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- Who Likes Film?
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... and creasing problems. Films are not inherently more prone to wrinkles and creases, but since films usually are thinner and baggier than the material they replace, they will be relatively more prone to ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... Laminates Although the development of wide-format digital printing technology brought welcome growth and new application areas, the market for self-adhesive graphic arts materials is entering the mature ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... from joint programs involving in-house and outsourced resources. Teams of chemists, materials scientists, and process engineers are needed to ensure products under development meet performance, quality, ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... scheduled for February 14–18 at the Fiera Milano New Exhibition Complex Rho Pero in Milan, will be an all-inclusive event featuring materials and solutions for the packaging industry; packaging technology, ...
- Web Tension 101
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, Typically, tension is measured in PLI (pounds per linear inch) in the US. If you know PLI and you want to know total tension applied to the web, multiply PLI times the width of the material in inches. ...
- Aniline printing - 100 Years Later
- (Flexpack)
- November 29, 2004, ... dyes. Although the earliest use of aniline printing can be traced to 1860, the first patent for an aniline press was issued in 1908. Material Science Flexography evolved from a primitive printing process ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... packaging solution comprising an automatic cartoning machine, a novel package design, and a specially developed board material. The targets of the concept are the pharmaceutical industry, contract packagers, ...
- New Product Digest, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... data on raw material consumption by the extruder at the rate of one update every 0.5 sec. High-speed responsiveness makes control applicable even in extrusion lines where there are frequent ramp-down/ramp-up ...
- Mechanics of Tension Control, Part II
- (Archive)
- November 29, 2004, For this basic tutorial in the mechanics of web tension control, tension is defined as the force applied to a continuous web of material in the machine direction. For this basic tutorial in the mechanics ...
- Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... cause abrasive wear of both web and blade, creating a dull blade and slitting debris. Which materials create the most debris? Slitting brittle materials generates the most debris. Think about the difference ...
- thePLACE
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... Flexibles, Mark Montsinger of Bryce Corp., Eric Koch of C&H Packaging, and Tom Dunn of Printpack, Inc. Each person addressed what they would like to see in innovations in raw materials and converting equipment. ...
- What's New in Narrow We
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... Materials Film Suited for Cut-and-Stack Applied Extrusion Technologies/AET, New Castle, DE; 302/326-5500; aetfilms.com CSL 231-125 OPP label film for container decoration is called an alternative ...
- 10 Tips on Antiwrinkle Rollers
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... experience that their process or the quality of their input material requires antiwrinkle rollers before slitting, coating, laminating, winding, and other nipping process steps. Getting a baggy web through ...
- Products, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... and brakes and Sofstep magnetic particle clutches and brakes are said to provide accurate, continuous tension and process control for web processing, packaging applications, material handling, and more. ...
- Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, New products from: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), Anderson & Vreeland, Benz Materials Testing Instruments, Capitol Converting Equipment, Creo, Elsner Engineering, Eltex-Elektrostatik, Enfocus Software, ...
- Spartanics New Web Portal Provides Purchasing Guide for Converters
- (Archive)
- September 26, 2004, ... for flat stock material should make a note to return to spartanics.com periodically to see what is new and how it can help build [a more profitable] package printing operation." Learn more about Spartanics ...
- Can This Lamination Be Saved?
- (Magazine)
- August 30, 2004, ... revolution. This doesn't seem like much, but at 100 fpm on a 4-in.-dia roller, this adds up to 0.6 in./min of extra material in the bottom web. When two webs have low or no bond, this extra material ...
- Fischer & Krecke to Demo Web-Based Maintenance System Flexpress View at K 2004
- (Archive)
- August 28, 2004, ... within 540 feet (180 meters), thus generating an exceptionally minimal amount of waste material," adds the manufacturer. Flexpress Motion, adds F&K, is a simple and cost-effective system that contributes ...
- The Signs of Shear Wrinkle
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2004, ... of the material. The unfortunate matter caught in the middle will be sheared. Shear wrinkles are caused by web bending and the resulting stresses, whether the bending is created by misaligned rollers, ...
- Investing in Success
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2004, ... facility with world-class equipment, the company also has made investments in operator safety, with a key piece being Tilt Lock's Tip Lift material handling equipment. CEI was the first to use this version ...