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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 ...

The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... processing. Extrusion coating is application of a curtain of molten polymer onto a substrate at high speeds. Contact with a chill roll quickly quenches the polymer. Under such conditions, obtaining ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2000, ... filing system for quick removal. Adhesive-Laminated Rollstock Designed for Coffee MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA—Kapak Corp. has developed a line of adhesive-laminated rollstock designed to handle the demanding ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... by any conventional method for high-viscosity hot melt adhesives, including slot (die) or roll. Typical deposition ranges from 1-2 mils. Cushion Mounting Tapes Improve Performance Rogers Corp., Rogers, ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... CA; 916/635-4337; 800/474-8489;microclean-intl.com The 72A anilox roll cleaning system is built to handle anilox rolls up to 60 in. in length and up to 8 in. in diameter. According to mfr., system utilizes ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... company is capable of producing 1.3 billion capsules per year. Dunsirn Adds Small Roll Coating Capability NEENAH, WI, USA—Dunsirn Industries Neenah facility now has a sheeter that accelerates to a ...

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that are applied to a substrate on a coater and then wound into a roll. In a subsequent operation, the coated Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... technology that allows more to be achieved with developed paper printing and converting technology but without additional cost." Initially, Harrier is concentrating on roll-bottom sacks, block-bottom ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... from job to job. Handles a range of materials from 1-mil film to 18-pt board. Do-It-Yourself Program Offered Avery Dennison/Fasson Roll North America, Painesville, OH; 440/358-4936; averydennison.com ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... of all rolls in the machine parallel to one reference roll. Asperity: The roughness of the film surface, usually expressed in microns (one micron is one millionth of a meter) or micro inches (one micro ...