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Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... (management systems); and EFI Fiery Digital Embossing (The Future of Print).    Empire Rollers & Coatings (Booth 4917)  will show examples and provide details about how its coatings and rollers can ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ...    AccuWeb Introducing its Smallest Web Guide AccuWeb (Booth 837) will introduce the EVO 150 web guide control, a 24 VDC controller featuring 150 watts of power with the ability to control brushed ...

Web Lines | The Case of the Missing Pacer

(Technical Reports)

July 07, 2014, How can a system with only two slipping torque elements control speed? I recently visited a converter that had a rewinder with no apparent direct-driven pacer roller. The unwind had brake torque control, ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... flow disturbances, inhomogeneities in the fluid, or uncontrolled air flow may still cause coating defects. Defect formation may be connected to raw material variation or equipment instability. Everything ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... In order to understand the mechanisms for defect formation, you have to understand the fundamentals of the inputs. Substrates may have a surface energy that causes dewetting, rolls may be out of round ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... minute amounts (less than 1 part/million/year). The pharmaceutical-grade elastomer/metallized PET/PET structure of the liner combines mechanical performance (more consistent sealing) with a controlled ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, ... holograms are producing advanced optical security devices, which combine ease of recognition benefits with significantly enhanced resistance to counterfeits, enabling products to be controlled through ...

Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times

(Slit)

February 04, 2014, ... including the one that was running on this slitter, wrinkle much more at low speed. At higher speeds, air lubrication reduces the web-to-roller traction, reducing the ability of a roller to shift or gather ...

Splicing | Nonwovens Converter Opens New Markets

(Nonwovens)

November 18, 2013, ... was to reduce downtime caused by manual roll changes and the consequent waste they created. After researching the market, negotiations were opened with Martin Automatic and a MBS butt splicing unwind ...

MTi-Polyexe Reduces Downtime, Improves Quality

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2013, ... interview at their headquarters in Brentwood, Jeff Marean, plant manager, and Herve Beauregard, production supervisor, discussed how the company has realized significant cost savings and improved roll ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4

(Web Lines)

September 23, 2013, In Part 4 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker explains how TD variations in equipment or web properties affect roll structure How do transverse direction variations in equipment ...

On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... For completeness, there will be some discussion of product off grand format roll-to-roll and flat bed printers, as well as a few words about Landa Nanography. Seven finishing-related processes may follow ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... Indigo's WS6600 press. Also introduced will be the next generation of AVT's PrintFlow print quality database. PrintFlow 2.0 features an upgraded user interface, a new roll map display, and expanded production ...

Maxson Sheeter Designed for Low-Volume Work

(Carton Box News)

July 20, 2013, MSE short-order sheeter will convert rolls to 64 in. wide with compact footprint and dual-motor drive   WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. offers MSE sheeter. for converters of specialty ...

Trends | The Future of Package Printing

(Print)

July 17, 2013, ... technology allows for direct-to-plastic printing prior to thermoforming. The technology uses specialty heat-tolerant inks that dry instantly when applied to roll-fed plastics, yet remain malleable during ...

CEMSA & OMET Choose Martin Automatic on New Cup Press

(Carton Box News)

April 29, 2013, ... top speed of the MBX is 243 mpm). The maximum web width of this particular MBX model is 670 mm (minimum 335 mm), and it can handle 1828 mm diameter rolls that weigh up to 1135 kg. The system uses an inertia-compensated ...

T.W. Parkers Installs Gallus Flexo Presses

(News | New Products)

March 14, 2013, ... for ease of operation, sleeve technology on each station for the loading and unloading of print cylinders and anilox rolls. Its modular platform design concept allows for flexo and screen heads to be switched ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 2

(Technical Reports)

February 18, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles tension control from the first to the final lap of the winding roll Understanding winding, roll defects (e.g. tin-canning), ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... and patented Instant Diameter Change System. The machine automatically cuts and advances the cores with precise accuracy within +/- 0010 in. All settings can be controlled by an intuitive LCD touch panel ...

Maxson Offers Accumulating Festoon

(News | New Products)

January 20, 2013, ... of downline processes, thereby maintaining accurate sheet length. The system provides a closed loop tension control for the roll stand, accommodating immediate speed changes that company says would otherwise ...