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Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... Typically, adhesion is due to chemical bonding of the aluminum metal to the surface on which it is deposited through a covalent bond. The strength of the bond increases with the polarity, or difference ...

What's Really On the Surface

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, Substrate surfaces are prone to cause problems because of items that are impossible for the naked eye to see. PLC Probe Television or print advertisements for cleaning products sometimes will show a microscopic ...

Appleton to Address RFID Status at Labelexpo Americas and Debut SmartStrate Label Stock

(Archive)

August 05, 2004, Appleton says it will debut is SmartStrate label stock at Labelexpo Americas 2004; Vince Reese from the company also will address status of RFID in the tag and label industry on September 15, 2004. PRESS ...

Avoiding Surface Contamination

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... print is so small and extensive, the user often has the temptation to ignore the directions. This can lead to unsatisfactory results. One very important statement usually has a title such as “surface ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

(The Place)

May 30, 2004, The chill roll surface layer and design have important technical influences on extrusion coating and cast film processes. Email the author(s) at tannebaum@schoch-hartchrom.com Application: The chill ...

Getting Lean in the Face of Change: Cal Poly Raine Consulting Sponsor Executive Leadership Workshops

(News | New Products)

September 25, 2003, Manufacturing in the US these days is a tough business. Foreign and domestic competition, tight margins, and fluctuating currency can take a toll on any manufacturing operation. CHICAGO, IL, USA—Manufacturing ...

FPA Prez Says Flex Pack Faces Challenges and Opportunities

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2003, ...  Flexible Packaging Industry: Present and Future." According to Donahue, flexible packaging manufacturers and converters face the obvious challenge of the bad economy, but she also reports resin prices ...

Some Things to Remember About Dynamic Surface Tension

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, Most flexible packaging plants can measure surface tension of their films by using dyne solutions. The dyne solutions are chemical mixtures that have Most flexible packaging plants can measure surface ...

AWA News: Release Liner Line-Up; Self-Adhesive Labelstock to Slow

(News | New Products)

August 04, 2002, Suppliers and producers of release liners will want to check out Alexander Watson Associates' upcoming Release Liner Conference—North America: In-Depth Review of the Value Chain and Industry Issues and ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Small (often family-owned) converters faced with higher investment costs and increased price pressure are selling out to larger companies. This is happening across the world. To survive, converters ...

DuPont Chemical Solutions Acquires French Surface Protection Biz Unit

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2002, ... as part of its strategy for sustainable growth, the co. has reached a business agreement with French oil/energy conglomerate TotalFinalElf to acquire its fluorotelomer surface protection and specialty ...

Pactiv Sells Single-Faced Corrugated Business

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2001, Pactiv Corp. announced today the sale of its single-faced corrugated Netherland-based business to Palm Industrie Beteiligungs GmbH Co. KG. The single-faced corrugated business had sales of approximately ...

Enercon's Surface-Treating Lab Adds A"Pee

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2001, Converters in need of surface-treatment information now may be able to get it from Enercon's surface-treating lab. Enercon Industries Corp. says it's added a Friction/Peel Tester to its laboratory to help ...

Some Smart Ways to Face Inevitable Price Increases

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... to remember when faced with a price increase for an adhesive, coating, or primer: Consider everything. Many options are available, but they all require investigation of every ramification. David J. ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... challenge-until now. Using animated color graphics, the human-machine interface (HMI) complements existing I/O modules, PLCs, and other automation components by using software to provide a graphical ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, If you surface-treat your materials (and it's very likely you do), you should be up to date on methods for measuring the level of treatment.As a growing If you surface-treat your materials (and it's very ...

Salvage system removes, doctors roll stock

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, The jumbo roll-salvage system is designed for visually inspecting, removing and doctoring printed roll stock of all kinds. The system will process 50-in. The jumbo roll-salvage system is designed for visually ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ...  for high-performance films at low cost and films and face stock that are environmentally acceptable, according to FLEXcon's Robinson. "It's more important for label films to be flexible enough to perfor ...

The Future of Sustainable Labeling

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2025, ... liner. Instead, it employs a coating that prevents the adhesive from adhering to the facestock when wound into a roll. This ensures smooth release and clean dispensing from printers and application systems. ...

Speaking the Language of Sustainability for Printers and Converters

(Print)

May 28, 2025, ... where the regulatory landscape might be heading in the U.S. The reality is that sustainability claims are under the microscope like never before, and for good reason. We've all seen companies face backlash ...

Control the Curl

(Coating/Laminating)

May 21, 2025, ... Business Manager, Paper/Board Converting & Nonwoven, Valmet From cost control and production optimization to quality assurance, converters face a range of curling-related challenges in their coating ...

SUN Automation Group Celebrates 40 Years of Corrugated Industry Leadership

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2025, SUN Automation Group® proudly announces its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of innovation and industry leadership in corrugated manufacturing technology. Photo courtesy of SUN Automation ...

The First 100 Days: An Interview with Vetaphone’s New CEO

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2025, ... the Second World War, Vetaphone was the brainchild of Verner Eisby, who is universally acknowledged as the inventor of what we have come to know as ‘corona surface treatment’. Management of Vetaphone ...

Goldenrod’s CR3 Core Saver Revolutionizes Cardboard Core Repairs

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2025, Easy-to-use, lightweight tool facilitates fast, one-person repairs Easy-to-use, lightweight tool facilitates fast, one-person repairs A major producer of pressure-sensitive materials has recently ...

Making packaging print growth sustainable with flexo

(Flexography)

May 13, 2025, ... struggled to get consistent results. But thanks to the improved ink transfer and multi-form surface patterning of FLEXCEL NX Plates, they achieved more stable, repeatable results across all substrates ...

5 Minutes with Chris Payne, Miraclon CEO

(Flexography)

May 13, 2025, ... this year. What do you expect for the packaging printing industry, and flexo printing, this year? While the packaging printing industry will continue to face a variety of challenges, including competitive ...

Imageworx Leads the Way with North America’s First ECO3 Flexo Solution

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2025, ... as a demonstration facility for the ECO3 total flexo solution. The installation will include the Amfortis workflow, patented SPIR@L screening, and GridTune surface patterning software, along with the MAGIS ...

Nobelus Releases Flexible Packaging Pre-lams

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2025, ... and higher margins of digital printing with the workflow efficiency of reverse printing while still supporting thermal lamination.” Whereas most digital flex pack converters currently surface print on ...

Nordmeccanica and Nordson Team Up to Solve Flexible Packaging Manufacturing

(News | New Products)

May 08, 2025, ... the system offers a single screen interface for both machine HMI and CWM control. This allows customers to display the sensor output as either a straightforward display of actual coating weight or as an ...

Paper with a Soul: Redefining Beauty with Transformation, Not Waste

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2025, ... in the delicate, microscopic peaks and troughs of its subtly textured surface. These memories can’t ever be truly understood, but they can be felt as you run your fingers over a piece of recycled board ...