Surface Prep

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Web Cleaning

Dyne Levels Part 1

Published: June 01, 2008

Surface energy is a fundamental property of solids and varies from low in plastics such as PE to high for glass and metal surfaces. Surface tension is

Joining to Advance Packaging

Published: June 01, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, MA Nano-Terra, a privately held company focused on the commercialization of industrial applications of surface chemistry, reports two technology

Treater Agreement Reported

Published: January 01, 2008

HARTLAND, WI Pillar Technologies and Empire Treater Rolls, Fishers, NY, have signed an agreement that provides Pillar worldwide distribution rights for

Improve Induction Sealing Productivity

Published: August 21, 2007

A new white paper from Enercon Industries explains the application variables packagers should look for when troubleshooting inconsistent induction sealing.

Polymag Tek Inc Receives CE Certification and Enters the European Market

Published: July 22, 2007

Polymag Tek, designer and manufacturer of contact web cleaning equipment, has received CE certification for its Narrow Web Cleaner (NWC) family of products.

Treat 'em Right

Published: July 01, 2007

Offset printer adds corona treating to its eight-color press and improves print quality on a new product line: in-mold film labels.

Spot Less

Published: April 01, 2007

There are several web cleaning technologies available for various converting applications, including static elimination, simple vacuum, multimodal, contact

Cut With Glass

Published: February 28, 2006

Energy bills getting you down? Cut costs by switching to glass-covered rolls for corona treatment.

What Static Can Do is Shocking

Published: January 31, 2006

Why is static electricity a concern to converters of moving webs? It can cause four problems.

This article analyzes existing ESD control standards and interprets them for RFID label converting. In addition, available static control methods in RFID converting are examined along with a case study for static control on an RFID tag insertion module for a narrow-web press.

Static is Gone, Price is Right

Published: September 30, 2005

As with any successful operation, there are challenges to meet and overcome. One such challenge Bison Bag has faced over the years is getting static electricity under control on several of its machines, especially some of the older bag machines.

Mastering RFID, Part 2

Published: September 30, 2005

This second of a two-part series covers development of an ESD protection program.

Model Mock-Ups

Published: November 30, 2004

Driving its equipment to unconventional new levels, Haney PRC creates model mock-ups.

Keeping it Clean

Published: October 31, 2004

Today's cleaning equipment requires a slightly higher degree of sophistication. "The days of the two-by-four cleaner are gone," Cannon notes. He adds the converter now has a number of alternative web cleaning solutions including air systems (suck, blow, or a combination of both), ultrasonic systems, and contact cleaners.