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Clear Lam Packaging Supports Stonyfield Yogurt Pouch

(Bag Pouch)

July 09, 2014, ... a horizontal form/fill/seal (FFS) machine. The film material was selected for its ability to support a 60-day refrigerated shelf life, run on high-speed processing equipment, and absorb distribution abuse. ...

Clifton Packaging Installs AVT PrintVision/Argus

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2014, ... impression setting system (AIF) that, together with zero speed register adjustments, can set impression and register in under 100 meters to reduce set-up waste. The press also has pipeless doctor blade ...

Signature Flexible Packaging Operating New 10-Color Press

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2014, ... and the results are stunning. Print quality is superb, and ease and speed of set-ups are amazing. Run speeds are double over those in our existing presses. We are printing thin-gauge plastic film (OPP, ...

Web Lines | The Case of the Missing Pacer

(Technical Reports)

July 07, 2014, How can a system with only two slipping torque elements control speed? I recently visited a converter that had a rewinder with no apparent direct-driven pacer roller. The unwind had brake torque control, ...

Nampak South Africa Adds Titan Slitter Rewinders

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2014, ... well as faster acceleration and higher running speeds giving us much improved levels of productivity,’ he confirmed. In Flexible Pinetown, Nampak has a number of slitters served by a common materials ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... The criteria that bubble to the surface focus on increased coating speed, thinner coating, more simultaneous layers, reducing defects, and increasing yield. With this multidisciplinary industry, coating ...

Masterwork Graphic Equipment Offers New Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

June 14, 2014, ... die-cutting machine with stripping and blanking capabilities. It is said to offer even greater accuracy, speed, and stability than previous models while also being easier to operate.  The unit incorporates ...

Chromasens Announces New CCD Camera

(Controls)

June 01, 2014, The allPIXA pro color line scan CCD camera is said to offer fastest speed for machine vision applications   BURLINGTON, MA | Chromasens today announced the allPIXA pro, said to be the fastest, most ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... coating window that allows for some variation in equipment setup and substrate or solution variation. Each coating method provides for a range of viscosities, line speeds, uniformity, cost, and coating ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... goal of course is to get the polymer moving as soon as possible and keep it moving to minimize degradation.  The simply answer to this is to never let the screw speed go below 30 RPM.  Why 30 RPM?  This ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... up faster than others, especially smaller machines. Once all zones from 3 on forward are up to temperature, you may turn the extruder on at a minimum screw speed, typically 5 RPM.   This is a critical ...

McLoone Adds Digital UV-Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, ... Stork Prints until November 1, 2013—custom-built a 13-in. (330-mm)-wide version of the DSI for McLoone as a standalone printer with CMYK plus opaque white. With speeds of up to 114 fpm (35 mpm), the DSI ...

Flint to Debut App at INFO*FLEX

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2014, ... new rotec high-speed sleeve with a specialized design for high-speed press performance. The exclusive composition of the sleeve is said to eliminate bounce-induced skipping while allowing for a significant ...

Coating Matters | Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow

(Coating/Laminating)

April 22, 2014, ... provides for corrections in flow when a smaller primary manifold is required for initial flow distribution, but fails to optimize flow speed prior to slot die coating. After distribution within the manifold ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... telescoping is in your future (or present). Air management is critical in high speed winding. Get enough air out to have friction between layers, but don’t take it all out, since entrapped air helps hide ...

Faustel Adds Yokogawa Gauge to Battery Electrode Coating Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2014, ... also change,” says Jay Totten, Technology Center manager. “Thickness gauges must now operate faster than ever as electrode manufacturers strive to speed up production lines and improve production efficiency ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX Offers Gold Mine of Solutions

(Trade Shows)

April 10, 2014, ... dot technologies to reduce fluting on all board types. Also introducing the rotec High Speed Sleeve said to eliminate bounce-induced skipping while allowing for a significant increase in press speed. Harper ...

Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, ... a profile stack server. The system is equipped with various functions provided for the battery electrode process, including high-speed and high-precision synchronization scanning, automatic identification ...

SAM NA Open House

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 08, 2014, ... the HMI, thus limiting speed and the number of things that can be done at once. The line itself is very innovative with its use of novel design aspects unseen on one piece of equipment by this author.  ...

Danish Label Printer Adds MPS Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2014, ... and MPS technology that controls print lengths, the new EF UV flexo press enables Scanket to run print jobs at an ideal production speed, guaranteeing optimal print quality and productivity. Martin Fundal, ...