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- Products
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2004, ... IT surface-modification technology is said to ensure maximum adhesion of UV-curable inks, coatings, and adhesives on all plastic substrates. Applications include labels, flexible packaging, smart cards, ...
- A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success
- (Flexpack)
- May 30, 2004, ... material, die number, chill temps, etc. We have only scratched the surface of what needs to be contained in our recipe control systems. Should quality be contained in the recipe? Of course, every job ...
- New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2004, ... Eliminate Static with Ion Knife Exair Corp., Cincinnati, OH; 513/671-3322; exair.com Super Ion Knife eliminates static electricity from paper, plastics, and other product surfaces where poor print ...
- New Products, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2004, ... The Ruby Carat blanket for UV offset printing offers a compressible intermediate layer that, together with the highly resistant surface layer, guarantees a long service life and outstanding printing results. ...
- Tracking Wrinkles: Part I
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2004, ... bonded by traction to a roller controls the bending of the upstream web span. With good traction, the web angle entering a roller will align parallel to the roller's surface motion. Misalignment tracking ...
- Unique Issues of Laminating Inks
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2004, ... that can catalyze oxidation of some resins. Corona treatment of films is a common method of increasing the surface tension of a film to improve the ink adhesion. In some cases, excessive corona treatment ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2004, ... units; single- and multiple-trim pickups; and complete system engineering for single extrusion/converting lines or plant-wide applications. Improve Surface Adhesion Optical Associates, San Jose, CA, ...
- Film Wettability Not So Simple
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2004, ... has some degree of experience. However, the wetting of a film by a printing ink is a complicated physical/chemical process. To begin with, printing is a dynamic process that involves wetting surfaces ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2004, ... on base substrates down to 0.7 microns. Blankets Have Resistant Surface Phoenix North America, Fords, NJ, USA; 732/346-5353 Topaz Carat blankets for offset printing feature a compressible intermediate ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 2004, ... the coated surface easily before it enters the dryer. Supply Cool Air to Bag Machines Xchanger, Hopkins, MN; 952/933-2559; xchanger.com The C-150 heat exchanger will supply a constant flow of 50-deg-F ...
- Less Coating, More Control
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2004, ... have to be concerned about not just the machinery, but the coating chemistry and the web it is coated upon. The web must be accurate, have a smooth surface finish, and be uniformly treated to accept the ...
- Fun with Force Gauges
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2004, ... caused by hysteresis and friction. Measure torque of bearings, brakes, and clutches Attach the strap to the surface of a braked or clutched roller or core. Pull with the force gauge to measure the ...
- Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal
- (Materials)
- January 31, 2004, ... methods in existence most times requires an alternative method of surface modification to that required for offset printing.” Paul Mitcham, national marketing manager at Yupo Corp., Chesapeake, VA (yupo.com), ...
- Darwin Would Approve
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- January 30, 2004, ... capability on four metallizing chambers in our midwest and southeast operations. This is a new technology that treats the polymer surface by changing the chemical composition of the metallized surface ...
- UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo
- (Materials)
- January 30, 2004, ... to substrates such as polyolefin films usually requires a surface treatment. Polyolefins that have been treated to 42 dynes/cm or higher typically will show better ink adhesion. Corona as well as flame ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2004, ... The Laser Microgage 2000 allows workers to check alignment on production line. Said to be easy to set up and use, system will check mechanical straightness, slide and stage runout, surface flatness, machine ...
- Products and Materials
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, ... time duration of compression at the nip point. D-Nip is temporarily affixed to one of the roll surfaces physically. Each revolution of the rolls produces one nip reading that is transmitted via RF signal ...
- What Works Best?
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2003, ... extruder, which has since been expanded with 2.5- and 3.5-in. Black Clawson extruders. It also utilizes a Beloit laminator, Beloit turret winder for converting flexible packaging, and an Egan surface winder ...
- Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films
- (The Place)
- October 31, 2003, ... tail impingement angle on the primary chill roll is either 90° — vertical position of the die — or 45°. The primary chill roll of 600-800 mm has a chromed, slightly matte finished surface. Adjacent is ...
- Small Flexing, Big Benefits
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2003, ... when to use it. Over the past three columns, I have been laying out the knowledge a web handler needs to understand spreading rollers. Last month I described the primary mechanism of bowed and expanding-surface ...