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Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... for inspecting and measuring engraved cells on rotogravure cylinders and anilox rolls. Allows production operators to control quality accurately and easily, says mfr. Equipped with Rollscope and CCD color ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... ways for more efficient machine control and better communication. Converting has come a long way from the days of labor-intensive machine setup. With the help of automation, physical material measuring ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, ... sales for Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, NC, says one of the most significant developments in the past 18 months has been the emergence of echotopography, an accurate and repeatable method for measuring ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ... similar testimonials from technicians. "People using it in the field have said they enjoy the unit's targeting features, because they know what particular part of the printed web they're measuring. They also ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... in. and widths of 60 in. wide and speeds of 1,000 fpm. A comparably sized solvent line would likely incorporate multizoned ovens, perhaps measuring 100 ft in length; both thermal and cooling stations; ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, If you surface-treat your materials (and it's very likely you do), you should be up to date on methods for measuring the level of treatment.As a growing If you surface-treat your materials (and it's very ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... explains Durante. "One side might be bright and the other dim unless we have precise control over thickness. Until a year ago we were measuring coating thickness using a snap gauge, but that is very inconsistent ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

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July 31, 1996, ... designed color scheme that is characteristic of Dutch production facilities. The quality control laboratory - ISO-qualified - is equipped with tensile testers, gas chromatographs, and other measuring instruments. ...

Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

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April 30, 1996, ... beta gauge measuring system was added to a coating line to measure the thickness and moisture content across the web. It also allows the operator to change the process as needed to achieve a uniform coating ...

New measurement technology improves web control.

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January 31, 1996, ... area of measuring the web tension. If tension is not controlled, product quality and plant productivity almost inevitably will be affected. Distortions in a material that has been stretched as a result ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... and a measuring cycle that can be observed by the operator. The installation consists of eight MP90 controllers and M8BO measuring elements mounted on 5- or 10-gal ink containers. (Lally Pak uses solvent-based ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

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November 30, 1995, ... available is the RST Plus Surface Measurement System, in which a second measuring mode has been incorporated. This mode, called phase measuring interferometry, extends the resolution of the system down ...

Cups developed for viscosity measurements

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February 28, 1995, ... or for calibrating process viscosity-control equipment. The cups were developed to optimize the precision of viscosity measurements made by measuring the time required for fluid to drain through an orifice ...

Video system measures on microscopic scale

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February 28, 1995, The FT[Angstrom]200 is a flexible optical and video system for laboratory use in measuring contact angle, absorption, wettability, surface tension and The FT[Angstrom]200 is a flexible optical and video ...