Blades

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... or slitter blade. If you are stripping a layer of laminated material from a base layer, label matrix from a release liner, for example, a fair amount of web tension may be necessary for the stripping operation.” ...

Marina King Hired as First Director of Sales at Leverwood Knife Works

(News | New Products)

February 21, 2024, Leverwood Knife Works, a leader in custom, precision-ground industrial blades and brand of EDGE Industrial Technologies, hired Marina King as director of sales. Leverwood Knife Works, a leader in custom, ...

Pro Tapes: Cutting Edge Converting Solutions

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 10, 2024, ... off system for converting thicker substrates Recipe job PLC storage Key Features of Our G&A RTA600: 1,800mm wide fully automatic turret rewind slitter, score and razor Automatic score blade ...

Single Source Solutions for the Press Room

(Slit)

February 08, 2024, ... you minimize downtime by up to 75% and increase productivity, while limiting waste of inks, substrates, and production time. Provident offers custom doctor blades and end seals fit for your application, ...

Double E Group Debuts New Appleton Side Load Slabber for the Converting Industry

(News | New Products)

February 05, 2024, ... of slabbers. The Side Load Slabber is a self-enclosed, semi-automatic circular blade solution that dramatically increases the safety and efficiency of slabbing operations. “The Slabber line from Appleton ...

Automating Flexo Closer to Digital

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 21, 2024, ... reduce expensive ink costs. An automatic wash-up system removes residual ink from the complete inking system including doctor blade chambers, anilox sleeves, connecting hoses, pumping hoses and filter ...

New Cutter Sharpening Service Returns Lundberg Cutters to Like New Condition for Maximum Productivity and Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 16, 2024, ... systems, introduces the AirTrim Cutter Sharpening Program (ACSP) which returns Lundberg cutters to like new condition. Sharpening worn cutter blades increases efficiency and productivity while minimizing ...

Danny Kasper New Regional Sales Manager at TGW International

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... Works, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of custom precision-ground industrial blades, and another EDGE brand. Kasper will utilize his nearly 20 years of sales experience, including in the food ...

Pearl Technologies Launches eCommerce Website

(News | New Products)

October 18, 2023, ... it has launched a new ecommerce website.  The new website, which can be found at https://shop.pearltechinc.com, features more than 200 of Pearl’s most popular products including punches, blades, air ...

Leverwood Knife Works to Showcase Cutting-Edge Machine Knives at MD&M Minneapolis

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2023, ... MinnPack and Plastec. Exhibiting at Booth 3838, Leverwood is excited to launch its precision ground knives for flow wrap packaging applications. Leverwood is laser focused on high-quality blades that ...

Flexo Wash Introduces New Updated Parts Washer for Narrow Web Clients

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2023, ... units are designed to wash all of the press parts from narrow web presses. They wash ink trays, doctor blades, aniloxes and other removable press parts.  These cleaning systems are effective on all types ...

EDGE Industrial Technologies to Bring its Three Industry Powerhouse Companies to Pack Expo 2023

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 31, 2023, ... CEO of EDGE Industrial Technologies. “Whether you’re looking for hole-making products to cutting-edge industrial knives and blades, each of the EDGE companies offer leading innovations and unmatched expertise. ...

Provident, LLC Welcomes Rob Reinhart as Technical Sales Representative for the Northeast United States and Canada

(Uncategorized)

August 22, 2023, Provident, LLC, a leading distributor of press room products including Doctor Blades, End Seals, and Cleaning Chemistries Provident, LLC, a leading distributor of press room products including Doctor ...

Walnut Packaging Inc. Invests in an Often-ignored Way to Improve Packaging Productivity: A New SOMA Pluto Slitter

(Flexography)

August 03, 2023, ... area where printers/converters can be more efficient is slitting. The Pluto III.2 slitter/rewinder with automatic knife/ blade positioning and automatic laser core guiding ensures quick and precise knife ...

