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- Converters Strike Back
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2002, ... of the business, it adds some additional dimension to the whole design of the package.” Coming Attractions We have only scraped the surface of the many security applications available to converters. ...
- The Unwinding Story
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2002, ... possible while eliminating DC motor brush replacement.” Adolpho Edgar, area sales manager at Macro Engineering, says, “The focus has always been on longer run lengths with higher speeds and less scrap. ...
- Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2002, ... core matches the web's stack behavior. Build-up ratios can be high or low. A manufacturing plant usually has a low build-up ratio, one story high, and a large footprint. A skyscraper has a high build-up ...
- Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2002, ... wire can cause the drive speed to fluctuate, resulting in scrap, machine damage, or personnel injury. Re-Torquing — A Screwy Practice Although “re-torquing” as a way of checking tightness is common ...
- Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You
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- February 28, 2002, ... considerably, he says. “On a coating or converting line,” adds Marchand, “there are very few lines today that can't justify the cost, because if you make any scrap, you can't recycle the material. Now ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- January 31, 2002, ... it is more conducive to large-scale production, says mfr. Can be used for security and packaging applications. Also said to minimize film scrap. Free-Standing Unwind Slitter Offered CTC International ...
- Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong
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- December 31, 2001, ... more seasoned employees and sees things in a different light. In a similar vein, a cleaning person may notice that he discards a large amount of scrap during certain runs. Reporting this observation ...
- PFFC Weathers Stormy Economy with Robust Creative Surge
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2001, ... gold of the world and half of the machinery and most of the automobiles and all the skyscrapers. You have the greatest home market in the world and the largest corporations that the world has ever seen. ...
- One New Treater, Many New Benefits
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- November 30, 2001, ... “Because the new treater is easier to operate, it allows for more consistent operation, reduced scrap, and less downtime. Spend time with the cute anime girls. You just have to go to our website and choose ...
- Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... us to cut scrap in the extrusion department by two-thirds, we have also tracked a 10 percent reduction in pressroom waste. We clearly saw that not all web guides are the same, and that a higher quality, ...
- The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2001, ... use with in-mold label applications. The inside and outside layers might be virgin polymer. Sandwiched between these layers would be a layer of coextruded material that would be reground scrap or reject ...
- Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2001, ... desired stripe pattern. The applicator roll then transfers the hot melt to the web. Unused hot melt returns to the reservoir pond above the nip. The stripe scrapers typically use a high temperature polymer ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2001, ... and scrap.” The end result is a retrofit unit that is mounted between the unwind stand and the folding board on the f/f/s unit. “The application takes place at line speed with no adverse effect on production ...
- Products at CMM
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- March 31, 2001, ... said to eliminate scrap by leaving no tail on the new core that can damage the material as it winds around the core. According to co., units can be used for a wide variety of material types, thicknesses, ...
- Converting Industry News
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- March 30, 2001, ... scanning system to measure coat weight consistency as part of an initiative to maintain quality while reducing scrap material. The site has two IR gauges on different lamination lines. Before the gauges ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... It is positioned in front of the flat film die, and exchangeable feedblock inserts facilitate the production and reproducibility of multilayer structures. A scrap layer can be added on one or both sides. ...
- The Need to Know Drives Pharma Labeling Market
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- December 31, 2000, ... face with the American convenience store. This leads to some strange juxtapositions--parking lots and plazas, freeways and fountains, skyscrapers and shanties--but they're not hard to reconcile in the context ...
- Pouchmaking Equipment Adapts as Materials Advance
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2000, ... more people on the machine. Both are a negative on the efficiency side." Because these materials are expensive, converters have to find ways to reduce scrap, says Mike Greely, Totani product manager ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- 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. ...
- Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety
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- September 30, 2000, ... reaction. As an added bonus, a steep cone can be fitted with a large, free-flowing discharge gate valve at the bottom, making the removal of sludge a very routine, safe, and easy procedure. Scrapers ...