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Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, What does an operator gain by using a vacuum system? Coating expert Mark Miller explains the benefits. What does an operator gain by using a vacuum system? Coating expert Mark Miller explains the benefits. ...

AZCO Announces Vacuum Indexing System

(Carton Box News)

April 05, 2013, ... single-surface indexing system for feeding and cutting flexible materials to length. This is recommended for applications in which material can only be contacted on one side. A vacuum transfer system is ...

Webex Lowers Weight of Large Steel Rollers

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2011, ... parameters of a conventional roller design. Spoked headers are ideal for vacuum chamber applications, reportedly eliminating internally trapped air and provide access to plumbing connections inside the ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... vacuum. The vacuum holds labels in place for sealing. Thermal heat-sealing stations are positioned inside the carousel and match up with each sleeve drum. These stations also incorporate a cooling system, ...

Roll Finishing-Cut & Sand

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 30, 2011, ... the excess paper using a vacuum. The IRB 6620 is a flexible and agile six-axis robot with a large working envelope. It features a compact design, has a reach of 2.2 m, and can handle payloads up to ...

Free AIMCAL-PFFC-EMA Webinar on Winding Webs in Vacuum

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2010, ... Charles Bishop on “Winding Webs in Vacuum—including Heat Load.” This webinar will look at how film quality can affect winding in vacuum roll coaters as well as what is happening in the deposition zone ...

Clean Anilox Rolls Safely

(New Products)

October 31, 2009, ... to be environmentally safe and to be more powerful and user-friendly with a low profile for easy use and storage. The horsepower has been increased for smoother operation and the vacuum increased for superior ...

Web Lines: The Spin on Idler Roller Testing

(Web Lines)

May 31, 2008, ... the speed of your idler rollers to speed of your web or to a non-slipping roller such as a nipped or vacuum-assisted driven roller — is the acid test. If the roller isn't slipping, what could be wrong? ...

Roll Winding Dynamics

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... control on slitting and rewinding machines. In addition, a vacuum drum can be used as the main pull roller in place of nip, preventing creasing due to web slackness. Selecting the optimum winding mode ...

Introduction to Roll Handling

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... damage cores Roll telescoping may be a problem with slippery webs or rolls wound loosely Additional vacuum plate may be required to eliminate roll telescoping Roll weight is cantilevered—could cause ...

Management Buys Out Galileo Vacuum Systems

(Archive)

October 13, 2004, Officials at Galileo Vacuum Systems report the manufacturer's CEO, Pietro Profumo, is leading a management buy-out of the Italian company from Fata Group, the company's former majority shareholder. PRESS ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ... vacuum processes, such as metallizing. Winding in a vacuum process quickly reveals the benefits of entrained air. Without entrained air, caliper variations translate strongly into diameter variations, ...

A New Generation of Hybrid Drive Technology

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 16, 2025, ... on modular platform, available for different working width (max. working width currently 850 mm, max. format length 1220 mm). The standard configuration of the RSM-DIGI-VARICUT includes a vacuum controlled ...

ARC Announces 2025 Schedule of Activities

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2025, ... 2025 WISE Scholarship or to donate to support the program, go to www.rolltoroll.org/wise-scholarship. The following content tracks will be offered in 2025: Coating & Laminating Vacuum Web Coating ...

Static Control for Pouch, Bag and Label Lines

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2024, ... charge. The conveyor belts charge the bottom surface especially if the conveyor has vacuum belts. Powered static bar SBstacker exiting the conveyor faces the bottom surface that touched the belts. The ...

ARC Honors Award Winners at R2R Conference USA

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2024, ... biomedical sensors, spectrophotometric gas sensors for environmental monitoring and space-based telecommunications. The judges observed in-situ mid-IR reflection monitoring of vacuum roll-to-roll coatings ...

EFI Announces New Wide Format Pro+ Series Printers and High-performance ProGraphics+ Series Inks

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2024, ... quality printing, new front and back media pressure rollers for handling a wider range of media, semi-continuous board feeding, an advanced, four chamber media-platen vacuum system with independent power ...

ARC Elects Officers, Directors

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2024, ... currently serves as Sales Director for E+R. Previous employers include Vacuum Depositing, Inc. (VDI), in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Bobst Group of Heywood England, a leading producer of metallizing ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... the web surface. Due to the limited life-span of adhesive rolls, contact web cleaning may not be suitable for more heavily contaminated substrate materials. Non-contact or vacuum contact cleaners are ...

Reducing Waste in the Production Line

(Surface Prep)

February 11, 2024, ... capturing them in the airstream and vacuuming them away. Such systems may use positive and negative airflows to break the boundary layer and vacuum away the contamination. Other forms of non-contact ...