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Gloucester Engineering Expands Die Rebuilding

(Extrusion Coating)

May 07, 2013, ... dies or components • Hand polishing of die components that eliminate minor surface imperfections • A full range of plating options, including electroless nickel, chrome, and thin dense chrome • Machining ...

Basics: What Are the Key Process Variables of Winding?

(Web Handling)

May 02, 2013, ... a big fan of this cute and catchy acronym, but it does help to describe what variables are important to a winding roll. I think the advocates of TNT come mainly from the paper industry based on their experience ...

The Future of Fluid Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2013, ... Expectations are increasing for coated products as diverse as optical film and battery technology. The product performance is going up, while the price is being driven lower. With increased speeds, thinner ...

Eagle Systems' Cold Foil System Chosen by KBA Japan

(Foil)

April 29, 2013, ... almost immediately ran a live job—a job that traditionally would have been outsourced. Within hours of going online, the Eagle System was already making money for Taisei. “The Eagle System’s interface ...

H.B. Fuller Adds Next-Gen Water-Based Laminating Adhesives

(Adhesives)

April 28, 2013, ... line shut-downs for clean-up. Within the line, Flextra PD2167 provides the widest window of performance for its cost with good bond strength on a variety of films. It has good clarity and gravure cylinder ...

Second MPS Flexo Press for Ovelar

(Shrink Sleeves)

April 21, 2013, ... press that Ovelar has purchased within a period of two years. The first MPS press Ovelar installed was an EXL-packaging UV flexo press with a wide-format print size of 660 mm. Ovelar opted to extend ...

ITW Dynatec's Adhesive Applicator Offers Streak-Free Result

(Adhesive Coating)

April 17, 2013, ... to 1,000 mpm or more. Applicator is called ideal for heat sensitive materials such as thin PP and PE films, and unit is said to provide consistent coating on irregular surfaces. Coat weight and coverage ...

Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2013, If you are trying to create, coat, and solidify fluids, coating expert Mark Miller offers some fundamentals that you simply must know. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than ...

AIMCAL to Manage Coating Symposium for ISCST

(Coating/Laminating News)

April 05, 2013, ... on application and solidification of thin liquid films. Session topics include coating and drying processes of traditional high-capacity coating operations but increasingly focus on emerging technology ...

Pursuing a Patent on Breakthrough Technology: The Pros & Cons

(Yo's Yarns)

March 24, 2013, ... be you should maintain your property as a trade secret. Why? Should you disclose your new idea? Why in the world is this a viable option? And last but not least, should you do absolutely nothing? ...

Future Pack Acquires Two Omet Presses

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2013, ... strategy and became a group of 11 renowned companies. At first diversifying its business within the packaging industry, before expanding into the security technology market, ENPI has now become the GCC’s ...

Heraeus Clevios PEDOT:PSS Technology Integrated into Printed Organic Solar Cells

(Coating/Laminating News)

March 19, 2013, ... Oxide. Clevios PEDOT:PSS is a highly conductive polymer dispersion that allows the deposition of transparent, thin conductive films with sheet resistances of less than 100 Ohm/sq. DTU was able to show ...

Show Preview | SVC TechCon 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2013, ... Courtyard by Marriott. This year’s conference features two application-specific themes, which are embodied by the symposia on “Coatings and Surface Treatments for Medical Applications” and “Thin Films ...

T.W. Parkers Installs Gallus Flexo Presses

(News | New Products)

March 14, 2013, ... to run at high speed. Specified with eight UV-flexo stations, cold foil laminating, automatic register, and two die stations, the Gallus EM 430 S is something of a hybrid, with servo drive, and crucially ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... winning appeal. Nothing Fishy about this Carton "Finn at the Beach" has more going for it than just a play on words. Winning the Marketing Award in the Food Packaging Category is a gabletop carton for ...

Innovia Group Launches Innovia Security

(Film)

March 02, 2013, ... CEO of Innovia Group. Innovia Films, the existing major business within the Group, manufactures and exclusively supplies Clarity C film to Innovia Security as a key material in the creation of the Guardian ...

Seminar Series Fills Converting Industry Need for More Comprehensive Web Handling Training

(News | New Products)

February 28, 2013, ... the skills needed to diagnose and resolve basic web handling problems, a topic, he explains, that requires greater attention within the industry. "Web handling is a technical area that falls in a gap ...

What impact can temperature change have on a roll?

(Web Handling)

February 27, 2013, ... model, though you need the diffusivity value for your material to use it, which is something most people don't know. TopWeb can model the temperature map in a roll over time, including options for insulated ...

Coating Matters | Mixing Fundamentals

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2013, ... dispersed evenly in the distribution of the fluid onto the substrate. This is especially true with heated fluids, as the temperature profile of the fluid within the feed hose can vary. In-line mixing (with ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Coating & Pelletizing Lab

(Coating)

February 22, 2013, ... customers to test winding of stretch films in widths to 20 in. (0.5 m). Trial capabilities include coreless or thin core, conventional or pre-stretch films. Also tested on this line is technology for pre-stretching ...