Blades

Rotary Screen Printings Contribution to RFID

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... to print either the etch-resist or the silver ink. It has a distinct advantage over flatbed, which requires a back-and-forth movement. The doctor blade has to pass over the screen to fill the mesh openings ...

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... lines now feature trimless edge slitter station with a lower blade that faces upward toward the inner show. Film "walks" down the blade, pulling tension on the film and reportedly making a better cut. Dimpled ...

Cal Poly Recognizes Max Daetwyler

(Archive)

December 26, 2004, Max Deatwyler Corp., a manufacturer of doctor blades and precision equipment for the printing industry, received recognition from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, for its donation ...

Narrow Web New Product Digest

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, Narrow web new products from: AB Graphic Intl., KTI, Dover Flexo Electronics, and Omet. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Laser-Cut Labels with No Tools AB Graphic Intl., East Yorkshire, ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... or shear blade. Slitting is provided by score, razor, or shear cutting. Options are available for perforating, rewinding, and stacking. PFFC-ASAP 409 Wind Large Rolls Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, Narrow web new products and materials from: AB Graphic Intl., KTI, Dover Flexo Electronics, Omet, ICI Imagedata, Dow Corning, Flink Ink, AET, Decorated Paper, Sherwood Technology, and Mitsubishi Plastics. ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... it is not resolublized easily. As a result, doctor blade wiping of water-based inks is not the same as that of solvent-based inks. In the solvent-based inks, the land area is dry before the engraved ...

Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... All three conventional slitting methods (razor, crush, and shear) require the freshly fractured edge to drag along the blade's flank as it passes downweb. The side load and relative motion during contact ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... said to be challenging, too. Suppliers include Lexan and Nor-Cote Intl. Fighting Anime Label Technology Inc., Merced, CA, fights through stiff competition to take first place honors for Capcom's “Blade ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... flow channels of the die, eliminating areas of stagnation. In addition, because the deckle consists of multiple, independently adjustable blades, it can be used to fine-tune the edge profile of the polymer ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Gidue S.p.A, Turate, Italy; +39 02 9668181; gidue.com The ATR automatic turret rewinder includes a dancer-operated tension controller, a slitter unit, a “Banana Roller,” a blade-cutting device, and a ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Reduces Wrinkles Battenfeld Gloucester, Gloucester, MA, USA; 978/281-1800; bge.battenfeld.com Blown film lines now feature trimless edge slitter station with a lower blade that faces upward toward the ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... is particularly good at finding streaks. He says the system is “very good at finding very small doctor blade scratches in non-print areas,” which are almost impossible to see with the naked eye. He indicates ...

A Touch Above

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  The US manufacturing operation features an 80-in. coater, custom built by Raflatac, and numerous state-of-the-art automatic slitters, featuring high-speed automated blade settings. The company coats ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... or shear knives develops when one blade pushes down while the other pushes up. Unlike compressive stresses, the up and down forces don't oppose each other directly but are exerted along different planes ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... sharp blades of the scissors cross at an angle and cut. To achieve this, material force is applied on the handle, and as the angle of the junction of the two sharp edges closes up, the cutting takes place. ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... accurately measure those ingredients? Ink Drawdowns—Has the ink been drawndown using the same volume anilox we will use on the press? If you use a ceramic anilox with a doctor blade on the press, you ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Interface. Doctor Blade Cuts Roll Damage Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA; 508/830-9606; flexoconcepts.com Company offers a 0.020-in. polyester blade material designed to replace steel containment blades ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Said to offer attractive pricing and short lead times, it handles a wide range of packaging materials. The slitting section is easily accessible and allows good visibility of the scissor or razor blade ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... is being offered to interested users in exchange for a no-fee confidentiality agreement. Blades Score High in Tests Specialty Blades, Staunton, VA, USA; 800/252-3371; enduriumblades.com Company announces ...

Software Upgrade for SCRAP TRAKKER Version 5.0

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2004, Tescusil-Corr is said to be a suitable food grade release lubricant for Corrugator Razor or Thin Blade slitting tooling. Adhesion of starch on the flanks Tescusil-Corr is said to be a suitable food grade ...

A Century Salute

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... progress in flexo-graphic envelope printing. For instance, they brought in things like reverse-angle doctor blade technology, and they've improved our ability to offer our customers enhanced multicolor ...

Journey Bound to Success

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... knowledge vacuum. This leaves an unbalanced number of rookies who have yet to develop desirable skills and habits, says sales and leadership specialist Bill Blades, “due to their minute amount of time ...

FFTA Sponsors Hands-On Narrow Web Press Operation March 25 - 26, 2004

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2004, ... maintaining quality, color matching, metering and doctor blade adjustment, setting dies, and safety principles. FFTA says it developed its Basic Flexographer classification to provide recognition for ...

FFTA Sponsors Hands-On Narrow Web Press Operation March 25 - 26, 2004

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2004, ... maintaining quality, color matching, metering and doctor blade adjustment, setting dies, and safety principles. FFTA says it developed its Basic Flexographer classification to provide recognition for ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... rules is manufactured to stringent tolerances, offering peak cutting and perforating performance, company reports. Line includes multiple blade heights, multiple bevels, standard and long life, and standard ...

Uteco to Debut New Flexo Press and Gravure Products at Drupa 2004

(Flexpack)

January 27, 2004, ... rolls; this feature, reports the OEM, allows for speedy and easy job changes. "Innovations include a new style adjustment-free doctor blade—enabling both blade and end-seal change without the use of tools—as ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... of materials, including vinyls, mylars, reflectives, application tapes, nonwovens, and more. A positive-locking chuck system and steel alloy blade ensure a clean, accurate slit, says company, adding convenient ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... in the machine direction, it necks-in — becomes narrower — resulting in an accumulation of material on the edges. By adjusting the relative positions of the internal deckle blades, processors can minimize ...

Mixing It Up

(Archive)

November 30, 2003, ... of in-line mixers are available: static and dynamic. A static in-line mixer provides a tortuous path through fixed blades or chambers, whereas a dynamic in-line mixer utilizes powered impellers to achieve ...