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- Narrow Web & Label
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- June 30, 2009, ... nearly all of the technologies in the high-capacity version, including a heavy-duty rotary die-cutting station, automated web guide, continuously monitored reinsertion, vacuum-controlled product flow, ...
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tension Control: Dancer Systems Defined
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- April 15, 2009, ... there are many possible dancer designs, but for clarity’s sake, we will restrict our discussion to the simple design in Figure 1.) As a web of material (or strand of wire) unwinds, it passes over a roller, ...
- Web Exclusive: Matching Laser Cutters to Labels
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- April 01, 2009, ... machines for label applications can achieve web speeds as fast as 90 mpm with cut-to-print accuracies that far exceed earlier generation technology. However, some new features for laser cutting machines ...
- Web Exclusive: Slitting Film
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- November 11, 2008, ... all aspects of a machine must be controlled in unison. If one element of control fails, a flawed product and/or high levels of costly waste will occur. Effective web control is essential. For instance, ...
- Narrow Web & Label
- (New Products)
- October 31, 2008, ... after immersing them in water above 100 deg F. Avery Dennison | 800-944-8511 | www.fasson.com PFFC-ASAP 323 Guide with Control Compact web guide, engineered for precise control of narrow webs, is ...
- Web Coating: Process Characterization
- (Coating/Laminating)
- October 31, 2008, The web coating process has about 15 major components, and each of these components, in turn, has many hardware subsystems. All these hardware subsystems The web coating process has about 15 major components, ...
- Web Exclusive: Are Sleeves Ready for Narrow Web?
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- July 31, 2008, ... years ago due to their numerous advantages. The integration of sleeve technology in narrow web flexo presses has been a topic of discussion for many years. However, only individual label printers have ...
- Web Lines: The Spin on Idler Roller Testing
- (Web Lines)
- May 31, 2008, ... such as extra-low tension, low wrap angle, low web-to-roller COF, or a reduced traction coefficient due to air lubrication, then keep reading. Before we can talk about improving idler rollers, we need ...
- Your Guide to the Right Web Guide
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- March 31, 2008, Webs are blind they don't know where they are going. With a well-aligned roller, sufficient tension, and good traction, the web has a tendency to track Webs are blind — they don't know where they are ...
- Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?
- (Web Handling)
- January 31, 2008, ... about the backbone of any converting line: the web handling process. If you haven't figured out by now from reading my columns, I'm a process guy. More specifically, my career at 3M was mostly in the ...
- Get a Grip: Driving Your Web
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- December 31, 2007, ... Isolation,” I myth-busted the belief that a high traction driven roller can completely isolate one tension zone from another. However, the subtle effect of web transport should not sway you from designing ...
- Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Majority Interest in Webex
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- September 15, 2007, Wynnchurch Capital, a private equity firm, has purchased a majority interest in Webex, a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered rolls and custom web handling machinery for a range of web handling ...
- Narrow Web New Products
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- September 12, 2007, Narrow web new products from: Martin Automatic, Mark Andy, Austik Div. of Sunbelt Sales and Marketing Assoc., Sato America, and Winkler +Dunnebier. Narrow Web Machinery, Accessories, Services Butt ...
- Baggy Webs: Part 4 Minimizing
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- July 31, 2007, What does minimizing a baggy web mean? Two things. First, we would like to minimize the level of bagginess in our webs. Second, we would like to minimize the waste associated with running the inevitable ...
- Baggy Webs: Part III-Causes
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2007, We know baggy webs are a problem and we know we can measure them. What do we do next? First, we need to find a way to fix it in the short term. Second, we can work on a long-term plan to prevent baggy ...
- Paper Roll Handling: What's Right For You
- (Archive)
- May 30, 2007, ... to automate at all, can be tricky. June Web Exclusive With the potential to improve productivity, worker safety, and the bottom line dramatically, paper roll handling automation is making its way into ...
- Baggy Webs: Part II Measuring
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- April 30, 2007, ... or by time. Regarding baggy webs, what should you measure? Bagginess by itself isn't usually a problem until 1) you try to run the baggy web through a nip, or 2) it is so bad the web wrinkles or your ...
- Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares
- (Archive)
- March 31, 2007, This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, starting with understanding the problems they create. To most converters, the ideal web is one that is This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, ...
- Narrow Web What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2006, Narrow web new products from: Tilt-Lock, DiMS!, Grafotronic, Gidue, Prism USA, Global Vision, Stora Enso Packaging Boards, Alden & Ott Printing Ink Co., AB Graphic Intl., and Lipo Technologies. Narrow ...
- Web Tension: A Pop Quiz
- (Web Lines)
- September 30, 2006, Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel free to work as a team on the answers. If you score poorly, don't worry, but it's worth your while Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel ...