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Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, Establish a proven, effective protocol to maintain your solution delivery system, then train operators, mechanics, and engineers to follow it to the letter. Establish a proven, effective protocol to ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2016 Forum and INFO*FLEX

(Print)

February 01, 2016, ... to reduce the effects of roller mass, bearing friction, web speed changes, and entrained (boundary layer) air. These technologies are said to allow Martin to continue offering reliable and creative zero-speed ...

Plastic Technologies Issues Study on Coffee Capsules

(Flexpack)

January 25, 2016, ... being met in the most cost-effective way possible.” PTI says the other significant finding from the research is that the way in which the capsule’s individual structural components are assembled to create ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... effect, Domino's digital cold foil solution is based on real metallic foil to provide a higher quality finish and enable the use of security and decorative holographic images within the foil.    ETI ...

Show Preview | CPP Expo 2015 Adds 3D Printing Pavilion

(Trends/Management)

July 29, 2015, ... and is described as durable, affordable, easy to operate, and very cost effective. The cutter is equipped with a Microcut 15-in. touch screen, which is a computerized backgauge system that can improve ...

Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2015, ... material costs, a process engineer looks at reduced scrap and reduced incoming raw material usage. Utilizing less adhesive for the same effect is a common approach. However, thinner coatings can run into ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... Elite Cameron range of core cutters, slitting and rewinding machines, and coating and laminating machines. Company will show the new CW800 slitter, a cost-effective solution for converters that require ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... said to be a durable, cost-effective replacement for foil in a typical paper/PE/foil/PE packaging structure. In addition, company adds, it is well suited for use as the inner barrier web of a tri-lamination ...

Market Research | Emerging Technologies for Packaging Innovation

(Trends/Management)

November 24, 2014, ... presses meet the needs of current customers. Meanwhile, 61% indicated that they have made investments in technology to more effectively handle short runs. However, the group also admits to faster time-to-market ...

ICE USA 2015 Bringing a Full Conference Program

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2014, ...  11:30 - 12:00 p.m.—A Cost Effective Method for Increasing Converting Machine Productivity Joe Martin, Qualitek Solutions, Inc. Winding 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.—Selecting an Unwinds and Unwind Splicers ...

Optimization of Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

October 16, 2014, ... associated with turning these raw materials into an effectively and efficiently produced item. Whether you are looking to develop an improved tape, label, battery, or optical film, understanding and optimizing ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

September 22, 2014, ... and tail occur for reasons of typical start and stop phenomenon (crossweb caliper control, velocity gradient, pressure gradient, and volumetric flow). EDGE EFFECTS When the anode or cathode is coated ...

Fighting Viscous Forces to Improve Fluid Coating Success

(Coating/Laminating)

September 17, 2014, ... occurs more easily, while higher numbers show resistance to flow. This concept provides understanding of the stress relaxation time and the effect of flow resistance to defect formation. With an understanding ...

Unilux Adds Handheld Strobe Light

(Controls)

September 04, 2014, ... capabilities, we can now provide an effective tool for product quality improvements and machine maintenance.” The unit features an adjustable flash rate from 300–50,000 flashes/min, internal and external ...

Dissipation Time for Wound Roll

(Static-Beat)

August 25, 2014, How long must we wait for static to dissipate from a wound roll sitting on a concrete floor? I received an interesting question. A wound roll of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) has high ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... inspects print applications that incorporate holographic foils and other special effects for both brand image and supply chain security. Also premiering are two exclusive new narrow web flexo press control ...

On Print | Are You Cured? Proper Cure Is Up to You

(On Print)

June 22, 2014, ... is only effective if it responds to cure level. Perhaps one day you can have in-line monitoring, but in the meantime you are dependent on preventive action—checking the process, lamps, certificates of ...

On Print | Measuring Print Quality Within and Across Platforms

(On Print)

February 19, 2014, ... 1). These are combined into a score for the print reflecting the performance of the press at that time. Furthermore, by running structured experiments, the effects of key parameters on press performance ...

Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... the full effect on the final product. While coating can develop proper fluid placement and adherence, curing models provide insight into defect analysis that goes beyond placement of the fluid on the substrate. ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... the scale-up to understand what the effect of process and product variables are to the final product outcome. As an example, take a Newtonian fluid, a polymeric shear thinning fluid, and a shear thickening ...