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The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

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August 31, 2001, ... commonly used for converting: the roll support dryer and the floatation dryer. Each design has its own characteristics and advantages. In the roll support design (Figure 1), typically a roller is mounted ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... option for idler roll tension transducer pairs: an integrated interface/amplifier that outputs a 10 VDC signal proportional to tension. Transducers with the special option are powered by 24 VDC. With the ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ... ctcint.com An automatic tail label roll closure system is available for use with co.'s line of turret rewinders, eliminating the need to close the roll with glue. System reportedly will automatically ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... for a given application, the resulting EB line can be an easily controllable process. As with other process control issues, chemistry related issues of EB curing are possible to resolve if a converter ...

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call

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July 31, 2001, ... replenishment of the ink or coating on the roller; and migration of chemicals within the printed roll. One form of ghosting exhibits itself when the ink or coating film weight cannot be replenished ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... converting and easy operation. System offers speeds to 1,000 fpm; removable modular punch unit or die module; vacuum removal of waste; and air-operated unwinds/rewinds and nip rollers. Gearless Press ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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July 31, 2001, ... three patents for his innovative work. Two involved winding technology and the other concerned chill roll technology. Assisting cast film and extrusion coating companies in designing the equipment that ...

Products

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June 30, 2001, ... and roll-handling unit is said to reduce operator lifting. Mfr. says unit is capable of winding 300 fpm (91 mpm) and produces finished rolls to 30 in. (750 mm) in dia. Includes automatic bi-directional ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... may be in statistical control but not able to meet specifications due to excess common cause variation. Application of the gauge data STMD variation cannot be controlled by an on-line gauging system ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... Microbes that contaminate packaging materials typically are controlled by using heat, steam, or radiation, or by the addition of antimicrobial additives. Packaging antimicrobials are materials that can ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... WI; 920/434-5148The Pinnacle 700 Series enclosed flexographic reverse-angle doctor blade inking system is said to be a major improvement over existing fountain rolls, open pans, and conventional doctor/applicator ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...