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GOEBEL & Achenbach Buschhütten Collaborate

(Slit)

July 30, 2017, ... resulted in a new LGS (Light Slitter Gauge) designated NovaSlit S. Its specialty is winding and slitting both hard rolled and soft annealed aluminum foils, guaranteeing precise slitting of foil thicknesses ...

Web Industries Launches Large-Format Spool

(Flexpack)

July 13, 2017, ... rolls as the material plays out. Compared with LFS, this process reportedly wastes material before and after the splice, and can require machinery downtime to complete the transfer. “A diaper manufacturer ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ... CD Buckles Description—In winding with low tension and strains, core shrinkage, escaping wound-in air, or other radial dimensional losses can shift the entire roll into MD compression and CD buckles. ...

OMET Press Provides Dual-Shape Labels

(Label/Tape)

July 03, 2017, ... process, we use a cold foil and a flexo unit to apply a layer of UV glue on the shape already die-cut, to facilitate its removal. The label and the filmic substrate are coupled by means of a nip roll, ...

GOEBEL Shows Upgraded Slitter at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2017, ... and mother rolls of both-sided siliconized paper or composite material, that do not excuse high pressures when unwinding, can be converted to very narrow roll sizes. The high-precision machine reportedly ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 2

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2017, ... core. Description—When the pressure on the core exceeds its buckling strength, the core buckles and the layers of the roll follow. This is analogous to constructing a multi-story building on swamp ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX 2017 Celebrates its 35th Anniversary in Phoenix

(Trade Shows)

April 05, 2017, ... to Use, But How to Choose: Flexo Consumables 101 – Ideal for attendees looking to gain a better understanding of inks, anilox rolls, flexo plates and cultivating effective processes for pressure sensitive ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2017 Exhibits with InPrint USA in Orlando

(Trade Shows)

March 27, 2017, ... controlling quality in web-oriented processes. Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems (Booth #1073) roll cleaning services and equipment help printers and converters. Visit the booth to see why their state of ...

KPG Offset Label Press Is Shaftless

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2017, ... water and ink balance and stability at low and high speeds, said to result in bright printing. Company says the structure makes the water and ink mix perfectly on the first printing roller through one ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, ... (CD) buckles are a wound roll defect featuring crossweb ridges or corrugations running widthwise across a roll. They may form throughout a roll, but are more likely to form near the core or in lanes of ...

Web Handling Conference Seeks Papers

(News | New Products)

February 22, 2017, ... Control Measurement Techniques & Sensors Out-of-Plane Dynamics & Web Flutter Slitting & Runnability Winding & Unwinding Wrinkling & Traction Web Handling in Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Printed ...

Web Lines | How To Choose the Right Tabbing Tape

(Web Handling)

December 12, 2016, Tabbing tape needs to be strong enough to stick to the roll, but weak enough to break so the new roll’s bumped and bonded leading tail will break away from the unwinding roll. Tabbing tape needs to ...

Goebel IMS & Achenbach Buschütteen Offer Foil Slitter

(Slit)

December 05, 2016, A joint collaboration of the two companies results in the NovaSlit S slitter for both hard-rolled and soft-annealed aluminum foils DARMSTADT, GERMANY | Goebel IMS and Achenbach Buschütteen report ...

BOBST Unveils New-Generation Metallizer

(Coating/Laminating)

November 01, 2016, ... it unveiled the K5 Expert metallizer. The next generation of the K5000 metallizer can run at speeds to 1,200 mpm, is available in widths from 2,450–3,650 mm, and can house increased roll diameters to 1,270 ...

Web Lines | Unwind Splice Reliability

(Web Handling)

October 24, 2016, ... period, five downtimes were caused by the new unwinding rolls blowing open as they accelerated to bump speed. There are several factors that all have to work together for reliable unwind flying bump ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for Baggy Webs

(Web Handling)

August 16, 2016, ... longer lanes. When tension does not pull out the bagginess, baggy webs wrinkles at nearly any nipped roller process. Bagginess can contribute to other defects, including coating thickness variations, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... the ADSI iTech CENTRA 5 and ADSI iTech SPECTRUM (pictured). The iTech CENTRA 5 can print CMYK at 50  fpm or CMYK plus White at 41 fpm on roll stock up to 12.5 in. wide. The iTech SPECTRUM LED toner digital ...

Amacoil Reports Precision Motion Drive System

(Controls)

August 06, 2016, The Precision Motion Drive System is programmable, flexible, and provides 7–800 lbs of axial thrust ASTON, PA | Amacoil/Uhing announces the Precision Motion Drive System, a Model RG rolling ring linear ...

FUTEC and Maxcess Announce Partnership

(Controls)

June 06, 2016, ... Combining our Fife Guiding Systems, Magpowr Tension Control, Tidland winding and slitting solutions, and Webex precision rollers with FUTEC’s innovative 100% automatic flaw detection systems for print ...

Re S.p.A. to Show New Equipment

(Web Handling)

May 29, 2016, ... savings in terms of costs and cabling time, and control of the actuator stroke without using mechanical or electronic devices. The system is provided with WLigo controller for an easy calibration and management ...