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WHQuiz Answer #9 - Nip Uniformity

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly?  Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement ...

WHQuiz Answer #10 - Laminate Curl

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 10: Laminating – If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase or decrease the top layer pre-laminate tension?  ...

WHQuiz Answer #11 - Intermediate Guiding

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 11: Guiding - For automatic guiding in the middle of a process, which is preferred – A steering type guide or a displacement type guide?  Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 11: Guiding - For ...

WHQuiz Answer #3 - Dancer Roller Advantages

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a dancer roller has over a tension load cell roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control ...

New Butt Splicer and Rewinder for Pemara Labels Malaysia

(News | New Products)

January 18, 2012, ... unwinder. This feature enables Pemara to unwind two rolls of liner and face stock simultaneously into the press with automatic tension control over both webs. This marks the group’s fourth investment ...

Sheeter Upgrade from Montalvo is Record-Breaker

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2012, With new equipment from Montalvo, including tension controls, brakes, and load cells, an eight-pocket sheeter set a world record for speed GORHAM, ME | The Montalvo Corp. reports a sheeter web control ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

(Static-Beat)

January 16, 2012, Neutralizing static when unwinding a hot roll is difficult and almost always ineffective. So, what can be done? “Hot rolls” cause many static complaints. Winding a polymer web with static creates a hot ...

Slitting/Rewinding: Converplast To Add Two Titan Models

(News | New Products)

December 07, 2011, ... our capacity further with the addition of two more 1350-mm-wide Titan ER610 slitters, which will be installed before the end of this year." The Titan ER610 machine is available in two web widths--1350 ...

Static Beat: Beat Winter Static

(Static-Beat)

November 22, 2011, ... using a simple spin-down test as described by Tim Walker in his June 2008 “Web Lines” column. The spin-down test itself is simple: Drive the roller to a given speed. Measure the roller speed with ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... release base. Wherever they are used, PET film liners are now thinner than ever, and they present practical challenges for press minders in many areas, including die-cutting, web tensioning (http://pffc-online.com/web_handling/tension/), ...

Martin Automatic Signs New Rep in Middle East and North Africa

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2011, ... Beirut, Lebanon, serving the converting and web handling industry in the MENA region. “We pride ourselves on the quality of service that our team of engineers provides to our valued customers. With the ...

Plotting Shear Wrinkles

(Web Lines)

August 21, 2011, The combined conditions of when roller misalignment is bad enough to wrinkle a web is a complicated mechanism. You have to combine concepts of roller misalignment, web buckling, and web-to-roller traction ...

Nip Rolls Suited For Many Uses

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2011, Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting applications, including thermal bonding, compacting and squeezing webs, creating composite webs, web Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting ...

EVENTS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, AUGUST 23-25 | Web Handling Workshop, TJWalker+Assoc. & Optimation Technology, Optimation Media Conveyance Facility, Rochester, NY; www.webhandling.com AUGUST 23-25 | Web Handling Workshop, TJWalker+Assoc. ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, ... between the film and rollers results in lower traction, which causes film weave and steering problems. Several other factors are important. Baggy webs will have good contact in some areas and no contact ...

How To Wind Defectless Hard, Round Rolls

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 29, 2011, ... Holy Grail for all converters. Follow these six tips for winding with persistence, and you’ll consistently achieve success: • Be sure that the web material is as flat as possible.        o Process ...

The Holy Grail, Six Tips for Winding

(Web Handling)

June 29, 2011, When winding film, the Holy Grail is to achieve round, hard rolls without defects. These areas require adherence to consistently achieve success. 1. Be sure the web material is as flat as possible  ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... the recent incorporation of many new supporting features has allowed turrets to reach their full potential to reduce downtime. Additionally, advances in tension control, web positioning, and rewind ...

Capacity Needed

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... control system and an integral edge-trim extraction system. The pneumatically controlled braking system is said to provide accurate web tension control, and a digital edge-guide system controls lateral ...

BOPP Producer Needs Nine

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... piece of the investment and are said to offer precise control of web and winding tension. The Atlas CW800 film slitter uses the same technology as the larger Atlas primary film slitters with a maximum ...