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Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times

(Slit)

February 04, 2014, ... including the one that was running on this slitter, wrinkle much more at low speed. At higher speeds, air lubrication reduces the web-to-roller traction, reducing the ability of a roller to shift or gather ...

Sigma Stretch Film Adds Two Gloucester Lines

(Flexpack)

February 03, 2014, ... composite roller collapsing frame, secondary nip roll, and a dual turret 1002-D Surface-Center winder. The line is enhanced with resin vacuum loading, feed throat gravimetric blending, and a trim reprocessing ...

Process Sensors Offers Nova NIR Transmitters

(Controls)

January 22, 2014, ... coat weight analyzers.  The Smart Sensors are said to be true standalone NIR transmitters and feature new micro controller with high-performance, dual-core architecture. One core is dedicated to NIR ...

Advanced Motion Controls Offers Small Drives

(Controls)

January 18, 2014, ... ratio, the µZ’s are fully protected against over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, overheating, and short-circuits. Depending on the model, drives interface with digital controllers that have analog ...

Static Beat | Static Dissipator Neutralization Efficiency

(Static-Beat)

January 02, 2014, ... objects, which are the metal idler rollers. So, install your static dissipator midway between idlers away from machine frames. Notice that installing your static dissipator close to the web (making the ...

Static Dissipator Performance

(Static-Beat)

December 23, 2013, ... of cylinders that touch the tips of the dissipator pins and also just touch the idler rollers. Figure 10. Install static dissipators to maximize the distance LION that the web is exposed to corona ...

Web Lines | How the Open Loop Torque Control Sets Winding Tension

(Web Handling)

December 09, 2013, ... wound rolls. It would be great to be able to verify the system performance with a tension measuring roller. A feature of many slitter/rewinders, including this one, is a short web path from slitting ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... started out, compliant rubber back-up rollers were used. Because the coated film consistency was directly related to the geometry of the back-up roll, the industry began to move toward precision ground ...

Kodak and Xymox Report Agreement on Conductive Films

(Flexpack News)

November 10, 2013, ... the capacitive touch controller, and the results are reported to be a completed touch sensor where the pattern is not visible to the naked eye. “Kodak HCF Films are a key element of that process,” says ...

AIMCAL Tech Meeting Honors Excellence

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2013, Assn. of Intl. Metallizers Coaters & Laminators names technical award winners Marcio Carvalho (Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro) for coating & laminating and Sheila Hamilton (Teknek) for ...

MTi-Polyexe Reduces Downtime, Improves Quality

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2013, ... Goldenrod shafts less than half the weight (140 lb each), they also featured roller ledges that made it much easier to remove the shafts from the cores by easily sliding them out. “We have numerous styles ...

Static Beat | Should Static Brushes Touch?

(Static-Beat)

November 03, 2013, ... rollers, and on unwinding rolls. Often, passive dissipators are mounted so that they touch webs or unwinding rolls. Is this necessary? If not, what are the advantages and disadvantages of having the dissipators ...

Burnishine Deletion Pen Now Has Two Tips

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2013, ... of pressroom and related chemical products, including plate chemicals, blanket and roller cleaners, fountain solutions, and a line of related cleaning products. All Burnishine products are manufactured ...

What Mechanisms Cause a Web to Shift Laterally?

(Web Handling)

October 07, 2013, ... web moves off centerline, there are a limited number of reasons this happens. 1. Roller misalignment 2. Roller diameter variations 3. Web bagginess 4. Nip pressure variations 5. External forces Mechanism ...

New Solventless Laminator Available from Karlville

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 02, 2013, ... minimum waste during roll changes. The coating head consists of five rollers with three independent motor drives for feeding roller, dosing, and for application. This driven concept permits consistent ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4

(Web Lines)

September 23, 2013, ... yield point. If the same strains occurred while wrapping a roller, the web would pass by undamaged. However, since the web is held under these stress and strain conditions for the long times of storage ...

Landa Nanographic Presses Undergo Major Changes

(News | New Products)

September 22, 2013, ... paper feeding and an auxiliary delivery tray to facilitate automatic collection of proofs. An optional in-line coating unit for flood and spot coating will utilize flexo rollers and plates and apply ...

HP Enhances 5600 and 7600 Digital Presses

(News | New Products)

September 10, 2013, ... offers on-press diagnostic and remote support tools and labor, and a new set of consumables, including a new charge roller said to offer five times the lifespan of the current version as well as a new ...

Destination CPP EXPO: Solve Your Technical Questions

(Trade Shows)

September 06, 2013, ... There are at least six different ways to lose registration . . . . C04 Tuning Up Your Nipped Rollers (To Increase Profits) Sept. 9: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Room 504C Presented by: Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... 0.25–200 pli; dryer types: flotation, roller, UV; 3 or 6 zones, 15 ft or 60 ft; water-based, solvent-based, 100% solids CT | over 50 selections, including: air knife, coextrusion, curtain, dip, doctor ...