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Films Meet VOC Directives

(Label/Tape)

November 30, 2010, ... low static in unwinding operations to help rollstock laminators and label printers achieve high productivity, low scrap, and reduced machine adjustments. Print surface is compatible with hot and cold foil ...

Reflections on Deflection

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

November 30, 2010, After reading last month's column, you should have resolved all of your deflecting roller problems. However, the alert web handler is not done with deflection After reading last month's column, you should ...

Upgraded Slitter Reduces Costs

(Slit)

November 30, 2010, Upgrades to the Pluto II slitter/rewinder are said to enhance performance and efficiency while keeping costs down. An additional adjustable roller will Upgrades to the Pluto II slitter/rewinder are said ...

Webex Acquires REM Manufacturing

(Web Handling News)

November 14, 2010, Webex, Inc., a leading provider of precision process rolls for the converting industry, finalized acquisition of REM Mfg., a producer of slitter/rewinders located in Hackettstown, NJ NEENAH, WI | Webex, ...

Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ... surface. Depending on your application, static brushes can be located 0 (contacting)-0.5 in. from the surface. The roller, belt, and guide surfaces that touch your products should be clean because your ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... process Drying is not controlled Reproducibility is poor Reformulation is needed for scaleup Need to coat many samples for one good sheet to test Costs are high and process is slow The traditional ...

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

(Flexpack News)

September 27, 2010, ... and roll handling solutions will be available at the show. Titan provides secondary slitting, rewinding and reel handling solutions for plain, metallized and printed plastic film and laminates used ...

Compact Display Simplifies Powerful Web Guiding

(Web Guiding)

September 20, 2010, ... maintaining web alignment; sensors, guide structure, controller and operator interface are assembled in the factory and shipped to the customer ready for installation. Converters simply bolt the system ...

Finish Many Types of Labels

(Die-Cutting)

August 31, 2010, The FX1200 digital label finishing system off-line label production machine accepts O.D. rolls to 12 in. of printed output from digital label presses. The FX1200 digital label finishing system off-line ...

Two 'Green' Companies Honore

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2010, ... SPI machine at India-based Sel-Jegat Printers for 100% pharmaceutical label inspection, counting, and slitting/rewinding in one pass. It is equipped with an active web storage accumulator, eDrive controlled ...

Static Beat: How To Take a Static Survey

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2010, ... Process, and Outgoing Materials. Use a handheld electrostatic fieldmeter to take measurements from the beginning of the operation through the process to the end — on the incoming rolls as they arrive, ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... debut its MBSC splicer in combination with the STR rewinder in Booth 811. The new combo provides roll automation for label presses at an economical cost. Domino Amjet will launch the N600 piezo inkjet ...

Web Lines: Are You Getting the Shaft?

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 30, 2010, ...  Shafted Winding | Converting equipment used to accumulate the web, starting with a core supported by a full-width shaft inside the core, to form a wound roll. Shaftless Winding | Converting equipment ...

Static Beat: Choosing Passive or Active Ionizers

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2010, ... after a shutdown for maintenance or for an equipment upgrade. Measure the levels of static from the unwinding roll through the entire process ending with the winding roll. Carefully document the locations ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2010, AUGUST 17-19 | Roller Performance Workshop, AIMCAL Converting School, Holiday Inn Express, Rochester, NY; www.convertingschool.com SEPTEMBER 13 | Label AUGUST 17-19 | Roller Performance Workshop, AIMCAL ...

Control Tension Precisely

(Tension)

May 31, 2010, The X-3400 rewind tension controller works to control the slippage of differential winding shafts and controls the torque transferred to the cores. The The X-3400 rewind tension controller works to control ...

Web Lines: Do You Need an Auto Web Guide?

(Web Guiding)

May 31, 2010, ... knife. You don't need an automatic web guide if your input product is sufficiently wider than your final product. If your input rolls have lateral alignment better than your target width plus a minimum ...

Slitting Upgrade: PennPac Expands Slitting Operations

(Slit)

May 31, 2010, ... finished goods inventories.” To meet increasing demand for wider width rolls and larger rewind diameters, PennPac has decided to invest in a larger Atlas CW800 secondary slitter as well. The new Atlas ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

May 31, 2010, ...  AUGUST 17-19 | Roller Performance Workshop, AIMCAL Converting School, Holiday Inn Express, Rochester, NY; www.convertingschool.com SEPTEMBER 13 | Label Release Liner Industry Seminar, AWA Alexander ...

Allying to Supply Stretch Film Systems

(Web Handling)

May 31, 2010, ... costs,” explaining that eliminating cores can save money, and coreless wound rolls are smaller in size for the same amount of film, making them easier to handle and cheaper to transport. What's happening ...