Tech Notes
Web Industries launches WebPrecisionPlus printing, slitting/traverse winding capability for consumer brands and contract packagers
A new multipronged solution for consumer brands and contract packagers that combines high-quality printing and precision slitting/traverse winding is now available from Web Industries Inc. WebPrecisionPlus incorporates flexographic printing with precision narrow-width slitting and tightly controlled traverse winding or spooling. It can be used in the food, pet food, household and personal care sectors or …
Alchemie Technology offers digital precision coatings to combat COVID-19
Alchemie Technology announced the accelerated launch of Novara, a new high-throughput digital precision coating technology for technical textiles. This is to support the global efforts to combat COVID-19 by applying its Novara technology to the manufacturing of safety-critical products, including anti-viral facemasks. The technology delivers 2D-patterened one or two-sided functional coatings to technical textiles, enabling …
KARL MAYER’s new MULTIGUARD yarn monitor
KARL MAYER’s new MULTIGUARD yarn monitor gives advanced warning of a yarn breakage and allows for constant control of yarn tension. Sensor technology and data processing systems can be used to control all the important processing parameters and to implement a range of optimization measures. The MULTIGUARD system generates parameters that can be used for …
Transforming textiles with cast foam
Recently, TSG developed technology allowing for the generation and application of cast foam onto the widest variety of textiles in the industry. This development is really a convergence of several smaller breakthroughs developed in response to specific customer projects. SG Finishing is 119-year-old, family-owned textile finisher dedicated to the enhancement of textile products across many …
Web Industries’ variance-in-repeat printing used in personal care products
Web Industries Inc.’s Personal & Home Care business unit now has a printing capability for nonwoven materials that creates multiple repeat designs in the same print run. This can be used in items such as feminine care products and diapers, bringing a variety of designs to market. Variations in images, color or text are also …