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- Happy Birthday, Verner Eisby!
- (News | New Products)
- November 07, 2022, ... on food packaging today. NC: How did Verner become involved? JE: It was a chance meeting with a printer who was having difficulty getting the ink to adhere securely to this new plastic material without ...
- Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- October 10, 2022, ... 110 gauge. These label films offer excellent ink adhesion and printability and very good moisture resistance. The clear film has superior clarity, and the white film’s opacity, brightness, and gloss are ...
- At Pack Expo, Schreiner MediPharm to Debut Functional Labels Designed from More Sustainable Materials
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- October 05, 2022, ... label was subjected to load and gravitational trials, and both the hanger label and Autoinjector-Label underwent testing for adhesion, ink adhesion, print durability and laser marking viability. All tests ...
- Bonding Solutions for the Film and Converting Industries
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 07, 2022, ... produces a full range of powerful, dependable treatment surface systems designed to raise the surface energy and adhesion properties of numerous substrates. Printing inks, lacquers and adhesives thoroughly ...
- There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film
- (News | New Products)
- June 26, 2022, ... boundary), minimization of the possibility of “lightning bolts” (point discharges that leave pinholes in the film) and back side treatment (generating a plasma on the back side of the film under a wrinkle). ...
- Award-Winning EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Single-Pass Printer for Display Graphics Commercially Available
- (News | New Products)
- May 31, 2022, ... single-pass inkjet offering for the corrugated packaging space – and combines them with important enhancements: Manual or full automation feeding and stacking; Hybrid aqueous/UV primer for printing on ...
- Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
- (Surface Prep)
- March 31, 2022, ... treatment of polymers and more. Both methods are used to modify a substrate’s surface energy to improve the adhesion of inks, lacquers, adhesives, and coatings. Corona treatment is the most the most popular ...
- The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 27, 2022, ... adhesives over sol- vent (chemical-based) adhesives. Other factors to consider are compatibility between the adhesive coating and a functional top-coat, type of printer/ink being deployed, and storage ...
- Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?
- (Surface Prep)
- March 13, 2022, ... Surface treatment is all about adhesion – the ability of one medium (a liquid) to adhere securely to another medium (a solid), or in practical terms getting ink, lacquer or adhesive to stick to a non-absorbent ...
- Collaboration brings home flexo packaging industry recognition for Sunshine FPC and Trisoft Graphics
- (News | New Products)
- February 16, 2022, ... of conventional petroleum-based PET film. Sunshine and Trisoft overcame technical challenges due to different ink adhesion properties to produce a winning result that reduced the total gauge, size, and ...
- New Cast Polypropylene Film for Lamination
- (News | New Products)
- February 06, 2022, ... an inner sealing layer. This low-temperature sealing film, when laminated to other polypropylene films, such as our Propafilm™ CHS BOPP film with improved thermal resistance and shrinkage properties, creates ...
- GT Labels & Packaging Installs Epson SurePress Digital Label Press
- (News | New Products)
- February 02, 2022, ... our business and helped us deliver on our promise of consistently delivering quality products to customers quickly.” “The SurePress L-4533 is one of the leading selling digital inkjet label presses on ...
- The Relationship of Surface Characteristics and Successful Corona Treatment
- (Surface Prep)
- January 16, 2022, ... The object of surface treatment as a corona process is to render a typical plastic film or surface receptive to inks, glues and coatings. The process is most widely known for its ability to improve the ...
- Vetaphone – the first and best in surface treatment
- (Surface Prep)
- January 12, 2022, ... because we know that no ancillary process can afford to be a weak link in the overall production chain. That’s why many international OEMs name Vetaphone as their preferred supplier. The key to our success ...
- QC Electronics, Inc. – Corona Treatment Specialists
- (Corona, Flame, Plasma)
- January 11, 2022, ... to inks, glues, and coatings. The process is most widely known for its ability to improve the surface bonding characteristics of various materials. Leaders In Reliability QC Electronics, Inc. ...
- A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications
- (Surface Prep)
- November 28, 2021, ... Corporation When trying to manufacture structures with multiple layers, a chemical primer is usually needed to improve bonds between a substrate and a coating, such as an extrudate, or ink. Primers can ...
- Q&A Know Your Films!
- (Surface Prep)
- November 21, 2021, ... of the ink or lacquer to the substrate is essential. If they don’t match, there will be problems with adhesion, so Corona treatment is the way we change the surface structure of the substrate to ensure ...
- Sun Chemical Introduces Innovative Range of Varnish Solutions for Enhancing Resistance of HP Indigo Printed Labels
- (News | New Products)
- November 07, 2021, ... applications. The new range of varnishes was specifically formulated to provide adhesion to HP Indigo ElectroInk and has been designed to provide high levels of mechanical durability on HP Indigo printed ...
- Flex Films to Launch Metallic Polyester Ultra-High Barrier Film ‘F-UHB-M’ for Aluminum Foil Replacement
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 26, 2021, ... a very high optical density is compatible with a wide range of inks and adhesives, has better machinability and handling during processing, generates lesser scrap during production, comes with good flex ...
- Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing
- (Flexpack)
- September 08, 2021, ... can detect periodic, wildly fluctuating moisture values that can cause extrusion processes to go out of control. Because moisture control and temperature are closely linked, smart moisture meters also ...