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- A Look at Laminating Inks
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2005, ... of solvent inks is better. Water-based inks benefit from in-line corona treatment with improvement in press speed. This is due to the better and faster flowout providing a more even and faster drying ink ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... Drive GSN 120 press, which it says reduces costs and bring rotogravure quality to an affordable level. The package includes bright yellow, red, and black front and back panel graphics. The front panel ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... Low-Static Resin Resists Smears Sony Chemicals Corp. of America, Mount Pleasant, PA; 888/569-7222; sonychemicals.com TRX-76 specialty low-static resin formulation is designed for applications using ...
- Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... systems. Stretch hood packaging systems have been available since the early 1990s. Issues that slowed early development efforts were that film structures were too expensive, lacked adequate performance ...
- Hot Melt Adhesive Use
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... adhesives. To use the adhesives, one must melt them. The melting process makes them less viscous and allows application by coating equipment, extrusion, guns, etc. All the possible application methods ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... include a patented surface treatment that facilitates the initial wetting and break-in. The surface treatment allows for higher evaporation rates and easier operator control. Tangible results have included ...
- First Glance
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... and reduced energy costs by lowering storage temperatures. The white cellophane is manufactured from renewable wood pulp and coated to provide a high barrier to moisture and gases. It provides a strong ...
- Lamart Approved for Phase II of NASA Project
- (Archive)
- December 12, 2004, ... months and provide a relatively low altitude survey of Titan’s surface. Lamart technical consultant, Peter Mahr, added, "The real challenge comes from the ultra low temperature of the atmosphere on Titan. ...
- Eliminate Pesky Bubbles
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... But be certain that what you think are bubbles actually are bubbles. Examine the defect under a low-power microscope (about 50–200x), because craters, dirt particles, bacterial colonies, and pick-off from ...
- New Product Digest, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... enable lower platinum usage and allow users to save as much as 10%–15% in silicone costs, without sacrificing performance, company reports. Synthetic Papers Have Long Life ICI Imagedata, Wilmington, ...
- Inks, Coatings, Compliance
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... portion of the food additive definition and can contact the food in the following manner: Direct Contact: directly contacting the food; Indirect Contact: substances that might contact the food, such ...
- New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films
- (Archive)
- September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge. ...
- Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... free” stabilization systems can suppress post extrusion discoloration in clear and white pigmented films. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper that is available on the TAPPI web site at ...
- The 411 on RFID, Part 2
- (Archive)
- August 30, 2004, ... low-cost, turnkey RFID label system that vastly improves the reliability of remote monitoring, processing, and transmitting data in the supply chain. Power Paper and Graphic Solutions Intl. jointly developed ...
- Avoiding Surface Contamination
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2004, ... adhesive, coating, or ink to them. Failure to follow this warning can be disastrous due to absence of adhesion initially or later. The best way to minimize the problem of surface contamination is to ...
- Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings
- (Archive)
- July 05, 2004, ... Gloucester (a subsidiary of SMS Plastics Technology) will showcase its "expertise" in machinery and dies for blown film extrusion at K 2004 this fall. According to the OEM, among its offerings for the ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2004, ... applications. PSA Has Low Odor Rad-Cure Corp., Fairfield, NJ; 973/808-1002 Offering comparable performance to high performance solvent-borne adhesives, X5011431 is a low odor, UV light-curable PSA ...
- Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2004, ... Blown film extrusion often uses polymer blends to provide improved processability and properties. . Ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) has great importance to the blown film industry since it provides a good ...
- CYRO Presents Heat-Aging Effects on Medical Packaging Materials at ANTEC in Chicago
- (Archive)
- June 01, 2004, ... compatibility with sterilization methods and the effects of heat aging on materials following sterilization. It is critical for medical packages to retain mechanical properties to endure the rigors of ...
- A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success
- (Flexpack)
- May 30, 2004, ... print run. What should our recipe contain? How can we control our recipe? I hope to answer these questions below, however, there are many specialty converters that have proprietary technology and may ...