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Static Beat: Corona Treaters & Ionizers Compared

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2010, ... treaters are typically in the range of 5-20 kW. The power dissipated by a commercial CDT treater is comparable with the power dissipated by a residential house. The power dissipated by an active static ...

Executive Conference Examines Strategies for Post-Recession Manufacturing

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2010, ... US industry. Also speaking will be Dean Scarborough, chairman, president, and CEO of Avery Dennison Corp., who is experienced in global markets and leads a global company that produces consumer products, ...

How To Use an Electrostatic Voltmeter

(Static-Beat)

April 30, 2010, ...  To control static on the film in Figure 1, tinsel is installed above the film just downstream of the nip roller. However, this tinsel is on the wrong side of the film, and instead of neutralizing the ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... strips, the size of a bandage, that come with a release glue liner to allow quick slapping to the edge of a roll for marking a splice or flaw. Resembles a tail flagging on the outside of the roll's edge ...

Offset Printing: Spin in a New Direction

(Offset)

February 28, 2010, ... packaging. “[The product expansion] was a clear vision and strengthened the company in terms of the products that we sell,” says Margaret Krumholz, president and CFO. “And fortunately Don had that foresight ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Static

(Static Elimination)

February 28, 2010, ... 3: s[µC/m2]≅[1 µC/m2 / KV/cm]1/3EFIELDMETER[KV/cm] Static control expert Dr. Kelly Robinson, president of Electrostatic Answers, has 27+ years of experience in problem-solving and consulting. Contact ...

Nonwovens Converting: H1N1 Antidote

(Substrates)

January 31, 2010, ... for blood-borne pathogen and viral penetration. Kappler credits Morris Collins, now RKW's US president, with bringing Aptra to him in the early 1990s when Collins was a research engineer. “We always ...

Web Lines: What Is a Tension Zone & How Many Are Needed?

(Editorial)

December 31, 2009, ... two speed controlled rollers, rollers that are considered in speed ratio or draw control and may or may not be adjustable by an operator. Some examples of undocumented tension zones include the following: ...

Static Beat: The Best Places for Static Bars

(Editorial)

December 31, 2009, ... static charge in film production, coating, and converting operations. To achieve good static control performance, static bars must be properly located in the equipment. Three considerations for proper ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... — will put interested parties on the path to future film success. Film Types: Understanding the Application Determining the right film for a particular application generally means considering the ...

Paperboard Packager Gets Results with AVT Inspection Solution

(News Eclips)

November 01, 2009, ... Orion operates around the clock on a 24/5 basis and literally inspects millions of packages. Curt Curran, vice president of Stratus Group, says, “We are receiving excellent results from AVT’s PrintVision/Orion ...

Get a Grip on Your Web

(Tension)

October 31, 2009, ...  There are two essential elements of a vacuum roller: A rotating shell with a special surface through which air can pass An engineered pathway to evacuate air from inside of the shell In addition, ...

Dissipating Static

(Static-Beat)

September 30, 2009, ... Robinson, president of Electrostatic Answers, has 27+ years of experience in problem-solving and consulting. Contact him at 585-425-8158; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.electrostaticanswers.com. ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... of a compound of PP fabric and a reverse-printed BOPP film. Said to produce bags with high visual appeal and a high degree of strength and stiffness, while minimizing weight. Bags feature side gussets ...

Playing the Wrinkle Blame Game

(Web Lines)

June 30, 2009, ...  Option 1 | Blame the supplier or upstream process. Wrinkles are created between rollers (in spans), on rollers by the supplier or upstream process, or at the outside of the winding roll where the ...

How To Prevent Winding Roll Sparks

(Static-Beat)

June 30, 2009, ... on winding rolls shown in Figure 1 is tinsel that has been installed on the wrong side of the film. In this example, the film touches the silicone rubber nip roller so the bottom surface of the film has ...

Film Charge Causes Winding Static

(Static-Beat)

May 31, 2009, ... Robinson, president of Electrostatic Answers, has 27+ years of experience in problem-solving and consulting. Contact him at 585-425-8158; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.electrostaticanswers.com. ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, ... of slitting where the lateral tensioning will prevent wrinkles and looseness at slitting. Through the Poisson's effect*, the lateral pull of a spreader will provide some help to pull out bagginess. Besides ...

Narrow Web Transducer Measures Light/Heavy Tension

(News Eclips)

May 27, 2009, ... a bearing-mounted cantilevered idler roll with integrated dual tension sensors that mount on a single-sided machine frame in the web path. Said to measure total web tension across the roll face regardless ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: April 200

(New Products)

March 31, 2009, ... or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Bagmaker Provides Excellent Stacks The HK-65V side-weld automatic bagmaker operates at 360 shots/min and can deliver finished bags to 500 mm wide. Features a three-servo ...