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Tim's Web Lines Blog Starts NO

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, This month marks the 10th anniversary of Web Lines column by T.J. Walker. Beginning our second decade, we are moving beyond the monthly column to share web handling process knowledge via this blog.  I ...

Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge

(Web Handling)

February 14, 2012, Can you pass this 20-question quiz to prove you understand basic principles of web handling? Can you pass this 20-question quiz to prove you understand basic principles of web handling? What if a ...

Certifications Upgraded at Web Industries

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2012, New and upgraded certifications at contract manufacturer/converter Web Industries include FDA registration for medical devices  ATLANTA GA | Web Industries says two of its manufacturing locations recently ...

Web Handling Workshops from TJWA & Optimation

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2012, Wrinkling, spreading, winding, tension control, and web defects are some of the topics on the agenda in a 2012 series of web handling workshops ROCHESTER, NY | Optimation and TJWalker + Assoc. have ...

Webex Slitter/Rewinder Has Many Features

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2012, ... Webex incorporates a number of innovative, custom features designed to produce uniform, narrow width, 40-in.-dia rolls from multi-substrate films run at tensions as low as 0.5 PLI. A closed loop system ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... it will concentrate all the available tension to one spot or the web’s edge, likely yielding or breaking the web. I’m not an expert is the chemistry of bonding, but I know from experience that there ...

Weber Label Applicator Is Flexible

(Label/Tape)

January 11, 2012, The economical Alpha Compact label applicator uses wipe-on method to apply pressure-sensitive labels to side, top, or bottom of package  ARLINGTON HTS., IL | Weber Packaging Solutions (formerly Weber ...

Coating Matters | Down-Web Uniformity

(Coating/Laminating)

January 09, 2012, Sometimes there is a complex, multivariable solution to a coating defect and sometimes… If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Down-Web ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, Comco and Martin Automatic give Flexoznak unique capabilities in Russia. Complementary flexo printing and web handling equipment contribute to fast expansion for Flexoznak. From a staff of just four ...

Weber’s Label Printer/Applicator Offers Many Features

(Label/Tape)

December 27, 2011, Model 4300 Pro-Apply label printer/applicator offers a selection of thermal/thermal-transfer print engines for bar codes and graphic images ARLINGTON HTS., IL | Weber Packaging Solutions (formerly ...

Montalvo Offers Web Tension Upgrades on Wide Range of Equipment

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2011, Web control upgrades increase converters' productivity and profitability for printing presses, corrugators, laminators, slitters, and more GORHAM, ME | To increase converters’ productivity and profitability, ...

Web Lines | A Rant from Tim Walker

(Web Handling)

December 04, 2011, ... you send me this info for the slitter I bought In 1987? Web handling expert Tim Walker, president of TJWalker+Assoc., has 25 years of experience in web processes, education, development, and production ...

Webex Lowers Weight of Large Steel Rollers

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2011, Webex reports its spoked headers used on steel and stainless steel rollers over 24 in. in dia can lighten roller weight significantly while retaining the strength and performance parameters of a conventional ...

US Converting Bought by Advanced Web Technologies

(Label/Tape News)

October 24, 2011, Advanced Web Technologies LLC has acquired the assets of US Converting Inc., South Elgin, IL, a wide web flexible packaging converter established in 1985. MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Advanced Web Technologies ...

Fixed Point Web Gauge from NDC Suited for Entry-Level Use

(Controls News)

October 20, 2011, NDC Infrared Engineering’s new fixed-point 8000-F web gauging system, which is part of the TDi family, features architecture built upon intelligent measurements and controls and is said to provide a cost-effective, ...

Webinars

(Events)

October 16, 2011, Webinars How Using Machine Vision Can Enable Smart Converting FREE On Demand Webinar Click Here to View Webinar A robust technical overview of vision inspection, the audience will ...

Web Lines: Take the Laminator Quiz

(Coating/Laminating)

October 16, 2011, ... and easily viewable? 3 pts. 3. Do you control pre-laminating tensions of input webs to match elastic strains? 10 pts. 4. Do you control downstream tension to a set point nearly equal to the sum of ...

Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles

(Web Handling)

October 09, 2011, Web wrinkling during converting can come from a variety of sources--sometimes multiple sources. Thus, pinpointing the exact cause and cure is not always easy. In fact, it is often a process of trial and ...

Best Papers Named At IWEB Conference

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2011, STILLWATER, OK | The 11th Intl. Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), sponsored by the Web Handling Research Ctr. (WHRC) at Oklahoma State Univ., was held STILLWATER, OK | The 11th Intl. Conference on Web ...

Web Lines: Wrinkling of Foils

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... by the same roller misalignment or diameter variation. Will copper and aluminum foil webs run wrinkle-free on equipment designed for paper and film handling? What is the recommended roller alignment ...