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Turning Standard into Specialty

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July 31, 2002, ... the scrap rate can reach 50%. Wegmann says this fact makes advanced converting technology critical to many applications. “The customer may need four holes die-cut,” he says, “but if they're only twenty-thousandths ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... to improve quality and uniformity, reduce scrap, and enhance operating efficiency, co. says. The EC100 monitors film extrusion, extrusion coating, and lamination processes; the ES100 subdivides a thermal ...

The Unwinding Story

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March 31, 2002, ... possible while eliminating DC motor brush replacement.” Adolpho Edgar, area sales manager at Macro Engineering, says, “The focus has always been on longer run lengths with higher speeds and less scrap. ...

Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality

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February 28, 2002, ... core matches the web's stack behavior. Build-up ratios can be high or low. A manufacturing plant usually has a low build-up ratio, one story high, and a large footprint. A skyscraper has a high build-up ...

Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?

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February 28, 2002, ... wire can cause the drive speed to fluctuate, resulting in scrap, machine damage, or personnel injury. Re-Torquing — A Screwy Practice Although “re-torquing” as a way of checking tightness is common ...

Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You

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February 28, 2002, ... considerably, he says. “On a coating or converting line,” adds Marchand, “there are very few lines today that can't justify the cost, because if you make any scrap, you can't recycle the material. Now ...

Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong

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December 31, 2001, ... more seasoned employees and sees things in a different light. In a similar vein, a cleaning person may notice that he discards a large amount of scrap during certain runs. Reporting this observation ...

Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves

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September 30, 2001, ... us to cut scrap in the extrusion department by two-thirds, we have also tracked a 10 percent reduction in pressroom waste. We clearly saw that not all web guides are the same, and that a higher quality, ...

The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

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August 31, 2001, ... use with in-mold label applications. The inside and outside layers might be virgin polymer. Sandwiched between these layers would be a layer of coextruded material that would be reground scrap or reject ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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July 31, 2001, ... desired stripe pattern. The applicator roll then transfers the hot melt to the web. Unused hot melt returns to the reservoir pond above the nip. The stripe scrapers typically use a high temperature polymer ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2001, ... and scrap.” The end result is a retrofit unit that is mounted between the unwind stand and the folding board on the f/f/s unit. “The application takes place at line speed with no adverse effect on production ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... said to eliminate scrap by leaving no tail on the new core that can damage the material as it winds around the core. According to co., units can be used for a wide variety of material types, thicknesses, ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2001, ... scanning system to measure coat weight consistency as part of an initiative to maintain quality while reducing scrap material. The site has two IR gauges on different lamination lines. Before the gauges ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... It is positioned in front of the flat film die, and exchangeable feedblock inserts facilitate the production and reproducibility of multilayer structures. A scrap layer can be added on one or both sides. ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... leave any plastic residue, says Biocorp, adding that, when composted, the products biodegrade completely into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass in 30-60 days, just like food scraps and yard trimmings. ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... reaction. As an added bonus, a steep cone can be fitted with a large, free-flowing discharge gate valve at the bottom, making the removal of sludge a very routine, safe, and easy procedure. Scrapers ...

Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act

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May 31, 2000, ... the rolls and even around the cutter blades. This would result in what we call 'a wrap.' When this occurs, we have to shut the equipment down. Scrap is incurred each time. We had an incredible amount of ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... and RI200 electrically heated rollers enable converters to improve product uniformity and quality, while increasing production rates and reducing scrap. Judges were impressed with the widespread application ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... Massachusetts, to achieve proprietary colorant systems for our requirements." Other advantages to using 100% solids adhesives are the lack of odor and reduced scrap - both of which have a positive impact ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... the time we discovered the problem, we had already generated at least 35 feet of scrap." Given the high cost of the materials used in EL lamps, even a small amount of scrap could be costly, notes Durante. ...