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- 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 coating ...
- 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 Lehigh ...
- Dow & Koehler Win EPA Green Chemistry Award
- (Flexpack)
- June 19, 2017, Koehler’s BLUE 4EST Thermal Paper powered by Dow’s ROPAQUE Opaque Polymer offers BPA-Free Imaging Technology PHILADELPHIA, PA | The Dow Chemical Company and Koehler Paper Group have been named winners ...
- Swanline Offers Self-Adhesive Vinyl
- (Flexpack)
- June 16, 2017, ... said to offer enhanced flexibility to the display and signage markets. Company says Cygnus Gecko features high quality polymeric vinyl that has been designed to be easily removed and re-applied multiple ...
- Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 14, 2017, ... the energy of the electron beam, cross-linking is initiated. All the typical chemistries used to make PSAs, i.e., styrene block copolymers, acrylics, can be cross-linked in this manner to add cohesive ...
- Global Specialty Products Cleaner Is “Green”
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 13, 2017, ... facilities. Product is NSF Certified (a not-for-profit organization that provides public health and safety risk management solutions). It is designed to remove all types of polymeric, water-based, latex ...
- FocalSpec Announces Roughness Scanner
- (Controls)
- June 06, 2017, ... Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) technology that enables a continuous, non-contact 3D surface imaging of fast-moving transparent, non-transparent, matte, and glossy web structures, such as PVB films, polymer ...
- Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2
- (Flexpack)
- June 05, 2017, In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian explains the advantages of one- and three-layer lines. In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom ...
- Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 05, 2017, ... 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 technologies and ...
- Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 28, 2017, ... coatings and biopolymers are expected to make inroads into more traditional petroleum-based wax and plastic laminate paperboard products for fresh food bakery, frozen food, and takeaway applications. Novel ...
- Coating Matters | The Critical Variable—Slot Die Lip Gap
- (Coating Matters)
- May 16, 2017, ... 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 Coating Tech ...
- 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 ...
- Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1
- (Flexpack)
- May 03, 2017, In Part 1 of a three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian examines the trend driving the market to more and more layers. In Part 1 of a three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom ...
- FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors
- (Print)
- May 01, 2017, ... 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 plates. ...
- Polyonics To Launch Adhesive Transfer Tapes
- (Label/Tape)
- April 22, 2017, Tapes are said to offer resistance to high temperatures and ease of handling WESTMORELAND, NH | Polyonics will introduce a new family of adhesive transfer tapes at ICE USA in April 25–27 in Orlando, ...
- Toyo Ink and Doneck Enter Licensing Agreement
- (News | New Products)
- April 18, 2017, ... polymer technology. As a result, these inks are said to demonstrate excellent printing results and quality while adhering to strict chemical substance regulations and guidelines, such as the Swiss Ordinanc ...
- AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 06, 2017, ... and hardener-coated webs meet at the lamination nip, polymerization begins and the adhesive quickly cures. No mixer is needed, and pot life is no longer a concern. The quick curing produces a measurable ...
- 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 ...
- Show Preview | SVC Techcon 2017 Marks 60th Anniversary
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2017, ... substrates such as polymer or textile webs and thin glass, and encompasses manufacturing techniques, products, market developments, and economical aspects of this versatile high-volume manufacturing method. ...
- 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 ...