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- Coating Matters | Under Pressure: The Damage Stress Can Do in Fluid Coating
- (Coating Matters)
- March 24, 2014, ... temperature of the polymer, the solvent volatility, particulates in the fluid, and the relative humidity. Controlling these factors will help control the stress of the fluid as curing occurs and a solidified ...
- Menges Roller Wins AIMCAL Technology of the Year Award
- (News | New Products)
- March 18, 2014, ... which Menges won this award involves the use of high-tech computer models to simulate a roller’s temperature and performance characteristics, allowing engineers to test different designs “virtually.” This ...
- Freedonia Issues Study on Active and Intelligent Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- March 16, 2014, ... and the expanding presence of high value, temperature-sensitive biotechnology drugs in the product mix. Intelligent packaging demand will record double-digit annual gains, reaching $1.3 billion in 2017. ...
- Business Forms | New Developments in Passport Manufacture
- (Adhesives)
- March 11, 2014, ... to be processed at temperatures of between 130 deg C and 140 deg C. A glue quantity control system uses a heat-detecting camera to check the even application of the adhesive layer on the surface to ...
- Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 08, 2014, ... poor laminating results caused by inconsistent temperatures and missed target temperatures. In addition, the modeling is said to save time and expense by eliminating the need to rebuild rollers, tweak ...
- Menges Expands Line with Partnerships
- (News | New Products)
- March 02, 2014, ... to offer comprehensive turnkey heat transfer solutions, thanks to new partnerships with Delta T Systems, a leading manufacturer of chillers and temperature control systems, and Paratherm, a supplier of ...
- CMD Offers Two New Pouch Converting Systems
- (Bag Pouch)
- February 22, 2014, ... document the three critical sealing parameters of time, temperature, and pressure. The 760-C Custom Bag/Pouch System produces two-side-seal bags or pouches from center-folded material, as well as side-gusseted ...
- Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 17, 2014, ... When coating 100% solid hot melt polymer, sometimes the only required curing step is to cool the polymer to room temperature. This cooling drum after the coating station can be utilized for solidifying ...
- Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge
- (Trends/Management)
- February 12, 2014, ... and money in production as it does not require changes to the set up of existing packaging machines. Metallizing also enhances the barrier property of PVC blister film while a high temperature scratch ...
- Sigma Stretch Film Adds Two Gloucester Lines
- (Flexpack)
- February 03, 2014, ... feed a Cloeren feed block and auto die. Also included is a casting unit with temperature control unit (TCU) and a 1002-DS Surface-Center winder with dual overlapping single turrets. The line is enhanced ...
- Flint Group Expands Plate Processing Range
- (News | New Products)
- January 19, 2014, ... printing plates, especially when used in combination with the nyloflex NExT Exposure FIII. The three-chamber design of the nyloflex Dryer FIII with individual temperature control reportedly enables ...
- Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013
- (Coating/Laminating)
- December 30, 2013, ... and blistering. Together with the ink circulation systems, they are also said to enable accurate pressure, flow, and viscosity control, efficient temperature regulation and cleaning, fast blade changeover, ...
- Mokon Offers Heat Transfer Oil Systems
- (Adhesives)
- December 23, 2013, ... A continuous-flow heat exchanger eliminates thermal shock. No steam is created in cooling water lines when maintaining temperature. Design reduces oxidation rate or breakdown of fluid in reservoir, and ...
- Erema Introduces Plastics Recycling System
- (Flexpack News)
- November 19, 2013, The INTAREMA system, featuring Counter Current technology and Smart Start control, is said to increase production rates and consistency ANSFELDEN, AUSTRIA | Erema has introduced INTAREMA, a plastics ...
- BYK-Gardner USA Offers Portable Spectrophotometer
- (Inspection/Defect Detection)
- November 16, 2013, ... fluorescent color measurements can now be repeatable with one BYK-mac (no warm-up time, no temperature drift) and reproducible from BYK-mac to BYK-mac (no lamp aging). This allows usage of digital standards ...
- Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2
- (Coating/Laminating)
- November 11, 2013, ... behind hot melt coating do not end the story on how to successfully coat hot melt adhesive. The constant, pulse-free delivery of adhesive by a positive displacement pump is necessary. Consistent temperature ...
- Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1
- (Coating/Laminating)
- October 15, 2013, ... acetate (EVA), polyamides, and polyurethanes, that are applied at elevated temperatures and chemically bond to the substrate as they cool. They are used in a wide range of manufacturing, including flexible ...
- PCT Celebrates an Important Anniversary
- (Curing)
- October 07, 2013, ... over the past ten years include a patented integrated shield roll design, in which a temperature controlled roll supports material as it moves through the curing process while simultaneously providing ...
- PECO Introduces New Bag Machine
- (Bag Pouch News)
- October 02, 2013, ... a uniquely flexible sealing system that uses proprietary seal bars whose temperatures can be pulsed or operated in a constant heat mode, depending on the material requirements and sealing characteristics ...
- On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry
- (On Print)
- September 26, 2013, ... of course, only be laid on a firm surface.) The fill ink is removed when the printing is complete. Usually the ink is a low temperature wax (hot melt build inks are higher temperature polymers) and a warm ...
