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Maxcess Launches LED Light Source

(Web Handling)

February 24, 2016, ... the web handling industry, reports the release of the H3257 LED Light Source.  Said to provide uniform light output and low maintenance, the H3257 is described an ideal choice to replace fluorescent ...

Catbridge Debuts Turret Cutoff/Transfer System

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2016, ... system addresses two problem areas: slit strand misalignment at the core and slit strand misalignment at the last wrap. Company says the 300-MC turrets maintain a very short distance between the web cut-off ...

Static Beat | How To Solve Static Problems Quickly

(Surface Prep)

February 23, 2016, ... in customer applications. 2.  10 minutes Where does static come from? How do we measure it? 2.1 Paper and polymer web become charged when they touch a different material, such as ...

Rotoflex Debuts System for Label Inspection

(Label/Tape)

February 19, 2016, ... a user-friendly operator interface and the eDrive advanced web transport system, the series also features the Report Management System (RMS) tool for the collection and analysis of real-time production ...

Coating Matters | Clean Coating and Fluid Preparation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... across a conveying web and control of coating thickness in the down-web direction. Uniform coatings require precise fluid metering, precision coating heads, and tight conveyance speed and tension controls. ...

Sappi Expands Line with Heavyweight Options

(Materials)

February 05, 2016, Company says new options in the LusterCote packaging line are suited for many applications and types of printing BOSTON, MA | Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging ...

Maxson Roll Stand Is Self-Loading

(News | New Products)

February 05, 2016, ... allows it to be moved off line laterally for loading. This allows the sheeter to continue to run while the roll stand is being loaded out of the web flow. This design also permits narrow rolls to be staggered ...

Titan Slitter Added at TC Transcontinental Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2016, ... scheduling. Titan says the biggest challenge and risk to the final quality of the rewound package is in controlling the tension of the web. Thus the Titan SR800 features the company’s “Differential Winding ...

Rotoflex Upgrades Finishing Solution

(Label/Tape)

January 31, 2016, ... has released Vericut3, the next generation of its off-line finishing solution for digital and conventional printed web.  Company says the new Vericut3 is 100% servo-driven for precise tension control ...

Coating Matters | Considerations for Good Manufacturing Practice

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... coating or converting medical tapes, pharmaceutical products, or any converted web product regulated by the FDA. Now, I am not a regulatory expert, but the details of GMP are helpful in making equipment ...

ROTOCON Sells First MPS EB Press in Africa

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2016, JMB Labels' press equipped with Crisp.Dot light technology CAPE TOWN, South AFRICA |  ROTOCON, a provider of consulting and service to South Africa label converters in the narrow web industry, has ...

Scapa Improves Capacity at Renfrew Site

(Label/Tape)

January 17, 2016, Upgrades equipment used to manufacture PE tapes WINDSOR, CT | A significant financial investment was made by Scapa Group at its Renfrew, ON, Canada site to improve manufacturing capacity and its long ...

On Print | UV LED Is Beyond the Tipping Point

(On Print)

January 11, 2016, ... out thorough reformulation. UV cure is very common on narrow web flexo presses. Cure is necessary after each application, so there may be six to ten lamps on a line. The waste of time and substrate with ...

Double E Delivers Stored Material to Converting with Solis Accumulator

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2016, ... closed-loop tension control system from Siemens that enabled the machine ensures consistent moving web tension during a manual splice, plus the ability to change material storage amounts accurately and ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Adapts Sensing Technology

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2016, Originally released in September 2015, the updated ARIS Web Guiding System now handles line guiding   STILLWATER, OK | In September 2015, Roll-2-Roll Technologies released the ARIS Web Guiding System. ...

Maxson Offers Sheeter to Convert Light Sensitive Material

(Die-Cutting)

January 05, 2016, ... knife cutter maintains highly accurate lengths. No adjustment for sheet squareness when changing length is required.The sheeter can convert webs up to 65” (1650 mm) wide. The sheeter can include a sophisticated ...

Apex Launches High-End Sheet Operation with Davis-Standard System

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2016, The Davis-Standard system has been an integral part of Apex’s successful launch from the perspective of both technology and service PAWCATUCK, CT | Advanced Plastic Extrusion, LLC (Apex), a new company ...

Honeywell Completes Acquisition of Elster

(News | New Products)

January 04, 2016, Expanded product lines include ultrasonic and turbine meters, electronic volume correctors, gas chromatographs, flow computers, regulators and pressure reducing stations   MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | Honeywell ...

Static Beat | Keep a Good Thing Going!

(Static-Beat)

January 04, 2016, Your line is running well. Now you need to maintain good static performance. Here's how. Your line is running well. Now you need to maintain good static performance. Here's how. Your team has done ...