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- Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On
- (Adhesive Coating)
- December 01, 2011, ... used to produce the next generation of coated products. It is time for the equipment suppliers to step up as new tools and techniques are required. With increased speeds, thinner coatings, and increased ...
- Static Beat: Beat Winter Static
- (Static-Beat)
- November 22, 2011, ... using a simple spin-down test as described by Tim Walker in his June 2008 “Web Lines” column. The spin-down test itself is simple: Drive the roller to a given speed. Measure the roller speed with ...
- Atlas Offers New Titan SR9-DT Dual-Turret Slitter/Rewinder
- (News | New Products)
- November 15, 2011, ... SR9-DT dual-turret slitter/rewinder technology at ICE Europe 2011 in Munich, Germany. Said to provide high levels of productivity, design modularity, and carbon footprint. Speeds are to 1,000 mpm, and ...
- Lifting Device from Konecranes is Alternative to Traditional Hoists
- (News | New Products)
- October 30, 2011, Konecranes offers the AirBalancer, a lifting device with a floating load unit, that aids in the picking, lifting, moving, and precise placement of items by hand. SPRINGFIELD, OH | Konecranes offers ...
- Web Lines: Take the Laminator Quiz
- (Coating/Laminating)
- October 16, 2011, ... its own alignment? 3 pts. 13. If your nip is pressure loaded, do you use flow control to limit the nip closing speed, and does it open during long stop times? 3 pts. 14. Do you consider thermal and ...
- Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles
- (Web Handling)
- October 09, 2011, ... wrap (usually stated in terms such as 10 o’clock to 3 o’clock), web tension (PLI), any nip load (PLI), web width, and maximum expected line speed. A good supplier will walk you through these questions ...
- Inspection: Lighting the Way
- (Controls)
- August 21, 2011, ... entire substrate width and each and every print repeat—every time. It also must work in-line and on-the-fly at high speeds, sometimes up to 900 mpm. Essential features include a high-resolution camera ...
- What the Coating Bead Can Tell You
- (Coating Matters)
- August 21, 2011, ... the opposite direction, if the coating bead is too large, then the line speed or pump needs to be altered to accommodate. So when you setup the coating head and you are recording process conditions, ...
- Plotting Shear Wrinkles
- (Web Lines)
- August 21, 2011, ... and speed (just about any load-cell controlled zone is a good candidate). 2) A section of the web path with three rollers where the second of the three rollers has a wrap angle of 90 deg, preferably with ...
- Palletizer for Nonwovens Offered
- (Web Handling)
- July 31, 2011, ... has a motor-driven gripper equipped with angled edges at the bottom, increasing gripping security and operating speed. Angled edges allow reduction of gripping force, so the sensitive nonwoven products ...
- Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... in widths from 30-50 in. The W&H line is capable of printing speeds of 1,650 fpm. It is equipped with Easy-Set for automatic impression setting, Easy-Reg for registration, Turboclean automatic ink supply ...
- New Offset Printing Press Expands Sales at Hammer Packaging
- (Drying)
- July 19, 2011, Hammer Packaging is reported the first US customer to install a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with production having started the first week in April ROCHESTER, NY | Hammer Packaging is reported ...
- Coating Matters: Slot Die Coating Fundamentals
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 30, 2011, ... summary of the extent of capability of a slot die (for typical coating fluids): Line speeds | 1-600 mpm Wet thickness coated | 1-2,000 microns Viscosity of fluid | 1-100,000 cP Accuracy | ±1% ...
- Drives Motors: From Zero to 800
- (Label/Tape)
- June 30, 2011, ... the line speed from 500 mpm to 800 mpm and incorporating safety systems to meet the EN ISO 13849-1 2006 safety standards. Getting Started The first step for Circonix was to organize and manage the ...
- Menasha Packaging Installs Flexo/Folder/Gluer
- (Folding/Gluing)
- June 27, 2011, Menasha Packaging installs a four-color Isowa flexo/folder/gluer at its Lakeville, MN, plant with the capability to perform quick setup and fast run speeds and support customers with a lean supply chain ...
- Understanding Non-Contact Laser Measurement
- (Controls News)
- June 22, 2011, ... Laser Measurement.” Stuart Manser, solutions development manager, explains how Beta LaserMIke’s LaserSpeed non-contact encoder is helping converters worldwide to control precisely the length and speed ...
- Narrow Web & Label Reporter
- (Narrow Web)
- May 31, 2011, ... machines from Rotocontrol, Ahrensburg, Germany, following the successful installation of its first RSC slitter/rewinder. Inland Label, LaCrosse, WI, installs its second Speedmaster XL 105-8+L press ...
- Winder Targets Mid-Range Markets
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- May 31, 2011, The SurfaStart 1000 servo-controlled winder is designed to meet the needs of the mid-speed and mid-width markets for coated paper, film, and nonwoven The SurfaStart 1000 servo-controlled winder is designed ...
- Carton & Box Reporter
- (Carton Box)
- May 31, 2011, ... trademark. Diamond Packaging, Rochester, NY, installs its second eight-color Speedmaster XL 105 UV press from Heidelberg, Kennesaw, GA. The press has a special double coating configuration with initial ...
- Web Lines: Displacement vs Steering | Battle of the Web Guides
- (Web Guiding)
- May 31, 2011, ... roller with their speedy and stable performances. Let's put these two top guide candidates through some battle scenarios and see if we can crown a champion. Space | In a tight location, the displacement ...
