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- How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways
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- January 31, 2002, ... the ink formulation, the printing process, and the substrate. You normally have to carry more ink on a porous substrate (compared to nonporous substrates) to get the same color density. In practice, ...
- Reclosability & Flex-Packs
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- January 31, 2002, ... is applied to the inside of the packaging by heat-sealing the zipper flange to the sealing layer of the base stock. Various blends of coextruded materials are used for zipper formulations, including ethylene ...
- Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films
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- December 31, 2001, ... treatment levels. Water-based ink adhesion to high-slip films has always been a challenge. Earlier formulations used higher levels of VOCs to obtain the necessary substrate wetting and ink adhesion. ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
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- December 30, 2001, ... time.” Technical Papers In planning for the Hot Melt Symposium for 2002, Tangen has solicited papers on the raw materials, formulations, safety, and testing of reactive hot melt products. Other areas ...
- On the Move
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- November 30, 2001, ... at its ink formulation laboratory in Minnesota. Jay Hanrahan was appointed director of The Opus Group, the co.'s wholly owned, global consulting subsidiary. Volker Traudt will head the newly created ...
- Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec
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- November 30, 2001, ... to alleviate problems with the use of qualitative techniques. The key to this idea was the fact that ink, coating, and adhesive formulations were sufficiently similar. That is, they were all solvent-based ...
- Materials
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- November 29, 2001, ... that formulations containing microspheres and low binder levels yielded products exhibiting improved resistance to build or peel over time, strong bonds that are broken easily when force is applied, and ...
- Product Develpment Help Is Here, There, Everywhere
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- October 31, 2001, ... lab technology for Faustel Inc., says some of the largest users of his company's pilot lab are chemical manufacturers and materials suppliers that want to test formulations. Doug Goldstein, CP Films ...
- Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties
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- September 30, 2001, One of the key areas of ink/coating formulation is the use of crosslinking additives to improve physical resistance properties, such as ink adhesion and One of the key areas of ink/coating formulation ...
- VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?
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- September 30, 2001, ... VOC reduction in water-based ink formulation is continuing — whereas 5% was the target a few years ago, 2% or lower is the current target. The desire for lower VOC emissions favors UV, since this technology ...
- Three Shows Make Autumn a Season of Innovation
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- August 31, 2001, ... equipment and process control; advances in photochemistry and polymerization; raw materials and formulation; analytics; new applications; and more. Among the exhibitors will be Akzo Nobel Resins; BASF; ...
- New Product Digest
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- August 31, 2001, ... defoaming chemistry combined with colorants, resins, and additives. This formulation reportedly assures that presses will perform without micro-foam voids and that anilox cells will be filled with ink. ...
- Hot Melt Symposium Offers Varied Program
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- August 31, 2001, ... and building blocks and the wide latitude in formulation point to development of more “innovative bonding solutions using hot melt adhesives.” Technical Presentations The program for the ...
- Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
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- June 30, 2001, ... (PSTC-6), Polyken probe tack (ASTM D2979), loop tack (ASTM D6195), 180° peel (PSTC-1), shear (PSTC-7 using 25 × 25 mm with 1 kg), and melt viscosity (ASTM D3236). Results Table I shows a typical formulation ...
- Division Conference Offers Varied Program
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- May 31, 2001, ... on “Advances In Polypropylene For Extrusion Coating” will discuss process development studies and recent advancements in resin formulations that have shown that new polypropylene grades can be efficient ...
- The Sweet Smell of Success in Coatings and Adhesives
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- April 30, 2001, ... applications, odors of almost any sort are unacceptable. Most adhesives and coatings use high-molecular-weight polymers as the principle active ingredient in their formulations. Other ingredients such ...
- Hot Melt Committee Holds Annual Symposium
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- March 31, 2001, ... and their applications.” Introductory Tutorial The symposium will open on June 10 with a tutorial using the theme “Back To Basics.” It will review raw materials, formulation techniques, and process ...
- In This Industry, Green Doesn't Always Mean G
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- February 28, 2001, ... coating formulation. After application of the coating to the substrate, this slip additive slowly migrates through the coating and forms a layer on the surface that provides the necessary COF. Obviously, ...
- Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt
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- February 28, 2001, ... hundred feet per minute. This difference in press speed has a major impact on the ink formulation composition. Wide web inks utilize faster drying solvents, and most jobs require very low solvent retention ...
- On the Move...
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- February 28, 2001, News from: AIMCAL, Bobst Group, Brandtjen & Kluge, BST Pro Mark, Corotec, Electrostatic Discharge Assn., DuPont Teijin Films, Econo Products, Elite Cameron, General Formulations, Gravure Education ...