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Webinar on Steam Remoisturization for Paper-Based Labels

(Web Handling)

June 05, 2011, The Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators and Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) are jointly sponsoring a free webinar scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, at 11 A.M. (Eastern) on the subject of ...

Coating, Not Printing

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2011, ... roller (gravure), slot die, and other continuous full-web applications. More broadly, other fluid coating techniques could be considered, but the confusion seems to lie in coating head technology and print ...

Coating Matters: Steam-The Cure for Curl

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2011, ... the most common of these is remoisturization using steam applicators since they typically can add up to 3% additional moisture to the web with minimal coating contamination problems; provide consistent ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2011, Macaran Printing Products, Cohoes, NY, buys a Performance Series P7 in-line flexo press from Mark Andy, St. Louis, MO. The combination hot air/UV eight-color, Macaran Printing Products, Cohoes, NY, buys ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes to driving a web without slipping and scratching or to knowing you have control of the tension differential I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes ...

Coating Matters: 4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2011, ... at the coating defect. Analyze it. How? Besides looking at the defect off-line after it is produced — with the naked eye or under a microscope — you can look at the defect as it occurs on the web with ...

Improve Coating Process Control

(Thickness Gauging)

February 28, 2011, ... thickness as low as 0.5 microns. Can monitor multiple layers of coating (including UV and adhesives) simultaneously on or across a web at up to 20 measurements/sec. System helps manufacturers identify ...

Apply Thin Coatings

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, Coating rolls have as little as 1 micron TIR, allowing them to apply very thin coatings. Most coating rolls are also company's ThermEx heat transfer rolls, Coating rolls have as little as 1 micron TIR, ...

Web Lines: Don't Flip Out - It's Just a Web Fl

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2011, The first time you see a web flip, you will wonder if you are looking at an M.C. Escher drawing. Escher was famous for his castles where you could walk The first time you see a web flip, you will wonder ...

Coating Matters: Don't Blame Chatter on Coating Hea

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... but because it is a common defect in the coating industry. What is chatter? For those who have not dealt with this issue, chatter is a variation in coating that looks like a solid crossweb line at regular ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... without investing in complete new lines or equipment has resulted in an increasing interest in technologies that reduce waste and downtime. High on the list are web cleaning and static control systems, ...

Coating Matters: Defects | Finding the Cause

(Coating/Laminating)

December 31, 2010, ... — the interactions and the limitations of the equipment and materials — the more you will be able to directly influence defect reduction and product yield. Let's take an example: A flexible web coating ...

Coating Process Offers Many Options

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

December 31, 2010, ... anti-counterfeiting features for brand security applications. Coatings are said to offer flexibility in design as well as cost and environmental benefits. Flint Group Packaging and Narrow Web | +49 ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... sustainability issues associated with single-serve food packaging. Overnight Labels, Deer Park, NY, now offers cold foil printing on shrink sleeves. UK-based Edale launches a website compatible ...

Coatings Add Many Characteristics

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... or parts any one of hundreds of different coating dimensions, including release and nonstick, corrosion resistance, wear and abrasion resistance, and web tracking and handling characteristics. Extremely ...

Coating Tech Service Presents at AIMCAL Fall Tech Conference

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 13, 2010, ... or laminated layer(s). These imbalances, if significant, cause static electricity buildup, web brittleness and curl. All of these conditions can negatively affect product quality and production throughput. ...

Menges Roller Introduces Flame Sprayed Coatings

(Web Handling News)

October 10, 2010, Menges Roller Co. has introduced Marathon Flame Sprayed Coatings, a new product line of hard flame sprayed coatings that give process, idler rollers and parts another dimension WAUCONDA, IL | Menges Roller ...

Web Lines: Mission-Detect Nip Variations

(First Glance)

August 31, 2010, How To Detect Nip Variations To Create a Uniform Web Product “Good morning, Mr. Phelps. Many converting processes rely on uniform nip pressure to create a uniform product (and satisfied customer) independent ...

Clean Webs in Many Applications

(Static Elimination)

August 31, 2010, The ShearClean noncontact web-cleaning system is suitable for sectors ranging from narrow web label printing (litho, gravure, flexo) and converting to The ShearClean noncontact web-cleaning system is suitable ...

Coating Tech Service To Serve Roll-to-Roll Coating Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

August 12, 2010, ... scalability in web coating applications.  Mark holds a Masters degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin and ...