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Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, ... printing press for roll to roll printing of flexible webs, run length and lead times have been shortened dramatically, and it seems to be the norm versus the exception with each passing day. Caimmi observes ...

Do Your Homework to Solve Telescoping Roll Problems

(Web Handling)

December 03, 2014, ... of a few layers)? Are there any trends of telescoping? (What machine, spindle, product, season does telescoping most likely occur?) What product variations have more telescoping, including web thickness, ...

Maxson Sheeter Converts Paper at High Speeds

(News | New Products)

July 25, 2014, ... ft2 (800 g/m2). Speeds to 1,300 fpm (396 mpm) can be achieved. In a paper converting application, when outfitted with two dual-position roll stands, web flow into the sheeter is supported by an overhead ...

Converting Headaches? Get Relief at CPP EXPO's PFFC-Sponsored Technical Session

(Trade Shows)

July 13, 2014, ... is author of PFFC's "Web Lines" column and "Tim's Web Lines" blog. Tim is president and web handling consultant for TJWalker+ Associates with 25 years of experience and will present the following six sessions: ...

The Importance of Running Centered

(Web Handling)

July 10, 2014, ... it to run centered on anti-wrinkle/spreading rollers? My student asked further: I know we should control a web to run in the center of these rollers, but is there any acceptable range for the web to ...

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, ...

Q-Med and Schreiner MediPharm Secure Medical-Cosmetic Products

(Label/Tape News)

July 01, 2013, ... him of the result. “The KeySecure tracing system allows products to be tracked anywhere in the world. Aside from the telephonic query, web-based queries are possible too, depending on the manufacturer’s ...

Eliminating Tin-Canning Rings on Your Wound Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 24, 2013, The elimination of roll rings that simulate rings on a tin soup can is a perennial problem for web handling experts. This list of possible solutions might work for you. Question: Why does my roll look ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, I had a nice talk with Dr. Barry Morris on a recent visit to DuPont's Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Delaware.  We discussed his work on package performance and his White Paper entitled "Sure ...

WHQuiz Answer #4 - Load Cell Roller Advantages

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 4: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a tension load cell roller has over a dancer roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 4: Tension Control ...

Winding Film: How COF Properties Affect TNT

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

October 17, 2011, Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque winding principles to produce the desired roll hardness is affected by the film’s layer-to-layer coefficient of friction properties Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque ...

Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands

(Digital)

August 16, 2011, ... They sent people from Belgium to help with both startup and training. They are always very supportive.” Roberds says the Xeikons are the only web-fed digital presses, and as such they allow Odyssey ...

Do You Want Nips with That? Part 2

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 30, 2011, ... rollers — they create friction just like tires on the road. Nipped rollers are even able to pull when web tension on one side is zero, such as during machine threading. Nipping two rollers together ...

Bowed Roll Is Adjustable

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, The Perma-Bow fixed bowed roll features an adjustable apex that helps converters achieve optimal web engagement and control over the web. Adjustable bearing The Perma-Bow fixed bowed roll features an adjustable ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... discrete parts to organizational efficiency. The question is: How do you best utilize Six Sigma to reduce web defects? Utilization in the converting industry hinges on applying discrete measures to a ...

Laminators Are Reliable, Precise

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2010, ... sections speeds up running, cleaning, and maintaining the machine. Said to offer precise, reliable, and consistent web tension control from the unwinders to the rewinder to avoid the formation of defects ...

Why so Tense?

(Tension)

December 31, 2009, Putney Paper is located on the same site where papermaking has been a continuous process since 1818. In addition to its long-standing mill, Putney has Putney Paper is located on the same site where papermaking ...

What Is the Right Tension?

(Web Lines)

November 30, 2009, Of all the questions about web handling, the most-asked question has to be: What is the right web handling tension for my product? This is a great question Of all the questions about web handling, the ...

Playing the Wrinkle Blame Game

(Web Lines)

June 30, 2009, ... next roll of input material, splice it into the machine, and hit the run button. Then you see them — wrinkles. Wrinkles. Isn't that enough to get your attention? Of all the topics of web handling, only ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, A properly tensioned web always will lead to better slitting. Good tensioning is important up to, through, and out of the slitting blades. A poorly tensioned A properly tensioned web always will lead ...