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Materials

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February 28, 2002, ... are based on a newly developed, proprietary resin chemistry said to produce impenetrable bonds and to result in inks that deliver faster cure speeds, improved gray balance, and enhanced ink/water latitude ...

Products

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February 28, 2002, ... and hand-held control make the roll-handling machine easy to maneuver, co. notes. Fail-safe expanding mandrel grips are said to roll securely by the core and can be quickly changed for use with multiple ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

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January 31, 2002, ... overcoating systems supplied in aqueous form. Eventually, overcoats cured by UV or EB radiation also became available. Today, companies exist whose sole business is selling aqueous or high-energy-curing ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

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January 31, 2002, ... The advantages of sliders for consumer packages include easy operation, even by people with reduced motor skills, since one-handed loading is possible. In addition, sliders create a more secure press-to-close ...

Materials

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January 30, 2002, ... Ink Co., Elk Grove Village, IL; 847/981-9399; inxinternational.com UNICure is a hybrid litho ink for sheet-fed presses and dampening systems. Reported to offer drastically improved ink/water latitude ...

Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2002, ...  definite benefits for the industry with instant-cured laminating adhesives. For example, [when using this technology], a converter actually can print, laminate, and ship all in the same day," Sanders reports ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2001, ... for customer evaluations of EB-cured coatings and adhesives. The lab is equipped with a new CB175 EB curing unit from Energy Sciences Inc. Industry Studies Cigarette Packaging Changes Worldwide  ...

Battling the Biothreats

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November 30, 2001, ... for converters," I thought. The No-Tox Product Protection Thank goodness for converters, indeed. In our increasingly insecure world, the technological feats of the converting and packaging industries ...

Battling the Biothreats

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2001, ... for converters," I thought. The No-Tox Product Protection Thank goodness for converters, indeed. In our increasingly insecure world, the technological feats of the converting and packaging industries ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, ... securely. Glue-applied labels were damaged easily in shipping or in household use, so P&G turned to its long-time vendor for an alternative. In doing so, the companies created an industry. “Absolutely ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

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August 31, 2001, ... it can affect the outcome of this crucial step in your production process. There are many methods for drying or curing the coatings on converted web products. Ultraviolet lamps can cure certain types ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... layer for handling food or beverage spills. Fabric-friendly removable strips are designed to secure the No-Slide Lap Cling paper napkin to the user's garment. The paper napkin can be produced in perforated ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... and coatings in the packaging market began with the decision by Tetra Pak to install EB curing units on web offset presses globally. These units cured inks and coatings used to decorate and protect various ...

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

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August 31, 2001, ... are invariably linked; significant advances in CTP (computer-to-plate) have secured this coupling. What's more, digital stations retrofitted to flexo presses have entered the marketplace and made short-run, ...

Print 01 Will Showcase Converting Technologies

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July 31, 2001, ... INXfresh™, formulated for fast set times; INXCure®, a UV/EB product for all printing and coating processes; and INXFlex UV Ink®, a pourable, high-density UV ink for flexo. Maxson Automatic Machinery ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, Potential transfer…depends on many factors, such as degree of cure, ink adhesion, pressure between cups, length of time in contact, etc. Recently, I received an e-mail in which a reader questioned ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, ... Adhesives, Polymers... Color-Coded Release Liners Simplify Selection Metallized Products, Winchester, MA; 781/729-8300; 888/MPI-8088 Color-coded release liners feature radiation-cured silicone coatings ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... functionality is useful for crosslinking reactions. For ambient temperature curing reactions, isocyanates in a two-component system can cure SEBS/MA polymers. This paper discusses the use of a metal chelate, ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... to 1 gal. They can be topped with composite, paperboard, or plastic closures. VP Jerry Meier says, “These canisters are easy to open, easy to pour, and easy to reclose securely to keep products fresh. ...

Reporter Clips

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May 31, 2001, ... Frequency Identification (RFID) systems. Using TI's RFID smart label technology, Smart Band reportedly provides advanced data storage and a more accurate and secure method of identifying and tracking ...