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Davis-Standard Introduces Winder

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2018, ... a high coefficient of friction (COF).  The winder incorporates programmable tension control, pre-spreading onto the winding roll, and servo-controlled web entry of the film to influence leveling or lay-flat ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... nature allowing for impregnation of the fluid into the substrate, or a rigid nature, such as glass. The key to successful coating is to deliver the fluid in a precise manner (cross-web) consistently ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... RFID, and web handling Forward-thinking industry leaders submit their predictions for the gamut of converting topics, including counterfeiting, fluid & extrusion coating, recyclability, marketing, ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Partners with TTS

(News | New Products)

December 23, 2017, TTS will be the exclusive distributor for Roll-2-Roll’s web guides and web positioning sensor products for the UK and Ireland STILLWATER, OK | Roll-2-Roll Technologies, developer and manufacturer of ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... lateral tensile stress forces across the web (cross-machine “Y” mode – Figure 2). When engaging the web, the razor creates a “controlled crack” ahead of the blade edge. The physical properties of the material ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... faced to assure concentricity and self-adjust to the web tension pull. All chucks are furnished with round bore sizes with +0.010 tolerance unless specified. Contact Company   Flex Films F-PDP Polyester ...

Static Beat | Control Static on a Winding Roll

(Static-Beat)

November 07, 2017, ... of labels to block. To suppress sparks on the winding roll and to have low static when the roll is unwound in the next operation, make certain that the web entering the winding roll is as charge-free as ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... requirements of each application and medical device. Others are designed for use as first-response wound dressings. To ramp up hydrogel production, Katecho wanted to double web widths to 23 in. all while ...

New Era Coating/Laminating Line At Work

(Coating/Laminating)

October 14, 2017, ... manager John Looser says, “This new machine will have much greater throughput than existing equipment. It is capable of running at higher speeds and wider web widths and takes advantage of the improved ...

Esko Offers Turnkey Workflow Automation

(Label/Tape)

October 04, 2017, Automation Engine QuickStart for Labels and WebCenter QuickStart for Labels are said to help productivity and profitability GHENT, BELGIUM | Esko recently announced the official launch of two simplified ...

AstroNova Launches Label Presses

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2017, ... and registration and is optimized with automatic tension control and a built-in web guide. The intuitive TrojanControl touch panel user interface is said to be easy to use and facilitates a quick startup. ...

Maxcess to Announce New Sensors

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2017, The SE-26B Line Guide Sensor and new DSE Digital Sensors will be launched at Labelexpo Europe OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | Maxcess, a global supplier of products and services for web handling applications, ...

Catbridge Slitter/Rewinder Suited for Nonwovens

(Slit)

August 19, 2017, ... helps maintain proper tension and minimize web displacement, even for fragile materials, and a special cutoff and transfer system squarely cuts the web, creates very short tails, and places these tails ...

Dover Flexo Expands Production Capability

(News | New Products)

July 12, 2017, ... chain for idler roll and transducer customers. The company says it has been a recognized leader in tension management products and service for the converting and web printing industries for the past ...

Self-Locking Core Chuck Patented by Mechanical Specialties

(News | New Products)

July 05, 2017, ... the machine shaft. Features include: Self-locking in either direction of rotation without the necessity for mechanical change. Straight faced to assure concentricity. Self-adjusting to the web ...

Maxcess Announces New MAGPOWR Products

(News | New Products)

June 21, 2017, ... and services for web handling applications, announces the release of three advanced tension control products from MAGPOWR: The CSR Cantilevered Tension Sensing Roller, the ISR Integrated Sensing Roller, ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, How does a roller’s shape influence a coated product and coating defects? The variation of a roller’s geometry can produce many web handling problems. How does a roller’s shape influence a coated product ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... wider than the web width to ensure full cure out to the edges. The strength of the UV light produced by arc bulbs will begin to decay over time and must be monitored closely so that line speed can be adjusted ...

CTC Splicer Is Semi-Automatic

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2017, ... material handling equipment, by using a turreting roll lifting concept. A built-in web festoon allows the operator to load rolls and make manual splices while the process is running, providing nonstop ...

Grafotronic Upgrades Tabletop Rewinder

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2017, ... core size up to 3 in. 450-mm (17½-in.) maximum roll diameter 250 (10-in.) maximum web width Optional slitting unit Optional dual MLD system Easy-to-use touch screen computer in most languages ...