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Baggy Webs: Part II Measuring

(Archive)

April 30, 2007, ... or by time. Regarding baggy webs, what should you measure? Bagginess by itself isn't usually a problem until 1) you try to run the baggy web through a nip, or 2) it is so bad the web wrinkles or your ...

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, ...

Converter to Test WrinkleSTOP 3000

(Archive)

November 01, 2006, ... beta installation in a fortune 500 company. The new WrinkleSTOP 3000 anti-wrinkle rolls are engineered to be compatible with web production speeds up to 3,000 fpm, doubling the speed capabilities of previous ...

Whatever Floats Your Web

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, Why float a web? Because air floating can do things a roller can’t. Web Lines Why float a web? If you can float your web over a stationary plate or cylinder, you’ve got something simpler than a roller. ...

Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, Typically, tension is measured in PLI (pounds per linear inch) in the US. If you know PLI and you want to know total tension applied to the web, multiply PLI times the width of the material in inches. ...

PFFC Webinar CDs

(Archive)

June 05, 2004, Web Handling · Webinar CD Sales For training, for reference, for invaluable insights into a more efficient and profitable operation... PFFC's acclaimed, live web-handling webinar series has been recorded ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part II

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, The easiest way to explain roller diameter variation tracking is to walk you through the chain of events. Diameter variations create web strain variations. The easiest way to explain roller diameter variation ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... be ideal for sequential numbering with unique graphics. System is adaptable to most narrow and mid-web presses. Prints 10 pt — 4 in. at speeds to 200 fpm. Transfer Film Tolerates Sun Scapa North America, ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... the cars on either side of you diverge, there is no problem. But if they begin to converge — look out. A fender bender is imminent. Think about your web similarly. Imagine the wide web as a series of ...

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 ...

Futec to Show Latest Advances in Automated Web Inspection at Drupa

(News | New Products)

February 22, 2004, Futec plans to show its latest in automated web inspection equipment at Drupa this year, including the EasyMax, KaleidoEye, and the MaxEye. Visit Futec at futec.co.uk. HERTFORDSHIRE, UK—Futec reports it ...

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 ...

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)

March 31, 2003, ...  touch this.” “Wet Paint” — Topping the charts of “no-contact” webs is the freshly coated web still wet on one side. Just like we should do if we see a park bench with a “wet paint” sign, we need t ...

Over-Tensioned Webs and What to Do about Them

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, Webs are often tensioned beyond their elastic limit in specialty-type processes such as metallizing. Usually, the high tension is in a zone where web Webs are often tensioned beyond their elastic limit ...

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 ...

Static Control for Pouch, Bag and Label Lines

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2024, ... lines have unique static control challenges. A web is unwound from a master roll, conveyed through a line where one of the steps is chopping the web into individual sheets, pouches or bag. The individual ...

ARC Honors Award Winners at R2R Conference USA

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2024, ... uses. The Honorable Mention in the Technology of the Year competition went to Maplesoft for its MapleSim 2024 advanced modeling software that simulates the physical response of web material as it travels ...

Static Gets Worse at Higher Line Speeds: Keys Toward Maintaining Good Static Control

(Surface Prep)

May 12, 2024, Static charges on webs can cause discharges that can ignite fires, shock operators and damage digital control systems. By Dr. Kelly Robinson, Founder, Electrostatic Answers Static charges on webs ...