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Correction

(News Clips Archive)

February 29, 2008, On p39 of the January 2008 issue of PFFC, FMS was identified as a German-based manufacturer of closed-loop control systems for web tension and web guiding On p39 of the January 2008 issue of PFFC, FMS ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... or pulling wet webs and/or isolating web tension. Rolls are offered in diameters from 12-20 in. and lengths to 160 in. with wrap angles from 30-180 deg. Several roll covering options are available. Webex ...

Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... web handling in the same order I cover the web handling process fundamentals in classes: web properties, tension control, rollers and traction, guiding, wrinkling/anti-wrinkling, winding and unwinding. ...

February Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

January 31, 2008, ... tension, without affecting the press's overall performance. Gidue | +39 (0) 2 9668 1249 | www.gidue.com PFFC-ASAP 317 Print Labels with Less Waste The X-Flex benchmark printing system is suited to ...

Plying the Trade

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... precise system that controls the tension. The technology used for the interchangeable coating trolleys allows for a range of uses: lamination, coating, etc. Trolleys are available for gravure, semi-flexo, ...

February What's Ne

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... features an unwind unit for rolls with diameters to 31½ in.; machine speeds to 1,200 fpm; and film widths to 29⅛ in. with Alprinta 74 and 20½ in. with Alprinta 52. Offers adjustable web tension for optimum ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... lower profile. Mechanics have been simplified and product has been made easily accessible for repair or replacement. Made of stainless steel construction, load cell is water-resistant and uses tension ...

Roll Winding Dynamics

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... So no matter how challenging the material, rolls must be wound with the right degree of hardness, rolls must look good, and they must be of the right shape and consistency. Slit width, winding tension, ...

Get a Grip: Driving Your Web

(Archive)

December 31, 2007, In my October 2007 column, In Search of Tension Isolation, I myth-busted the belief that a high traction driven roller can completely isolate one tension In my October 2007 column, “In Search of Tension ...

Picking Up the Pace

(Web Handling)

December 31, 2007, ... to speed. “In reality, we are driven by the machine builders,” explains Paul Smith, VP of FMS, a German-based manufacturer of closed-loop control systems for web tension and web guiding equipment. “We ...

Products

(New Products)

December 31, 2007, ... mode to perform the finishing functions of slitting/rewinding. This nonstop pass is said to improve slitting accuracy and entire rewind roll tension consistency. Rotoflex Intl. | 905-670-8700 | www.rotoflex.com ...

PFFC Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities Directory

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... edge guidance, tensioning, etc. PFFC-ASAP 356 Chemsultants Intl. 9079 Tyler Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060; 440-974-3080; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.chemsultants.com Markets | industrial, magnetic ...

New Converting Products, Part 3

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... (0) 141 568 8100 | www.teknek.com PFFC-ASAP 434 Tension Roll Is Segmented The SR segmented tension roll transducer is a concept extension of company's Tension Roll Transducer. It allows converters ...

Two-Roll Heated Laminator with Unwind/Rewind

(Archive)

November 25, 2007, ... roll. The six-station unwind section accommodates 270 mm-650 mm wide x 600 mm diameter rolls mounted on cantilevered air shafts. Individual unwind tension is controlled through an ultrasonic diameter measurement ...

Differential Winding Limits: Part I

(Web Lines)

October 31, 2007, ... in.-lbs of torque. Many small rolls will wind great at constant torque, allowing the web tension to drop off inversely with the roll diameter. With large roll buildups (final diameter/core diameter > 4), ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... roll loading system. All controls are mounted within the equipment, allowing automatic unwinding, splicing, and tension control. Martin Automatic | martinautomatic.com | PFFC-ASAP 310 Little Things ...

What's new product

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... take full advantage of company’s variable data printing. Module is part of company’s Software Suite 7 and is available as an Adobe Illustrator plug-in within DeskPack or as an extension of PackEdge and ...

SHEAR Strategy

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ... differential shafts for accurate tension control, and a laser system guides the operator in placing the rewind cores during roll changes. Finished rolls are transferred onto a roll stand for easy handling. ...

Ready for Change

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... the thought never entered my mind. The place where servos can be used efficiently is in the print units, where there are a lot of critical registration and tension issues, but I don’t see a need for them ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... equipment or part of a new line. Unwinds can be center braked, center driven, or surface driven. Company says precise tension control is achieved with a tension roll or dancer roll system. Retroflex | ...