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Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... stand, a measurement of the incoming web relative to the stand is available. However, if the sensor is installed to the fixed machine frame the relative position between the web and the stand would be ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... food packaging legislation worldwide, but it has also been independently tested by Beta Analytic, the world leader in carbon-14 measurements, to prove the high level of environmental sustainability. REDESIGN ...

Leader in Advanced Sensing and Control Solutions

(Web Handling)

February 06, 2023, ... and sensor range up to 960 mm or 37.8” make it ideal for multiple applications such as web guiding, edge sensing, web width measurement, thread counting, flag detection, splice detection, registration ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... reliability, helping to reduce waste and operating costs.  Industries such as flexible packaging, paper, film, foil and converting are their specialty. Investment in a new tension measurement system ...

Global Leader in Quality Assurance Systems and Web Guide Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

January 23, 2023, ... solutions. Our product portfolio allows customers to combine web guiding, color measurement, surface inspection, video web inspection, register control, process automation, 100% inspection and coating ...

Solutions for Silicone Release Coaters

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ...  The intuitive user interface allows users to easily define recipes, including scan speeds and sub-second measurement settings, advanced roll reporting, and raw data logging for traceability and audits. ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... or take direct measurements with load cells or in line force transducers. Please consider safety when documenting nip load on a commercial winder. Torque Torque is the force that can cause an object ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... pressure gauges or take direct measurements with load cells or in line force transducers. Please consider safety when documenting nip load on a commercial winder. Torque Torque is the force that can ...

FTA Reveals FORUM 2023 Session Details

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 10, 2023, ... tape best practices, employee training and retention, color measurement to flexographic essentials, and a widescreen look at the industry’s past, present and future, FTA’s FORUM 2023 has a schedule packed ...

Maintaining Static Control Three Ways to Lock in Good Performance

(Surface Prep)

January 01, 2023, ... Eroll will be less than ±2 kV/cm (±5 kV/in). Use a non-contact electrostatic voltmeter to measure Vwind, which is a sensitive verification measurement of all upstream static control devices. With good ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, ... tab. A minimum of seven radial positions are recommended. It is recommended to use the same person to document interlayer pressure as this technique can be dependent on who takes the measurements. In ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, ... be dependent on who takes the measurements.  In both cases, one can convert the pull tab force to pressure by conducting a calibration experiment. Cut a cube of material away from the wound roll you ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(Coating/Laminating)

November 13, 2022, There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating thickness. By Bob Pasquale, President, New Era Converting Machinery There are many methods currently available for online ...

Maximizing Labor, Time and Safety with Slitter Rewinder Automation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 09, 2022, ... intervention. Digital knife positioning – By using a digital operator, knife positions are saved in a file recipe database and a digital tape measurer shows the correct position. No manual measurement ...

Fresh-Lock Closures Showcase Sustainable Flexible Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO International

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 28, 2022, ... changing sustainability measurements, and increasing consumer demand, sustainability in today’s packaging industry is growing more complex,” said Brad Hansen, president of Presto Products specialty businesses. ...

Imageworx completes Miraclon Certification Program for KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2022, ... quality flexo plate production. The certification process is also supported with comprehensive data measurement and analysis. Jeff Toepfer, President of Imageworx, said: “What is vitally important to ...

Three Ways the Pulp and Paper Industry Can Benefit from NIR Technology

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 05, 2022, Instant Near Infrared (NIR) moisture measurement facilitates more efficient labor, higher quality and better pricing on inputs, product and shipping Instant Near Infrared (NIR) moisture measurement ...

SOMA to demonstrate at K 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 31, 2022, ... Setting) system for automatic job setting, a unique off-line solution that combines the advantages of a plate mounter with fully automated device for plate topography and register measurement. Changeover ...

Quality Control Starts with Prepress

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

August 28, 2022, ... data for inline spectral color measurement. Color, density or tone values are usually entered manually, or imported as CxF files. The systems can immediately provide detailed color image information with ...

Achieving Quality and Controlling Costs for Silicone Release Coaters

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2022, ... forth across a moving web, and the scanner transmits measurements to a console box and industrial touchscreen computer where real-time data displays as a graphical cross direction and machine direction ...