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A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... is designed to run both solvent-based and water-based inks; the converter buys its ink from Sun Chemical and INX Intl. According to Biddle, Flexicon also equipped its new Infiniti with a newly upgraded ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... Equipped with the manufacturer's IMS SLIM (Stork Logistic Ink Management) software, the system performs fully automated and computerized dispensing of water- or solvent-based inks, says Stork. In addition ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Suited for Retort Use Sicpa North America, Brooklyn Pk., MN; 763/525-7600; sicpa.com Sicpafilm P solvent-based flexo ink system is said to stand up to retort and autoclave packaging lines at temperatures ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... one, two, three, or six rolls simultaneously. Process is said to be quick and gentle. Will clean and restore rollers used with water-based, solvent-based, or UV inks with no change in solution or equipment ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... of solvent retention. These results were obtained with solvent-based inks when energy costs drove everyone to optimize their press drying performance. Besides better ink wettability, ink adhesion, and ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... well as slot die application of 100% solids coatings, aqueous- and solvent-based solutions, and hot melt adhesives. The dual-die technique reportedly has been applied successfully to the production of ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... technology to its range of specialty coating equipment, which includes a broad range of roll-coating configurations as well as slot-die application of 100% solids coatings, aqueous- and solvent-based solutions, ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... the adhesion values of the solvent-based adhesives historically preferred for high-performance applications. Release liners, both paper and film, and their silicone release coatings must perform to even ...

Omet Celebrates 40 Years

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... for quick changeovers (PFFC witnessed a complete changeover in just under 5 min) and can use UV, water-based, or solvent-based inks with a combination also possible of hot air, UV, or IR drying units. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... S.p.A held an open house recently to demonstrate its latest high-speed laminator technology. The Duplex Combi with horizontal drying system was tested during the event using both solvent-based and solvent-free ...

The Bold & The Beautiful

(Tapes)

September 30, 2003, ... and are rotogravure printed at 600 fpm using solvent-based inks on metallized paper. The background suggests the freshness of the beer and the fine detail in Leinenkugel's logo, and the “beer” plaque ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... The print-receptive and thermally stabilized PET film reportedly provides a high degree of adhesion to both UV and solvent-based hardcoats and graphic inks and is said to have a superior scratch- and chemical-resistant ...

Solving the Problem of Silicone Transfer

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... with the printing inks, causing either complete print voids on part of the substrate's surface or improper ink bonds. While screen printing and solvent-based ink jet are sufficiently robust to cope with ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA; 215/592-3000; rohmhaas.com Adcote 812 solvent-based laminating adhesive is FDA-compliant for high-temperature applications, including retort, and can be used on existing equipment. ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... today they remain niche products due to printing speed constraints. Q: What types of inks are available today for industrial ink jet printing systems? A: Just about all — water-, oil- and solvent-based ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... and RotoPure Ultra gravure laminating inks are high-performance, solvent-based systems designed to print on a wide range of film substrates and structures. Both use co.'s proprietary polymer technologies, ...

Materials

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, New products from: Akzo Nobel Inks, Contract Converting LLC, Eckart America L.P., Flex America Inc., Flint Ink, Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co., MeadWestvaco Corp., UVitec Printing Ink, and Water Ink Technologies ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... Ultracoat slot coating die enables mfrs. that apply hot melt adhesives or water- and solvent-based coatings to achieve the increased speed of curtain coating while retaining many of the advantages of standard ...

Some Things to Remember About Dynamic Surface Tension

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... them. Typically, water-based systems have higher surface tension numbers than solvent-based inks and coatings. However, unlike the static number we associate with substrate measurements, inks and coatings ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ...  The 48-in. (1,220-mm) Ultracoat slot coating die enables mfrs. that apply hot melt adhesives or water- and solvent-based coatings to achieve the increased speed of curtain coating while retaining many ...