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Hot Topics: Tension | Web Guiding | Winding/Unwinding/Rewinding | Materials Handling | Roll Handling | Rolls | Shafts | Heat Transfer Fluid | Trim Removal | Cores

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

Published: March 01, 2011
I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes to driving a web without slipping and scratching or to knowing you have control of the tension differential

Roll Cradles Made with Recycled Pulp

Published: March 01, 2011
Recycled Fiber Full Roll Perfed roll cradles are designed specifically for converters. Perforations at 20 in. and 40 in. on a 2440 in. full roll cradle

Bowed Roll Is Adjustable

Published: March 01, 2011
The Perma-Bow fixed bowed roll features an adjustable apex that helps converters achieve optimal web engagement and control over the web. Adjustable bearing

Apply Thin Coatings

Published: March 01, 2011
Coating rolls have as little as 1 micron TIR, allowing them to apply very thin coatings. Most coating rolls are also company's ThermEx heat transfer rolls,

A Honey of a Pallet

Published: February 15, 2011
Pregis Hexacomb, Deerfield, IL, introduces Hexacomb Billboard, an all-paper, honeycomb-based pallet alternative that incorporates an additional outer edge wrap.

Chucks Offered in Several Versions

Published: February 01, 2011
ShaftLok safety chuck modules are available with skew, lateral, and skew and lateral (combined) adjustments. Chucks are available in standard- medium-,

Web Lines: Don't Flip Out - It's Just a Web Flip

Published: February 01, 2011
The first time you see a web flip, you will wonder if you are looking at an M.C. Escher drawing. Escher was famous for his castles where you could walk

Nim-Cor Shaft Repair Video Now Online

Published: January 24, 2011
The NimCor airshaft repair process is now demonstrated in a video on the company's web site. Visitors are shown how to replace lugs and/or buttons and remove

Maxcess China Facility Receives ISO Certification

Published: January 19, 2011
Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for the web handling industry, has announced that its production facility in Zhuhai, China, has achieved certification to the ISO 9001 quality system standard

Produce Crepe Paper Rolls

Published: January 01, 2011
Model LS-MS-15 fully automatic log roll splitter for producing crepe paper streamer rolls is designed to be coupled directly with company's rewinder.

Web Lines: Blow Away Your Roller

Published: January 01, 2011
What can reverse the direction of your web without touching it? What can redirect a web's running angle or inclination with the tension losses of roller

Shaft Is Strong

Published: January 01, 2011
The HCRS expanding roll spool shaft is said to be less expensive but stronger and stiffer than heavier metal alternatives. The large-diameter shaft utilizes

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

Published: December 01, 2010
How do you make a measurable impact on sustainability in an industry such as converting? In actuality, converters don't have a tremendous say in the products

Idlers in Heat

Published: December 01, 2010
When idler rolls are used in elevated temperatures, there are many concerns. One is the expansion of roller metals especially the different rates of expansion

Coatings Add Many Characteristics

Published: December 01, 2010
Marathon hard flame sprayed coatings give rollers or parts any one of hundreds of different coating dimensions, including release and nonstick, corrosion

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