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Sun Chemical Named Best Ink Supplier for Six Straight Years in Brazil

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

January 11, 2011, ... the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments and a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. With annual sales of ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... charge. Antistatic layers or coatings come in two flavors: conductive layers and charge control layers. Each type of antistatic layer has advantages and drawbacks as summarized in Table I. Of course, ...

Teaming Up For Sustainability

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

December 31, 2010, ... 100% natural birch wood with no chemicals, toxins, or coatings. To produce these products for the retail market, Levine forged a partnership with the Richmond-based California Autism Foundation for ...

Coating Process Offers Many Options

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

December 31, 2010, ... anti-counterfeiting features for brand security applications. Coatings are said to offer flexibility in design as well as cost and environmental benefits. Flint Group Packaging and Narrow Web | +49 ...

Bertram Capital To Acquire EDI

(Coating/Laminating News)

December 29, 2010, Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), a leading international supplier of flat extrusion and coating dies, announced its acquisition by Bertram Capital, a private equity firm based in San Mateo, CA CHIPPEWA ...

A Touch of Texture

(Print)

November 30, 2010, ... combine various printing processes, coatings, and metallic treatments into think4D designs.” The technology is said to liberate printing and packaging by adding depth and texture as well as bi-sensory ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, Label Technology, Merced, CA, participates in the first sustainable squeeze pack packaging conference October 6-7 in Boulder, CO, with Dave Bankson, VP/R&D, Label Technology, Merced, CA, participates ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... it makes it easier to be successful. The new 340 can only help that.” The press, which was installed in November 2009, allows virtually any combination of inks, adhesives, coatings, and substrates, ...

Monomer Has Many Uses

(Coatings)

November 30, 2010, CD420 UV/EB-curable monomer fits a wide range of applications, including specialty coatings for metals and plastics, inkjet and screen inks, and adhesives. CD420 UV/EB-curable monomer fits a wide range ...

Calendar of Events: Converter Datebook

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions Div., Festpielhaus on Lake Constance, Bregenz, Austria (770-446-1400; www.tappi.org). JUNE 1-2 | Sustainable Packaging Columbia Seminar & Exhibition, Hotel ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... is “Packaging in India 2010-2014.” The Hilm, Austria, release liner facility of Mondi Coatings is now GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certified, ensuring liners are produced following strict hygiene ...

Henkel, Nordmeccania Host Workshop on Scrap Prevention

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 30, 2010, Henkel Corp., a technology leader in adhesives and coatings for flexible packaging, and Nordmeccanica, a leader in the design, manufacturing, and installation of equipment for the converting industry BRIDGEWATER, ...

Biomass Packaging Goes Retail

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 09, 2010, ... USA, providing consumers with sustainable alternatives to petroleum plastics. They are even offering cutlery made from 100% natural birch wood with no chemicals, toxins or coatings. Naturally hard birch ...

Diamond Wins 3X

(Carton Box)

October 31, 2010, ...  2009 Halloween Collection earned Diamond honors in the Finishing Techniques (Specialty Inks or Coatings) category. The tuck top, auto bottom, and full seal end cartons feature a combination of die-cuttin ...

Specialty Silicas Growing

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... Group. Silica sol should continue to see favorable opportunities in paper coatings, while increasing its share of the semiconductor polishing market. Silicas also will see strong gains in the chemicals ...

Color Separations

(Print)

October 31, 2010, When someone tampers with or tries to remove an AuthentiCal color-changing label manufactured by William Frick & Co., Libertyville, IL, the polyester film's pressure-sensitive adhesive hen someone tampers ...

Fusion UV Systems, DVUV Holdings Announce Strategic Alliance

(Print News)

October 19, 2010, Fusion UV Systems and DVUV Holdings, leaders in the ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings industry, have announced an alliance to jointly market UV-curable powder coating systems for heat sensitive substrates ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... often assisted by a hair dryer, or in a laboratory oven. The advantage of this method is that formulators can test their own coatings, the hardware cost is inexpensive, and it is a familiar technique with ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... (see Figure 2). In this way, it offers a high barrier against gases, aromas, and water vapor. How Are SiOx Coatings Applied? An SiOx coating can be applied to various types of substrates. One particular ...

Partnering To Secure UL Recognition

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2010, ... Ink Technologies, Flint Group Narrow Web, and Environmental Inks and Coatings to secure pre-approved file adoptions for flexo UV and water-based inks in a variety of high-performance pigments. Avery Dennison ...