Roll Handling

In the Spotlight: PennPac Invests in Expansion

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2020, ... converters, brand owners, co-packers and other businesses using flexible packaging films. The company provides custom slit roll stock film, inventory management programs, and resealable zipper closures. ...

Spinnaker Coating Partners with Neenah Performance Materials to Launch ENDURA Inkjet Durable Paper

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2020, ... Durable Paper to its water-based inkjet product line. “Spinnaker is thrilled to have partnered with Neenah to launch this new product,” said Joel Ulrich, roll product marketing manager. “The features ...

Eaglewood Technologies Offers Anilox Solutions

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2020, ... Sitexco Laser Systems. Leasing and financing options are available for all systems. If you prefer to leave cleaning to the experts, Eaglewood Technologies offer XPressTM Roll Cleaning in your facility ...

A Remedy for CD Buckles

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2020, ... is a roll defect, technically called CD buckles. It’s when your roll feels like a washboard as you run your fingers around the surface, bump, bump, bump. Good for old-time cleaning your clothes by the ...

TS Converting Equipment Ltd (Elite Cameron) and Focus Label Machinery Ltd Launch New Flexo’ Machine with In-Line Hot Melt Coating

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2020, ... on an NDC measurement system. This totally integrated solution is controlled using a Schneider PLC, with servo drives for perfect registration and tension control throughout. “We partnered with Focus ...

Signode Introduces New Label Application System

(News | New Products)

July 12, 2020, ... smart sensing controls, the LDLA-500-V2 reportedly achieves precise label placements, maximizing productivity for high-speed operations. Servo-controlled label dispensing ensures wrinkle-free application. ...

AIMCAL ACTIVITIES

(AIMCAL)

July 12, 2020, ... is open for the annual AIMCAL R2R (roll-to-roll) USA Conference, scheduled to take place October 18-21, at the DoubleTree by Hilton at the entrance to Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. The meeting will ...

Static Control for Flexographic Printing

(Flexography)

July 05, 2020, ... pad with the pattern to be printed. This flexible pad, which is wrapped on a roller, prints by pressing against the web. An anilox roller delivers ink to the pad from the ink supply. The limited amount ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... a product’s shelf life through controlled OTR, WVTR, aroma, and more.  In addition, developments have been made to increase packaging production volume, enhance package sealing properties, and allow packages ...

Vetaphone Opens Test Lab to Refine Productivity and Develop New Products

(News | New Products)

June 28, 2020, ... run tests under controlled laboratory conditions prior to committing to the expense of commercial production.  The same facilities are available to ink, lacquer, and substrate manufacturers too, each of ...

TagG Informatique, a European Reference in Direct Marketing, Reconfirms Confidence in Xeikon

(News | New Products)

June 28, 2020, ...  Both companies reportedly have innovation and development in their DNA. While TagG was working on the development of a specific controller to support unique features, Xeikon delivered a front-end that ...

Vived Management Releases the New Hot Tack Tester

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2020, ... measure the heat sealing properties of heat sealing packaging materials in an accurately controlled environment. It could be the ideal instrument for producers of raw materials, packaging material manufactures, ...

Smurfit Kappa Replaces EPS Frozen Food Packaging With Sustainable Paper-Based Alternative

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2020, ... wanted an alternative solution that would not harm the environment. While the majority of existing temperature-controlled food packaging solutions depend on using EPS due to its insulation properties, ...

First Complete Remote Installation of a Comexi Laminator During COVID-19 Pandemic

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2020, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, has remotely installed multiple machines in response to the increased production ...

Rising to the Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2020, ... (PPE), and more – all while creating new, safe working environments for their employees. American Roller In these unprecedented times, American Roller is proud to be a trusted and dependable supplier ...

Windmöller & Hölscher to Host Virtual Expo

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2020, With mainstay trades shows such as drupa and interpack postponed, Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) will be taking exhibits planned for those shows directly to customers’ computers around the world in the company’s ...

Non Woven Cutter Operates at Speeds of up to 300 Cuts per Minute

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2020, ... minute, the use of air at the cutter and the vacuum transfer roll allow the unit to handle lightweight and flimsy stock at higher operating speeds. The unit is equipped with a stationary bed knife/rotary ...

New Lids for The Collective are a Recipe for Success

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2020, ... our brand,” said Holly Pink, product controller from The Collective. “We are delighted to see our printing technology being used so successfully for The Collective brand,” said John Chadwick, managing ...

Simco-Ion Updates the IQ Easy Sensor Bar to Include Charge Monitoring

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2020, Simco-Ion has updated the IQ Easy Sensor Bar so that it now is capable of monitoring Charging Applications. Simco-Ion has updated the IQ Easy Sensor Bar so that it now is capable of monitoring Charging ...

PolyKote Announces New Semi-Stock Offering

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2020, ... rolls on the shelf, ready to slit to your exact requirements.  45 in. masters can be custom slit to your needs and will ship in a minimum of five day.  Because of the limited shelf life, lead times may ...

New Coating Technology Providing Real Solutions in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 07, 2020, Flexible packaging is one of the most diverse industries in the world with products that are used every day, by millions of people By William Bradley, Business Development at American Roller Flexible ...

Rol-Tec Purchases Axis Machine Co.

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2020, ... and the Axis operation will remain in Green Bay. Axis Machine is a high precision grinding company for metal rollers and machine parts used in flexographic printing, paper making, industrial, and coating ...

Evergreen Packaging Releases TruSpec® Coated Inkjet Papers

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2020, ... paper basis weights ranging from 45 lb. – 60 lb., and roll widths from 18" – 50+". Collaborating with HP on ColorPRO Technology provides commercial printers and publishers with an opportunity to expand ...

Davis-Standard’s Packaging Solutions Deliver Consistency and Quality

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, ... waste, stub roll capability and to minimize tail length. Extruder packages offer gauge control and uniformity while allowing flexibility with extruder configuration and screw design. Coaters and laminators ...

Belgian Company Invests for Added Quality, Productivity and Sustainability

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a manufacturer of waterless offset plate technologies, reported that the Belgian printing company Coldset Printing Partners (CPP) has invested €35 million to update ...

GN Thermoforming Installs New Machines with WhatsApp Messaging Platform

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2020, ... servo-driven, roll-fed thermoforming machines for the production of plastic packaging, has come up with a novel way to install new equipment and train operators at its customers’ sites. The company has ...

Labeling Productivity: Overcoming Common Obstacles

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2020, ... For example, labels can be finished on rolls for quicker removal. Engineers can also convert preprinted labels on the production floor to print-on-demand: blank labels that are printed by thermal printers ...

Addressing Adhesive Build-up on Blades

(Slit)

May 06, 2020, ... scrap due to the rolls being glued together. Luckily, there is an alternative to this. Through many years of experience and working side-by-side with our customers in order to offer them a solution to ...

Flexo Wash Announces Virtual Demos

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... things a little differently than before. The Flexo Wash Demo Center is open and fully-operational for plate washing, liquid and laser anilox roll or gravure cylinder cleaning and parts washing. The company ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... roll is dependent to a large extent on the accuracy of tension (closed loop tension control procedures and taper tension) and other web control mechanisms. In applications that involve a drying tunnel, ...