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- Web Lines | Test Your Web Handling Knowledge
- (Web Handling)
- February 14, 2012, ... you wind a paper and a film product of equal thickness and roll geometry at the same combination of winding conditions (tension, nip, taper, speed), which is likely to have higher internal roll pressures? ...
- 13 Helpful Tips for drupa 2012
- (Shows)
- February 02, 2012, ... Bonn, and Cologne (exhibitors also can ride free of charge two days before and after the show). 2. Taxi fares are made up of a basic flat rate plus a charge per kilometer; fares are generally higher ...
- Durst Installs Press at Commerce Label & Tape
- (Label/Tape)
- January 09, 2012, ... As for why he chose the eight-color model, Brazeau says, “We wanted to respond to new label market needs but also to offer something unique.” According to Brazeau, Commerce is the first label printer ...
- Coating Matters | Down-Web Uniformity
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 09, 2012, Sometimes there is a complex, multivariable solution to a coating defect and sometimes… If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Down-Web ...
- ERP Systems | The 7 Most Common Disguised Expenses
- (Trends/Management)
- January 02, 2012, ... where are they making it? You find yourself looking for the hidden costs, the catch that will make you pay in the end. Sometimes the catch is obvious. Shipping and handling costs are three times what ...
- A Learning Experience
- (Yo's Yarns)
- December 25, 2011, ... giving back on your website. Hopefully it will inspire others to [give] time or dollars to their community, and especially to education." And so may this learning experience teach us all something worth ...
- AWA Conference Will Address Sleeve Labels
- (Label/Tape)
- December 15, 2011, ... opportunity o?ered by sleeve labels by changing the mind set of traditional container and label geometries to more fully embrace the bene?ts provided by the combination of 3D container shape matched to ...
- Screw & Die Design Models
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- December 05, 2011, ... was more the guide than computer simulation back then... sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't. Over the years, computers and programmers became more sophisticated, and the results became more visual ...
- Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On
- (Adhesive Coating)
- December 01, 2011, ... in coat weight are controlled by regulating the pumping rate to line speed ratio. Cross-web distribution control | The slot coating die’s manifold geometry is designed to uniformly distribute the ...
- Static Beat: Beat Winter Static
- (Static-Beat)
- November 22, 2011, ... a tachometer. Note the speed and start the stop watch. Measure the time until the roller stops. Keep a log of the spin-down times for each of your low-wrap rollers. Shorter times indicate higher ...
- Get Your Marketing Mojo Moving!
- (Yo's Yarns)
- November 17, 2011, ... Are you still baffled by the whole social media and networking thing? Are you wondering how to revitalize your marketing presence? “Marketing” for many people is something vague without explicit, in-your-face ...
- Marketing Mojo
- (Marketing Mojo)
- November 07, 2011, Marketing Mojo is not something static – it requires openness to new ideas, the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and to take risks when you believe there’s a reason to deviate from the same ...
- Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles
- (Web Handling)
- October 09, 2011, Web wrinkling during converting can come from a variety of sources--sometimes multiple sources. Thus, pinpointing the exact cause and cure is not always easy. In fact, it is often a process of trial and ...
- Experience Speaks: Fred Crowe
- (Experience Speaks)
- August 22, 2011, ... base. Retention challenges are sometimes confounding. It is important to understand why the person is tempted or driven to make a change and help them through the decision process. (The time spent pays ...
- Inspection: Lighting the Way
- (Controls)
- August 21, 2011, ... entire substrate width and each and every print repeat—every time. It also must work in-line and on-the-fly at high speeds, sometimes up to 900 mpm. Essential features include a high-resolution camera ...
- Unwinding Static
- (Static-Beat)
- August 21, 2011, Static comes and goes. It is often just an annoyance. Sometimes, static can be the root cause for a significant amount of waste Static comes and goes. It is often just an annoyance. Sometimes, static can ...
- Plotting Shear Wrinkles
- (Web Lines)
- August 21, 2011, ... A dial indicator, micrometer, or some other way to measure the amount of roller misalignment, and know when it is back to the aligned position. Just add your web—some you are willing to damage—and ...
- Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands
- (Digital)
- August 16, 2011, ... automatic densitometers, Roberds reports. “Every 50 sheets the press prints out a color bar and tests itself. It will then make adjustments to the machine on the fly based on that test.” With much of ...
- CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program
- (Trends/Management)
- August 16, 2011, ... Large consumer product companies also have taken an active stance, sometimes in the absence of complete information, to produce lists of acceptable and unacceptable ink raw materials for food packaging. ...
- SVC To Explore Future Innovation at Annual Symposia
- (News | New Products)
- August 10, 2011, ... of High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) • Understanding Solar Cells • Introduction to Ellipsometry The Technical Program will take place on April 30—May 3; the exhibit will be held May ...