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Looking Behind the Curtain of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

May 29, 2015, ... behind the success of a falling curtain of fluid is the dimensionless Weber number- We = ρQV/σ We = Weber number ρ = density Q = volumetric flow rate V = impingement velocity σ = surface ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, Once you've determined that you have a roll telescoping problem, here's how to solve it. Back on December 4, 2014, I posted a list of questions to consider when first looking to resolve a roll telescoping ...

Porous Substrates

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2015, ... choice. Tensioned web coating, where the substrate is tensioned over the coating head, would allow for the most penetration without a backing roll to collect extraneous liquid. Direct coating may be a ...

Davis-Standard Offers Flex-Pack Extrusion Coating Line

(Coating/Laminating)

January 06, 2015, ... the other raises the auxiliary unwinder to a position just atop the winder to shorten both the line length and the path of the auxiliary web to the laminator. Advanced computer technolog, standard on ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... and German Laverde (doing business in Latin America) will join Dr. Edward Cohen (web coating), Vincent DiTrolio (flexo printing), Dr. Dave Roisum (web handling), Dave Rumson (slitting/rewinding), and PFFC’s ...

Fujifilm Is Expanding Technology Center

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2014, ... mid-range roll to roll, flatbed and hybrid wide format presses including the Inca Onset Series of UV flatbed presses, the Uvistar and the Acuity Advance Select and Acuity LED. The Graphium UV inkjet web ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... offers more than 50 seminars in 12 key industry segments covering a broad range of essential knowledge topics. PFFC’s expert columnists will be presenting 19 conferences covering web handling, coating, ...

MPS to Debut Flexo Press to North America

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2014, ... simpler machine operation. AutoTeach technology enables operators to determine the desired web path, and the machine automatically teaches itself the web path being used. The iStop technology optimizes ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Worldmark Material Sciences Adds "Clean" Machin

(Slit)

August 25, 2014, Elite Cameron installs CW800 with dual-sided contact web cleaner after slitting Worldmark Material Sciences has installed an Elite Cameron Clean slitter/rewinder for conversion of the company’s security ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ...    AccuWeb Introducing its Smallest Web Guide AccuWeb (Booth 837) will introduce the EVO 150 web guide control, a 24 VDC controller featuring 150 watts of power with the ability to control brushed ...

Graphic Label Solutions Goes All-Digital with EFI Jetrion

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2014, ... the first company in the US to install EFI’s Jetrion 4950LX LED inkjet narrow web press. The newly installed technology has completely transformed GLS, as the label converting company has sold off its ...

Atlas to Install New Slitter/Rewinders at Film Company

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2014, ... technology features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, and direct drive web path rollers said to ensure optimum web tension for films as thin as 6 micron and to 125 micron. Electrical ...

Streak Formation

(Mark's Coating Matters)

May 13, 2014, ... and eliminate or prevent the area for hang-up in the process. For those not familiar with streaks, they are downweb lines in the coating that are not defined as flow instabilities. For those familiar ...

Words Matter—Online Advertising Copy

(Marketing Mojo)

May 05, 2014, ... authentic, clear and targeted to the demographic of the website that is displaying your ad. ? (D)esire: The copy is where you create a desire for the viewer to have an immediate interest in learning ...

Coating Matters | Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow

(Coating/Laminating)

April 22, 2014, ... 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 certified ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... and cause thickness variations downweb, or a drive may have chatter causing ribs of coating downweb. Six common defects recognized in coating along with the common root cause solutions include- 1. ...

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... and web handling, if you don’t have at least a rudimentary understanding of curing technologies, you will not be able to solve many issues associated with coating. There are many ways to cure a liquid ...

Ajanta Packaging Orders 3 Machines from Grafotronic

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2013, ... design with an innovative web path integrated inside the machine. This unique web path is very stable and allows the machine to run and stop in high speeds. The Ajanta Packaging machines will be equipped ...

Static Beat | Should Static Brushes Touch?

(Static-Beat)

November 03, 2013, Should static brushes or ionizing cords touch webs or rolls to neutralize static? Static brushes and ionizing cords are passive dissipators used to neutralize static charge on webs, polymer covered conveyance ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... web), and in curl (for label layflatness); and controlled siliconization in terms of coat weight and process control (avoiding voids and inclusions) for optimal release. Analyzing the major challenges ...