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Baggy Webs: Part III-Causes

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, We know baggy webs are a problem and we know we can measure them. What do we do next? First, we need to find a way to fix it in the short term. Second, we can work on a long-term plan to prevent baggy ...

Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

(Archive)

March 31, 2007, This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, starting with understanding the problems they create. To most converters, the ideal web is one that is This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, ...

Web Tension: A Pop Quiz

(Web Lines)

September 30, 2006, Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel free to work as a team on the answers. If you score poorly, don't worry, but it's worth your while Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel ...

When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose

(Archive)

March 31, 2004, ... is used to describe parallelism in any direction, though most often in the horizontal plane or the plane of the web. Tramming is the action of measuring and setting good parallelism. If you want your web ...

Reduce Web Nip Problems

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, Web handling is about transport and delivery, getting from point A to point B, without damaging the product. It is relatively easy to move a web across a free span or over an unnipped roller, but getting ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... costly down time. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "Journals." Email the author ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... printing at a resolution to 1600 × 400 dpi, at speeds to 270 mph on a 12-in. web. Video Web Inspection System Easy to Use BST International, Elmhurst, IL; 630/833-9909; bstpromark.com The Powerscope ...

The Long & the Short of Web Bending

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, Last month I reviewed the parallel entry principle (PEP), how a web wants to “go with the flow” of a roller's surface. Last month I reviewed the parallel entry principle (PEP), how a web wants to “go with ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, Over the last two months, I have reviewed why some webs demand U Can't Touch This and web line options for true touch-free web handling. This month, let's Over the last two months, I have reviewed why some ...

Retired PFFC Editor Authors Web Handling Guide

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2002, William Hawkins, former Paper, Film & Foil Converter Conributor has authored The Plastic Film and Foil Web Handling Guide. The Plastic Film and Foil Web Handling Guide by William E. Hawkins $99.95 (US); ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, New for the narrow web converting industry. Products from Cartes Equipment, Chesnut Engineering, Max Daetwyler Corp., FLEXcon Co., International Graphic Films, JMD Mfg., Labelblank Corp., MACtac, and ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... it can affect the outcome of this crucial step in your production process. There are many methods for drying or curing the coatings on converted web products. Ultraviolet lamps can cure certain types ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... apply a label to the trailing edge of each individual web strip to close the rolls, eliminating the need for hot melt glue. System is said to be very flexible and to have the ability to apply a wide range ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... die-cut base for flexible substrates, superior wetout, etc.) along with improved tracking. Co. reports this means fewer web breaks, reduced waste, and improved press efficiencies. Slitting/Winding System ...

A Proposal for Spreading Base Web During Melt Extrusion

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, Melt extruded resin polymers on cloth and other webs sometimes result in transverse direction (TD) curl of the laminate. And this curl often causes poor roll formation when the base roll is slit into large-diameter, ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, Buyer beware! Before investing in new slitting/rewinding equipment, carefully consider the web handling issues that are involved. Buyer beware! Before investing in new slitting/rewinding equipment, carefully ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, In Part II of this two-part series, Bill Hawkins continues his analysis of the devices and designs that serve to keep your web under control. In Part II of this two-part series, Bill Hawkins continues ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... Corp., Rotoflex, SOA Intl., Sohn Mfg., Starna Industries/Sy Technologies, Teknek, and Webscan Inc. The Labelexpo USA 2000 Exhibition and Conference was "the most complete Labelexpo USA yet," reports Steve ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... Green Bay Packaging, Hutchison Miller, KTI, Labelmate, Litzler, MacDermid Graphic Arts, National Starch, NDC Infrared Engineering, Newfoil Machines, Nilpeter Inc., Pillar, Prime UV, and Web Techniques. ...

Idler rolls respond to web movement

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls is designed for use with wide webs in low-tension applications. The low inertia of these precision The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls ...