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How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... foods, prototypes have been made for liquid packaging as well as chilled-food packaging. Application methods have varied widely, with gravure, flexo and roller coatings all being successful. One common ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... and pressure. Wetting failures can result from application of contaminated nip rollers, too low an application weight, too high an adhesive viscosity (in solvent-free it’s too low a temperature, in solvent-based ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... for most winders. Nip is a close second for most materials. Torque will often extend the useful range of a winder. A center winder only has tension. A lay on roller adds nip load to a center winder. ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... for most winders. Nip is a close second for most materials. Torque will often extend the useful range of a winder.  A center winder only has tension. A lay on roller adds nip load to a center winder.  ...

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

(Slit)

September 29, 2021, ... operations.  Currently, most length and speed measurements are made using contact methods such as tachometers and wheel/roller encoders.  All contact length and speed measurements are indirect measurements ...

LaserSpeed Pro Enables Converters to Accurately, Reliably Control Web Tension and Realize Value

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2021, ... speeds or contact encoders, such as mechanical tachometers. Products typically exhibit a certain amount of slippage on the drive roller based on texture, product composition or tension at other points ...

Roundtable Q&A: ROLL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2021, What are some of the problems associated with inconsistent or improper roller maintenance and cleaning?  What are some of the problems associated with inconsistent or improper roller maintenance and ...

Leading manufacturer of quality Core Chucks, Mandrels and Core Cutter Machines since 1958

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 18, 2021, ... case hardened locking rollers for strength and durability. Round or Square bores Set Screw, Split Hub-Clamp & Flange styles Chuck & Mandrel combination units. Spare parts repair/rebuild kits ...

Leading manufacturer of quality Core Chucks, Mandrels and Core Cutter Machines since 1958

(Core Cutting)

August 31, 2020, ... case hardened locking rollers for strength and durability. Round or Square bores Set Screw, Split Hub-Clamp & Flange styles Chuck & Mandrel combination units. Spare parts repair/rebuild kits available ...

Rising to the Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2020, ... (PPE), and more – all while creating new, safe working environments for their employees. American Roller In these unprecedented times, American Roller is proud to be a trusted and dependable supplier ...

New Coating Technology Providing Real Solutions in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 07, 2020, Flexible packaging is one of the most diverse industries in the world with products that are used every day, by millions of people By William Bradley, Business Development at American Roller Flexible ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... otherwise damage will occur at the coating applicator or in the dryer. Problems can also arise when the web travels over rollers, or for laminating, when the film enters a nip or at the marrying together ...

New Orion Stretch Wrapping Innovation Minimizes Film Consumption

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ... evolving film technologies, which are now capable of reaching up to 600 percent pre stretch. Orion's S-Carriage delivers 180 degrees of film to roller contact, which reduces slippage and neckdown for ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ...  Spunbonded nonwovens used in Tyvek and similar materials; carded and needlepunched nonwovens are other materials available. Suppliers – meeting the challenge Rollers, sensors, tension controls, ...

Roundtable Q&A: Rolls & Roll Handling

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2019, How have your rollers or roll cleaning products helped to improve efficiency and quality issues for customers? William R. Bradley Jr., Director, Technical Sales - American Roller Company Peter ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... driven sections can absorb tension transients.   A driven machine section can be either the machine lead section or tension controller for the zone. Rewinds The rewind is the final section in a converting ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... either one or three locking rollers and are divided into two classifications: shoulder and shoulderless. The shoulder type has a 1/8-in. shoulder raised from the chuck body that acts as a core stop and ...

Self-Locking Core Chuck Patented by Mechanical Specialties

(News | New Products)

July 05, 2017, Chucks have either one or three locking rollers WYOMING, RI | Mechanical Specialties Inc. produces a self-locking core chuck in both steel and aluminum. Chucks have either one or three locking rollers ...

Web Lines | Unwind Splice Reliability

(Web Handling)

October 24, 2016, ... space between bump roller and new roll, and 2) determine the initial RPMs to speed match the new roll to the web speed. NOTE: Errors in diameter measurement can create errors in both of these critical ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... barcode detection and decoding. The system is claimed to work with a variety of controllers and sensors. The judging panel for the 2016 Technology of the Year Competition included five well-known experts ...