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Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... As a certified Six Sigma Black Belt for 3M, Mark has been integral to new developments and technology in web coating applications. He holds a Master's degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Lehigh ...

Nonwoven Laminations: Absorb Profit

(Controls)

January 31, 2011, ... rollers. The standoff distance of the LS4000 encoder to the web material is set at 12 in. At this position, the LS4000 produces a 1.4-in. depth of field or “measurement zone” to detect product movement ...

Slit High Volumes for Less

(Slit)

December 31, 2010, ... investment and running costs for companies processing high volumes of material. Hydraulics have been eliminated to reduce power consumption and permit clean, oil-free operation. A special web path permits ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2010, ... Cooperative, HP, Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Ctr., Orlando, FL; www.dscoop.org 23-24 | Principles of Web Handling, Sensor Products, Hilton Charlotte Executive Pk., Charlotte, NC; www.seminarsforengineers.com ...

People Making News in the Converting Industry

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... Gary Price industry manager of the release liner division. Frank Pozar joins Webex, Neenah, WI, as VP of REM Products following the firm's acquisition of REM Mfg. Maxcess, Oklahoma City, OK, ...

Artcraft Label Is First Certified Color-Logic Flexo Printer

(Print News)

December 05, 2010, Color-Logic has announced that Artcraft Label, a narrow-web flexographic label printer in Burlington, Ontario, has been qualified as the first certified Color-Logic flexographic printer WEST CHESTER, OH | ...

RotoMetrics Opens New Converting Technology Center

(Die-Cutting News)

December 01, 2010, RotoMetrics opens in December a new Converting Technology Center to demonstrate the company’s latest product innovations, located at its world headquarters near St. Louis ST. LOUIS, MO | RotoMetrics opens ...

Calculate Savings Online

(Print)

November 30, 2010, Visitors to company's website now can access the KeyColor Cost-Savings Calculator, which enables sheet- and web-fed printers to project potential cost Visitors to company's website now can access the KeyColor ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... with UV drying that generates no exhaust. “The 340 brings us additional capacity, which we needed,” explains Curran. “And then when you talk about the shorter web path that the 340 has and some of the ...

AWA Conferences Cover Hot Topics

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... can be easily defeated by low-tech methods. Johnston provided information on the CNT (Call-In the Numeric Token) Technique that verifies a product ID number when the customer calls in or logs onto a website. ...

Alpha Packaging Acquired by PPS

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... Index in the Nondurable Household Products category. Bobst Group, Business Unit Web Fed, Roseland, NJ, enters into partnership with Line-Text Intl., Chula Vista, CA, to represent the Fischer & Krecke, ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... discrete parts to organizational efficiency. The question is: How do you best utilize Six Sigma to reduce web defects? Utilization in the converting industry hinges on applying discrete measures to a ...

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. ...

New Static Control Cleaning Systems at Pack Expo

(Static Elimination)

October 03, 2010, Meech Intl. has launched several products for the static control and web cleaning markets during 2010 and visitors to its booth at Pack Expo 2010, October 31–November 3, Chicago OXFORDSHIRE, UK | Meech ...

Sitting/Rewinding: A Grand View

(Slit)

September 30, 2010, Measuring 114 in., K&L Services' Webco slitter is among the widest in the converting industry. Yet, the 38-year-old Wisconsin-based custom slitting operation Measuring 114 in., K&L Services' Webco slitter ...

Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ... slips and slides over low-wrap rollers. Check the bearing drag using a simple spin-down test as described by Tim Walker in “Web Lines” (June 2008 PFFC). The spin-down test itself is simple: Drive the roller ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... and web transport that are required to coat new products or to optimize exciting products. Often no pilot coaters are available. As a result, this step often is bypassed and experiments run on manufacturing ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... facility houses three Egan-Davis Standard extruders including 104-in. and 114-in.-wide models. The company slits on 12 machines from Deacro and Webco Engineering. Nowak says Coating Excellence operates ...

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

(Flexpack News)

September 27, 2010, Bobst Group–Business Unit Web-fed will present its latest technologies for printing & converting plastic film and flexible materials at the K 2010 Intl. Plastics Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany DUSSELDORF, ...

Press Meets Demands for Short Runs

(Flexography)

September 12, 2010, ... extensive reduction of plate costs. Ink costs are also lowered due to the small amounts required for shorter production runs (as little as 6 oz ink per station). New web path designs and advanced registration ...