Foil
- Flexco Installation Tool Aids Material Handling
- (News | New Products)
- April 02, 2012, ... plate sizes and make installation and virtually error proof. Tool can be used by any converter of paper, film, foil, paperboard, or nonwovens who use belt conveyors in their material handling process. ...
- Judges Announced for IMDA Awards
- (Label/Tape)
- March 26, 2012, ... & editorial director, PFFC | Paper, Film & Foil Converter The 2012 competition will recognize the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. The winning entries ...
- Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print
- (Carton Box)
- March 26, 2012, Eliminate the extra mounting step by printing or foil stamping directly on thick SBS board from vertically integrated Lamitech. With razor thin margins and fierce competition in the industry, converters ...
- Coating Matters | Battery Coating Technology
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 25, 2012, ... a coating production run is very important. So what can a battery manufacturer do to improve efficiency? Because the final structure of the battery allows for a single foil to have slurry coated and ...
- Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 08, 2012, ... SC, bequeathed its Peter Rigney* Product of the Year Award on March 11th to Unifoil Corp., Fairfield, NJ, for a series of smokin’ hot cartons for Camel Menthol, Camel Bold and Camel Crush cigarettes from ...
- drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products
- (Carton Box)
- March 08, 2012, ... for digital printing. On the sheetfed side, the company will feature Luxor/Alufin KPS-OP, a new cold foil for sheet-fed UV offset printing. Kurz will show holographic continuous foils produced without ...
- ETITEC Adds 10-Color Press from OMET
- (News | New Products)
- March 05, 2012, ... X6 combines in-line a few additional capabilities—cold foil, delam/relam, print on reverse, and booklet—that make it competitive in the printing of short and medium runs of difficult jobs on different ...
- Gralex Unwind Stands Allow One-Person Changes
- (News | New Products)
- March 04, 2012, ... of paper, paperboard, plastic film, foil, and other roll materials from 18–to 39 in. wide to 72 in. in dia and roll weights from 3,500 lbs (for 18-in.-wide rolls) and 7,600 lbs (for 39-in.-wide rolls). ...
- Open House to Showcase Omet’s Carton Press
- (Carton Box)
- February 28, 2012, ... The main features of the Varyflex installed at Pragati are a flexographic platform machine with the facility for rotogravure, cold foil, and a silk screen cassette in every position of the press. It ...
- Flexo Printing | Colbert Packaging Installs Nine-Color Primographic Press
- (Flexography)
- February 28, 2012, ... format options for customers, and it can print both water-based and ultraviolet inks. It also features cold foil and HoloCure technologies for producing metallic and holographic effects on package surfaces. ...
- PPC Welcomes Tap Packaging as New Member
- (Carton Box)
- February 27, 2012, ... specializes in foil stamping and provides product line management services. “We’re thrilled that Tap Packaging has joined the PPC family,” says Ben Markens, president of PPC. “With their broad range ...
- WHQuiz Answer #4 - Load Cell Roller Advantages
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 4: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a tension load cell roller has over a dancer roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 4: Tension Control ...
- WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, ... Many people believe successive draw zones require stepped increases in speed to maintain tension. This is true for viscoelastic materials, such as cookie dough, but not for most paper, film, and foil ...
- WHQuiz Answer #6 - Roller Alignment
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 6: Rollers - What is a reasonable specification for roller alignment in mm/m, milli-radians, or mils/in? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 6: Rollers - What is a reasonable specification for ...
- WHQuiz Answer #7 - Large Diameter Rollers
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 7: Rollers – Which rollers in a process will likely have the largest diameters? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 7: Rollers – Which rollers in a process will likely have the largest diameters? ...
- WHQuiz Answer #8 - Nipped Driven Rollers
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 8: Traction – When is a nipped roller needed on a driven roller separating two tension zones? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 8: Traction – When is a nipped roller needed on a driven roller ...
- WHQuiz Answer #9 - Nip Uniformity
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement ...
- WHQuiz Answer #10 - Laminate Curl
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 10: Laminating – If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase or decrease the top layer pre-laminate tension? ...
- WHQuiz Answer #11 - Intermediate Guiding
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 11: Guiding - For automatic guiding in the middle of a process, which is preferred – A steering type guide or a displacement type guide? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 11: Guiding - For ...
- WHQuiz Answer #12 -Web Tracking
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 12: Web Tracking – In a vertical span, which will cause the web to track off center more, a roller tram or level error? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 12: Web Tracking – In a vertical span, ...
- WHQuiz Answer #13 - Web Wrinkling vs. Speed
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 13: Wrinkling - If you see wrinkles at low speeds, but the wrinkles go away at higher speeds, what is the most likely reason? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 13: Wrinkling - If you see wrinkles ...
- WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 15: Wrinkling – If a roller is deflecting into a bowed shape due to gravity, which direction is it best NOT to approach that roller if you don’t want to wrinkle: vertically from above, ...
- WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 16: Spreading - Name a spreader or anti-wrinkle roller that does NOT have a rubber surface? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 16: Spreading - Name a spreader or anti-wrinkle roller that does ...
- WHQuiz Answer #3 - Dancer Roller Advantages
- (Web Handling)
- February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a dancer roller has over a tension load cell roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control ...
- AGI-Shorewood Technology Makes Packages Shine
- (Flexpack)
- February 20, 2012, ... freedom to apply highly reflective packaging design elements. Uses an in-line process to offer a cost-effective alternative to metallized polyester, metallized transfer, or hot foil stamping. Reflective ...
- WHQuiz Answer #1 - The Right Tension
- (Web Handling)
- February 20, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz1: Tension Control - How do you determine the target web handling tension for a give product in units of force or force per width? Answer... WebHandlersQuiz1: Tension Control - How do ...
- Tim's Web Lines Blog Starts NO
- (Web Handling)
- February 20, 2012, ... was working on updating my Web Lines column archives and was surprised to discover this month marks the tenth anniversary of my column for Paper, Film, and Foil Converter. To celebrate this milestone and ...
- On the Road Again!
- (Yo's Yarns)
- February 16, 2012, PFFC editors will be on the road, starting with Converters Expo followed by the Intl. Sleeve Label Conference, and then CPP Expo. Looks like PFFC has a few road trips lined up for the near future. ...
- Contract Coating and Laminating Services Directory
- (Uncategorized)
- February 14, 2012, ... • • 90 90 65 90 90 Unifoil Corporation Fairfield, NJ Joe Funicelli This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...
- Contract Slitting Directory
- (Uncategorized)
- February 14, 2012, ... Guide Paper Film Foil Nonwovens Razor in Air Razor in Groove Crush/Score Sheer W/Common Shaft Top Knives Sheer W/Independent Top Knives 3 Inches ...