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The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Warriors” trading card wrapper in the Roll-to-Roll Color Process — Prime category. The high-end image has to match a folding carton, and it's run flexo on difficult material at 150 lpi with water-based ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Innovations Another key to controlling the properties of coating is gauge control — a critical factor in maintaining uniform coat weight so target coating properties are maintained with the least amount ...

Coating Rods

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... and unpredictable. Some had spaces between the wire, and they would rust. In spite of these problems, rod coating was an improvement over the brushes and rollers used at the time, and the basic theory ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... and release liner. We selected a well-cured release system and chose an acrylic adhesive in which the crosslink density could be controlled. For consistency, we opted for full cure. Test panel preparation ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... master roll), delivering unprecedented process flexibility. New Wavelengths Deliver Huge Advantages Another important recent development is CO2 lasers with alternative output wavelengths to the standard ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... was required. The integral water-cooled chill roll was needed for both heat management and increased oxygen. "The converting system containing the GEW UV system is truly multi-functional," says Anglian ...

Heidelberg to Show New Dymatrix Die-Cutter at Graph/Converting Expo

(Archive)

September 28, 2004, ... station allow even the smallest pieces of waste to be stripped longitudinally and transversely Delivery: a sheet braking system, a low sheet drop height, cam-controlled gripper opener and sheet extractor ...

Can This Lamination Be Saved?

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... web handling, the excitement usually happens at the web-roller interface. Going around a roller should be an elastic experience. When your flat web is forced around the cylinder of a roller, the curved ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... a div. of the SMS Plastics Technology Group. Two lines were installed originally, and a third was added recently. "What we look for is equipment that will help us produce nice flat rolls with good gauge ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... of sign language. It's saying, “Oh, I'm shifting to the right (or left) in this span,” or “Ouch, I'm shifting so much I'm wrinkling on this roller.” What does the sign language of the web look like? It' ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... with a good balance of adhesion, tack, and cohesion, according to the manufacturer. Product's rheology is suitable for roll coating and flexo or screen printing. Photo Quality with P-S Paper Spinnaker ...

Less (Thinner) Film, More Uses

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... and invest in cleaner operations, which is a hard thing because the market may not be there to justify that expenditure. Specialty roll coating will never be the size of food packaging or insulation.” ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... I can testify is not an easy task, all are built using a recipe or documented instructions. My grandmother’s cookie recipe is a lot like controlling our recipes in the pressroom, making adjustments ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... this 45-ga film maintains strong package processing characteristics, and increased footage enables converters to reduce the number of required roll changes, reducing scrap and providing cost savings.  ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... tension controller supported by a family of option modules. Modular concept reduces auxiliary equipment costs. Slim profile is said to optimize existing space and fit easily into a machine control panel. ...

Ritrama Reels in New Biz with Innovative Adhesive Coatings, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Ritrama welcomes the business of both. That’s because its multiple coating machines give the privately held company the flexibility to meet the needs of customers large and small. “By offering roll-fed ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... Winder Enhanced for Speed Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT, USA; 860/599-1010, davis-standard.com Model 2300 winder has been upgraded to include a new chucking mechanism that permits 120-in. finished roll ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... including film, laminates, paper, nonwovens, vinyl, cellophane, and pressure-sensitive (p-s) stock at speeds to 2,000 fpm. It can slit using razor, shear, or pneumatic-score methods. The optional roll ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... 201/670-4848; neweraconverting.com Company has added wet-on-wet slot die coating technology to its range of specialty coating equipment, which includes a broad range of roll coating configurations as ...

A Secure Alternative

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... the image it creates, yet the whole image can be “scrolled” through the width of the thread by tilting it. (See figure at right.) But wait, there's more: a single micro-optic film can incorporate the ...