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Shurtape Offers Tape for Manufacturing Lines

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2015, ...  • Strong Hold: The aggressive, rubber-based adhesive sticks quickly to both smooth and porous papers, including 100% recycled paper. It also adds shear strength, allowing it to hold safely during processing ...

Coating Matters | Energy Storage Devices

(Coating/Laminating)

August 10, 2015, ... should be taken to monitor the fluid viscosity throughout a production run. Another consideration is the coating of the suspension. In high shear or narrow gap applications, the energy storage active ...

Coating Matters | Film Split Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2015, ... not operating at the same speed? The fluid will follow the faster roll. However, if the fluid is shear thinning, this effect is less pronounced. So ultimately, how does this affect coating equipment ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

May 25, 2015, When coating a fluid, consideration of the rubbery behavior needs to be given with the shear rate versus viscosity data If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, ...

Spring 2015 Travels: Nordmeccanica (Long Island), Malaysia (Part 3)

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 04, 2015, ... For example, melt fracture and orange peel is common in blown film products in many countries in Asia.  This of course is a simple issue of shear stress either at coextruded layer interfaces or at the ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... Award for the Tidland 360 Degree Blade Guard. Compatible with any tangent shear slitting operations in which Tidland Performance Series Knifeholders or Tidland e-Knifeholders are used, the guard works ...

TS Converting Reports Slitter Sales

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2015, ... reels. A 1,600-mm-wide (63 in.) CS600 was supplied to Eurobands’, a tape converter in Belgium and is equipped with a dual-axis, automatic knife positioning system for the shear knives. Company says this ...

The Benefits of Ozone in Extrusion Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 26, 2015, ... process, the valve adapter is used to increase melt temperature and oxidation of the molten polymer, thereby providing improved adhesion to the substrate.  It does so by increasing the amount of shear ...

Maxson Sheeter Guarantees High Speeds

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2015, Company says twin-knife rotary technology offers accurate dimensions and higher speeds than drop shear equipment   WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Company reports its twin-knife rotary ...

UV/EB | North American Market for Energy Curing Technologies

(Technical Reports)

January 26, 2015, ... curve. Operators have to re-learn ink balance, roller shear, blanket lift, etc. Printers that have adopted energy-curing technologies often had to switch supplies manufacturers as they learned which inks/plates/rollers ...

Coating Matters | Pump Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 12, 2015, ... shear sensitive materials perform poorly with a gear pump, and some solvents may swell the rotor or stator in a progressive cavity pump, and solid particles in suspension may damage internal parts of a ...

Essentra Offers New Foam Core Tape

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2014, Duraco High Bond Tape is for applications where strong adhesive bond or high shear strength is desired FOREST PARK, IL | Essentra Specialty Tapes (formerly Duraco Inc. and Duraco Express) introduces ...

Shurtape Offers Double-Side Tape for Mounting Applications

(Label/Tape)

October 20, 2014, ... resistance in high-humidity environments. DP 380 is suitable for applications where high shear and adhesion are necessary, including low surface energy substrates. It also can be used where permanent ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

October 20, 2014, ... aluminum and copper substrates for coating understanding. These raw materials are typical for lithium-ion battery applications. Rheological data shows shear thinning behavior for both fluids across the ...

FLEXcon Introduces BOPP Films

(Materials)

September 21, 2014, ... polypropylene (BOPP) films designed for primary and secondary labeling applications. Company says the multi-purpose 2-mil clear films have enhanced flexibility, utilizing the its new, higher-shear V-01 ...

Maxson Sheeter Is Suited for Lenticular Plastic

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2014, ... that manufacturers of lenticular plastic can now sheet the product at higher speeds than conventional drop shear equipment, while ensuring the square, accurate dimensions required by the printing industry.  ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Worldmark Material Sciences Adds "Clean" Machin

(Slit)

August 25, 2014, ... web feed Automatic knife setting Driven shear knives with knife cleaning system Post slitting double sided web cleaning (contact and contactless options) Cantilevered knife shafts for rapid knife ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... within a sheet of paper or layers of laminated paper expand or contract unevenly. Uneven shrinkage or expansion causes a bending moment because of the differences in shear forces. There are a number of ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... The slot die pre-meters the fluid onto the substrate. The fluid rheology is the fingerprint of the fluid. It is the comparison of viscosity verses shear rate at a specific temperature. Each fluid has its ...

The Importance of Running Centered

(Web Handling)

July 10, 2014, ... An off-center web would have unequal pulling left to right, leading to a lateral shift in the web even more off center. Pulling the web laterally will bend and shear the web like a misaligned roller. ...