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Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... strips. We trust each strip of the web will stay in its lane. The uniform tension and dimensions of the web and straightness and alignment of the rollers promote parallel flow. If the strips diverge or ...

Products

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April 29, 2004, ... of load cells is said to provide a higher signal output for better signal resolution over a wide range of tensions, resulting in more accurate web tension control for processing a wide variety of materials. ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... thinner-gauge films at high speeds. The Doctor Machine is designed to handle light-tension materials, such as extensible films and other tension-sensitive materials. It can reach speeds of 1,000 ...

Products

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March 30, 2004, ... support beams without insulating standoffs. Rewinder Lowers Costs Contech, Goddard, KS; 800/961-6449; contech-usa.com Surface-driven rewinder is said to offer the same low-high tension flexibility ...

High & Low

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March 30, 2004, ... by Winpak. It was upgraded first three years ago with new drives, tension controllers, and five sets of load cells (transducers) that controlled five tension zones. Unfortunately, the upgraded laminating ...

Drupa New Product Digest

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March 30, 2004, ... including shaftless female knife positioning that allows repositioning of spacers and knives for shear slitting, without the need to remove any shafts. Closed loop tension control uses custom tension-sensing ...

CEMA Slitting and Rewinding Seminar Enables Converters to Tap into Production Expertise

(News | New Products)

March 23, 2004, ... the Process Crush Cutting Troubleshooting Trim Removal Web Tension and Tension Control Systems Retrofitting Slitter/Winder Controls The New Technology of Closed Loop Tension ...

Products

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February 29, 2004, ... of the nip roller are said to produce very high clarity in finished laminate. Measure Tension in Tight Spaces Dover Flexo Electronics, Rochester, NH;603/332-6150; dfe.com The THN tension transducer ...

Less Coating, More Control

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February 28, 2004, ... thinner, but substrates are thinner as well. “[Today's thinner materials] require better tension control and web-handling capability,” says Greer. He advises converters seeking new coating machinery to ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2004, ... configuration, said to ensure a highly responsive tension control system for the high-volume production requirements of the PSA industry. Supplier Information Titan (Valmet Atlas); valmetconverting.com ...

Fun with Force Gauges

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... to extrapolate from the data you have. For dancers, measure this force in both the accumulating and dispensing directions, then divide the difference of these two readings to see the tension variations ...

Reduce Web Nip Problems

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January 31, 2004, ... Continue good stiffness into the nip loading structure, framework, and loading system. Use tension to create a uniform web Baggy webs and nips don't play well together. Use enough tension to pull the ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... with real-time analysis of all machine-critical parameters such as vacuum, tension, coating values, and so forth. These are displayed and controlled through two touchscreen monitors. All this information ...

Products

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January 30, 2004, ... and adjustment of material; adjustable tension control; material break limit switch; and a preset speed function as a component of the drive chassis. Slitter Holds Precise Tension Ashe Converting Equipment, ...

Get More with Less

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December 31, 2003, ... components affected by this “less is more” philosophy. “Converters demand smooth, constant tension over an increasingly wider range of tension settings,” say director of engineering Dave Hein and mechanical ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ... Get Maximum Heat Capacity with Brake Nexen Group, Vadnais Hts., MN; 651/484-5900; nexengroup.com The BTBA tension control brake features a three-part system to ensure maximum heat capacity. An integral ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Tapes)

November 30, 2003, ... tension control. The slitter includes entry and exit “S” wrap pull rolls for tension isolation and draw control. PFFC-ASAP 320 Horizontal Film/Lamination Roll Take-Off Soars American Leistritz Extruder ...

Omet Celebrates 40 Years

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November 30, 2003, ... in 1963, Omet began with engineering capabilities that involved flexo printing on tissue and napkins. Over the years, the company evolved and applied its flexo printing and fine tension control expertise ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

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November 29, 2003, ...  Less than 1 psi — This is like a pat on the back or someone pulling your leg. In either case, the pounds applied are less than the cross-section area in square inches. A tensioned web pulled over ...

What Works Best?

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October 31, 2003, ... operate at top speeds of 3,100 fpm for film and 1,800 fpm for boardstock. Using Eurotherm drives for instrumentation and temperature control, and an NDC gauging system to control tension, the Beloit ...