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BST and eltromat Announce Merger

(Controls)

June 17, 2014, The two companies bring together a broad range of capabilities and equipment in print and web applications   LEOPOLDSHOEHE, GERMANY | eltromat reports that as of July 1st, 2014, it will be 100% owned ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... component in the roll-to-roll coating process (coating head, fluid delivery system, web control, and roll consistency) provides an area of opportunity for improved coating performance or reduced capability. ...

Agglomerates

(Mark's Coating Matters)

April 23, 2014, ...  If agglomeration is occurring at the coating head, coating defects may be presented on the web. Agglomeration may show up as continuous coating streaks or solid particles that release over time. Continuous ...

Faustel Adds Yokogawa Gauge to Battery Electrode Coating Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2014, ... its WEBFREX3ES online thickness gauge to the battery electrode coating lines at the Faustel Technology Center. The gauge is used to monitor the thickness of the coatings on the electrodes that are main ...

Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, The WEBFREX3ES online sensors is used on pilot coating lines to measure film and sheet thickness and allows coat-weight adjustments on the run   GERMANTOWN, WI | The Faustel Technical Center now ...

Do You Need a Roller That Is Chillin' and Groovy?

(Web Handling)

March 30, 2014, Web handling expert Timothy J. Walker of TJWalker+ Assoc. describes options for solving air lubrication of a big chilled or heated roller. How can you help a big chilled or heated roller that air lubricates, ...

Danish Label Printer Adds MPS Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2014, ... labels. This press marks the fifth MPS press installed in Denmark over the past 12 months. The newly installed EF-UV flexo press with eight-color UV print stations and a web width of 420 mm includes ...

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. ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... Product Competition and the Sustainability Awards Competition included Vince DiTrolio, vice president/owner of DiTrolio Flexographic Inst., Broadview, Illinois; Jeffrey T. Weber, research principal, Mondelez ...

AIMCAL Tech Meeting Honors Excellence

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2013, ... the better) from the podium with this year's winner humorously delivered by Amaury de Laforcade, NSC USC USA, Inc. for a video on precision web control. Matteucci Winners From the Web Coating Laminating ...

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 ...

Gauge Blown Film Configurations with NDC Systems

(Flexpack News)

October 24, 2013, The 8110-BF system for single-layer film and the 8000 system for more complex films are available in various configurations   IRWINDALE, CA | NDC announces the availability of a range of web gauging ...

K-Show 2013 & Upcoming Extrusion Coating Seminars

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 23, 2013, ... traditional LLDPE and the blue surfaces represents the properties of VistamaxxTM resin (see website for complete details). These exceptional properties allows the converter to provide a superior product ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... packaging, paperboard, textile, and other continuous web processes for which a solvent-free replacement can work. Continuous web coating is even more widespread in the tape, label, nonwoven, and other ...

PECO Introduces New Bag Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

October 02, 2013, ... of any given film being converted. FAS offers a sealing system that applies heat and pressure to both sides of the web, instead of just from the top of the web. The shorter dwell times required of this ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... web slot die coater; 12 in. max. coated width; 1,000 fpm max. line speed; range of thicknesses: 0.5–10 mil; UV curing; QC: full physical and analytical capability CT | hot melt, slot die, spray SU | ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... medical/pharmaceutical, sanitary/disposables COATING | 1 hot melt narrow web slot die coater; 12 in. max. coated width; 1,000 fpm max. line speed; range of thicknesses: 0.5–10 mil; UV curing; QC: full ...

Coating Matters | TWOSD

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2013, Tensioned Web Over Slot Die is a coating technique that has some unique advantages If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | TWOSD," click ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... including flexible packaging, folding carton/boxmaking, corrugated converting, tissue converting, and narrow web tags and labels. Although the PRINT show focuses on commercial printing, it offers exhibits ...

On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... are many output devices comparable to narrow flexo presses (11–13 in.) and a small number that run webs 30 in. wide or print B size sheets. Substrate thickness ranges from less than 0.50–20 mil or more. ...