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Optimize PEM Fuel Cell Loadings with Continuous Monitoring & Control

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2024, ... the fuel cell’s performance and durability. In addition to real-time process control, NEX LS offers advanced roll reporting capabilities for quality records or audit trails. How does NEX LS work? NEX ...

Static Eliminators: Solutions for Winders, Unwinders and Slitters

(Static-Beat)

August 04, 2024, ... static control is focused on the wound rolls because static charges on wound rolls can severely shock operators, ignite fires in solvent handling operations, and cause stick and jamming of cut sheets in ...

Driving Flexibility and Cost Savings With Modular Cutting Assemblies Exploring Alternatives to Inflexible Purpose-built Production Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 21, 2024, ... manufacturer needed to cut and slit metal foil capsule blisters from roll form into precise pieces. Instead of investing time and money in a large-scale, custom-engineered cutting and slitting machine, ...

The Past, Present and Future of Corrugated Die Cutting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 14, 2024, ... As the material moves between the rotating die and an anvil or backup roller, precise cuts or impressions are made, allowing for the continuous production of custom shapes and designs. Rotary die cutters ...

The Griff Network Invests in Upgrades to Adhesive Toll Coating, Private Label Division

(News | New Products)

June 20, 2024, The Griff Network, a premier provider of roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet, and roll-to-finished products, announced advancements to its three Fallsington, PA facilities. The Griff Network, a premier provider ...

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

(Coating/Laminating)

April 14, 2024, ... induced troughs may form in open spans. Web breaks may occur during poorly controlled speed changes. High tensions will neck down delicate webs due to Poisson. Proper tension control is critical for coating, ...

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

(Converting Expert)

April 08, 2024, ... Web breaks may occur during poorly controlled speed changes. High tensions will neck down delicate webs due to Poisson. Proper tension control is critical for coating, laminating, slitting and winding.  ...

Martin Automatic Displays Transformative Web Automation

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... narrower web applications that typify the digital print market.  It features a patented linear sheer splice unit that guarantees a single thickness splice with no overlap and an ergonomic integrated roll ...

The Importance of Ink Troubleshooting on Press

(News | New Products)

February 29, 2024, ... operating at the wrong temperature. Ink fountains should be set to 70 degrees Fahrenheit at minimum to create effective ink transfer. Another common issue with sheetfed printing is metering roller build-up, ...

Total QC Solutions for Silicone Release Coaters

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2024, ... make immediate quality control decisions for the entire roll. NEX LS software is easy to use and provides continuous process control from the beginning to the end of the roll. The intuitive user interface ...

Do Not Ruin a Good Thing... Practice Good Static Control in Slitting

(Static-Beat)

January 14, 2024, ... control upstream to minimize static charges stored on the unwinding wide roll in slitting. The best that we can do in slitting is “not to ruin a good thing.” The two over-arching static control goals ...

Selecting the Proper Web Handling Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

December 10, 2023, ... control of the unwinding material and guiding of the web as it exits the unwind. Splicing the Expiring Roll Onto the New Roll’s Web The method of joining the end of the expiring roll’s web to the ...

Do Not Ruin a Good Thing... Practice Good Static Control in Slitting

(Surface Prep)

November 12, 2023, ... static control upstream to minimize static charges stored on the unwinding wide roll in slitting. The best that we can do in slitting is “not to ruin a good thing.” The two over-arching static control ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Surface Prep)

October 19, 2023, ... coating rollers. Producing high-quality release liners requires clean manufacturing operations. Excellent static control is required for exciting, ground-breaking products having new chemical and electrical ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Static-Beat)

October 08, 2023, ... coating rollers. Producing high quality release liners requires clean manufacturing operations. Excellent static control is required for exciting, ground-breaking products having new chemical and electrical ...

Avoiding Thermal Runaway in EV Batteries

(Web Handling)

October 08, 2023, ... can no longer be controlled and can become a potential fire and safety hazard. Whilst these instances are few and far between, even a small number of incidents can be incredibly damaging to individual ...

What’s Special About Films and Synthetics?

(Converting Perspectives)

July 09, 2023, Companies who process film roll goods know how those materials will behave on their production lines, and they sell the materials’ attributes. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant Companies who ...

Automating Static Control with Online Monitors

(Static-Beat)

June 11, 2023, ... C1D1 Solvent Zone (safety - static sensitive area); Static is acceptably low entering the winding roll (quality - finished product); The static control system functions properly (production reliability). ...

Thin and Accurate is Slot Die Coating Standard

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2023, Roll-to-roll slot die coating has become the industry standard for extremely thin and extremely accurate coating. By Scott Zwierlein, Coating Engineer, FRONTIER – a Delta ModTech Company Roll-to-roll ...

Planning, Labs and Trials

(Coating/Laminating)

May 30, 2023, ... parameters ranging from HVAC filtration to N95 mask media. For laboratory assistance and machine trials, it’s crucial to do enough investigation prior to the rollout of your innovation. About the Author ...