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Finding a simple solution to a shocking problem

(Magazine)

March 31, 1998, ... to complain about high static charge on film rolls. Favorite Plastics found the answer with static control equipment from Tantec Inc. "A static charge on a roll of film turns it into a dust magnet," ...

NOVA and Union Carbide to build ethylene plant

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... edge-guide unit and dancer roll control. At the differential rewind section, the company's automatic tension profile takes over, controlling the hardness of the pancakes, which can measure up to 406 mm ...

A directory of custom slitting

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... We'll tell you who they are, where they are, and what they do. It can be among the most basic of all converting processes: slitting large rolls of basestock into two or more smaller rolls. Yet, dozens ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ...  The Yellow Jacket lines are supplied complete, including extruders, reconfigurable feedblock combining adaptor, flexible lip flat die, cast film takeoff with chill roll, air/vacuum knife, edge pinning, ...

Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... application, there are many factors to consider. What are these considerations, and how do you get past them to start rolling out quality product? In examining the relationship among cores, shafts, ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... and dynamic load strength must also be considered for a variety of reasons: * Dimensional consistency is critical to roll quality and to the operation of automated core-handling equipment. * End-cut ...

Don't forget your unwind

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, Neglecting to give the appropriate consideration to the unwind and unwind roll handling can be a critical mistake.The unwind stand can be one of the most Neglecting to give the appropriate consideration ...

Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day

(Magazine)

August 31, 1995, ... on the creation of all kinds of roll defects, defects that can easily result in a roll being devalued, culled or scrapped. Take a look at a single-station unwind/rewind stand and it appears relatively ...

Training is the key to success in '90s corporate climb.

(Magazine)

August 31, 1995, ... longitudinal dynamics and tension control; lateral dynamics and control; out-of-plane dynamics; wrinkling; measurement of tension and wound roll stress; and a variety of special topics such as air films ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, ... a fraction of the value of the completed roll of film. While it is often overlooked, if the film core fails to perform properly during winding, transporting or unwinding, it can jeopardize thousands of ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... as dictated by their changing product wrap needs." Most of the PE film processed at the plant is slit in-line and wound onto a fiber board core. The rollstock is sent for printing and converting into ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

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January 31, 1995, ... Maxson's Erni said. "This type of sheeting offers better cut quality when sheeting heavier caliper materials and when sheeting multiple rolls of paper." Erni defined heavy caliper as being beyond 24-pt. ...

Waterjet slitting beneficial to this tissue converter.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1995, ... The increase weakened the web, in turn, affecting quality. Another problem centered around the use of knives to cut the overall web into smaller rolls. Located at the winder, the knives generated a ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

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December 31, 1994, ... 250 micron. Taco has installed a specially-built Dusenbery model 735 slitter with the new cast polypropylene line at Winsford, Cheshire, UK. The slitter is customized to take 1,800 mm-wide mill rolls ...