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- Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 24, 2018, ... 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 typically ...
- Contact Originators Offers Wide Plate for Corrugated
- (Carton Box)
- April 21, 2018, ... has designed and manufactured what it says is the first 2.8-m-wide mounted multi-piece photopolymer flexographic plate. The plate is said to be dimensionally accurate to 100 micron across the 2.8-m width ...
- Show Preview | RadTech UV+EB 2018
- (Print)
- April 19, 2018, ... topics include the following: Inkjet Surface Decoration, UV/EB Professional, Advanced Photopolymerization, Click Chemistry in Radiation Curing, Design of Experiments for UC/EB Scientists & Engineers. For ...
- DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion
- (Flexpack)
- April 17, 2018, ... business of DowDuPont’s Materials Science Division (to be named Dow), as well as the Transportation & Advanced Polymers (T&AP) business of its Specialty Products Division (to be named DuPont). “This ...
- Show Preview | SVC TechCon 2018 Targets Thin Films
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 10, 2018, ... at SVC. Attendees will learn about new achievements in processing of flexible substrates, such as polymer or textile webs and thin glass, and encompasses manufacturing techniques, products, market developments, ...
- Flex Films Says BOPET Is Soft & Strong
- (Flexpack)
- April 08, 2018, ... along with ultra-low gloss [5-8 Gloss Units] and robustness superior to commodity matte surface films. All polymeric films tend to stick to themselves. This adhesion is termed as ‘blocking.' In the case ...
- Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 26, 2018, ... explored the chemistry of acrylic polymers; now we move on to hot melts. As with acrylics, understanding the basic building blocks of how hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) are built will provide ...
- Poly Ploys | Why Wine 'Cries
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- March 26, 2018, ... affiliated with the converting industry for more than 30 years and writes a column, Poly Ploys, for PFFC. It focuses on the field of polymers, laminations, and coatings with emphasis on R&D, quality assurance, ...
- Uflex Announces Glitter Gravure Cylinder
- (News | New Products)
- March 11, 2018, ... and can be cured using LED lamps applied in-line with gravure printing process using solvent- or water-based ink system. The company manufactures different variants, including metallic glitter and polymeric ...
- Flexo Concepts Refines Doctor Blades
- (News | New Products)
- March 05, 2018, ... process also is said to produce a smoother contact edge, eliminating the start-up lines experienced at times by printers when using polymer doctor blades. Since its release to the market in 2013, the ...
- Bobst Offers Technology for Metal Adhesion
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 28, 2018, ... treated films. According to the company, traditional metallization, even with plasma treatment, can result in poor metal-to-polymer substrate bonding, this produces de-lamination which leads to packaging ...
- 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 ...
- Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer
- (Sticking With It)
- February 12, 2018, ... insight. Building blocks So, let’s start with some fundamentals. All acrylic PSAs are polymer-based. A polymer can be described as a series of small molecules called monomers that are linked together. ...
- 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 ...
- Davis-Standard Introduces Winder
- (News | New Products)
- January 27, 2018, ... be most beneficial for CPP and barrier films where post-wrap shrinkage occurs as a result of the types of polymers used in the film structures, or where blocking can occur due to a soft sealant layer with ...
- BillerudKorsnäs Launches Medical Paper
- (News | New Products)
- January 26, 2018, SteriKraft Protect AR polymer-reinforced paper is said to meet high standards for medical packaging that must be sterilized SOLNA, SWEDEN | BillerudKorsnäs announces SteriKraft Protect AR, a new polymer-reinforced ...
- Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 18, 2018, ... 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 consultan ...
- Pyrowave Receives Grant to Process Recycled PS
- (News | New Products)
- January 09, 2018, ... depolymerization of plastics, has received a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition to purchase equipment that will allow for in-house processing of recycled polystyrene. The Coalition is housed ...
- Mica Names Distributors in India & Middle East
- (News | New Products)
- January 06, 2018, ... in India. We believe that PackOne and FES are the perfect fit to do just that.” PackOne and FES are owned by the Fotedar family, who has more than 30 years of experience working in the polymer industry. ...
- Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner
- (Print)
- January 01, 2018, ... for use in and around food processing areas, where its use is not intended for direct food contact. It is designed to remove all types of polymeric, water-based, latex polymers, coatings, and varnishes, ...