Information on recent developments, press releases and current events of interest to the Converting industry.


Heat transfer rolls from Webex offer precise heat transfer control

INNO-LOK® Pre-zipped Film - An Innovation in Zipped Packaging

Portable Moisture Meter for the Paper Industry

Complete Rotary Union Reconditioning Program

Glenro Offers New Capabilities Brochure

The Season for Static Electricity

Implementation on C.I. Flexotecnica Presses

Flexotecnica's Tachýs

Water-Cooler UV Curing System Ideal for Metal Decorating on Flat Sheets

Model BSP-901 NIR or RF Moisture Control System

New Glenro Fume Oxidizer Efficiently Destroys Multiple VOCs

Control Module Takes Guesswork Out of Static Control

Pick and Place Air Feed with printer for chipboard or corrugated sheets

Bag Palletizer uses newest technology

Full Pallet Transfer Control Gives Full Support

Pneumatic Waste Removal Systems
By Jeffrey C. Damour


The Origin and Cure of Wrinkles in a Running Web
By Adam C. Bell, ScD - Yorkshire Industries


Tension Control 101
By John Volpe, Dover Flexo Electronics Inc. project engineer


Important Web Tension Terms

Typical Running Tensions

TYPICAL RUNNING TENSIONS 
for selected web materials
 
 
PAPERBOARD 8 pt. 3.0 lb.
12 pt. 4.0 lb. 
15 pt. 4.5 lb
20 pt. 5.5 lb.
25 pt.  6.5 lb.
30 pt. 8.0 lb
PAPER 
based on 3000 sq. foot ream
15 lb. 0.4 lb.
20 lb. 0.5 lb. 
30 lb 0.75 lb.
40 lb. 1.25 lb
60 lb.  2.0 lb.
80 lb.  3.0 lb. 
100 lb 4.0 lb
per mil per inch of width
ACETATE  0.5 lb.
FOIL/Aluminum  0.5 lb.
FOIL/Copper  0.5 lb.
CELLOPHANE 0.75 lb.
NYLON 0.25 lb.
POLYETHYLENE  0.12 lb. 
POLYESTER (Mylar)  0.75 lb. 
POLYPROPYLENE  0.25 lb. 
POLYSTYRENE  1.0 lb. 
SARAN 0.15 lb
For laminated webs, sum the tensions for the individual webs and add 0.1 lb. per inch of width.



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