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Do you need slitting services? How about rewinding? We're here for you! Slitting/Rewinding Slitting/Rewindingis a shearing operation that cuts a large roll of material into narrower rolls. There are two types of slitting: log slitting and rewind slitting. In log slitting the roll of material is treated as a whole (the 'log') and one or more slices are taken from it without an unrolling/re-reeling process.

Subsequent Adhesion The force required to remove a unit width of pressure sensitive tape from a standard panel after it has been in contact with a release liner for a given period of time. This must be compared with the adhesion of the same tape that has not been in contact with the release liner to determine the degree of loss of adhesion.

Definitions: Surface Energy (Surface Wetting Ability) The measure of surface tension in dynes. The lower the surface energy of a substrate, the more difficult it becomes for an adhesive or coating to wet out that surface.... Surface Treating Any method of treating a polyolefin so as to alter the surface and render it receptive to inks, paints, lacquers, and adhesives, such as chemical, flame and electronic oxidation.

Tensile Strength (Breaking Strength) The force required to break a unit width of tape by controlled pulling on opposite ends of the piece. Thickness (caliper, gauge)... The perpendicular distance from one surface of either a tape, backing, or adhesive to the other, usually expressed in mils, thousandths of an inch, or millimeters. This is usually measured under controlled slight pressure with a special gauge.

Definitions for the day: Water Penetration Rate (WPR) The weight of water transmitted through a controlled area of tape under a specified time and conditions.... Water Vapor Transmission (WVTR) The weight of water vapor allowed through a controlled area of tape within a specified time period and under allowed conditions.

Corona Resistance Definition: The ability of an elastometric adhesive, coating, or sealer acting as an insulator to withstand the effects of high voltage discharge. Indications of failure appear as surface cracks.

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Definition time... Class A Die Cutting a process using a male and female precision die set, also known as "compound tooling".This type of tooling will produce the highest quality of cut with the least amount of burrs on the die cuts and the closest tolerances in the industry (+/- .001"). Die cutting of metals, plastics, adhesive coated plastics, foils, papers, etc. can be done using Class A tools.Die cutting capabilities are 11"x19" area.Because of their precision, pricing for the Class A tool is more expensive than rotary or steel rule tooling.

Time for a weekly definition: Rotary Die Cutting the process of using a cylindrical engraved hardened steel tool to cut materials at high speeds and close-tolerance cutting. Many layers of materials can be cut at one time, using different materials and cutting dies in registration to produce your most complex parts.