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DS Group (India) Boosts Production with Two Titan Slitter/Rewinders

(Flexpack News)

August 27, 2012, ... features include laser (line) core positioning, laser safety scanners, and also a shaftless unwind roll pick-up from the floor. The Titan ER610 slitter can process a wide range of flexible materials ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... and precision coating assets. Throughout his previous six-year tenure managing manufacturing operations at Carestream Health Colorado, Arndorfer increased profit and led step change improvements in safety, ...

Atlas Confirms Order for Titan ER610 at drupa

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2012, ... slit width of 35 mm. The slitter also will be equipped with laser safety scanners, a static control system, and edge trim extraction system. The Titan ER610 has been a great success for Atlas Converting ...

On Print | Low Migration UV-Cure Inkjet Inks

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, ... print, have not met food safety standards [see On Print | Inkjet for Packaging]. Landa Corp. showed us a path forward for water-based inks [see Drupa Starts in Style: Landa Intros Web & Sheet Digital Presses] ...

Maxcess Introduces High-Efficiency Brake

(Controls)

April 22, 2012, ... brake with a 250-mm rotor and features for safety and efficiency integrated into the framework. The HEB250 empowers customers to significantly reduce costs by giving them a drop-in replacement brake ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... safety legislation, which must partner maintaining and developing the aesthetics of labels for enhanced branding. These are areas where Dow’s global presence and broad science and technology capabilities ...

Siemens Expands Drive System

(Controls)

April 11, 2012, ... in a typical automation solution, including HMI (operator control and visualization) and I/O. Additional higher-level functions, including Safety Integrated telegrams and synchronized mechanisms, for even ...

Omron Makes Software Offer

(Controls)

April 01, 2012, Customers who qualify can acquire free G9SP software for Omron safety controllers, said to be ideal for small and mid-sized machines   FREMONT, CA | Omron Scientific Technologies is offering to select ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... firmly. “It ensures the quality of the customer’s materials and it ensures the safety of our equipment,” calling it “critical” to the customer and to Metlon. He continues, “If an operator walks away from ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... to reduce blade inventory dramatically and improve operator safety since the operator never touches the blade. Sharpening the blade directly on the knifeholder cartridge also reportedly reduces blade ...

WHQuiz Answer #8 - Nipped Driven Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... angle of 180-degree (3.14 radians) has the capacity to separate a 2.56 to 1 tension change without slipping. Therefore, if the tension change between two zones is less than 2.56:1 (plus a safety factor), ...

WHQuiz Answer #1 - The Right Tension

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, ... you can run with less safety factor, if needed. More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines column: What Is the Right Tension? (Dec. 2009) If you missed it, here are all 20 questions ...

Grieve Offers Conveyor Oven

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2012, The 500-deg-F No. 853 electrically heated belt conveyor oven has insulated walls, variable speeds, safety features, and more ROUND LAKE, IL | Grieve Corp. offers the No. 853 500-deg-F, electrically ...

Montalvo Offers Web Tension Upgrades on Wide Range of Equipment

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2011, ... and embossers. The company’s Consulting Page details a number of examples of upgraded electronic web tension controls, load cells, clutches, safety chucks, brakes, brake pad assemblies, and other products. ...

Lifting Device from Konecranes is Alternative to Traditional Hoists

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2011, ... costs as an alternative to traditional hoists. Features include full balancing control through automatic load sensing, load weight compensation, ergonomic design, enhanced safety features, a fully enclosed ...

Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... the operator to cylinder setup errors. With enforcement of stringent health and safety regulations and packages in multiple languages and alphabets, an operator is ill-advised to check quality manually.  ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... (RFID) implementation. In the face of alerts around the world concerning authenticity, and particularly the safety of foods and drugs, there are many initiatives that mandate track-and-trace and product ...

Drives Motors: From Zero to 800

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... the line speed from 500 mpm to 800 mpm and incorporating safety systems to meet the EN ISO 13849-1 2006 safety standards. Getting Started The first step for Circonix was to organize and manage the ...

Capacity Needed

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... movement of the unwind roll to ±2 in. (50 mm). Optional features on the Plemsa machine include a static electricity control system, laser (line) core positioning, EU safety guarding, laser safety scanners, ...

Roll Finishing-Cut & Sand

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 30, 2011, ... original sheet orientation and web tension, and also can convert wet or damaged rolls. The Robotic Roll Finishing System with its force/torque sensing capability eliminates safety risks for employees ...