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Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 2

(Technical Reports)

February 18, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles tension control from the first to the final lap of the winding roll Understanding winding, roll defects (e.g. tin-canning), ...

Enercon Webinars to Cover Treating & Web Handling

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, Corona treating basics and handling thin films in and out of treaters are the subjects of two March webinars   MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | Enercon reports two upcoming webinars in March. • March 7: “Corona ...

Webinar To Address Question of Patenting

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2013, ... (AIMCAL) and PFFC is offering a webinar that answers the question, “So, Should We Patent That?” Have you ever solved an important production problem, for example, and then wondered whether to patent ...

Web Industries Acquires CAD Cut

(Die-Cutting News)

January 26, 2013, CAD Cut’s fabric cutting and kitting services to enhance Web’s PrecisionSlit converting technologies   MARLBOROUGH, MA | Web Industries, a provider of custom manufacturing and development services ...

Webex Is Acquired by Bertram Capital

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2013, Supplier of engineered rolls hopes for growth through partnership   NEENAH, WI | Webex, a manufacturer of precision engineered rolls and custom converting machinery used in web converting, packaging, ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 1

(Technical Reports)

January 13, 2013, Understanding winding, roll defects, and winding-related web quality begins with understanding how the web, winder design, and process conditions combine to create the stress and strains of the wound roll. ...

Web Industries Adds Nonwovens Printing Capacity

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2013, Dallas location now features high-speed flexo and in-line slitting in one pass   MARLBOROUGH, MA | Web Industries, a provider of outsource converting and manufacturing solutions, has expanded its ...

Webex Embossing Rolls Engineered for Control

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2013, Heat transfer software helps assure precise temperature control   NEENAH, WI | Webex offers embossing rolls that are commonly machined or engraved to within 0.001-in. tolerances according to customer-specific ...

BST ProMark Acquires AccuWeb

(Controls News)

December 17, 2012, ... AccuWeb Inc., Madison, WI. Accuweb is a leading supplier of control technology for web processing industries. This shareholding further extends the BST Group's existing technology portfolio of control technologies. ...

Web Handling | To Break or Not To Break--What is the Tension?

(Web Handling)

December 02, 2012, Determining at what tension a web will break or deform comes down to a material's property. Actually, the question is: What tension will cause a web to break or deform? It all comes down to a material’s ...

Web Lines | Why Bigger Cores?

(Technical Reports)

November 15, 2012, ... is a gigantic core with one wrap on it. Think about it. Bigger cores have fewer layers for a given length of web on the core. Fewer layers of build up mean less magnifying of long-term thickness variations, ...

Web Handling Q&A on Lateral Web Movement

(Web Handling)

October 18, 2012, In the field of web handling, debates still rage over whether a baggy web tracks to its tight or loose side. This answer contributes to the discussion and may help settle the score. Recently, I received ...

Meech System Cleans Web with No Contact

(Narrow Web)

October 14, 2012, The CyClean noncontact web cleaning system from Meech is said to provide integrated static control and long-lasting cleaning NORTON, OH | Meech International has launched CyClean, a compact, noncontact ...

OKI Data Americas Offers Digital Web Press

(Label/Tape)

October 02, 2012, The pro511 DW digital web press with Hybrid label management software and Harlequin raster image processing is said to deliver quality color labels   MOUNT LAUREL, NJ | OKI Data Americas offers the ...

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

(Web Handling)

September 30, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz #19: What are the three advantages of using a nipped or gap-controlled roller ahead of winding? So we're back to basics, Folks! Can you name three advantages for using a nipped or gap-controlled ...

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 ...

AWA Reports on P-S Label Web Waste

(Green)

September 08, 2012, ... Watson Assoc. offers the AWAreness Report entitled Pressure-sensitive Labels Options for Web Waste By-products Created in Printing & Label Application. This report identifies the waste by-products created ...

Webex Offers Vacuum Rolls for Delicate Films

(Narrow Web)

August 22, 2012, Custom narrow web vacuum rolls from Webex reportedly provide delicate, precise control for optical films   NEENAH, WI | A narrow web vacuum roll custom engineered by Webex is said to provide delicate ...

Web Industries Announces a Major Upgrade

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2012, With some of its nonwovens and film converting lines scheduled for upgrade, Web Industries’ Fort Wayne facility is looking to the future   MARLBOROUGH, MA | Web Industries is expanding the services ...

Web Lines | Measure Tension Wherever Possible

(Web Handling)

August 13, 2012, Web tension is the heartbeat of your process. There is no greater measurement of process quality than on-line tension measurement in all tension zones. If I had to pick three recommendations to blindly ...