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Cores | The Foundation of Winding

(Web Lines)

October 31, 2009, ... in the roll. In many film and foil products, high core pressure will create more waste near the core. Any imperfection of the roll start, even a single piece of tape used to attach the web to the core, ...

Engineer's Playgroun

(Coating/Laminating Main)

October 31, 2009, ...  pilot lab facility: “There are no equivalent options that combine equipment, human, and IP [intellectual property] resources for web handling development work.” Sure, you'd expect to hear such boastfu ...

Montalvo Corp. Closes In On 20,000th Load Cell

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2009, The Montalvo Corp., international specialists in industrial web control systems, is closing in on T-Series load cell number 20,000. GORHAM, ME | The Montalvo Corp., international specialists in industrial ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... with simple and intuitive menu-driven operator controls. Embedded web pages allow managers to monitor and access operations remotely, including interactive test parameter updates. Offers real-time display ...

A Torque Devil Is in the Details

(Web Lines)

September 30, 2009, ... winder that works. Coming next month: How cores can reduce defects. Web handling expert Tim Walker, president of TJWalker+Assoc., has 25 years of experience in web processes, education, development, ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: Carton & Bo

(Carton Box Main)

September 30, 2009, ... line shaft flexo presses is designed for the North American folding carton and mid-to-wide web paper industries. Standard features include closed loop tension system, fault diagnosis, touchscreen control ...

Time for Unwinding Upgrade?

(Archive)

August 31, 2009, ... from a driven unwind is whether your web loses most or all of its tension during deceleration — something that commonly occurs on braked unwinds of a slitter/rewinder. Stopping a large diameter unwinding ...

How To Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

August 31, 2009, ... when the film slips and slides over low-wrap rollers. Check the bearing drag using a simple spin-down test as described in “Web Lines: The Spin on Idler Roller Testing,” by Timothy J. Walker, PFFC June ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... curing system that enables users to obtain fast, repeatable color matching of UV litho, UV web offset, and other paste inks. Automatic ink metering eliminates the need to weigh or measure ink samples. ...

Pack Expo Co-Locates with CPP and Other Events for Value

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2009, ... Machines accommodate roll diameters from 24 in. (609.6 mm) to 50 in. (1270 mm) and handles web widths from 10 in. (254 mm) to 80 in. (2032 mm). Boxmaker Answers Demand for Short Runs Autobox Machinery ...

Winding Doesn't Add U

(Archive)

July 31, 2009, ... other big non-linear effect in winding is air entrainment. You folks with a porous web, such as tissue and nonwoven, won't see this, but everyone else will. Large diameter, higher speed, lower tensions, ...

Playing the Wrinkle Blame Game

(Web Lines)

June 30, 2009, ... next roll of input material, splice it into the machine, and hit the run button. Then you see them — wrinkles. Wrinkles. Isn't that enough to get your attention? Of all the topics of web handling, only ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ... 360 flexible plate rotary die-cutting system provides cost reductions to 50% compared to solid dies. Replacement plates are approximately 20% of solid dies. Web widths available to 60 in. and repeats to ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200

(New Products)

May 31, 2009, ...  Modules Ease Roll Changes SimpLok unwind and rewind modules are said to increase capacity, improve web control, and ease roll changes for increased production or for adding unwind or rewind stations ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, A properly tensioned web always will lead to better slitting. Good tensioning is important up to, through, and out of the slitting blades. A poorly tensioned A properly tensioned web always will lead ...

AIMCAL Converting School Adds New Courses to 2009 Schedule

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2009, ... expert on web handling and converting, Dr. David Roisum of Finishing Technologies Inc., Neenah, WI, as well as other well-known consultants in vacuum deposition, adhesives, laminating, and coating technologies. ...

The Coefficient of Winding Trouble

(Web Lines)

April 30, 2009, ... both are known wrinkling causes. Combined with high friction and long entry spans, winding high COF webs quickly becomes a trip to Wrinkle City. High COF products often use controlled gap winding to ...

Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... substrates) across the entire substrate surface. This result is increased surface etching and stronger bonding attributes across the web (see Table I). As reactive gases are diffused toward the surface ...

NEW PRODUCT DIGEST - May 2009

(New Products)

April 30, 2009, Inspect Web for Quality EasyInspect 100% web inspection system detects defects and irregularities in film, optical film, paper, foil, nonwovens, and laminated Inspect Web for Quality EasyInspect 100% ...

Hit the Apex at CMM

(Editorial)

March 31, 2009, ... University Conference Week will co-locate at CMM, addressing subjects from winding to tension, web alignment to slitting, and principles and techniques to improve web handling operations. Two pre-conference ...