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Enterprise Print Group Saves Labor and Reduces Waste by up to 75 Percent

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2021, ... materials; so, reducing waste and scrap becomes part of the formula for their success. This equipment enables us to minimize waste and the time frame to go from a raw roll of material to a happy customer,” ...

Web Guides: The Evolution of Monitoring and The Need for Knowledge

(Web Handling)

October 17, 2021, When talking to people in the converting industry about web guiding, they will usually refer to web guides as “...we don’t think about them until they fail…” By Pedro P Velasco, Chief Operating Officer at Roll-2-Roll ...

Rol-Tec Continues to Grow with Completion of Plant Expansion

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, Rol-Tec, Inc. has completed construction of a 15,700 square foot addition to its Green Bay headquarters where it manufactures rubber covered rollers Rol-Tec, Inc. has completed construction of a 15,700 ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... winners are based in Latin America, three in Europe, two in North America, and one in the Asia Pacific region. The full roll of honor is as follows: Highest Honors Winners (in alphabetical order) Bosisio ...

ARMOR and IIMAK Join Forces

(News | New Products)

October 06, 2021, ... (Americas, Asia and Europe), and nearly twenty slitting sites. ARMOR purchased IIMAK from its controlling shareholder ACON Investments, L.L.C. (“ACON”). This deal has been conducted with support from ...

Ranpak Makes Strategic Investment in Creapaper, Innovative German Leader in Environmentally-Sustainable Grasspaper

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2021, ... and JS Capital among our shareholders. Nine years ago, I started grasspaper with the vision to slow down the plastic avalanche rolling over our planet and to save trees from becoming toilet paper.  Now ...

Trexel and Bockatech Partner to Increase Benefits and Scope of Foamed Packaging Applications

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2021, ... are made by injecting a gas laden melt (typically polypropylene) into a mold quickly at high pressure. The mold is opened almost immediately after filling. Expansion is controlled by skins, formed on the ...

Non-Contact Laser Gauges Pave the Way for Higher Accuracy Length and Speed Measurements at Converting Plants

(Slit)

September 29, 2021, Precision speed and length measurements are critical for controlling manufacturing production costs and improving process control. Precision speed and length measurements are critical for controlling ...

Flexible Packaging Machinery: Solutions for Change

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 15, 2021, ... standup / zipper pouches on-line from pre-printed rollstock. This system will enable packagers to package in-house utilizing economical rollstock as an alternative to more expensive pre-made bags. Spouted ...

BriskHeat Announces Launch of DHI Drum Immersion Heaters

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2021, BriskHeat, a leading provider of surface and immersion heating products, controllers, and insulators, announced it has launched its new DHI Drum Immersion Heaters. BriskHeat, a leading provider of ...

Epson to Showcase SurePress UV Digital Label Press at Label Congress 2021

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2021, ... its proprietary Epson clear digital varnish ink, in booth #37. Digital varnish is easily controlled in the artwork and can be applied over white and CMYK inks during a single pass through the press to ...

In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, ... at 425 CPM mechanical speeds. We upgraded our pouch machines to 250 cpm mechanical speeds. We enhanced our split draw roll machines to do eCommerce bags in two lanes at high speeds with increasing demand ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

September 08, 2021, ... can utilize smart sensor design and enable measurement without connection to controllers, PCs, or other cumbersome I/O devices.  These connections enable local process control and remote integration, and ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... quarter, is designed for side pasting and inner liner pasting in cartons and can be used on all standard nozzle/roller applicators. This adhesive is recommended on various laminated substrates like BOPP, ...

Siemens Introduces New Servo Drive System Simplifying Motion Control for Machine Builders

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, ... via motion technology objects in Simatic S7-1500 controllers. They are connected to higher-level controllers via Profinet and are quickly and easily programmed by automatic motor parameterization and one-button ...

FLEXcon Expands Eco-Friendly Packaging Product Line

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, ... or closures. Wide web rolls are available from Quick-Ship inventory in 76-inch masters. Custom width rolls are available from FLEXcon’s FLEXchoice™ program where customers can order the sizes and quantities ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, ... several ways, including: adjusting the speed of the coating application roll(s); adjusting the speed of the coating delivery pump; adjusting the speed of the web processing line; adjusting the ...

Unscramble and Accumulation with Binary Rotary Tables

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... are supplied with an enclosed cabinet and typically variable speed controls, using either DC or VFD controllers. Multi-Conveyor’s standard rotary table sizes are 36 inches, 48 inches and 60 inches in diameter. ...

Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... with uncontrolled static electricity, leading to maximizing output and profits. Coldren: High static levels negatively impact quality, productivity and safety and can occur with all varieties of presses ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... will work best for your application? Most converters use High Definition corona generated by high-powered ceramic electrodes and a proprietary ground roll covering that is effective at treating both conductive ...