Trim Removal

Products

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April 30, 2001, ... unwind and rewind. It can handle web widths to 1,600 mm (63 in.) and diameters to 1,000 mm (40 in.). Options include in-line slitting reverse facilities, various core sizes, trim extraction, and more. ...

Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation

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April 30, 2001, ... of polyethylene pellets is a key component of product quality for resin suppliers and resin consumers. The presence of resin imperfections such as streamers, fluff, and fines can be detrimental to the ...

A Proposal for Spreading Base Web During Melt Extrusion

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March 31, 2001, ... One negative with this concept is that more non-coated base edge is needed (about 1 in. each side) to provide a working surface for the TD spreading rolls. This requirement would result in more trim waste ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, CMM products from: Alpha Gear, American Baler, Badger Plug, Bernal, BST, Can-Am, Chesnut, CMR, Davis-Standard, DuPont, Dynaweb, EIT, Elite, Enercon, EngView, EDI, Faustel, Fife, F&K, Fusion UV, Great ...

Two-Drum Slitter Packs a One-Two Punch

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March 31, 2001, ... a contract converter, I knew that, potentially, we would be dealing with many different products with an equal number of trim widths and slit changes on a daily, even hourly, basis. In this scenario, increasing ...

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

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March 31, 2001, ... in the rewind rolls is prohibitive because of the amount of trim that must be discarded. The period length of windup oscillation required for optimum gauge band distribution has been found to be three-quarters ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... Alignment System from ADI Intl., Matthews, NC. The AKU-Guide is manufactured under license from Dücker Fördertechnik GmbH and is designed to reduce edge trim while maintaining constant web tension and ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSixth Installment

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February 28, 2001, Shaftless unwind/rewind stands: Basic pieces of equipment used in holding the supply roll(s) and production roll(s) on the converting machine. These stands Shaftless unwind/rewind stands: Basic pieces ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, New from: ADI, Amacoil, Arrowhive, Ashe Converting, Brookfield, Contech, Domino Amjet, Dover Flexo, Dusenbery, Electroid, Electro-Tech, Davis-Standard, Exair, Faustel, Flexo Concepts, Gans Ink, IST America, ...

Core Cutter a Boon to Independent Tube Company

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February 28, 2001, ... less than 10 min. The CM 21, Erdie says, is highly automated, featuring automatic positive trim separation while it cuts, automatic parent core loading from a core cart, and automatic off-loading conveyor ...

Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance

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February 28, 2001, ... adhesives are even versatile enough to create vinyl/foam laminates used in automotive interior trim applications. All of these liquid applications use a high-molecular-weight copolyester resin that ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

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February 28, 2001, ... trim. The design of most commercial dies produced today uses control volume methods. Such design breaks areas of the die into small segments and calculates flow in the combination of these segments to ...

On the Move...

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February 28, 2001, ... has been named president of BST Pro Mark, Elmhurst, IL. Quickdraft, Canton, OH, reports that RCS Inc., Hopkins, SC, will represent its line of pneumatic material conveying/trim removal systems in North ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, Although this column primarily covers conventional printing processes, I do occasionally receive questions about processes that are less common, such Although this column primarily covers conventional ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

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January 31, 2001, Here is the fifth in this series of glossary columns, intended to improve the technical communication between new and seasoned members of the converting Here is the fifth in this series of glossary columns, ...

The Effects o Comonomer Type on the Blown Film Performance of LLDPE Resins Made Using a Metallocene Single-Site Catalyst

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January 31, 2001, Application: Using 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene as a comonomer gives blown film performance that increases with increasing length of the a-olefin used. by Ashish M. Sukhadia, M. Bruce Welch, & Rajendra ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

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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 ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, News from: AIMCAL, BPI, Centrexpo, Graph Expo/Converting Expo (GASC), Korber PaperLink North America, Mead Corp., Paperboard Packaging Council, Sealed Air Corp., Selecterra, and Sun Chemical, USCC. Covering ...

What's New in Narrow We

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November 30, 2000, ... matrix rewind; two "S" wrap pull roll sections for programmable "draw" control during slitting; and traversing edge trim take-up. Films are Double-Faced for Mounting FLEXcon Co. Inc., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End

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November 30, 2000, ... be detrimental to the product you are trying to make. Web control devices must be installed to correct the negative action of these dynamic forces. This two-part article will cover the important roles ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

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November 30, 2000, ... different widths that need to be trimmed out (deckle). The closer you can trim a production line, the better production efficiency and yield will be for the producer, allowing the savings to be passed ...

Contract Converter Finds Midwestern Niche

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November 30, 2000, ... sheeting, trimming, and reconditioning services, Midwest Converting needed equipment. As with most new businesses, says Srebalus, getting the finances in order for capital investment was an issue. So ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... leave any plastic residue, says Biocorp, adding that, when composted, the products biodegrade completely into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass in 30-60 days, just like food scraps and yard trimmings. ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... offers a combination of processes brought together in one station. Unit will edge guide and tension control the web; splice material; edge trim and center slit a reel of material; remove contamination ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... trends to 2004. Installations Converters Add Trim Removal Systems NEWARK, DE, USA—Precision Airconvey Corp. a mfr. of material handling, trim removal, recycling, and waste reduction equipment, reports ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, New from: ABB Automation, Absolutely Micro Clean, Andantex, CreoScitex, Danfoss Drives, Dusenbery, Electroid, Electro-Tech Systems, Graymills, Hydra-Cell/Wanner Engineering, Keyence Corp., Paul N. Gardner ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, New digital products from: ALE, Barco, BST Pro Mark, Electro-Tech Systems, Heidelberg, HP Indigo, Imation, Kernco, MacDermid, PGI, Presstek, RDP Marathon, Screen, Xeikon, and X-Rite. New digital products ...

UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications

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October 31, 2000, ... use in hot melt adhesive formulations. They inhibit the detrimental effects of oxidation on the hydrocarbon components from high temperatures during compounding and processing. During its lifetime, a hot ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2000, News from: Automatan, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Buckley Graphics, Comco Intl., Custom Tape & Label, De La Rue Holographics, Fusion UV Systems, Harper Corp., Kraton Polymers, LG Intl., Scapa Tapes North ...

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

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September 30, 2000, Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that are applied to a substrate on a coater and then wound into a roll. In a subsequent operation, the coated Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that ...