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Laminator adds metallizing to the mix

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... smooth surface, then we lacquer it using a high-gloss lacquer. Therefore, before the substrate rolls are sent to the metallizer, they are given two coats of lacquer in one pass on the two-headed lacquering ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... as polyester, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polycoated kraft provide a smooth surface for coating. Paper, on the other hand, is rough when viewed under a microscope, and when adhesive is applied to it ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... requirements, you might look at what the strength of the paper is going to be, the opacity of the paper, moisture resistance, the surface day coating, and other factors." Paper Strength The strength ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... he recommends a core based on precise specifications, taking into account core surface, straightness, moisture content, strength, dimensional consistency, and packaging. Sonoco reports that its total systems ...

Don't forget your unwind

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January 31, 1996, ...  Wilkes notes that, in general, there are five different types of unwinds: shafted, shaftless, center driven, surface driven, and turret. A typical shafted unwind has three main advantages, says Wilkes: ...

Brake and clutches improve to meet industry demands.

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December 31, 1995, ... discs had ribbed surfaces on the outside, tripling the outside surface area for greatly improved cooling. This brake offered the capacity to cool down much larger applications, so much so that it started ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... is a rear unwind stand that can handle up to 108-in. parent rolls. It is driven by a surface belt through a gearbox by a 3,000-rpm Indramat digital AC servomotor with a 100-amp amplifier. To keep the proper ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

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July 31, 1995, ... selection of the proper core for a specific application. When examining the core in a system costs analysis, converters should give attention to the core's surface, straightness, moisture content, strength ...

Idler rolls respond to web movement

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February 28, 1995, ... 12 ft. A variety of surface treatments and finishes is available, including V-grooves for air removal, hardcoating for increased roll-surface durability and rubber covering for improved web traction. All ...

Video system measures on microscopic scale

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February 28, 1995, The FT[Angstrom]200 is a flexible optical and video system for laboratory use in measuring contact angle, absorption, wettability, surface tension and The FT[Angstrom]200 is a flexible optical and video ...