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Tim Walker Seminar to Cover Web Handling Basics

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2013, ... variations, bagginess, curl, scratches, misalignment, and wrinkling. These topics will be covered at all levels, providing rules of thumb and their basis in engineering mechanics. A comprehensive seminar ...

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

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... to Graphic Packaging Intl., Atlanta, GA, for extending susceptor technology into a microwaveable bacon package for Embotits Espina, based in Vic, Spain. This top honor plus ten additional awards were bestowed ...

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 ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 2

(Technical Reports)

February 18, 2013, ... structure is not necessarily the goal of winding. Just as a skyscraper will have different demands for the building structure of layer near the bottom vs. top, so too will winding rolls have different ...

Webex Is Acquired by Bertram Capital

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2013, ... capabilities. The company's compelling value proposition is evidenced by its deep and long-standing customer relationships with many of today’s top producers and manufacturers. We look forward to building ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, Counting the clicks generated through PFFC’s E-Clips newsletter produces our annual list of top products that captured the attention of our readers. By its very nature, the converting industry encompasses ...

WebHandlersQuiz #19: Advantages of a Nipped or Gap-Controlled Roller

(Web Handling)

September 30, 2012, ... materials. Winding gap rollers can reduce inter-layer slip in the top layer of a winding roller, discouraging the slip "knot" buckling defects. Winding nip rollers will reduce entrained air, especially ...

Web Lines | Why Avoid Nips?

(Web Handling)

September 24, 2012, I recently posted my top three blind recommendations for any process. If you are a long-time reader of Web Lines, you will know why to avoid nips and use bigger cores, but if not, here is a quick refresher ...

Web Lines | Measure Tension Wherever Possible

(Web Handling)

August 13, 2012, ... of web tension is the best diagnostic sensor for web conveyance performance. I strongly recommend this as the top improvement project to reduce all web handling related waste. Improved tension sensing ...

WebHandlersQuiz #18: Which Rolls Tighter—Paper or Film?

(Web Handling)

August 09, 2012, ... can bleed out of a film roll, causing it to loosen and potentially giving rise to a looser condition than paper on the same winder. More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines column: The ...

Toppan Forms Acquires Fourth KODAK Press

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2012, PROSPER 5000XL will support continuing growth in its information-centered business DUSSELDORF, GERMANY | At drupa, Kodak, Rochester, NY, announced that Toppan Forms Co. Ltd., one of Japan’s leading ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, Prestigious global awards celebrate innovation, sustainability, and cost/waste reduction Innovative vacuum packaging that reduces food waste by keeping meat looking and staying fresh longer took top ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... the bag to withstand rigorous drop tests. The metallized center layer and reverse printing of the top layer with special pearlescent inks achieve the upscale satin appearance the customer desired. The ...

WHQuiz Answer #12 -Web Tracking

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... will cause more tracking than a tram error. More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines column:  Going with the Parallel Flow August 2003 If you missed it, here are all 20 questions ...

WHQuiz Answer #13 - Web Wrinkling vs. Speed

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 13: Wrinkling - If you see wrinkles at low speeds, but the wrinkles go away at higher speeds, what is the most likely reason?  Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 13: Wrinkling - If you see wrinkles ...

WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... a web approaching a roller vertically from below that is deflecting due to gravity is NOT the best approach. More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines column:  Q&A on Roller Deflection ...

WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, ... ridge rollers pointing upstream can have a plowing and spreading effect if they are not turning (then technically not a roller), driven below web speed, or reverse driven. More on this topic was covered ...

WHQuiz Answer #2 - Crossweb Tension Variations

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, ... after the splice goes by. Be warned: These tension variations causes can occur simultaneously. More on this topic was covered in this archived Web Lines column: What Is the Right Tension? (Dec. ...

Tim's Web Lines Blog Starts NO

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, ... won’t stop after twenty. I have more answers to web handling fundamental questions to share (which are part of my growing e-book on web handling that is collected at www.webhandling.com). Send me your ...

Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge

(Web Handling)

February 14, 2012, ... to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly? 10. Laminating—If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase ...