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DRYING
Selected Continuous Thermal Processes in Coating Technology Tempering Ovens, Gelling and Foaming Ovens
Example: Use of continuous ovens of modular design with particular attention to the rheological characteristics of emulsion PVC pastes and the chemical reaction technology of blowing agents. In many areas of life, we come across softened PVC products like the typical CV floor covering, sports shoes, bags, PVC automotive interior linings, etc. Almost all of these products have in common that they are first spread as a paste in several layers over a substrate surface before being transformed into the gel phase by one or several thermal process steps. By means of appropriate additives such as thermally reactive blowing agents, these compact dense strata are converted into foamed and soft usable layers.
Modular Drying System as Patented Jet Dryer
There is a growing market for technologies and processes for the treatment of technical textiles. The most different varieties of coated products are indispensable for the clothing industry and for the area of technical textiles. Here, the objective is always to provide the products with additional properties they would not have without coating. The coating of textiles enables the production of a wide range of most different materials that will fully meet even highest requirements.
WEB CLEANING
Performance in Web Cleaning
The market for ACE Web Cleaning systems is showing a continuous growth, together with a significant expansion of their application fields. Relevant sales increases were regis-tered all along 2009, and seem to be confirmed during the beginning of 2010, underlining once again the fact that the ACE Web Cleaners systems continue to be the reference point for many machine manufacturers, as well as for an ever increasing number of printers and converters. In fact, a great part of this growth is due to the different features of the machines these systems find their place on. For sure, a strong impulse for this increase has come from the flexo print sector, but a stronger demand is coming more and more consistently for converting machines, especially for coaters and laminators working on flexible materials. In the past, the requests in the flexo print sector were mainly for machines intended for paper and/or thin cardboard printing.
Increasing yield and cutting waste in the coating production environment
In today’s demanding production environment the goal is to maximise yields, increase profitability, reduce waste and deliver the highest quality product to the customer. One of the main obstacles to achieving this is the presence of contamination in the production line. Dust, dirt, fibres, lint or insects landing on the web prior to coating can severely disrupt production and lead to a less than perfect product. Downtime can be considerable as printing plates, impression rollers, laminating rollers all need to be cleaned due to dust build up.
TRADE FAIRS / EVENTS
25. IKV-Colloquium – Perspectives of Plastics Technology and 60 Years of IKV
In the sixtieth year of the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) the 25th IKV Colloquium is taking place in Aachen, Germany, from March 3-4, 2010. The IKV at RWTH Aachen University is one of the biggest institutes engaged in this field of research. The Institute has more than 300 employees working on the problems encountered during the processing of the many different types of plastics that are now available. The spectrum of IKV research covers injection moulding, extrusion, rubber technology, part design, materials technology, composites and PU technology. This wide spectrum of research will be presented to more than 800 expected experts from the plastics industry, the raw materials suppliers, machine- and tool manufacturers, design engineers and processors from across the world in more than 40 papers compiled into 16 sessions, which will be chaired by experts with a wide range of practical experience. The moderator will begin each session with a summary from the point of view of the industry. Afterwards the scientific assistants of the IKV will present the projects they are currently working on.
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PUBLISHING HOUSE
Rek & Thomas Medien AG
Schmiedgasse 5
P.O. Box 1762
CH-9001 St.Gallen
Phone +41 (0)71 228 20 11
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