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 cambered webs, roller surfaces and troubleshooting, along with … [Read more...] about Fifty years of web-handling mistakes (Part 3): Camber webs, roller surfaces & troubleshooting
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Engage, network, innovate at premiere PACK EXPO Southeast 2025 in Atlanta March 10-12
PACK EXPO Southeast 2025, debuting March 10-12 at the Georgia World Congress Ctr. in Atlanta (GA), is not just a showcase of cutting-edge packaging and processing solutions—it’s also a gateway to building meaningful industry connections. With more than 110,000 net sq ft of exhibit space, the nearly sold-out show floor will feature 100s of the latest manufacturing innovations to … [Read more...] about Engage, network, innovate at premiere PACK EXPO Southeast 2025 in Atlanta March 10-12
Double E Group partners with Netherlands’ Dotec for materials-handling solutions in North and South America
Boston, MA-based Double E Group, a leading provider of web-handling and converting solutions, sets up an exclusive partnership with Dotec, a renowned Netherlands-based manufacturer of ergonomic materials-handling equipment (see above). Through this collaboration, Double E Group will become the sole distributor of Dotec's innovative solutions across North and South America, … [Read more...] about Double E Group partners with Netherlands’ Dotec for materials-handling solutions in North and South America
Some thoughts on naming and classifying web-handling defects
By David R. Roisum, Ph.D., principal, Finishing Technologies, Inc. “If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things.” —Confucius Introduction We had a big problem in web handling. That was that some words, such as telescoping, had many aliases including scoping, coning, shooting and so on. Worse yet, the same word could be used … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on naming and classifying web-handling defects
Applying smart technology for splicing, roll-change productivity on coating and laminating lines
By R. Duane Smith, process mgr.-Web Handling and Specialty Winding, Davis-Standard LLC Introduction Consistent unwind splicing and winder transfers are paramount to high productivity on all web-substrate processing lines. This especially is true when manufacturing quality flexible-packaging materials on extrusion coating and lamination production lines. In addition, … [Read more...] about Applying smart technology for splicing, roll-change productivity on coating and laminating lines