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Toray BOPP Film Aids Ink Adhesion

(Flexpack)

March 11, 2012, ... with improved bonding for a wide range of printing inks. Company says proprietary technology enables superior adhesion of water-based inks and solvent-based inks on the print side of the film and allows ...

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, ... haze and a print adhesion layer on which water- and solvent-based inks print with excellent results; a low COF; and excellent ability to bond during the manufacture of adhesive and extrusion laminations. ...

Green Bay Packaging Offers Label Stock That Dissolves

(Label/Tape News)

November 13, 2011, The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging offers dissolvable label stock that washes away under running water. GREEN BAY, WI | The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging offers ...

Plates Reduce Dot Gain

(Prepress)

June 30, 2011, Developed for wide web flexible packaging printing with solvent-based inks, the nyloflex FAM digital photopolymer printing plate is medium hard and said Developed for wide web flexible packaging printing ...

BEST OF SHOW

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... (BOPP) and laminated to white BOPP using solvent-based inks from Flint on a Schiavi press with engravings by Southern Graphic Systems. This is a “big and bold” label, say the judges. The silver effect ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... properties: 0.04 cm3/100 in.2/day OTR and 0.05 g/100 in.2/day WVTR. Adhesive also is conserved by eliminating a second lamination pass while reducing energy requirements 31% for solvent-based structures ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... while reducing energy requirements 31% for solvent-based structures and 11% for solventless. Also dropped are CO2 emissions by 34% for solvent-based laminating and 30% for solventless. A second Sustainability ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... is printed using solvent-based inks with a flood solvent varnish. Cylinders are engraved at 200 lpi due to the label's intricate artwork. Multi-Color is honored with additional first place awards for ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... press runs all solvent-based inks and has BST web guiding systems on the unwind and the rewind. It features Rossini sleeves and Praxair anilox rolls and recently was retrofitted with a new BST Pro Mark ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... from the printing process are reprocessed and reused. 100% of coating totes, skids, end boards, core plugs, and H-channels are reused. No solvent-based inks or coatings are used. A home computer recycling ...

Gravure Printing: Print Comes To Life

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... printed on polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) LV film using solvent-based inks and heat-activated adhesive on a Rotomec press. “The black type and diagrams are very nice, the vignettes are outstanding, ...

LDPE Tough on Contaminants

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... is available in thicknesses of 1.25-5 mils and can be corona treated for use with water- or solvent-based inks. Brentwood Plastics | 513-238-8552 | www.brentwoodplastics.com Circle 406 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Green Platemaking for Clemson

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2010, ... plate product, the water wash digital AWP DEF for the process. Asahi's AWP DEF plate is suitable for all types of inks (solvent-based, UV-curing, and water-based), exhibiting excellent printing performance, ...

Green Platemaking for Clemson

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2010, ... provide its newest flexographic plate product, the water wash digital AWP DEF for the process. Asahi's AWP DEF plate is suitable for all types of inks (solvent-based, UV-curing, and water-based), exhibiting ...

Time To Say Goodbye

(Process Management)

November 30, 2009, ... proofers would be expected but are not always in place. Solvent Retention | Solvent-based inks for gravure and flexo film printing are here to stay for the foreseeable future, causing residual solvents ...

Anilox Cleaner Cuts Makeready Time

(News Clips Archive)

October 31, 2009, ...  multipurpose cleaner, AltraWash Blue, in its automatic anilox roll cleaning machine at its Cadmus Special Packaging facility. The product is formulated for cleaning UV and solvent-based inks and reportedl ...

Flexo Forum Fervor

(Flexography)

June 30, 2009, ... to be solvent-based with water-based technology replacing only a fraction of applications. He revealed that while enthusiasm for electron beam (EB) technology has cooled down somewhat, higher press speeds ...

Gravure Shows Off Best

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2009, ... solvent-based inks with Environmental Ink & Coating’s water-based coating. A small dot pattern complicated the printing process, but despite the complexity of the design reversed-out images remained perfect. ...

Gravure Shows Off Its Best

(Gravure)

April 30, 2009, ... Scientist Stamp. The Fasson 60# facestock is printed six colors (employing a 300-450 line screen) on a Dai-Nippon Kiko 10-color rotogravure press, using Siegwerk C Type solvent-based inks with Environmental ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: April 200

(New Products)

March 31, 2009, ... solvent-based flexo lamination ink prints on a wide range of substrates with no primer required. Suited for both adhesive and extrusion laminations, inks are said to have low solvent retention, offer consistent ...