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- Trends & Technical Solutions
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2005, ... potential. Film variability—Different additives, such as antioxidant, antifungal and anti-blocking agents, can affect anchorage and inhibit cure. Process conditions—Corona versus non-corona. Catalyst—Tin ...
- The Secret Strain
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2005, ... winding defects, you have to understand the strains and strain changes inside a wound roll. Winding seems like an additive process, like stacking bricks, where each new layer would exert the same load ...
- Packaging 2006: What's Ahead
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... array of chemicals, including additives, inks, and dyes. Polymers continue to enjoy an exemption under the approved proposal and intermediates are partially exempted, but the system likely will result ...
- New Products
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... raising film clarity well above that of the base resin, company reports, adding tests show new additive masterbatch makes LLDPE film as much as 65% clearer than the base polymer. Also said to improve gloss ...
- Measuring Force
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... by adding slip additive to the ink, such that if the ink doesn’t stick to the tape, the ink doesn’t pull off the film. This of course brings up another feature of adhesion testing, which is: Are we ...
- Degussa Raises Prices
- (Archive)
- June 29, 2005, Degussa raises prices on industrial specialties products in North America and its entire line of QUAB cationizing reagents worldwide. PRESS RELEASE PARSNIPPANY, NJ—Effective June 15, 2005, or as contract ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2005, ... tackifiers and additives; lubricants, waxes, and slip modifiers; anti-oxidants and fillers; antiblocking and heat stabilizing agents; solvents and dilients; and water dispersants, pH control materials, ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2005, ... and additives, as well as process training, equipment troubleshooting, and best-practice implementation. National Adhesives is a unit of National Starch and Chemical Co. CAI president Carl R. Tinsley, ...
- Food Contact Regs: a Global Look
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... to understand. The subject is highly technical and complex; we provide here only a brief overview. Under Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), food additives are defined as ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... stocks; and AP inks for on-site ink-dispensing systems. AP inks are basic concentrates which, in combination with specially prepared additives, can be adjusted for a wide range of applications. Laminating ...
- Truth or Myth?
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... by using the correct polymers, resins, waxes, and additives. They attempt to formulate low, medium, and high slide angle coatings. Truth. We tested the slide angle of board coated with different commercial ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... prevent oxygen entry into the package.To make such packaging, all raw materials and additives that are necessary for the production of packaging are also subject to steady changes in additional development. ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... Additive Offered ADM Tronics Unlimited, Northvale, NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Staticon 452 anti-static additive features what is said to be a unique polymeric structure to provide conductive properties ...
- A Look at Laminating Inks
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... than, say, extrusion where PE melt temperatures are encountered. Heat resistance can be modified by use of crosslinking additives in some formulations. Since laminating inks are "sandwiched" within the ...
- Drawing Conclusions: Part 1
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... a relaxed rubber band 10%, the strain is 10%. But if I stretch it another 10%, the strain will be 20%. Draw control is a similarly additive process. The draw or stretching will modify the entering condition. ...
- Which Ink for Which Substrate?
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... and additives. The wettability of the metallized surface will depend on when the "roll" goes to press. The longer the metallized material is in storage, the lower will be the surface tension and the greater ...
- New Product Digest, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... Special chemical additives ensure superior ink transfer, company says, and blanket is highly resistant to smashes and chemicals. (Not exhibiting) Web Guiding is Simple North American Mfg. Co. , ...
- Hot Melt Adhesive Use
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... for hot melt products will accelerate degradation of the product. At almost any temperature, the materials will begin to degrade. Additives in the hot melt materials can keep this tendency to a minimum. ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... plastic film demand (including resins, additives, and processing costs) will grow to $22.7 billion in 2008, the study adds, noting plastic films will continue to make inroads at the expense of other materials ...
- Water-Based Printing Inks & pH
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... water-based ink systems use ammonium hydroxide and volatile amines to control and maintain alkaline pH in the ink. Since often they are volatile, other alkaline additives or buffers can be added to help ...