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Papers:
Extrusion Coating
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Cost Reduction Considerations for Extrusion Coating
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Extrusion Coating and Laminating - Developments in Machinery and Techniques
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Internal Deckled Extrusion Dies
Cast Film
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Auditing Your Extrusion Coating or Cast Film Line
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MDOs can "Stretch" Film Yield and Boost Properties
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Fundamentals of Cast Film and its Potential Effects
Liquid Coating
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Coater Application Selection Guide
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The Fine Art of Remoisturization- Steam Humidification for Remoisturization and Flatness Control
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Gravure Coating Technology and Techniques for Adhesives
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Silicone Release
Winding & Unwinding
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Challenges in Winding Flexible Packaging
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Continuous Splicing Techniques for Turret Unwinds
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Converting to Shaftless Winding Boosts Efficiency at Slitter Winder
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Cost Justification of Regenerative Tension Control on Slitter Winders
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Developing Roll Hardness on Center-Surface Winders
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Developing Roll Hardness on Center Winders
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Flextronic Rider Roll Control
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Guidelines for Rolls Used in Web Handling
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Guidelines for Selecting Proper Web Handling Idler Rolls
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Guidelines for Web Conveyance and Winding Tensions
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Meeting Today's Productivity and Profitability Challenges
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New Developments in Stretch Film Winding
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Practical Applications for Unwind Systems for Converting Slitter Rewinders
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Stationary Knife Changer has Received Worldwide Recognition
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The Art of Winding Good Rolls
Process Control
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Supervisory Controls for Today's Converting Machines
Miscellaneous
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Line Installations: Who's Best for the Job?
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Modern Converting Equipment and Controls for Source and Waste Reduction
Tech Tips:
Extrusion Coating
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How to Get the Most From Your Edge Bead Reduction Equipment
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Measuring and Evaluating Pressure Stability in Plasticating Extruders
Liquid Coating
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Coating Technology for Flexible Packaging
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How to Maximize Five-Roll Transfer Coater Performance
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Identifying Gravure Coaters
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The Basics for Gravure Coatings
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Viscosity and its Relation to Bubble Removal
Pelletizing
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How to Describe Defects in Underwater Pelletized Pellets
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Is Your Underwater Pelletizer Giving You Maximum Performance?
Winding & Unwinding
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Coefficient of Friction Properties Effect on Winding
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Guide to Selecting the Best Winding Process
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How to Get the Most From Your Web Spreader
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Pros and Cons of Inline Slitting
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Shear Slitters
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Shear Slitters (Metric)
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Web Tension
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Web Tension (Metric)
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When to Use Center-Surface Winding
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When to Use Center-Surface Winding (Metric)
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Wrinkles
- dsX Product Line™
- History of Firsts
- Lab Trial Opportunities
- Technical Papers
- Technical Center Developments
Product Line for a Competitive Advantage
- Competitively priced for a fast return on investment
- Less risk with industry-leading design, engineering, construction and support
- Consistent high quality distinguishes products from the competition
- Optimized production efficiencies with greater up time, increased productivity, and less waste
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1946
First wax paper machine manufactured
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1950
Extruder #1 manufactured for the wire and cable industry
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1951
First cast film line produced
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1960
First underwater pelletizer
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1968
First turn-key installation of a coating line
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1987
First internally deckled extrusion coating die for North American and European markets
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1994
Introduced patented TailTaper splicing system
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1998
World's first seven-layer cast stretch film line
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2000
Unveiling of a MicroLayer Feedback for ultra used in cast film and extrusion
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2013
Introduction of the dsX™ brand worldwide including the dsX flex-pack™, dsX med-tube™ and dsX s-tretch™
To keep up with the latest product developments in the plastics processing, rubber, and flexible web converting industries, there is great value in understanding your own production capabilities. In our fully equipped research and technical centers, our process engineers work with you to develop new production processes, formulas and applications. Each of our five laboratory facilities serves as a testing ground for new products, technologies and machine capabilities. Whatever it takes to ensure that you have a superior end product, is what we'll strive to do.
Davis-Standard’s success in implementing extrusion and converting technology has been paramount to the company’s ability to help our customer’s produce successful products. Extensive R&D capabilities, including a range of comprehensive extrusion and converting pilot lines for testing and proving new applications, enable us to work side-by-side with customers. Davis-Standard’s engineering team is focused on technology that improves efficiency, reduces energy and minimizes scrap. Specifically, the company has excelled in proven market-driven solutions.
Customization
Components of major extrusion lines are readily tailored to address customer needs. This can be as simple as combining existing design elements in a unique way or developing a new solution to enhance existing capabilities.
Innovation
Davis-Standard has mastered the art of working with progressive customers and industry partners to break old paradigms and develop extrusion and converting product platforms that excel in the marketplace.
Packaged Solutions
From concept to reality, experienced engineering teams turn specific objectives into high performance manufacturing. Well-equipped extrusion pilot facilities enable customers to test and prototype concepts, building a foundation of confidence.
Technology Leadership
By consistently reviewing technology fundamental to the extrusion and converting industry, Davis-Standard addresses major initiatives such as lowering energy consumption. In some instances, this involves partnerships with other industry-leading suppliers.
The results speak for themselves:
- A cast stretch film winder with the fastest cycle time in the industry
- A scrapless winder that eliminates scrap during winder indexing
- A high efficiency dryer for priming applications
- Environmentally friendly pelletizer technology for recycling
- Use of bioresins for flexible and rigid packaging
- Expanded medical tubing extrusion capabilities
- High-speed extruders to improve return on investment
- Direct drive extruders for better power transmission
- New screw designs to boost productivity
- More efficient heating and cooling systems
- Energy saving barrel heaters
- Green solutions for battery separator, solar and electronics applications