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Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... on “The Web Is The Place To Be” will explore the roll of the Internet in converting today. Some areas of discussion will be development and use of a web site by a converter to enhance their business, working ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... printers, co. says. Single-ply film is available through co.'s RF Xpress Roll Program in weights of 3.2 mils; other weights are in development. Coating is said to resist water, chemicals, mars, scuffs, ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... of Materials Contech, Goddard, KS; 316/722-6907 The Magna RW rewinder can convert large master rolls into more manageable smaller rolls. It reportedly handles a range of materials including corrugated, ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... which previously had been sold and converted exclusively in roll form. Today, Hammer says it is the largest converter of sheet-fed BOPP in North America and possibly the world, running millions of sheets ...

A Proposal for Spreading Base Web During Melt Extrusion

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, Melt extruded resin polymers on cloth and other webs sometimes result in transverse direction (TD) curl of the laminate. And this curl often causes poor roll formation when the base roll is slit into large-diameter, ...

Products at CMM

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... Systems Inc., Prescott, Ont., Canada; 613/925-5926; novaflow.com Model N20 automated ink-blending system, controlled by co.'s proprietary software, reportedly offers cost savings on inks and improved color ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... a coated, sheet-fed version of Labelyte biaxially oriented poly-propylene filmstock, which previously had been sold and converted exclusively in roll form. Today, Hammer says it is the largest converter ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... shutdown, your machine components must be strong enough to break the entire web without damaging the rolls or transducers. The side frames, roll shafts, and bearings on the machine must be well oversized ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... the coarseness of dot matrix, and the tracking capability enables the user to mark moving substrates, mfr. reports. It can image bitmap and vector graphics. Heat Shrink Roll Covers Resist Chemicals ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... the nip formed by two rolls. Two substrates also enter the nip by traveling over each roll. The extrudate is therefore the center part of a sandwich material. The same factors mentioned above — flow, substrate ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... time. The times from start to save decrease to a matter of minutes rather than hours. Better gauge uniformity increases translate to flatter film. This gives flatter rolls, improved product performance, ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... intended to improve the technical communication between new and seasoned members of the converting industry. - Nip rolls: Normally a set of two rolls (the set may be made with more) that have parallel ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... company to partner with." The Model 7000's Fine.Dot printing technology features harder, thinner plates and proprietary rubber impression rolls, reportedly resulting in a printed dot that is cleaner ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... wide range of premoistened towelettes and pads. A single, common master roll of towel material feeds up to eight lanes, reportedly eliminating successive maintenance and changeover tasks required to stop, ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... neutralization of static electricity; coating and laminating lines that run as fast as 1,500 fpm; a 28x40-in. rainbow sheet with only one plate line; tight-tolerance rubber rolls; and a breakthrough in ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... Co. (MACtac), a Bemis co., has purchased the p-s materials business of Kanzaki Specialty Papers, including its direct thermal, thermal transfer, and general roll product lines. The purchase gives MACtac ...

The Influence of Aluminum Gauge on the Adhesion of Extruded Polyester to Foil Using Adheisve Primers

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... for aluminum is about 100 times higher than paper. This means that a melt/aluminum interface cools in microseconds rather than in milliseconds for a paper substrate. Like the cooling from a chill roll ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsThird Installment

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... : A device that measures and signals a control system how far the subject part has moved relative to a fixed reference point. This device is sometimes used to measure the pivot rotation of roll arms, linear ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... OH; 216/524-8800; cmccontrols.com The WebPro advanced digital web tension controller, available for new machinery or as a retrofit, makes possible closed loop control with tension transducer feedback. ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... factors can influence purchasing the correct polyester film: gauge; width; core size; roll size; clarity level (haze); coefficient of friction (COF); elongation; tensile strength; shrinkage, both machine ...