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Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... WrinkleSTOP linear, smooth surface, anti-wrinkle rolls; FOX TrimAway pneumatic trim, matrix, and waste-removal systems; patented Cor-Lok airshafts and chucks; and the new pinch point free Shaft-LOK safety ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, New products from: Black Clawson Machinery, Maxson Automatic Machinery, Praxair Surface Technologies, Latran Technologies, Unilux, Lumetrics, Catbridge Machinery, Nipson America, TruColor Vision Systems, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... specialist David Wheatley to lead technical efforts in that area. At Praxair Surface Technologies, Indianapolis, IN, Lloyd Tirey is named VP of operations and Deborah True is now quality director for ...

Eliminate Pesky Bubbles

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... where the incoming fluid enters near the top, the residence time is adequate for all the bubbles of interest to rise to the surface, and the take-off point is near the bottom. The rate of rise of bubbles ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... CT; 860/599-1010; davis-standard.com The PAC 60 surface winder enables converters to wind 60-in.-dia rolls on 6-in. cores at speeds to 600 fpm. Said to be ideal for large roll mill operations where film ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... kpfilms.com Pentaprint OT M276/41 vinyl shrink label film has a frosty matte surface for full-body shrink sleeve label applications. Pentaprint 45-micron PETG films are designed for full-body shrink sleeve ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... and more. Filaments Add to Print Definition BBA Fiberweb, Nashville, TN, USA; 615/847-7000; bbafiberweb.com Resolution is made of trilobal-shaped PE filaments said to provide increased surface area ...

Can This Lamination Be Saved?

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... shape will impose tensile and compressive stresses on the outer and inner surfaces, respectively. These stresses are proportional to the product thickness divided by the roller radius. Many web processes ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... systems, which may promote bacteria growth. Ultrasonic humidifiers use high-frequency electricity to break droplets away from the surface of a shallow water bath. Ultrasonic systems are more energy-efficient ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... assembly, bonding to EPDM rubbers, and for fabricating foam parts used in NVH applications, it is said to adhere well to low surface energy plastics, including untreated polyolefins. Adhesive reportedly ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... usually suggests some type of migration is occurring. Either lubricant levels are decreasing in the ink surface, or the ink is becoming softer. High slip levels in the film can cause migration into ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ...  Eliminate Static with Ion Knife Exair Corp., Cincinnati, OH; 513/671-3322; exair.com Super Ion Knife eliminates static electricity from paper, plastics, and other product surfaces where poor print ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... provides a strong bluish-white effect to be created when the printed piece is held under a black light. Reportedly, varnish has excellent gloss, good surface slip, strong resistance to scratches and chemicals, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... symptoms. No converting information is available on the patch. Education Donation Protects Sleeves CHARLOTTE, NC, USA—Praxair Surface Technologies has donated 12 protective anilox sleeve covers ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... units; single- and multiple-trim pickups; and complete system engineering for single extrusion/converting lines or plant-wide applications. Improve Surface Adhesion Optical Associates, San Jose, CA, ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... has some degree of experience. However, the wetting of a film by a printing ink is a complicated physical/chemical process. To begin with, printing is a dynamic process that involves wetting surfaces ...

Less Coating, More Control

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... have to be concerned about not just the machinery, but the coating chemistry and the web it is coated upon. The web must be accurate, have a smooth surface finish, and be uniformly treated to accept the ...

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

(Materials)

January 30, 2004, ... to substrates such as polyolefin films usually requires a surface treatment. Polyolefins that have been treated to 42 dynes/cm or higher typically will show better ink adhesion. Corona as well as flame ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ...  The Laser Microgage 2000 allows workers to check alignment on production line. Said to be easy to set up and use, system will check mechanical straightness, slide and stage runout, surface flatness, machine ...

DuPont Experimental Station Commemorates Milestone Centennial Anniversary

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2003, ... is home to the discovery and development of virtually every major DuPont product since 1903—including neoprene, nylon, Kevlar and Nomex advanced fibers, Lycra spandex, Tyvek nonwovens, Corian solid surfaces, ...