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WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... the need to thread the web through load cell tensioning rolls or dancer roll-type mechanisms, while reportedly providing the level of precise web tautness required for accurate cutoffs on a sheeter. PFFC-ASAP ...

What's Next for China

(Materials)

December 31, 2006, ... film production was exported and more than 75% of the total was to other countries in the Asia region. According to official trade statistics, the volume of Chinese PP film/sheet exports grew to an annual ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... many benefits. In dissipating local surface charge, they make polyolefin and other films easier to handle. As a result, film sheets are less prone to stick together due to static electricity during die-cutting. ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... productivity and provide opportunities to achieve power savings. Manufacturers of extruded sheet and film are under incredible pressures to survive in an industry subjected to rising material and energy ...

Two's Better than On

(Materials)

November 07, 2006, ... in the converted flexible packaging film market,” says Iacobucci. “Our five-layer line represents one of the key elements in our strategy enabling growth with converters.” Bastion sites sheet flatness, ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ...  Markets: industrial Service: coating (thermoplastic elastomer film and sheet extrusion) Substrates: film (1.0–10 mil), paper (20#–100#), nonwovens Coating Processes: coextrusion, extrusion ISO certified ...

Safety in Converting

(PLC Probe)

September 30, 2006, ... be the last trial I ever conducted. Many raw materials used in converting and packaging can be dangerous. Make certain you are thoroughly familiar with the Material Safety Data Sheets for these products. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... plants, according to a 2005 report from the Fibre Box Assn. (FBA) and the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, VA. The report analyzes 651 plants (462 corrugators and 189 sheet ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... to allowing the company to produce all types of commercial work, he notes. “Buying the 56-inch KBA press differentiates us in the marketplace….” The sheet-fed press features a coater and a number of ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... technology and is equipped with auto-adjust left- and right-side board guides for the reliable transport of corrugated sheets and other package materials. Includes an in-line board cleaning unit, an auto-sheet ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... sheet-fed press with aqueous coater from KBA North America. While Gamco wanted the efficiencies of automation, there were other requirements as well, explains operations manager Ken Moses. “In our ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... computerized, touchscreen control of fountain ink keys for sheet-fed or web applications. Reportedly allows press operators to adjust ink key settings rapidly from a central, streamlined ink desk to speed ...

Indian Plastic Manufacturer Strikes Alliances

(Archive)

May 14, 2006, ... of which are part of the SMS Plastics Technology Group. SMS has a global market share of about 30% in pipe and profile extrusion machinery and 15% in sheet extrusion machinery. Kabra now will have access ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... to achieve for continuous webs whether they are coated, saturated, laminated, or cured. The consequences of unbalanced drying may include edge curl, ridging, sheet breaks due to over-drying, and lower ...

New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... and other demanding multi- and monolayer film or thin-sheet applications. Features a high nip pressure option of 800 pli of force between the two primary rolls and includes a high-pressure lamination option ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... static charges on web and sheet materials since the 1930s. The devices mount within the process machine in proximity to the moving material. As the material passes by the neutralizing bar, the surface ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... means and distributions. Actual composition of the base sheets greatly determined the direction and magnitude of the effects. The highest oxygen and moisture barrier OPP film design out-performed metallized ...

New Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... Machinery, Accessories, Services Coex System for Two-Layers Diamond America Corp., Tallmadge, OH; 888/349-9385; diamondamericacorp.com Sheet coextrusion system for two-layer ...

The PSA Process

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... process used in the production of plastic sheets or films. Most often associated with the coating of hot melt PSA because of its ability to handle high-viscosity adhesives, it offers two benefits: the ...

New Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... starting, and roll finishing applications, as well in sheeting, slitting, rewinding, and automatic core starting. Dry Inks Quickly Research Inc. , Eden Prairie, MN; 952/941-3300; researchinc.com ...