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- Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong
- (Magazine)
- 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 ...
- Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
- (Magazine)
- 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 ...
- 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
- (Magazine)
- 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
- (Magazine)
- 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. ...
- Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act
- (Magazine)
- 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
- (Magazine)
- 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
- (Magazine)
- 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
- (Magazine)
- 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. ...
- Gravure gets easier
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 1996, ... are eliminated, and efficiency improved, with the angle blade, according to Weeks. "The straightest line to efficiency is scrap reduction," he says. "That's what this blade does." (See Paper, Film & Foil ...
- 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 ...
- Consider film cores when analyzing costs.
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1995, ... were using before," says Berndt. Scrap recover is another issue Sonoco is investigating for the Pottsville facility. Presently, Sonoco takes back scrap, processes it and reuses it in its cores. According ...
