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CTI Sensors Locate Heat Loss in Homes

(Label/Tape)

January 02, 2018, ... BlindSpotz sensors. As the innovative leader in the use of thermochromic (temperature-sensitive) inks, it’s a natural extension for CTI to apply its ink expertise to helping residents find areas in their ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ...  • Controls = computer integration and control of the overall process • Continuous = web handling (speed and tension control) • Compounding = rheology, mixing, pumping, filtering and flow control ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Partners with TTS

(News | New Products)

December 23, 2017, ... intelligent web position sensors and web guides for the roll-to-roll and converting industry, announces its partnership with manufacturing distributor firm TTS Systems (Total Tension Solutions Ltd), Wellingborough, ...

Federazione Carta e Grafica & drupa Cooperate

(News | New Products)

December 19, 2017, ... Carta e Grafica and its association network, we have found a strong partner that can provide us with optimum support in the extension of our international portfolio, says Sabine Geldermann, global head ...

Comexi & QuadTech Collaborate on Color Control

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2017, ... the adaptation of QuadTech’s Color Control with SpectralCam, and its extension from paper and label printing to the printing of flexible packaging. The system is said to bring significant advantages for ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... “crack” farther ahead of the blade edge while high elongation or thin materials “crack” closer to the blade edge (Figure 4). Furthermore, the ratio of web tension to the material’s yield stress must ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... faced to assure concentricity and self-adjust to the web tension pull. All chucks are furnished with round bore sizes with +0.010 tolerance unless specified. Contact Company   Flex Films F-PDP Polyester ...

BOBST Corrugated Packer Is Automatic

(Carton Box)

November 25, 2017, ... rapid return on investment,” says Emilio Corti, head of sales of Business Unit Sheet-fed. “As the most productive packer on the market, we believe SPEEDPACK will become the natural extension of your corrugated ...

Maxson Web Splicer Is Automatic

(Carton Box)

November 14, 2017, ... tension is also programmed by the operator, governing the unwind brake pressure. Infeed idler rolls equalize the tension across the web and double the web length between the roll core and point of splicing, ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule EVERYONE Will Love—REVISITED

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 13, 2017, ... down and that operate most efficiently when the machines are run continuously. By extension, some service operations may be able to benefit from the schedule below, provided appropriate staffing is available ...

Sunshield Deployed on NASA's James Webb Space Telescop

(Coating/Laminating)

November 09, 2017, ... tensioned for the first time. REDONDO BEACH, CA | Northrop Grumman Corp., which designed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) optics, spacecraft bus, and sunshield for NASA Goddard Space Flight ...

Static Beat | Control Static on a Winding Roll

(Static-Beat)

November 07, 2017, ... To effectively control static, keep track of which web surface carries static charges. Figure 1. This winder has a tension control nip, a dancer (float roller) to control the winder motor, and a lay-on ...

Nanotechnology Foils | A New Packaging Design Vista

(Print)

November 07, 2017, ... patterns that create stunning new effects suitable for brand packaging. In the world of retail packaging, brand owners — and by extension the design houses that work for them — crave innovation. It appears ...

Ampacet Announces Synthetic Tissue

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... synthetic tissue that looks, feels, and tears like paper with the added benefits of moisture resistance, excellent barrier properties, and processing ease. A natural extension to company’s SynWrap synthetic ...

Brand Packaging | Foils & Laminates Deliver Outstanding Benefits

(Print)

November 01, 2017, ... is essential. These will measure the surface tension to determine whether the substrate will accept foil. A good rule of thumb is that the surface temperature should be 40 dyne or higher. The most common ...

Epson Announces Integrator Certification Expos

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2017, Company also reports the new Education and Enterprise Technology Showcase as part of the event LONG BEACH, CA | Epson will host its annual series of Integrator Certification (EIC) Expos beginning November ...

AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2017, ... increasing crop and milk yields. Protective mulch and greenhouse films have also enabled the extension of the cultivation in terms of the growing season and the location, helping growers in the harsh climatic ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... the scrim web required its own handling challenges, Gely pointed out. “Too much tension would stretch this nonwoven mesh-type material causing it to ‘neck down.’ This narrowed our operating window for ...

New Era Coating/Laminating Line At Work

(Coating/Laminating)

October 14, 2017, ... of running at 500 fpm under constant, closed loop tension control. The machine can handle 50-in.-dia input bundles at 60 in. wide, laminating two materials prior to windup. Featured is a specialty coating ...

Esko Offers Turnkey Workflow Automation

(Label/Tape)

October 04, 2017, ... The system has been specifically designed to include digital label printers in a seamless workflow process, particularly HP Indigo label presses “As an extension of our successful ten-year relationship, ...