Foil
- 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 ...
- Contract Slitting Directory Test
- (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 ...
- Contract Converting Services Directory
- (Uncategorized)
- February 12, 2012, ... foils and fabrics. • • • • • Ilamco; Celra, Spain; Pau; +34 972 49 43 08; www.ilamco.com | Company Buyers Guide Listing | Customized equipment for ...
- Printers’ Resource Dene Taylor Strengthens PFFC Masthead
- (Yo's Yarns)
- February 07, 2012, Dr. Dene Taylor joins Paper, Film & Foil Converter as a new expert resource for printers on PFFC-online.com and the brand's E-Clips e-newsletter. Paper, Film & Foil Converter’s website visitors and ...
- Suppliers Sign on to CPP EXPO
- (News | New Products)
- February 02, 2012, ... the I-X Convention Center in Cleveland, OH, reports the following companies have signed on as exhibitors: All Foil, Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, Atlas Converting N.A., Blower Application, Dalmec, efi, ...
- Data Sheet Outlines Montalvo Indicator
- (Controls)
- February 01, 2012, The i4-HD indicator interfaces with various servo drives and is compatible with most semiconductor strain gauges GORHAM, ME | The Montalvo Corp. is offering a free data sheet on a new tension indicator, ...
- H.B. Fuller Offers New Laminating Adhesive
- (Adhesives)
- January 20, 2012, ... for high-performance processes ranging from snack pouches to boil-in-bag applications, system’s formulation is said to deliver excellent appearance and adhesion to a range of substrates including foil, ...
- China-based Meikei Printing Buys Second OMET Flexy Press
- (News | New Products)
- January 17, 2012, ... it in action at Labelexpo Asia 2011. The press has ten flexo stations, two cold foil, and in-line die-cutting. This purchase comes after MEIKEI’s success with its 2007 purchase of an OMET Flexy S machine ...
- Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls
- (Web Handling)
- January 12, 2012, ... be a simple delamination process. Pull on the top layer of a roll of paper, film, foil, or even sticky tape, and it should not require much force to dispense a desired roll length. Blocking is the failure ...