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Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... fers a high-tech melt pump system to maximize stability when processing sensitive materials. Davis-Standard supports applications for Alternate Polymer®, microbore tubing, multi-lumen and catheter tubing, e ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... gap take place more rapidly,” said Patrick Meinen, polymer dies product manager for Nordson. Another critical factor for ensuring product quality is the length of the lip land—the lip surface just before ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform with Bernal Industrial and Grupo Janfrex at Plastimagen Mexico® 2019

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2019, ... Polymer®, microbore tubing, multi-lumen and catheter tubing, endotracheal and tracheotomy tubing, radio opaque tubing, bubble tube, taper tube, pipette tubing and multi-layer tubing, among others. Turn-key ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... etc., or for the degree of functionality that they offer, for instance, sealability, barrier resistance, etc. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, ...

Gallas Label and Decal Produces Innovative “Love Notes” with Screeny Technology

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2018, ... layer ensures maximum print quality and consistency for ultra-fine lines, solids and relief printing. From the micro-mesh structure to the photopolymer layer, Gallus Screeny printing plates produce an ...

Nordson to Build Global Hub for Extrusion and Fluid Coating Die Business

(News | New Products)

November 02, 2018, ... brands will redefine the way that dies are built,” said John J. Keane, executive vice president in charge of Nordson’s Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) business. “Advanced manufacturing equipment will ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... industrial terms, extrusion is the pumping of a liquid through a die to yield the final shape desired.  The liquid forced through the die can be a polymer or a metal, such as molten aluminum.  This series ...

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, ... e in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consult ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... flight times the screw speed time the bulk density times 60 is the output per hour. The transition section is where melting theoretically begins, and contains both solid and liquid polymer.  In the metering ...

Nordson Adapts Extrusion Die Technology

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... die, it provides real advantages in important application areas,” says Scott Smith, business unit director for polymer dies. “It is a versatile die whose effectiveness has been proven in both monolayer ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... to not place undue forces on the polymer melt but narrow enough to distribute the flow evenly across the width of coating. The lip opening is the most powerful variable in coating because it is the only ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... ng is typically non-tacky molten polymers being cast onto substrates with a nipped roll and a large air gap. In extrusion coating, the coating head is directly fed from an extruder. Hot melt coating is typica ...

Static Beat | Static Control for Films with Conductive Layers

(Surface Prep)

February 26, 2018, ... Schell of the Eastman Kodak Co. for the successful development of process-surviving antistatic layers for motion picture films. These conductive layers are covered with insulating, polymeric layers that ...

MacDermid Announces Launch of Resins

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2018, Company adds to M System platform with MRC, LTS, and M Cap 45 liquid photopolymer resins for corrugated applications ATLANTA, GA | MacDermid Graphics Solutions reports the commercial introduction of ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... helor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical c ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ...  The use of polymer notes is growing and will benefit from holographic security features that will continue to reassure both central banks and the public about currency authenticity. Some of the holo ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, ... lds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a tec ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ...  hot roll winding cooling, and post-polymer processing density increases.   Mechanism 5: Partial Width CD Buckles Description—Lanes of CD buckling will form in the wound roll where the web or coatin ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ...  in the converting industry accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Leh ...

Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 05, 2017, ... egree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologi ...