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August 31, 2006, ... Cleveland, OH; 216/524-8800; www.cmccontrols.com Company announces a quick-ship program for the MDM-5000 high-energy brushless servomotor, reducing product lead times from weeks to a few days. Said ...

LABELEXPO new product digest

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August 31, 2006, ... and conformability, says company. Help maintain print registration and allow high-speed die-cutting and stripping. Films are topcoated for superior ink adhesion and can be converted using offset, screen, ...

MarquipWardUnited Wins Control Design 2006 Innovation Award

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August 29, 2006, ... plastic and foil, and can cut short sheets as small as 11 inches long. The sheeter includes brushless, high-torque, knife-cylinder motors combined with low-inertia knife cylinders to reach high cutting ...

Mecmesin Sells to U.S.

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February 05, 2006, ... network. New entries into the U.S. market include Mecmesin's MultiTest-x range of integral console-controlled test systems, a newly designed set of digital force gauges, and higher capacity twin column ...

Are You Rough Enough?

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January 30, 2006, ... that has high roughness (and usually hardness, too). We know if we push the hard, rough object against the to-be-scratched object and work the surfaces back and forth against each other, the soft material ...

New Products

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December 30, 2005, ... is supplied with redesigned software to provide a higher level of performance. All also offer additional industry-standard communication protocols. Silver Ink Offers Brilliance Eckart America, Painesville, ...

New Products

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November 29, 2005, ... Aids LLDPE Clarity Ampacet, Tarrytown, NY; 914/631-6600; ampacet.com Product 102286 high-clarity slip antiblock for LLDPE films eliminates the loss in clarity that often accompanies antiblock use by ...

The Converting Relay Race: Part II

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August 30, 2005, ... option since it can start as early as the second roller from the unwinding roll and doesn’t require web twisting. The nimble displacement guide beats out sidelay when the inertia from high roll mass and ...

The Converting Relay Race: Part 1

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July 30, 2005, ... from the shaft or chucks. When the torque applied via the shaft is high, the shaft or chuck needs to have a friction or keyed coupling that can transmit that torque. (We’ll go into what torque is needed ...

New Products

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July 30, 2005, ... offers 40% greater treatment capacity. Company says a higher discharge output can reduce the number of electrode assemblies required; reduce web direction and height dimension; create better station “fit” ...

New Products

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June 29, 2005, ... Said to be highly resistant to corrosion and electrically conductive, nickel sleeves act as an interface between the printing cylinder and flexible printing plates. Company reports better handling is possible ...

PRINT & CONVERTER 05 New Product Digest

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June 29, 2005, ...  The XLjet Premium ink jet printer features higher frequency printheads than previous models in the series. Said to combine high performance with high productivity to deliver a fast ROI. Available in widths ...

Concave Rollers Pros & Cons

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June 29, 2005, ... at high speeds and low tensions. Apply the tape to build up the roller diameter on a percent basis, targeting a buildup equal to 1–3x the stretch of your product. If you need to build up the tape more ...

New Products, Part 2

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May 30, 2005, ... colors with four-color images or photos by using a special ICC profile that harmonizes the higher densities required when printing ECP, leaving photos in their natural state. Cure with Lower ...

Drawing Conclusions: Part II

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May 30, 2005, ... films, applying too much tension will stretch the product beyond its elastic limit. Even high-modulus materials such as polyester or steel will be best handled in draw control when their temperature weakens ...

New Products

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April 29, 2005, ... NJ; 973/328-1850; convertech.com Company has re-engineered its differential shaft design to accommodate more advanced tension control and higher shaft speeds. Shaft reportedly will not wobble, slip, or ...

New Products

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February 27, 2005, ... quality as higher priced model. Recycle Large Portions Erema North America, Ipswich, MA; 978/356-03771; erema.net T-DD (double disk) technology is a new configuration of company’s recycling system ...

Why Tension?

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January 30, 2005, ... crossweb tension variations. Since these cross-web factors easily can create lanes of tension 3x–5x higher than the average tension, normally I recommend using a tension setpoint of 10–20% of the web’s ...

Web Tension 101

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November 29, 2004, ... which is a function of tension and web guiding. When tension is too high, webs will stretch in the machine direction and compress in the cross machine direction. This narrowing of the web width can ...

The Harms of Harmony

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November 29, 2004, ... and high-speed side of the gearbox. Reduce speed harmonics of poor shaft alignment, shaft deflection, and coupling backlash by minimizing your drive train. Change from a line shaft to individual servo ...