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- Cause & Defect
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2007, ... When plotted, there was a repeating spacing of 12.57 in. between spots located 12.0 in. from the web side. The map indicates the spots are coming from a 4-in. roll, which has a circumference of 12.57 ...
- Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares
- (Archive)
- March 31, 2007, ... errors Lanes of baggy web that carry no or low tension will air-lubricate on rollers, which leads to unwanted backside treatment. Lateral motion Webs with asymmetrical bagginess will have a weak ...
- Reader's Choic
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2007, ... perfectly round. Product is said to be easy to maneuver and control and can accommodate two plugs from both sides of the paper roll within its body. Rolpex—PFFC-ASAP 303. rolpex.co.uk Composite ...
- The Wow Factor
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2007, ... This is challenging due to the high number of births outside of the healthcare system. Judges for the 2007 competition included Robert Heitzman, publisher emeritus, Packaging Digest; James Peters, director ...
- James B. Hamilton
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2006, James Hamilton shares the benefits of his experience in the converting industry. Experience Speaks How did you get into the converting business? After serving in the Air Force overseas, I returned ...
- De-Demonizing Wal-Mart
- (Editorial)
- December 31, 2006, ... work with them to support it. Sitting on the sidelines and throwing rocks does not make the situation improve. We should engage Wal-Mart to make standards and develop initiatives and opportunities, instead ...
- RFID: Big Orders Imminent
- (Archive)
- November 27, 2006, ... Integrated Defense Systems says, “The aerospace and defense industries are on a rapid RFID adoption path with substantial benefits anticipated in the next several years”. Martin Capper, president, Mark ...
- CPP: Season Two
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2006, ... Pl. October 29-November 2, where it will co-locate with Pack Expo (see p43) and Process Expo. One badge will serve as an entry to all three shows. Occupying the Lakeside Center (formerly known as the ...
- The Laser's Edg
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2006, ... the time delays inherent in tool-based systems can be quite significant and can make job turnaround considerably faster with tool-free (laser-based) cutting systems. Better laser-cutting systems can ...
- Label & Narrow Web Reporter
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2006, ... 20 percent of the label manufacturers here should consider getting involved with RFID. It’s estimated there is a need for 400 million smart labels in the US this year, and there’s a capacity with just ...
- Stretching Boundaries
- (Flexpack)
- May 30, 2006, ... into barrier bags for protection from outside oxygen and moisture. According to David Peterson, Plascon president, “It is an honor to offer the quality and innovation of Cryovac’s cook-chill technology. ...
- A Bunch of Hot Air
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2006, ... air jets perpendicular to the web on one or both sides (see Figure 2). There are designs that use perforated plates instead of slots or slot nozzles. While they offer slightly better heat transfer ...
- Taking Notes
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2006, ... Path Resort. Honored with the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest honor the US Congress can bestow—he served as the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as President Bush’s senior military advisor, ...
- 2004 RFID What's New
- (Archive)
- February 26, 2006, ... and the meeting chairperson writes: You better learn how to compete on a whole new playing field, or you'll, ultimately, be left watching from the sides." However, converter skepticism was evident after ...
- W&H Technology Wins PLGA Award
- (Archive)
- January 16, 2006, Windmoeller & Hoelscher's newly patented Registered Scan Preset (RSP) system has received the 2005 Technical Award for Suppliers from the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (whcorp.com) PRESS RELEASE ...
- The Secret Strain
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2005, ... winding defects, you have to understand the strains and strain changes inside a wound roll. Winding seems like an additive process, like stacking bricks, where each new layer would exert the same load ...
- Why Isn't Your Slitter Running
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2005, Walk by any slitter and more likely than not, it won’t be running. Why? Besides having no input material or no demand for slitting, your slitter likely is not running because the slitter operator is busy ...
- Converting Rx for Bowed Rollers
- (Web Lines)
- October 30, 2005, ... bow-shaped roller. The outside of a bowed roller is a rubber sleeve, internally supported by a series of narrow idler rollers mounted on a bent shaft. For some thicker web applications, the rubber sleeve ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... Inc. Coating, laminating, extrusion, and the production of plastic granulates produce as a side effect smoke and aerosol contaminations. These consist of polymer products, plasticizers, fine particles, ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... the top challenge in the US and Europe. “Globalization and competition from outside national borders” was second for European converters and North American machinery suppliers and third for North American ...