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Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... the ink pH, press speed, and formulation. Water-based rotogravure inks have higher surface tensions, which create a sharper dot but also lower its ability to wet the substrate. Commercialization ...

Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... avoidable abrasion. Sharp knives with proper geometry and loads are a good start. Take care to avoid abuse in handling, installing, and running your knives. Higher slitting zone tensions will provide a ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... than the target gauge maintained in the rest of the coating, edge beads form because the machine-direction tension applied to the moving web causes it to “neck in” or become slightly narrower, resulting ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Gidue S.p.A, Turate, Italy; +39 02 9668181; gidue.com The ATR automatic turret rewinder includes a dancer-operated tension controller, a slitter unit, a “Banana Roller,” a blade-cutting device, and a ...

A New Habit

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... 330 modular UV platform press reportedly has short set-up and changeover times and automatically adjusts web tension, register, and other critical job functions, making it ideal for short- to medium-sized ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... inner shoe. Film “walks” down the blade, pulling tension on the film and reportedly making a better cut. Dimpled Teflon-coated surface allows film to float better with less air volume, company says, preventing ...

Aquaflex Introduces Gearless Servo Press at Labelexpo Americas

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... gears, clutches, brakes, and lubrication points cuts down on maintenance requirements. The three-axis servo motor design allows operators to control registration, sheet length, and web tension individually ...

Can This Lamination Be Saved?

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... may avoid delamination. Increase tension. The pressure created by the outer web's tension will add to the laminate bond force, increasing the resistance to delaminate. Use lateral or low-angle spiral-ridged ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... price range." The SSR surface slitter/rewinder is designed to convert 36-in.-wide rolls, 10,000 lineal ft/roll, at up to 250 fpm. Features are said to include durable steel construction, low-tension ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  WSWANSIG goals for its initial year include development of a CPG supply chain vertical market profile and test suite extension to the web services industry standards exemplified in the WS-I Basic Profile; ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... A clockwise misalignment in the downstream roller will create a clockwise troughing or creasing. The combination of conditions that creates a wrinkle (tension, span length and width, traction, and web ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... through the knives and to isolate the slitting tension from the unwind and rewind tensions. All driven rolls also serve to keep a constant tension in the slitting area, thereby maintaining the slit width. ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... media. The 12-in.-wide machine is capable of slitting as narrow as 0.032 in. and rewinding onto cores or dedicated reels. Cantilevered unwind, which includes auto edge guide and programmable constant tension, ...

The Word on Winding

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... control of the winding process with DC digital, AC Vector, or servo motors, improved tension control, better shafting, faster and cleaner transfers, and faster installation and start up. Regional and ...

Steering Directions Made Simple

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... several problems, including lateral slippage, wrinkling, and tension variations. Good traction is critical to good steering. Web bending isn't free. Just like bending a beam, we need to apply a lateral ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... both cylinders alternatively. Comes with automatic register control system, standard controlled-tension waste-removal system, and central adjustment control from the control panel. Treaters Tune to ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part II

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... tracking is to walk you through the chain of events. Diameter variations create web strain variations. The tensioned web will attempt to form to the roller's shape. The average web strain will not change, ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... for any given print run. Speed—How fast a job runs impacts quality and profitability? Tension—Depending on the press, tension should be documented at the unwind, PIV (Positively Infinitely Variable), ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, Machinery, Accessories, Services Control with Modules Dover Flexo Electronics, Rochester, NH; 603/332-6150; dfe.com Updated version of the TensionManager control module is a DIN-rail mountable digital ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... advanced controller series. The technology is available with an X-3400ce web tension controller, a D-3400ce dancer controller, or a DTI-3400ce dancer controller with tension indicator. Features an optimized ...