Tape & Functional Film Expo Converting takes centre stage
The Tape and Functional Film Expo next takes place on 21 - 23 March 2023 at the RAI in Amsterdam. With just under six months to the show those who wish to walk the show are now able to register. Make sure you register before the New Year, and you’ll gain an early bird access price.
ape and Functional Film provides all sectors of the industrial tape and functional film supply chain a unique opportunity to network face-to-face with leading suppliers and high yield end-users. Insights, innovations, research and development, education, and thought leadership discussions will be provided by peers from around the world at our technical conference.
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Converters are really part of the heart of the supply chain, bridging the gap between end users and manufacturers. Therefore it was vital to us that we secure some places for these machines at Tape and Functional Film Expo.
There will also be exhibitors from both manufacturing supply chains, including, but not limited to, chemical providers, adhesive and resin suppliers, adhesive and non-adhesive tape manufacturers, functional film manufacturers, testing services, coatings, machine manufacturers and parts suppliers will be showcasing their services and products to the entire supply chains plus a host of end user buying sectors attending from automotive, medical, electrical, retail, construction, white goods, HVAC, agriculture, electronics and semiconductors, renewable
energy/energy storage, printing and packaging. Converting is a process that involves transforming different materials into their final products. The converting process involves cutting the transformed products to specific dimensions and designs. Many converting specialists buy their raw materials from strong tape manufacturers. Adhesive-tape manufacturers maintain a continuous supply cycle in which continuous rolls of adhesive tape are produced and transported. Processors, or converters, thread these rolls onto machines that need the adhesive tape. Application engineers work closely with the converters to select the proper tape product, address their unique needs and then customize it to meet their specific design needs.
During this process several questions are considered including: will the adhesive be applied automatically or by hand, are the design tolerances critical, will the adhesive be subjected to temperature extremes – heat, humidity, UV rays?
One can transform a large roll of adhesive into a custom engineered formed product by working closely with engineering. They determine the unique properties and dimensions of each
adhesive product, the source technology for each adhesive, and its unique performance and life characteristics. As a result of this partnership, they determine what the product must be. Some of the most common ways that adhesive tape, felt or foam can be converted include: slitting, rewind slitting, die cutting and laminating. Slitters, slitting machines, slitter rewinders are all terms that describe the mechanism used in the slitting process. In simple terms, a slitting machine converts (slits) papers, films, and foil materials into narrower rolls by converting them from large rolls. The slitting machine can be described by the unwind, the slitter, and the rewind. The unwind takes in material such as paper before passing it through the slitter where the material can be slit into various widths. Subsequently, the rewind will rewind it around the cores which have the widths required.
Die cutting is a technique of making three- dimensional shapes by cutting a material. It involves cutting out large compound shapes and assembling the pieces. There are two types, single and double, and the die material is available in different designs and thickness. Die cutting is used for a wide variety of purposes and is usually used in combination with other fabrication technologies such as laminating and moulding. It produces pieces with at least a part of the material invested in its structure, unlike moulding or embossing, which acts on the surface of the material. The die cutting process works on the same principle as a cookie cutter, where the material is cut into smaller shapes. Industrial lamination is used to laminate booklets, catalogues, magazines, laminating calendars, postcards or business cards. This method may be very useful for industrial lamination and constructing table coverings, tire furniture, or display cards. Using a heat-press machinery, you can laser cut your fabric products in a manner that gives them an elegant and rigid look.
This technology allows you to create pieces that are thicker in size without being stiff. Your products will therefore become much more durable as opposed to ordinary laminating.
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