters ...