Roll Handling

Catbridge Debuts Turret Cutoff/Transfer System

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2016, ... system designed to align strands precisely for finished roll rewinding.  The Catbridge 344-MC turret Available in the company’s new 300-MC Series of turret slitter rewinders, this cutoff and transfer ...

Static Beat | How To Solve Static Problems Quickly

(Surface Prep)

February 23, 2016, ... rubber nip roller. 2.2 Corona treaters can deposit large amounts of static on treated webs. 3.3 Measure static using a hand-held static meter. Demonstrate using your static meter. ...

Process Monitoring Reduces Waste for Paper & Film Industries

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 22, 2016, ... ne. A rotating roll had been in the machine too long and was worn. Amps on a chemical mixer dropped suddenly, but did not generate a DCS alarm. Envoy Process Monitor flagged this as well as high chem ...

Siemens Launches Gear Motor Drive

(Controls)

February 19, 2016, The motor-integrated Sinamics G110M drive offers onboard safety features and communications ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Siemens introduces the Sinamics G110M, a motor-integrated drive for Simogear gear ...

Toray's New Bio-Based PET Film Is for Window Film Applications

(Materials)

February 17, 2016, ... th surface and optical qualities that are strictly controlled by company’s proprietary coextrusion technology. It is said to provide its low haze, excellent handling and processing characteristics, and h ...

AGL Celebrates 20 Years in Business

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ...  recent addition to the company’s product line is the Patriot laminator designed to address the issues associated with finishing UV, latex, and solvent-based printing technologies. Said to have a nip rol ...

Flexible Packaging | Bemis Takes Top Prize in FPA's 2016 Achievement Awards

(Flexpack)

February 15, 2016, ...  pouch, with easy cleanup. The microwave-friendly design includes cool touch zones, Magic Steam technology and controlled venting to eliminate hot or cold spots.    GOLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS The followin ...

Coating Matters | Clean Coating and Fluid Preparation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... er of areas that a converting and coating manufacturer needs to concentrate on to develop a clean product. These include the raw materials (substrate and fluid), the backing roll, the coating head, but m ...

Jemmco Moves into Expanded Facility

(Coating/Laminating)

February 14, 2016, ... industries, offering a complete line of equipment and supplies for processing paper, film, and foils. In addition to a full line of Dyne Pens & Solutions, the company offers a full line of disposable roller ...

Universal Converting Equipment Opens Support Center in US

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2016, ... winders, core cutters, roll handling, and hot melt adhesive coating equipment. CONTACT COMPANY  ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... properties and understanding the product requirements to create a well-designed delivery system. Precision coating encompasses sophisticated, highly controlled functions, including distribution of liquid ...

UPM Raflatac Offers Results of Shrink Sleeve Label Recycling Study

(Label/Tape)

February 07, 2016, ...  that RafShrink, a polyolefin-based, roll-fed shrink film label, provides significant recyclability gains over PETG labels.  Company says that shrink sleeve films, with their ability to provide a 360-de ...

Sappi Expands Line with Heavyweight Options

(Materials)

February 05, 2016, ... its energy from renewable resources. The wood fiber used by the mill meets the requirements of the Sustainable Forestry Fiber Sourcing Standard and the Forest Stewardship Council Controlled Wood Standard. ...

BOBST System Offers Selective Metallization

(Coating/Laminating)

February 03, 2016, ... the web in a very thin layer to produce the desired pattern. The low-volume anilox cells ensure minimum oil consumption (down to less than 0.5g/m2). The polished anilox roller combined with a high-precision ...

ITW Pillar Launches Maintenance Indicator for Treaters

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2016, On-board maintenance indicator senses contamination at treater’s ground roll, reportedly saving downtime and wasted material HARTLAND, WI | ITW Pillar Technologies, a manufacturer of advanced surface ...

Titan Slitter Added at TC Transcontinental Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2016, ... scheduling. Titan says the biggest challenge and risk to the final quality of the rewound package is in controlling the tension of the web. Thus the Titan SR800 features the company’s “Differential Winding ...