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Nordmeccanica Vacuum Celebrates Grand Opening

New location will produce metallizing machinery for plastic films and paper, incorporating technology from the Galileo business purchased in 2013

Faustel Exceeds Pre-Recession Business

Expansion into new markets and lean practices have helped company hit a ten-year high in business

Sun Chemical Showing Broad Line at Interpack

Solutions include laminations adhesives, coatings, information tools, branding information, regulatory requirements, and more

HP and Comexi Join for Lamination Solution

The Comexi NEXUS L20000 is called a dedicated end-to-end lamination and coating solution for digitally printed flexible packaging

AIMCAL and SPE Come Together for Tech Conference

SPE’s FlexPackCon is added to the AIMCAL fall conference, reportedly covering the industry from resins to extrusion to converting and packaging

Coating Matters | Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow

In premetered coating, a slot die is the control valve that turns fluid flow through a pipe into a precise, flat, and even coating on a continuous substrate. How does a chunk of metal do this?

Faustel Adds Yokogawa Gauge to Battery Electrode Coating Lines

Gauge monitors coating thickness reportedly allows line to run faster, meeting higher production demands with improved production efficiency

Coating Tech Institute Offers Slot Die Coating Course

Topics in the three-day course include fluid coating technology, rheology, coating defects, business, and more

Defects in Coating

Fluid coating is only as good as the quality team says it is. Once the fluid hits the substrate many things can happen... Read about how to identify, analyze and remedy coating defects.

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

The Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL) awards winners of its Vacuum Metallized or Coated Products, Sustainability & Technology Competitions.

Gloucester Engineering Creates Two Divisions

A Lifetime Support Division will focus on aftermarket products and customer service, while the OEM division focuses on company’s product line

BF Consulting Is In Business

Bruce Foster brings more than 30 years of experience in adhesives, polymers, and coatings to his new consulting business

Carestream Tollcoating Expands Services

Initiatives carried out in 2013 include a new coating assessment lab, more pilot coaters, and an alliance with Polaris Battery Labs

Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating

The development of coating, curing and converting for the fluid industry leads the individual process engineer in the direction of choices within boundaries. Do your operational choices allow for the future?

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What?

To solve coating issues, you need to have a rudimentary understanding of curing technologies

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