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September 29, 2003, ... valmetconverting.com Co. is incorporating its plasma treater system into its range of vacuum web coaters. System is a magnetically enhanced medium frequency device that co. has been fitting into existing ...

Reporter Clips

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... official June 1, 2003. All telephone numbers will remain the same. The Web sites Chromas.com and Chromaslean.com will continue to function under the old name as well as the new Web addresses of aquaflex.com ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... high stamping quality, press's rotary principle allows the application of extremely fine fonts to be placed next to large solids. Decelerates foil web and pulls it back, reportedly reducing stamping foil ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... p-s film substrates on narrow to mid-web press systems. The successful and wide-ranging implementation of chill rollers on-press has increased press speeds when printing on p-s film substrates.  ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... exhibition for the labels and web packaging industry, the Labelexpo series has always attracted a loyal following among exhibitors and visitors alike. The fifteenth Labelexpo Europe—being held 24 through ...

Going with the Parallel Flow

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ...  In web lines, parallel flow still is a good thing. In tracking a web through a web line, if we keep the web parallel to the machine centerline, things go smoothly. If there is a small error in the angle ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ...  Dover Flexo Electronics Inc., Rochester, NH; 603/332-6150; dfe.com The Webhandler3 is a digital version of co.'s WebHandler2 analog tension controller. Automatically maintains a preselected tension set ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Trends in the Global Converting Industry”; “Other Grades of Paperboard Can Learn from the Tissue Industry”; “Better Web Handling”; “UV Ink Systems”; “Basics of Electron Beam Curing”; “Energy Curable Adhesives”; ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... These changes are relatively simple and inexpensive. The best possible cut accuracy cannot be achieved without proper web tension control. Either a load cell or swing arm dancer can provide web tension, ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "Journals." Email the author(s) at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Application: Cyclic-olefinic ...

United Graphics Intros In-House Sheeting with Valmet's TSK Mode

(Unprinted Rolls)

June 05, 2003, ... web tension controls and decurlers, digital slitter positioning, a web cleaner, and an automatic skid-change system. This order, adds Valmet, brings the total of Valmet TSK sheeters sold in the USA and ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ...  done poorly. Winding — the final step in many web converting processes — is like bagging groceries. You go through the store. Pick out bread, eggs, and milk. At the checkout line, the checkout assistan ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

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May 31, 2003, ... to 1-in. widths. Catty also added a Fife video web inspection system that replaces a more rudimentary rotating mirror unit on the Bobst press and offers far greater quality control. Installation ...

Schiavi's Eco Jr. Solventless Laminators Appeal to Flex-Pack Converters in Canad

(News | New Products)

May 26, 2003, ... web widths of 45 in., 53 in., and 57 in.—are scheduled to be installed this year, adds the co. Bobst says the CNC laminator model is suited to "more sophisticated applications [that require] higher-precision ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, Hard and strong or soft and weak, picking the right substrate depends on your application. Hard and strong or soft and weak, picking the right substrate depends on your application. In the manufacture ...

Pillowing Puzzle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... polypropylene facestock on a 9¼-in.-wide web. A patterned adhesive covered 20% of the material; 80% was not covered. To satisfy a demanding customer, the completed product needed to offer high quality ...

Products

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April 30, 2003, ... Kraton Polymers, Lung-Meng Machinery, Maxson Automatic Machinery, Munchy, Novaflex, Pillar, Schiavi (Bobst), Teknor Color, and Webex. Machinery, Accessories, Services Five-Layer Coex Line Has Many Features ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... proximity coating. Pre-metered system applies fluids to the web at a constant rate and permits precise control over coat weight and cross-web distribution. Enclosed unit prevents airborne contamination ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

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March 31, 2003, ... America, Spinnaker Coating, UVitec, Vishay, and Webex. Measure Web Tension in Multiple Zones Vishay BLH, Canton, MA; 781/821-2000; vishay.com The DXt-40 multi-zone web tension transmitter measures each ...

Delivering Quality on Time

(Unprinted Rolls)

March 31, 2003, ... Carone, “With the shaftless design, we can complete a roll change in less than five minutes.” The sheeter's web conditioning system includes a load cell tension unit to maintain a sheet-length accuracy ...