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

(Slit)

February 04, 2014, Should you change the acceleration time on your slitter/rewinder? Web handling expert Tim Walker offers the pros and cons I recently visited a converting operation where the slitter/rewinder was set ...

Maxcess Offers FIFE-500 Web Guiding System

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2014, The web guiding system, now available in expanded sizes, is said to be a low-cost solution for mid-web applications   OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | Maxcess, a global supplier of products and services for the ...

Davis-Standard Unveils New Website

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2014, With information on its 16 product areas, site is said to offer a broad range of information in a succinct format   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard announces the launch of its new website. Visitors ...

PC Industries Offers Upgraded Web Viewer

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

December 28, 2013, ... web viewers are easy-to-use systems designed with industrial, high-performance parts. These digital web viewers feature long-lasting, high-frequency LED lighting, reportedly making them perfect for high-speed ...

PPC Upgrades Its Website

(Carton Box News)

December 09, 2013, Said to offer easier access to data, including white papers on industry issues, government affairs documents, and industry benchmarking report samples   SPRINGFIELD, MA | The Paperboard Packaging ...

Web Lines | How the Open Loop Torque Control Sets Winding Tension

(Web Handling)

December 09, 2013, ... wound rolls. It would be great to be able to verify the system performance with a tension measuring roller. A feature of many slitter/rewinders, including this one, is a short web path from slitting ...

AIMCAL Web Coating & Handling & 2013 Charleston

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 30, 2013, After two days rest on return from the K-Show in Dusseldorf, I just attended and returned from the 2013 AIMCAL Web Handling & Coating conference in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina.  I have to say, ...

Webtech Labels Orders Grafotronic Re-Inspection Machine

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

October 29, 2013, Signed order for Pharma 380 R during Labelexpo Europe GURGAON, INDIA | After more than a dozen unidirectional label slitter/rewinders with inspection systems, comes the next step forward for Webtech ...

Jemmco Announces Web Cleaner

(News | New Products)

October 28, 2013, With a pre-sheeted adhesive roll, web cleaner is said to remove loose dirt and contaminants from a moving web   MEQUON, WI | Jemmco announces a new component style web cleaner that houses a JemmTac ...

What Mechanisms Cause a Web to Shift Laterally?

(Web Handling)

October 07, 2013, Web Handling expert Tim Walker identifies the five culprits that cause a web to move off centerline. A simple question with a not so simple answer. Let's start by narrowing down the culprits. If the ...

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 ...

NDC Products Aid Ion Battery Web Gauging Applications

(Coating/Laminating News)

September 07, 2013, New technologies are said to help manufacturers of lithium ion battery components achieve high quality on film extruders, coaters, and press lines   IRWINDALE, CA | NDC announces new on-line measurement ...

Montalvo Load Cell Controls Tension on Narrow Webs

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2013, ... web control systems, announces the XR, a new ribbon-width cantilever load cell designed to provide accurate and repeatable tension for very narrow webs.  President Ed Montalvo says, “This new X-series ...

Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 2—Transverse Direction Curl

(Web Handling)

August 26, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles three common sources of TD curl. Transverse direction curl is a little more difficult to understand than machine direction ...

Webex REM Slitter Features Automated Options

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2013, Suited for off-line or in-line applications, slitter/rewinder options include score, razor, and shear slitting   NEENAH, WI | The REM 4440 Series from Webex is described as a highly efficient turret ...

Flint Group Announces Narrow Web Awards

(Narrow Web)

August 05, 2013, The deadline is quickly approaching for entries using inks from Flint, with winners scheduled to be announced at Labelexpo Europe next month   PLYMOUTH, MN | Flint Group Narrow Web announces the ...

AIMCAL Offers Web Coating & Handling Conference

(Coating/Laminating News)

July 13, 2013, ... Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will host its annual Web Coating & Handling Conference, October 27–30, 2013, at the Marriott Charleston in Charleston, SC. The event begins with four optional half-day ...

Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 1—Machine Direction Curl

(Coating/Laminating)

July 08, 2013, In this first part of a four part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker discusses curl in coated and laminated products In this first part of a four part series on curl, web handling expert ...

Webex Carbon Fiber Rolls Have Custom Finishes

(News | New Products)

June 05, 2013, Outer layer is said to provide extra durability and to offer surface suited for special coatings   NEENAH, WI | Webex offers carbon fiber rolls with an extra-thick, outer epoxy layer said to protect ...

NDC Offers Web Gauging Systems

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

June 02, 2013, Tdi systems feature robust industrial architecture said to offer speed, reliability, and flexibility   IRWINDALE, CA | NDC offers the Tdi (Total Distributed Intelligence) web gauging platform, based ...