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Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... compost-compliant inks and compostable coatings and adhesives products on the market, including our SunUno Solimax solvent-based and SunVisto AquaGreen water-based ink products, and our SUNLAM SFC-100 ...

Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2023, ... internal can coatings that are free of any intentionally added bisphenol A (BPA-NI) and fully compliant with food contact regulations. In other products, the Group will spotlight water-based flexo and ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... contribute to carbon reduction – also known as lightweighting. Water-based coatings that can be applied by flexo or gravure applications can create a barrier against moisture, oxygen, CO2, UV light, ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... treated surfaces are hydrophilic with “green” water-based paints, inks and adhesives eliminating chemical primers. Additionally, plasma is safer in the workplace than flame surface treatment. SOFTAL’s ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... resins and additives for surface printing on biodegradable films. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with the highest level of bio-renewable resin content the industry has to offer, providing ...

Comexi Consolidates Presence in Swiss Market with Sale of L20000 Laminator

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2022, ... to other acquisitions during 2021 in Switzerland, including those of an F2 MB flexo press, a Comexi S1 DT slitter with laser, and a robotization for a slitter. "The Comexi L20000 is a water-based laminator ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... friendly because it does not produce ozone. LinearPlasma treated surfaces works well with water-based paints, inks, and adhesives and do not require primers. Plasma is safer than flame surface treatment. ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... direct or indirect sunlight, exposure to chemicals, indoor/ outdoor use, etc. will have some impact on adhesion and durability. Green initiatives may determine selection of emulsion-based (water-based) ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ... change its surface energy and allow the liquid to adhere. Dyne level requirements vary for different substrates and different uses. For example, water-based ink requires a higher Dyne level than solvent-based, ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... laminator can be configured not only to laminate two or more materials with water-based, solvent-based or solventless adhesives, but as a coating machine, as a gravure or flexo printing unit -at register ...

Innovation in Sustainability - Sun Chemical Q&A

(Sustainability)

February 24, 2022, ... usage by 130 kW per day, or the equivalent of 232 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle. On the products side, our SunVisto® AquaGreen™ platform of high-biorenewable-content water-based inks and ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Coating/Laminating)

December 19, 2021, ... Adhesives North America explains that switching from water-based adhesives to hot melt in assembly lines cuts waste and has better turnaround times. “There is no drying or cure time,” he says, “and for ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Converting Perspectives)

November 28, 2021, ... Adhesives North America explains that switching from water-based adhesives to hot melt in assembly lines cuts waste and has better turnaround times. “There is no drying or cure time,” he says, “and for ...

Easy Open Application in Flexible Packaging: Snack N’ Seal

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2021, ... Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (Reseal Adhesive) Key Features: Provides a smooth, quiet and magnetic-like peel, FDA compliant for direct food contact applications. It’s repositionable, is a water-based ...

CCT Coating & Converting Technology is Becoming Part of Swiss ATP Adhesive Systems Group

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2021, The US-based adhesive tape specialist CCT Coating & Converting Technologies Inc. is becoming part of leading water-based specialty adhesive tapes manufacturer The US-based adhesive tape specialist CCT ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... demand; Water-based adhesives with numerous features for high-speed mono carton making machines: Water-based synthetic adhesive technology FLEXBOND SF WET LAM–1178, another new launch by in this ...

Pulse Roll Label Products Launches Unique UV PureFX Soft Touch Varnish

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... for companies choosing to move away from film or water-based coatings. Testing of the new PureFX Soft Touch Varnish took place at selected label printing sites and yielded results that provided a soft ...

ACTEGA Launches World’s First Dual Cure Soft Touch Coating for Laminate Tubes

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2021, ... the world’s first ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes. The new water-based dual cure solution solves the previous issues of long-term scratch, abrasion and stain resistance associated ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... a range of gadgets that make it easy to operate, and fast to run. Capable of running solvent, water-based, or solvent free adhesives, the ML2 has a maximum web width of 1530 mm and is capable of 450 m/min, ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... the dryer section can handle. This is especially evident with the adoption of water-based vs. solvent-based inks, coatings and adhesives. In some cases, the machine may even need to be slowed down to use ...