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help manufacturers and converters to improve process control, optimise coating quality and reduce their costs of coating onto thin films and other substrates. The new SpecMetrix systems can accurately and precisely monitor wet or dry coating thickness as low as 0.5
microns and can simultaneously monitor multiple layers of coating on or across a web at up to 20 measurements per second. This compares favourably with labour intensive and time consuming traditional methods to determine coat weights that face limitations when measuring thinner layers, individual layers of a coated film package or clear coatings applied onto clear substrates.
Lever Manufacturing Corporation (935) will be displaying the new Lever LS-7000 heavy duty, automatic single knife roll ICE USA. The Lever LS- 7000 is designed for converters that want to slit automatically a wide variety of materials such as tapes, foams, felt, foils, films, rubber, gasket material, textiles, fibreglass, polyester, leather and laminates on rolls with an outside diameter of up to 584 mm (23"). Coatema Coating Machinery (811) will showcase its machinery and services for the coating and laminating of flexible material ICE USA. It has recently tripled its production capacity in order to build, test and deliver custom made plants faster. Eurotech, an Arizona corporation, represents Coatema Coating Machinery in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Radiant Energy Systems (1106) has developed a new hot air flotation dryer that can heat and cure 100 percent solids silicone coatings on various papers and films such as PET, BOPP, LDPE and HDPE. The desired performance also included the ability to handle a variety of coating weights, substrate thicknesses and temperature ranges— all in an effort to run at optimum speed. Radiant’s solution is the model 6104, a three-zone flotation dryer system engineered to exceed all requirements for speed, efficiency, it is claimed. TS Converting Equipment/Elite Cameron (525) will be displaying the CW600 ‘low cost’, (pictured below) high performance slitter on the stand equipped with shear, razor and score slitting, differential rewind shafts; laser core and knife positioning. Built to UL standards the machine has the latest Allen Bradley digital AC drives, PLC and colour touch screen. The latest design and manufacturing techniques enable TS to issue a custom specification unit ready for delivery in less than 12 weeks. Slitter specialist ALS (1429) will be promoting its 425 S-Tec automatic roll slitter. This machine has already been sold to an existing US customer based in PA, adding to their previous order for a large diameter 600 Sibtec model. This compact 425mm diameter slitter is used to slit a wide range of materials including foam, rubber, graphite, technical tapes, pressure sensitive tapes etc. These slitters are also available in diameters up to 700mm and 2500mm wide. GEW (536) will feature its IW1 UV curing system at ICE USA. The UV curing unit is designed to process a range of products by optimizing reflector geometry, high UV lamp output, electronic e-Brick power supply modules, and cool running operation. In addition to curing printing inks, GEW offers the IW1 system for applications such as curing silicone
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release coatings, UV adhesives, laminates, lacquers and varnishes, as well as the decoration of glass, metal, plastics and textiles. Betacontrol (910) will present IndiTherm and IndiCam 100 products at the show. These products use infrared cameras to determine temperature differences as well as material thicknesses and weights. By offering 100 percent control of surface materials, higher processing speeds can be achieved. Enercon Industries (1035) will present a new atmospheric plasma surface treating technology at ICE USA. This system, called Plasma4, is the result of the company’s decade-long expertise in engineering and commissioning production grade plasma systems. Plasma4 benefits converters by adding value to engineered films, wovens and nonwovens by cleaning, etching and functionalizing surfaces. Beta LaserMike’s (1110) LaserSpeed encoder enables converters to accurately measure length and speed of product using non-contact measurement technology. While many converting plants rely on mechanical encoders or contact wheel encoders to control the length and speed of materials being produced on their lines, these methods are prone to measurement errors due to slippage or dirt build-up. LaserSpeed, however, uses no moving parts and is permanently calibrated so costly product over shipments or shortages can be avoided. The new 344 FP turret rewinder from Catbridge Machinery, (419) is designed specifically for flexible packaging applications. With claimed cycle times more than five times faster than conventional slitter cycle times, the Model 344 FP is said to reduce downtime and provides consistent high quality output. The model on show is most productive for repetitive, long run work where minimising downtime between cycles is essential. Several design features help to optimise performance of the Model 344 FP. Catbridge’s tabber and roll enveloper automate the cut- off, transfer, and tail tie of multiple webs, thus reducing cycle times. A new core placement system expedites precise core setups. Patented knife placement systems greatly reduce knife setup times and significantly improve cut accuracy, consistency and repeatability. Technological improvements such as a new idler and driven roll design allow for much faster rewind speeds.
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