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Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, ...  Infeed Quality | The infeed must be able to absorb the temporary tension spike or disruption resulting from the hard stop. Typical applications for tailgrabbing would be general folding carton work ...

Web Lines: Blow Away Your Roller

(Web Handling)

December 31, 2010, 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 What can reverse the direction of your web without ...

Expanded Content

(Print)

December 31, 2010, ... simplifies the process by automating complex tasks. DiBona says they were also impressed with the web tension and, subsequently, the registration capabilities of the Servo 3000, which make the equipment ...

Produce Variety of Pouch Styles

(Bag Pouch)

December 31, 2010, ... modular design to adapt to differing conversion needs and to process both laminated and coextruded films. Servo technology enhances processing in tension control and real seal time control. Offers a fully ...

Reflections on Deflection

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

November 30, 2010, ... tension, and nip loads will tilt the out cuts inward, leading to weave or full roll collapse. A solid steel shaft will have the lowest deflection, but it also will weigh you down (2 lb/in.). Many shafts ...

Rotoflex Opens New R&D Center in Toronto

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

November 10, 2010, ... like ProE 3D, Eagle, and others. This move is an extension of recent technology launches including the Genesis advanced control system and the updated Vericut digital finishing solution, further establishing ...

Control Open Loop, Dancer Applications

(Tension)

October 31, 2010, The Spyder Plus compact tension control adds the ability to control open loop applications, has advanced features for dancer applications, and provides The Spyder Plus compact tension control adds the ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... include web cleaners, steering, tension, static control, and temperature control. The material characteristics to be measured include surface energy and substrate manufacturing data. The issues (typically ...

Web Lines: Q&A on Roller Deflection

(Web Handling)

October 31, 2010, ... away from the supported end. A roller supported from both ends will have maximum deflection at the center of the roller. What causes roller deflection? Gravity, tension, nip loads, and intentional ...

Web Lines: Web Length per Roller Revolution=?

(Editorial)

September 30, 2010, ... only to 99%. If you want to accurately estimate the feed rate, you need to consider other factors, including the effects of web thickness, web tension, nipping compression, and rubber covering elongations. ...

Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ...  Maintain film tensions within the range for good conveyance to minimize static. If the tension is too high, the contact pressure between the film and roller surfaces is higher than necessary, which ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... Faustel's PerfectStart winder auto-splice technology, the elimination of idler rolls in the drying oven, controlled cooling of the sensitive foils after drying, and the improved tension control made possible ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... of the coating solution and the shear rate sensitivity Solids concentration Surface tension of the coating solution Surface tension and physical quality of the substrate This data should be kept ...

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

(Flexpack News)

September 27, 2010, ... precise control of web and winding tension.   In recent years, Atlas has increased sales of primary & secondary slitter/rewinders for BOPET film. Atlas also has a range of secondary slitter rewinders ...

Compact Display Simplifies Powerful Web Guiding

(Web Guiding)

September 20, 2010, ... introduced web guiding technology to the industry in 1939. Today, along with MAGPOWR (tension control) and Tidland (slitting and winding), they are part of a family of companies that represent technology ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... eliminate waste of substrate, ink, solvent, energy, machine time, and labor costs, while significantly accelerating changeover times and improving quality. The press also is equipped with F&K's Extension, ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ... accuracy, line speed accuracy, tension control, and wound roll precision (http://pffc-online.com/web_lines). These process functions were to be controlled by the machine’s Human Machine Interface (HMI). ...

Laminator Has Web Guide Control

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2010, A 40-in. laminator for foil features a 24-in. product unwind and an 18-in. adhesive unwind, both with Micro 1000 electronic web guide control systems A 40-in. laminator for foil features a 24-in. product ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... Booth 158, will show the UHS range of slitter/rewinders. They come with an excellent tension control system via AC vector motors with closed loop pulse feedback. Beta LaserMike will demonstrate its ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ...  High Definition Corona Treaters Polymer films used in the laminating process generally are chemically inert with non-porous surfaces and low surface tensions. Each film type has an inherent surface ...