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- DFE Celebrates 40 Years in Business
- (News | New Products)
- July 08, 2014, ... and original founder Ken Ekola explains the company’s founding and how it got its name: “DFE was born in 1974. Back then, there was only one tension equipment manufacturer, the Kidder Press Company in ...
- Web Lines | The Case of the Missing Pacer
- (Technical Reports)
- July 07, 2014, ... both the braked unwind and the clutched winder would control tension in their own zones. Most rewinders would have an intermediate driven roller or section to control speed. The unwind brake torque would ...
- Double E Reports Quick-Delivery Program
- (News | New Products)
- June 28, 2014, ... safety chucks, brake, simple web guiding, and basic tension control, while slitting modules feature Gold knife holders and the patented “Expandette” cutting ring which can be replaced without removing ...
- Nampak South Africa Adds Titan Slitter Rewinders
- (News | New Products)
- June 25, 2014, ... general manager at Nampak Flexible in Pinetown, Durban. ‘Good control of web tension is critical in producing the highest quality rewind reels for our customers and the ER610 slitters provide this, as ...
- Montalvo Video Details Range Expansion
- (Controls)
- June 24, 2014, ... increases the capabilities of existing machines, allowing them to be more effective at running multiple types of materials with differing tension levels, gain greater control at lower torque ranges, run ...
- Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 17, 2014, ... keys still focus on fluid flow stability and displacing the air present at the substrate. To do both well, the process engineer needs to be concerned with surface energy and surface tension compatibility ...
- Globe Trekking Adventures in Web Handling, Winding & Slitting
- (Web Handling)
- June 02, 2014, ... and proven remedies. Web handling fundamentals covered will include: web properties, tensioning, traction, nipping, guiding, spreading, and winding. Problems will be reviewed in the areas of web uniformity, ...
- Atlas to Install New Slitter/Rewinders at Film Company
- (News | New Products)
- June 01, 2014, ... technology features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, and direct drive web path rollers said to ensure optimum web tension for films as thin as 6 micron and to 125 micron. Electrical ...
- Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 26, 2014, ... surface tension, curing requirements) Substrate (thickness, roll length, surface energy, thickness uniformity, quality) Analytical Techniques Always make sure that quality can be measured and agreed ...
- Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?
- (Web Handling)
- April 21, 2014, ... your Bachelor’s Degree is when you understand web tensioning, roller design, and guiding. Wrinkling and spreading get you your Master’s Degree program in web handling. Working with winding, winders, and ...
- Gloucester Expands Rebuilding Capacity
- (Bag Pouch)
- April 06, 2014, ... package that controls bag length, shuttle motion, web tension, and head travel; • a new touch screen console for machine operation and control; • new operator controls with software tools for remote ...
- Danish Label Printer Adds MPS Flexo Press
- (News | New Products)
- March 27, 2014, ... the press is also equipped with a closed loop tension control multi-layer lamination unit. Scanket’s second MPS press is used in the production of self-adhesive labels with a focus on cosmetics, beverage, ...
- Webex Will Introduce Seamless Vacuum Roll
- (News | New Products)
- March 25, 2014, ... consistent grip across the entire width of the web, without damaging even the most delicate coated materials. Company says its vacuum rolls provide the ideal tension isolation and control point ahead ...
- Defects in Coating
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 24, 2014, ... coating defects before they occur? There are as many defects as there are inputs, but here are some basics- • Treat the substrate to have the surface tension and the surface energy match for proper adherence ...
- ITW Muller Pallet Wrapper Now in New Size
- (News | New Products)
- March 23, 2014, ... from 1–20 wraps. Optimized for use with company’s oriented film, film tension can be adjusted electronically from the control panel. Reportedly, with a height-adjustable mast, unit can easily move around ...
- Maxson Offers Intelligent Sheeter Decurl Unit
- (News | New Products)
- March 17, 2014, ... “Intelligent” mode, the decurl movement is programmed from the start point (maximum roll diameter) to the end point (core diameter). The roll stand’s tension controller calculates the diameter of the roll. ...
- Web Lines | War on Bagginess
- (Web Handling)
- February 26, 2014, ... winding model to predict interaction of roll geometry, material properties, winding process variables (tension, nip, speed, taper), and transverse direction thickness profile. The 3D winding model ...
- Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 17, 2014, ... Understanding the coating window requires a comparison of dynamic viscosity, coating profile, slot die design, pressures, substrate speed, surface energy and tension, and forces involved in the adherence ...
- Maxcess and Webex Will Merge
- (News | New Products)
- February 12, 2014, ... industry. Webex customers will also have the opportunity to work with this same network to access web guiding, slitting, winding and tension control solutions. For Maxcess customers, the merger adds the ...
- Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times
- (Slit)
- February 04, 2014, ... to line speed without an intermediate speed. The extra time at low speed and inertia upsets of speed changes will create undesired tension variations and roll defects. The target accelerations rate ...