Technology Competition Award Winners

Technology of the Year

AIMCAL presented its Technology of the Year Award to Maxcess’s Tidland Corp., Camas, Washington, for a new Blade Sharpening System, which resharpens shear slitting blades without removing them from the knifeholder cartridge. In use, the operator simply places the knifeholder cartridge wit...

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Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories

The Menges Process for Seamless Roller Coverings from Menges Roller Co., Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, earned finalist status in the Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories Category. Instead of traditional rubber extrusion, Menges relies on a proprietary compounding and application process that crossli...

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Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories

Dark Field Technologies, Orange, Connecticut, earned an Honorable Mention in the Coating/Laminating Equipment/Accessories Category for its patent-pending NxtGen SSLR Solid State Laser Inspection Technology for clear or tinted media including display glass, coated film, solar film, coated glass, sola...

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Metallizing Equipment/Accessories

The Registron Hawkeye Inspection System from Bobst Group’s General Vacuum Equipment Ltd., Heywood, U.K., received recognition as a finalist in the Metallizing Equipment/Accessories Category. The patent-pending unit measures optical density and detects coating defects on any transparent subst...

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The judging panel for the Technology of the Year Competition included two of AIMCAL’s technical consultants -- Dr. Edward D. Cohen, AIMCAL consultant – Coating and Laminating; and Dr. Eldridge M. Mount, AIMCAL consultant – Metallizing; plus Dr. Charles A. Bishop of C.A. Bishop Cons...

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