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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... cycles/min; the Vega Universal bagmaker (shown here) for production of zipper bags; the Vega 610 three-side-seal pouchmaker; and the high-speed, side-seal bagmaker said to run lower-thickness films at ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... was introduced. There are measurable and predictable relationships among ink composition, ink density, ink film thickness, press configuration, press efficiency, print quality, cost of use, and end-use ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... reports. PFFC-ASAP 474 Gauge Thickness Digitally Agr Intl., Butler, PA; 724/482-2163; www.agrintl.com The MBT7200 and MBT7400 thickness gauges incorporate advanced digital signal processing along ...

The Place

(The Place)

August 31, 2006, ... reported dart impact value is the weight of the dart when 50% of film specimens fail under the prescribed test conditions. While the effect of variables such as film thickness, die lines, and film contaminants ...

LabelExpo

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... www.omet.it Electronic version of the Flexy-S narrow web press is fitted with brushless servo motors. Said to offer high quality printing for labels, plastic film, and cardboard boxes (in thicknesses ...

What Makes Winding Difficult?

(Archive)

July 31, 2006, ... larger rolls mean more pressure, more stress, and more diameter differential from crossweb thickness variations. On the good side, when Et/Er is high, roll compression reduces diameter variations and ...

Labelexpo What's Ne

(Archive)

July 30, 2006, ... Flexy-S narrow web press is fitted with brushless servo motors. Said to offer high quality printing for labels, plastic film, and cardboard boxes (in thicknesses from 11–400 microns). Company says steady ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... life. Dense, low-porosity hardfacing material can be applied in thicknesses from 0.002–0.100 in. or more, with carbide densities to 70% by volume, embedded in a metallic matrix. Metallurgically bonded ...

Can This Coater Be Saved?

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... weight (thickness) measurement Viscometers to continuously coating solutions Substrate surface treatment Flame Corona Atmospheric plasma, flame, corona Static control Surface contamination ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... die lip deflection by providing body bolts that are equidistant from the lip exit, one can achieve the same result by varying the die body thickness from center to ends. By using this concept, die designers ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... throughput and productivity are demanded, the hot tack performance of a packaging laminate needs improvement. Hot tack depends on the multilayer structure, the individual layer thicknesses, the placement ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... offsets and at greater wet coating thicknesses, the software was accurate for predicting which defects an improperly positioned slot die would create. When used with accurate rheological, surface tension, ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... Roland, Westmont, IL; 800/268-4673; manroland.com The Roland 900XXL wide-format offset, sheet-fed press can be equipped to handle board thicknesses to 1.6 mm or 63 pt, reportedly positioning it as a productive ...

Advances in Coating

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... off-line in the laboratory. As coating speeds increased, this method could result in a large amount of defective material being produced before testing was complete. Coating weight and thickness is ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... line. Monitors product stretch or draw to ensure proper thickness and to prevent breaks. Also ensures two products being joined together during lamination are moving at proper speeds. Documents product ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... NDC Infrared Engineering, Irwindale, CA; 626/226-8319; ndcinfrared.com The FG710 IR gauge performs what is said to be highly accurate on-line basis weight and thickness measurement of single- or multilayer ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... thickness distribution, thickness limitations, and process stability of the resins. Barrier material choices for flexible packaging continue to expand. EVOH offers flexibility, transparency, easy processability, ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, New products from: Rotatek, HCI Converting Equipment Co., Maguire Products, Sterling Toggle, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, NexGen Enviro Systems, Pinnacle Converting Equipment, Davis-Standard, Agfa, ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... accuracy and precision being measured. Each test lot would be certified individually. Certifications include width, thickness, peel adhesion, loop tack, release, and shear measurements. Gauge repeatability ...

Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... 50/50, and 75/25 EVA/POP, respectively, were prepared. The pure components were also compounded under identical conditions to provide a standard reference. Films of thickness 1.5 mil were produced ...