Doctor Blades

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... or randomizers can accommodate these gauge variations. Shifting any forming element sideways in a reciprocating fashion keeps a pattern from building. A classic example is doctor blade oscillation. ...

Diamond Packaging, Gillette Team on Product Launch

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September 30, 2001, The Gillette Co. and Diamond Packaging teamed up to design, develop, and manufacture the packaging for the Gillette for Women Venus shaving system. Soft, The Gillette Co. and Diamond Packaging teamed up ...

Slitting Adhesive-Coated, Low-Strength Films

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September 30, 2001, Low-strength films, such PE or cast PP, sometimes are coated with an adhesive and slit into customer-sized rolls. Low-strength films do not have sharply Low-strength films, such PE or cast PP, sometimes ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, New products from: Chesnut Engineering, CTC Intl., Gallus, GEW Ltd., Harper Corp., KTI/Keene Technology, Labelmate, Matik North America, National Starch, Sinel Systems, and Tecscan Electronics. Machinery, ...

Slitting Survey

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July 31, 2001, The slitter. It is (almost) ever-present and often taken for granted. The slitter. It is (almost) ever-present and often taken for granted. But if you slit as part of your converting operation, you know ...

Slitter Savvy: Visual Roll Defects & Remedies

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July 31, 2001, Poor starts: There are obvious differences in appearance between the paper near the core and the remainder of the roll. Remedies: Tighten web before fastening Poor starts: There are obvious differences ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries Division Announces Keynote Speaker The keynote speaker for the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference in San Diego will ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... co. to test new, unproven mechanical systems and will enable it to have a functional machine always available for demonstration purposes. Doctor Blade Inking Systems ImproveInterflex LLC, Green Bay, ...

What's Really Going on with Your Anilox Rolls

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May 31, 2001, ... ink level to the top of the cell walls. Some of the walls show a shiny area where the doctor blade has been riding and results in a widening of the land area. Over time, as the walls wear down, your ...

International Converting Industry News

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April 30, 2001, ... Ltd. has transferred Synpro's manufacturing operations to the newly expanded Delpro factory. Synpro's product line includes a range of carbon fiber chambered doctor blade systems for printing and coating ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

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April 30, 2001, ... labels; process options for cost reduction, quality, and innovation, including reports on the latest advances in imaging technology; cylinders and sleeves; doctor blades; and inspection technology.  ...

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

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April 30, 2001, ... methods, undergraduate through doctoral. Says professor Dr. Sam Ingram, “We prepare our students to enter the world with a knowledge of the latest technologies used today. The addition of the CDI Spark ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... ten-color section is said to offer many improvements over previous models, including sleeve-handling equipment; a full-color touchscreen interface; corrosion-proof doctor blade chambers; and automatic ...

Flexo Inspection

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March 31, 2001, ... it. They also are used commonly as devices to separate good material from bad, such as on doctor machines. But consider the impact of a strategy that weeds out bad product versus a strategy of controlling ...

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

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March 31, 2001, Buyer beware! Before investing in new slitting/rewinding equipment, carefully consider the web handling issues that are involved. Buyer beware! Before investing in new slitting/rewinding equipment, carefully ...

Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt

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February 28, 2001, ... commonly utilize only in-between dryers without post drying. Wide web presses typically use the chambered doctor blade ink metering system, but narrow web presses use an ink fountain and a trailing ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... nonwovens, porous substrates, or heavy papers and gasket material. Nonmetallic Doctor Blade Is Long-Lasting Flexo Concepts, Hingham, MA; 781/749-4644 Onyx nonmetallic doctor blade is designed for ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, ... plate, which is doctored to remove the excess ink in the land areas, and then physically transferred by contact to a compressible pad, which then deposits the ink onto a substrate. The five essential ...

Products

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January 31, 2001, ... it improved doctoring and cleaning efficiencies. It is available in standard thicknesses of 0.050 and 0.035 in. at any length. Blade is optimized for use on ceramic and granite press rolls and is said ...

On the Move...

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January 31, 2001, ... on technical support and doctor blade sales for Max Daetwyler Corp., Huntersville, NC. He also will conduct seminars and quality testing at customer locations. The Radcure Research Group of UCB Chemicals ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... doctoring system is standard, and a total of eight colors can be obtained in a stack-type configuration. Train with Flexo Press Simulator Anderson & Vreeland Inc., Bryan, OH; 419/636-5002; andersonvreeland.com ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 30, 2000, ... Service Program offers co.'s "TRU-Point" plasteel doctor blade material for process printing cut to size for shipment within 24 hr. Included in the program are blades for Aquaflex, Mark Andy, Webtron, Allied ...

Materials

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November 30, 2000, New materials from: ADMTronics, Akzo Nobel Inks, Cognis Coatings & Inks, Equistar Chemicals, Flint Ink, Nordson Corp, Rayven Inc., and Sun Chemical Ink. Defoamers Meet Needs of Inks, Varnishes Cognis ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... as it can switch unused elements off on command. Improved Doctor Blades Offer Benefits Flxon Inc., Charlotte, NC; 800/756-6474 Microflex II doctor blades for flexo and rotogravure printers offer new ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... to a folding carton converter in the US. The line will consist of flying splice butt-to-butt unwind with festoon; infeed group with web guide and web cleaner; in-line design of print stations; doctor ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

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October 31, 2000, ... of the chamber doctor blade and enclosed ink feeding systems significantly improved the quality of flexographic printing. However, some new problems were being encountered, such as "microfoam" formation ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... Air knife, doctor blade, meyer rod, offset gravure, pressurized gravure, direct/reverse gravure, BTR, curtain, transfer roll, reverse roll Annual sales: More than $75 million No. of lab employees: 15 ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

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October 31, 2000, ... laminating, (widths to 24 in.) Substrates: Film (0.25-25 mil+), foil, paper, paperboard Coating processes: Gravure, saturators, slot die, meyer rod, knife-over-roll Coating techniques: Air knife, doctor ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... media. These systems are used for cleaning gravure cylinders, anilox rollers, doctor blade holders, ink trays, and an assortment of other printing press parts. The operation of the equipment is said to ...

Flexography Comes of Age and Keeps on Growing

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August 31, 2000, ... the flexo landscape significantly in regard to quality. Laser-engraved photopolymer plates combined with chamber doctor blades and ceramic anilox rolls have been major factors in the move toward flexo. ...