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RFID Experts Group Moves to AIM Global

(Archive)

June 27, 2004, ... explains AIM Global President Dan Mullen. “AIM, as the industry trade association for RFID and other automatic identification and data collection technologies, was the logical home for the REG.” REG ...

Safety in Converting: Part II

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... with pinching nips should always wear safety glasses. While soft items often will go through the nip and simply become crushed, hard items may not totally enter the nip. Consider a metal screw driver ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... widths at production speeds to 1,500 fpm. Does not require a center shaft support. Winder is said to be an economical, high-speed alternative to using two side-by-side winders for achieving the same results. ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... to apply and meter multiple coatings side by side on the same web at the same time. Coating pan can be covered, reducing evaporation of the coating and possible contamination, and operators can monitor ...

Where Past Meets Future

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... benefits to becoming a panel member. Here's how it works: To gather information, panel members will fill out a quarterly survey that will take a maximum of five minutes to complete. In consideration for ...

PFFC Moves 'Uptown

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... the best as we work toward the next CMM. Lastly, the China debate continues. Two readers offered their opinions on the subject. Ron Esak, president of Nexus Plastics— I found Mr. ...

Mixing It Up

(Archive)

November 30, 2003, ... facilitated by displaying the process functional relationships in a diagram starting with the outputs on the left side and adding the next level of input to the right. This method is known as the “Functional ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... or motors attached to the core chucks or shaft. The torque applied at the core is transmitted through the roll's radial layers to create tension at the outside of the roll. After the unwind tensioning ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... VOC destruction. “Black Clawson was willing to work with [us] to understand our goals and objectives,” says Commonwealth president Steve Phillips. “They worked with our information and provided us with ...

What Can Conductive Organic Polymers Do?

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, ... organic materials are considered nonconductors compared to metals, such as aluminum, copper, and silver. One difference between metals and organic materials is that metals conduct electricity. We know ...

The Long & the Short of Web Bending

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... small web deflections. A cantilevered beam model assumes a perpendicular angle and position of the fixed side and a “to be determined” angle and position on the free end. As a force is applied normal to ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... approach to narrow web converting. “I would say the biggest thing we have going is the niche that we have on the flexible side. We don't have many competitors in this country that can run a narrow web, ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... ultrasonic (ABUS) inspection technology for heat seals designed for use with sealed pouches, including side seals, trays, blisters, packages, and cups made of Tyvek, paper, foil, or plastic. Off-line system ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... they need to be aware of a number of other issues related to the life of their products: branding — the first consideration; product authentication and security from tampering; protection against retail ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... capabilities. “With the new press, we will be meeting our existing customer demands in today’s complex and sophisticated marketplace,” sums up president Don Farnell. Supplier Information Windmoeller ...

WH Introduces New Extrusion Technology Developments; 450 Attend Open House

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2003, ... melt residence times. Multicool Modular Air Ring System: For even cooling and film bubble support during high output production. The Multicool D double-deck air ring uses a three-stage air flow, supporting ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... is said to provide a complete solution for fast, precise viscosity measurement where a probe in a process line or tank is not practical. Detector is mounted inside a rugged, sealed, all-weather, explosion-proof ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... webs demand “U Can't Touch This” and web line options for true touch-free web handling. This month, let's cover qualified touch-free cases, where limited contact is allowed, including one-sided and edge-only ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... from a trolley in or out of machine through side frame; lightweight gravure sleeves reportedly can be removed quickly and easily; web path remains short since color units are close; and operator has easy ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... setup technology, says Dick Chesnut, president of Chesnut Engineering (chesnuteng.com). “Of recent interest, particularly in narrow web, is adding gravure stations to existing flexo label presses, giving ...