Leverwood Knife Works Announces $3 Million Plant Expansion, Doubles Capacity

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2023, ... increased production and reduced lead times for our line of custom and standard industrial knife blades.” The company has set up a laser cutting and laser welding cell, and also a precision grinding ...

Thin and Accurate is Slot Die Coating Standard

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2023, Roll-to-roll slot die coating has become the industry standard for extremely thin and extremely accurate coating. By Scott Zwierlein, Coating Engineer, FRONTIER – a Delta ModTech Company Roll-to-roll ...

The Feat of the Foam

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

May 07, 2023, ... applications. There are multiple factors that can cause the aeration of your aqueous coatings during production. Ink pumps, doctor blades, end seals and anilox rolls are often the top culprits of foaming ...

EDGE Industrial Technologies Announces New Vice President of Sales and Global Vice President Marketing

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2023, ... for Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions and Simonds Saw in Business Development and Marketing Management roles.  Eric is a graduate of Dartmouth College.  “We are excited about the possibilities Rocke and ...

Totani

(Uncategorized)

April 30, 2023, ... machine to lessen the effect of radiant heat. Automatic film direction blade adjustment to compensate for any film repeat variation. Special coated seal bars to prevent film from sticking. Seal prevention ...

A New Slitter

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 23, 2023, ... whether the film is laminated or complex, printed or unprinted, adapting to both the width of the reel and the weight of the substrate. Automatic knife/blade positioning can ensure quick and precise knife ...

US-Based Converting and Printing Innovator EDGE Industrial Technologies Expands Platform Offerings, Eyes New Acquisitions

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2023, ... to the future, doubled Leverwood’s capacity. Moving forward, EDGE is continuing the focus on US-made quality and delivery. The company is now also better suited to take on more custom industrial blade ...

Reducing the Occurrence of Ink Spitting

(White Paper)

March 14, 2023, What is Ink Spitting? What is Ink Spitting? Ink spitting is caused by a buildup of ink on the opposite side of the blade, which then leaks out from the blade or contact point, creating teardrop shaped ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... a formal documentation system to insure required checks are being done each shift. Use proper PPE when cleaning or handling slitter blades, anvils and cutoff knives. Audit how operators thread up the ...

Small Pack Color Communication

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2023, ... can be obtained using the gravure printing head with RK Print Coat Instruments K-Laminating accessories, which includes a rubber covered bed and wired K-Lam bars fitted in place of the doctor blade assembly ...

A&V Canada Completes Asset Purchase of Flexo Consumable Business from Grimco

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, ... ULC. provides an extensive portfolio of flexo prepress equipment, materials and new technologies. Some of the product offerings include XSYS, 3M, Tesa, Lohmann, Adheso, Toyobo and doctor blades and seals ...

Flint Group revolutionises food label and packaging printing with launch of sustainable UV LED Dual Cure ink

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2023, ... ANCORA F2 delivers better press performance for long runs in chambered doctor blade systems. Furthermore, these inks provide enhanced adhesion to a wide range of substrates, such as coated and uncoated ...

Leaders in Converting Solutions

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... for converting thicker substrates Recipe job PLC storage G&A RTA600: 1,800mm wide fully automatic turret rewind slitter, score and razor Automatic score blade positioning Automatic turret ...

SOMA releases next-generation Venus III.2 and Venus III.2-Turret, slitters

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2022, ... electronic platform of precise control, increased safety, and boosted efficiency with energy savings. Venus slitters deliver exceptional productivity with automatic knife/blade positioning to ensure quick ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(Coating/Laminating)

November 13, 2022, ... substrate. This gap can take several forms including between two rolls or a roll and another metering device such as a knife blade. In certain cases the gap between the two members is used to pre-meter ...

The Pros and Cons of Flexo vs. Gravure Printing

(Print)

October 16, 2022, ... with good repeatability. The gravure printing process also involves the transfer of the ink to the substrate from the depressions in the engraved surface. A blade removes excess ink prior to contact ...