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An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... industrial terms, extrusion is the pumping of a liquid through a die to yield the final shape desired.  The liquid forced through the die can be a polymer or a metal, such as molten aluminum.  This series ...

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, ... e in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consult ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... flight times the screw speed time the bulk density times 60 is the output per hour. The transition section is where melting theoretically begins, and contains both solid and liquid polymer.  In the metering ...

Nordson Adapts Extrusion Die Technology

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... die, it provides real advantages in important application areas,” says Scott Smith, business unit director for polymer dies. “It is a versatile die whose effectiveness has been proven in both monolayer ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... to not place undue forces on the polymer melt but narrow enough to distribute the flow evenly across the width of coating. The lip opening is the most powerful variable in coating because it is the only ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... ng is typically non-tacky molten polymers being cast onto substrates with a nipped roll and a large air gap. In extrusion coating, the coating head is directly fed from an extruder. Hot melt coating is typica ...

Static Beat | Static Control for Films with Conductive Layers

(Surface Prep)

February 26, 2018, ... Schell of the Eastman Kodak Co. for the successful development of process-surviving antistatic layers for motion picture films. These conductive layers are covered with insulating, polymeric layers that ...

MacDermid Announces Launch of Resins

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2018, Company adds to M System platform with MRC, LTS, and M Cap 45 liquid photopolymer resins for corrugated applications ATLANTA, GA | MacDermid Graphics Solutions reports the commercial introduction of ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... helor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical c ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ...  The use of polymer notes is growing and will benefit from holographic security features that will continue to reassure both central banks and the public about currency authenticity. Some of the holo ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, ... lds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a tec ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ...  hot roll winding cooling, and post-polymer processing density increases.   Mechanism 5: Partial Width CD Buckles Description—Lanes of CD buckling will form in the wound roll where the web or coatin ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ...  in the converting industry accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Leh ...

Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 05, 2017, ... egree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologi ...

Coating Matters | The Critical Variable—Slot Die Lip Gap

(Coating Matters)

May 16, 2017, ... ring from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coatin ...

FTA Honors Innovative Products

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, ... controlled UV LED exposure unit that provides both main and back exposure for photopolymer flexo plates. With little required from the operator, the machine fits into a fully automated workflow that can ...

FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors

(Print)

May 01, 2017, ... n the Prepress Graphics category, Esko won for its XPS Crystal 5080. The XPS Crystal 5080 is a digitally controlled UV LED exposure unit that provides both main and back exposure for photopolymer flexo plate ...

Sun Chemical Plans Eco-Friendly Display for INFO*FLEX

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2017, ... SunGraphics SunLite In-Position Plates. Reportedly shown to reduce a printer’s carbon footprint, these alternatives to conventional mounted plates are produced using up to 50% less photopolymer, eliminating ...

Nordson Announces New Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2017, New die design for multilayer fluid coating is said make changing die gaps easier and more accurate CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | Nordson says a new, patent-pending design for dual- or multilayer versions of ...

Asahi Plates Are Winners in FTA Competition

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2017, ... photopolymer plate development, reports that its customers claimed a total of 24 awards, including eight Gold awards, in the 2016 Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa awards competition. This ...