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- Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2001, ... applicator roll and the web. For example, assume the target coating weight is 100 g/m2 and 1 micron of coating thickness yields 1 g/m2. Starting with a gap of 400 microns means stretching the film to ...
- Web Scratch Solution: Regulate Your Running Rolls
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2001, ... web speed. Usually this technique will allow successful operation at normal web tension. Normal web tension for general web processing is about 10% of the web yield strength, though in special cases, ...
- Over-Tensioned Webs and What to Do about Them
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2001, ... is done deliberately to increase the amount of contact area of the web on the cooling drum surface in order to improve heat transfer through the web. However, tension above the yield point usually results ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2001, ... for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and other blister packaging applications. Films have a low specific gravity resulting in higher thermoforming yields and material cost savings on a per package basis, ...
- Division Conference Offers Varied Program
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2001, ... commercial packaging applications was prohibitive. Recent manufacturing advances have yielded PLA polymers from annually renewable sources with comparable costs to other large-scale commodity polymers. ...
- The Amcor Story Continues
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... on the standard flow wrap. The classic twist idea begins with the twistable material printed in either flexo or gravure. The Twistall system yields a hermetic seal on an individual twist-wrapped confection ...
- Flexo Inspection
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... tool and will yield disappointing results as an investment. Another important consideration is defect size. All systems have limitations on the size of the defects they identify, which is a function ...
- Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... of the web is a very important parameter. Normally, for good web control, web tension (T) through the slitting and winding machines should run at equal or less than 10% of the yield point of the product. ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... orders and shipping. The increased speed of information trading will create a need for dynamic lead times, capacities, yields, and costs. According to Dale Hayes, VP of customer relationship management ...
- Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... low-functionality cross-linking agent such as MDI, will yield a weak matrix. By switching to a curative with higher functionality — such as a trifunctional adduct of MDI or a trifunctional adduct of ...
- Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... to improve productivity. Edges of product often contribute negatively to yields, line speeds, and recycle. Controlling width and composition of these edge trims can produce a significantly positive effect. ...
- A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2001, ... of width reduction that takes place in the film web when that web is subjected to tension in the machine. Permanent width reduction takes place when tension exceeds the yield strength of the web material. ...
- Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2001, ... commercially feasible because of low yields and high expense," says McMahon. "Besides, we've got a better idea." His company's product is a multilayer film called Barix. McMahon explains: "To make it, w ...
- Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2000, ... yields a crop, that of pressure-sensitive overlaminates, mounting adhesives, and specialty films. Venture Coating Technologies is a plant all right, but it's a 20,000-sq-ft converting plant located in Janesville. ...
- Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2000, ... offsets the lower cost benefit of a frictional brake system by yielding better quality rewound rolls with less waste. The January 2001 issue of PFFC will feature Part 2, covering web guiding from the ...
- Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2000, ... that is lower than the nominal gauge, i.e., a 640 ga displacing the nominal 700 ga. The impact of shaved gauge is most dramatic in improved yield (sq units/lb), thus lower area costs. For example, using ...
- Creative Problem Solving
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2000, Application: Creative approaches for solving problems in the converting industry can yield quick solutions. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2000, ... inks and varnishes. GAX 13-128 is an alcohol-soluble polyamide resin suited for pigment grinding. It is said to yield low-viscosity pigment dispersions at high-pigment concentrations. GAX 13-617 is a co-solvent ...
- Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2000, ... in products produced." Sangl continues, "In terms of the yield on our overall laminates, we saw a minimum of three-tenths of a percent improvement. This aggregate reduction is noteworthy when you consider ...
- Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2000, ... of output, Glenn notes that yield from the 64-in. line is equal to or better than an older 124-in. line. Glenn, whose father and uncle founded the business, notes that the diversity of its film lines ...