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GOA 2016 Issues Call for Speakers

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2015, ... industry. GOA president George Ryan says, "This time of year is always exciting for us because we are approached by industry veterans and experts with very creative and forward-thinking session proposals. ...

Coating Matters | Film Split Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2015, ... of the web path). The inlet side of this nip point develops increased pressures. As the substrate and fluid exit the nip point, the diverging rolls develop low pressures. At this point of divergence between ...

Looking Behind the Curtain of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

May 29, 2015, Economies of scale occur when a coated product is manufactured wide, fast and in one pass.  To obtain economies of scale, curtain coating is one method to consider. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller' ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, Once you've determined that you have a roll telescoping problem, here's how to solve it. Back on December 4, 2014, I posted a list of questions to consider when first looking to resolve a roll telescoping ...

Web Lines | How To Create an MD Running Fold in a Wide Web

(Technical Reports)

March 16, 2015, ... industry. Web handling expert Tim Walker, president of TJWalker+Assoc., has 25 years of experience in web processes, education, development, and production problem solving. Contact him at 651-686-5400; ...

Porous Substrates

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2015, ... technique and understanding the wetting behavior of the fluid. When coating porous substrates, many techniques can be considered, but the fluid flow after coating needs to be studied for proper technique ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... high running speeds and high quality finished rolls. Combines an overhead web feed, auto knife setting, knife cleaning, and a double sided contact web cleaning unit after slitting. Finished product is ...

BI-AX Film Aids in Ebola Fight

(Materials)

November 27, 2014, ... “The medical side of our business has just exploded and we are now switching assembly lines over to ProVent 10,000 to keep up with demand,” says Sanders. According to Kappler, APTRA film is a barrier ...

Market Research | Emerging Technologies for Packaging Innovation

(Trends/Management)

November 24, 2014, ... One advantage of digital printing has always been its ability to lower cost in other areas of production aside from the print process itself. A full understanding of the cost vs. benefit of digital printing, ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ...  Corey Reardon, president and CEO of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., opened proceedings by asking delegates to complete and return questionnaires for a “real-time” survey of the label release liner market’s ...

IPS Testing Marks 25 Years in Business

(Controls)

September 20, 2014, ... Reitmeyer, VP of IPS Testing. IPS president Bruce Shafer recalls the forces that needed to come together for IPS to become a reality. “First of all, when the Institute of Paper Chemistry moved to Georgia, ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... machine is equipped with a double-sided web cleaner, automatic reel ejection, laser core, and auto knife setting with blade cleaning. The HM range of hot melt coaters with in-line coat weight measurement, ...

MPS to Debut Flexo Press to North America

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2014, ... flagship EF flexo printing press to North American printers at Labelexpo Americas 2014, September 9-11, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.  According to Denny McGee, president ...

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

(Slit)

August 25, 2014, Elite Cameron installs CW800 with dual-sided contact web cleaner after slitting Worldmark Material Sciences has installed an Elite Cameron Clean slitter/rewinder for conversion of the company’s security ...

DiMS! Adds Prepress to MIS-ERP

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2014, ... consideration of the most cost-effective production path. Can be used both in digital-, label, and packaging printing. A corresponding prepress application can be still used by prepress specialists, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... as well as unmetallized sides for applications where aesthetics are of prime importance. A white opaque cavitated high matte label film provides paper-like appearance to the self-adhesive labels and is ...

Graphic Label Solutions Goes All-Digital with EFI Jetrion

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2014, ... founder and president, Deb Warner. “When I first saw EFI Jetrion UV-inkjet technology a few years ago, I knew it would help us offer high quality while reducing waste. LED was the missing piece I needed ...

Flexpack Printing | Edwards Label Moves into Mid-Web

(Print)

June 29, 2014, ... Skokie, and inside the plant, past a small reception area, sits the company’s most recent acquisition: a shiny new Mark Andy Versa Max press along with a new Rotoflex VLI 700 high-speed film rewinder. ...

Web Lines | Wrinkling?

(Web Handling)

May 18, 2014, ... misalignment, roller diameter variations, and roller deflection. But, models have their limits, especially when you use them outside the window of conditions where they were verified. This is called extrapolation ...

Streak Formation

(Mark's Coating Matters)

May 13, 2014, ... substrate surfaces. Reviewing and maintaining these surfaces as flat and clean lead to flat and clean coatings. Special attention should be paid to flow surfaces that are open to the outside atmosphere, ...