Roll Handling

Roll Stand System

(Archive)

October 24, 2006, The pre-engineered XP Express roll stand system from Davis-Standard is equipped for the full range of sheet and packaging applications, including capabilities for laminating, solution coating, auxiliary ...

Automatic Roll Change

(Magazine)

August 14, 2006, Web Exclusive Large converting machines may have as many as two or more unwinds besides the rewind. In such a machine, the operator will be kept quite busy just changing rolls, if operator intervention ...

Harper Donates Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

June 24, 2006, Harper Corp. of America has donated four Platinum XLT anilox rolls to Centro de Investigacion Grafica Juan Gutenberg, a nonprofit education institution. PRESS RELEASE CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox supplier ...

Suction Cups for Paper Handling Equipment

(Archive)

June 10, 2006, Anver Corp. has introduced a full line of rubber vacuum suction cups for use in sorting and collating machines, inserters, printing, packaging, and other paper handling equipment. PRESS RELEASE HUDSON, ...

Ready to Roll

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, Inventive materials are serving challenging applications in both wide and narrow web markets. What's new for your product line? New Materials DocuCheck Ghost artificial watermark ...

The Pressure of Winding Rolls

(Magazine)

April 26, 2006, Too much pressure inside a roll means more wound roll problems. Too little pressure inside a roll has its own negative effects. Worse still is having both high and low internal pressure occuring at the ...

AIMCAL's Applied Web Handling Conferenc

(Archive)

April 09, 2006, The core subject matter for AIMCAL's Applied Web Handling Conference, taking place May 7-10, 2006, includes exceptional and innovative web handling techniques, equipment, design, materials, and process ...

Deflecting Nip Roller Problems?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, What causes nip roller deflection? How can you compensate for nip roller deflection? Web Lines X ’em out! Nipped rollers are vital to many web processes, including coating, laminating, embossing, calendaring, ...

Harper Donates Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

January 18, 2006, Harper Corp. of America has donated five Platinum XVR anilox rolls to Kewaunee High School in Kewaunee, WI. PRESS RELEASE CHARLOTTE, NC—Harper Corp. of America has donated five Platinum XVR anilox rolls ...

Converting Rx: Bowed Roller Dosage

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, Last month we picked up our prescription for bowed roller and read the instructions and warning label. But what's in that bottle? How do we know we have the right dosage of bowed roller? Let's combine a ...

Converting Rx for Bowed Rollers

(Web Lines)

October 30, 2005, At the top of my list of converting controlled substances: bowed rollers. Let’s read the “Directions for Use” fine print on the bowed roller bottle. Web Lines In pharmaceuticals, certain drugs are controlled ...

Concave Rollers Pros & Cons

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, Got some nasty wrinkles on a roller? Some tape here, some tape there—wrinkles be gone. Adding tape collars or bands to a cylindrical roller just under each of the web’s edges turns a cylindrical roller ...

Fasson Roll North America Granted ISO Certification

(Archive)

June 18, 2005, The Fasson Roll North America div. of Avery Dennison Corp. received ISO 9001: 2000 registration for all 19 facilities in the U.S. and Canada after more than a year of work. PRESS RELEASE PAINESVILLE, ...

Get Out of the Scroll Business

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Curl will kill your product. How do webs end up curly? Let’s go over the top causes and consider how to eliminate them. Web Lines Whatever happened to scrolls? Scrolls were good business until about ...

Nordmeccanica Technology Supports New Dupont/Von Roll Isola USA Laminator Production Line

(Archive)

February 03, 2005, Nordmeccanica’s technology is behind the Duplex Combi Horizontal 1700 laminator, the machine supporting the start-up of a new laminator production line by DuPont and Von Roll Isola USA to support DuPont ...

10 Tips on Antiwrinkle Rollers

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, have a name that implies a cure to your problem. But as with most remedies, read the Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, ...

Martin Automatic Says Its Roll Changers Reduce Waste and Downtime for Narrow Webs

(Archive)

July 01, 2004, Martin Automatic says its booth at Labelexpo Americas 2004 (booth #810) will showcase two complete roll-changing systems for non-stop production on narrow web, roll-to-roll processes. PRESS RELEASE  ...

International Web Handling Conference Organizer Calls for Papers

(Archive)

June 24, 2004, Sponsors of IWEB2005, the Eighth International Web Handing Conference (slated for June 5-8, 2005, at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA) are calling for abstracts. PRESS RELEASE STILLWATER, ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

(The Place)

May 30, 2004, The chill roll surface layer and design have important technical influences on extrusion coating and cast film processes. Email the author(s) at tannebaum@schoch-hartchrom.com Application: The chill ...

American Roller Adds Company

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, UNION GROVE, WI American Roller Co. has acquired Plasma Coatings, a manufacturer of thermal and release coatings. American Roller's Arcotech plant, located UNION GROVE, WI — American Roller Co. has acquired ...

When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose

(Archive)

March 31, 2004, ... line to stay on track, keep your rollers and equipment sections parallel. If sequential rollers are not parallel, the upstream and downstream rollers will fight each other. When rollers fight, the web ...

Trim- and Scrap-Handling System Manufacturer Precision AirConvey Breaks Sales Record

(News | New Products)

December 11, 2003, Precision AirConvey is located at: 210 Executive Drive, #6, Pencader Corporate Center, Newark, DE, USA 19702; 302/999-8000; get-facts@airconvey.com NEWARK, DE, USA—Despite the tough economic times over ...

Just Rolling Along

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, Optimize production rates and control costs with a rolling ring linear driver system. Multi-speed, direct braked reversible motors. Valves and solenoids. Gear head assemblies. PLCs and other complex ...

Standardizing Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, Streamline your anilox roll inventory to increase your bottom-line profits. Let's face it. In a time when business is being lost over the smallest margins, we must look at every part of the system, ...

Avery Dennison Adds SynCarta BOPP to Fasson Rapid-Roll Line

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2003, Avery Dennison Corp. reports it's enhanced its Fasson Rapid-Roll product line with SynCarta synthetic media. According to the manufacturer of pressure-sensitive technology and self-adhesive solutions for ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ...  One key to quality wound rolls is the winding nip. The winding nip is a roller, driven or idling, that remains in contact with the winding roll throughout its buildup. The winding nip has many aliases, ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... president of Novaflex (novaflexinc.com), “gravure presses were over-engineered and expensive. For a time the trend was toward a system in which the trolley was removed automatically and reinserted. Today, ...

Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, The column in this space last month discussed color in adhesives and coatings with emphasis on avoiding color during the manufacture of the products. The column in this space last month discussed color ...

Enercon's ELF Roll Designed for Thin Film Converter

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2003, Enercon Industries Corporation reports the development of ELF—Enercon low friction—roll specifically designed lighter weight film substrates. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI, USA—Enercon Industries Corporation reports ...

Roll Technology Corporation Partners with Grupo Zoica

(News | New Products)

November 17, 2002, Roll Technology Corporation reports it has established a manufacturers'-representative sales agreement with Grupo Zoica, Mexico City, Mexico. GREENVILLE, SC, USA—Roll Technology Corporation reports it ...