By Steve Lange, managing member, ProcessDev LLC Increased availability of sensors and data provides new opportunities to improve quality and process reliability in converting processes. This three-part series covers the process of effectively leveraging data while avoiding pitfalls. Part 1: Preparing for a Converting Process Data Project covered the necessary actions to … [Read more...] about Leveraging data in converting processes: Part 2
2021 Quarter 2
Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 2
By Dermot Monaghan, Victor Bellido-Gonzalez, Tommaso Sgrilli, Patrick McCarthy and Lara Maroto Diaz of Gencoa, Ltd., and Oihane Hernandez-Rodriguez of Fundación Tekniker, Eibar, Spain A novel human coronavirus that now is named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 (formerly called HCoV-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and now is causing the … [Read more...] about Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 2
Avoiding 50 years of web-handling mistakes: Dancers & guides (Part 1)
By Ron Lynch, president/owner, R J Lynch & Associates After almost 50 years involved with web-handling and consulting, I have seen a few mistakes. I must confess, for the first 15 years, I was an untrained hack and made many of them myself. Here are some of the mistakes I have seen and made as they relate to dancers & accumulators, as well as web guides, along with … [Read more...] about Avoiding 50 years of web-handling mistakes: Dancers & guides (Part 1)
Dynamic Reverse Pulsing 2.5: Solving critical roadblocks in thin-film coating technologies
By Craig Rappe, field applications engineer-Industrial Coatings at Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Thin-film coating professionals struggle with a variety of issues in reactive sputtering. These include the need to reduce process temperature for heat-sensitive substrates; power level limitations due to heat, material and current; and anodes that “disappear” in high … [Read more...] about Dynamic Reverse Pulsing 2.5: Solving critical roadblocks in thin-film coating technologies
New optical measurement methods for in-line measurement of web coatings on paper & film
By Eric J. Reber, technical dir.-Mahlo America, Inc. The in-line measurement of thin coatings on paper and film continues to challenge manufacturers, especially as performance tolerances and requirements tighten. New measurement techniques have been introduced recently which focus on thin coatings and employ optical measurement techniques to provide accuracies down to 0.01 … [Read more...] about New optical measurement methods for in-line measurement of web coatings on paper & film