Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z
Pilot lines and research equipment facilities guide, M thru Z: May Coating, Megtec, Microseal, Mylan Technologies, New Era Converting Machinery, Pillar, Polymer Science, Polytype America, Polytech North America, Print/Con-Printing and Converting Research Center, Tekmatex Inc., Texmac Inc., UCB Chemicals Corp., Viscor, and Yasui Seiki (USA).
...Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging
Application: Polyolefin plastomers exhibit excellent caulkability to deliver the sealing characteristics necessary for total package performance.
...Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety
Without proper precautions, the combination of nitrocellulose-containing inks, solvent-based press cleaners, and on-site recycling can be a deadly one.
...Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I
Heat seal coatings are formulated materials that are applied to a substrate on a coater and then wound into a roll. In a subsequent operation, the coated...
For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritize
People working with adhesives and coatings for the converting industry constantly hear the terms "environmentally friendly" and "user friendly." These...
Pollution Control Innovation for Silicone-Based Coatings
Since the late 1970s, there has been a dramatic increase in pollution control applications involving silicone as part of the exhaust stream. Unfortunately,...
Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market
Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive label system that runs the gamut from generic mailing labels to high-specification applications...
Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice
The Thermalon line of electrically heated rollers from American Roller Co., Union Grove, WI, has won the 2000 Technology of the Year Competition sponsored...
Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits
Curtain coating belongs to the class of premetered coating methods. The term "premetered" indicates that only the exact amount of fluid to be coated onto...
Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority
In an aggressive effort to increase sales, the management team at Autotype Americas Inc. decided to make some bold moves that have paid off handsomely...
What you should know about filled adhesives and coatings
Adhesives and coatings sometimes contain fillers, because such ingredients can provide functional properties for certain applications. Examples of typical...
On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation
A beta gauge measurement system from NDC Systems means efficiency and consistency on Adchem Corp.'s coating line.1Since its founding with a single coating...
UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times
Converters have been fueling the growth of the ultraviolet-curing industry at a rate of 20% per year for the past ten years. George Pasternack, manager...
Green Bay gears up for specialty labels
Green Bay Packaging's Coated Products Operations unit commissions custom equipment from Faustel to take advantage of the growing market for specialty...
The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.
Many application of adhesives, coatings, and inks for flexible packaging and other uses require compliance with regulations of the Food and Drug Administration...
Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds
In six years Steve Mintz, owner and president of Express Label Co., Longwood, FL, catapulted a small hot stamp label start-up company into a broad-based...
Pay attention to flash points, and you won't get burned
The flash point of a flammable liquid is the lowest temperature at which vapors above that liquid will burn when exposed to a source of ignition. There...
For adhesives or coatings, ask the right questions
An attendee at a recent technical conference was bemoaning the fact that adhesive suppliers did not help their customers as requested. The specific complaint...
Custom coating operation is a clean winner
Targeted toward industries with very strict standards, Rexam Custom's Netherlands plant sets its own high standards of quality.Rexam Custom, a specialty...
European equity supplier acquires plastics division
NatWest Ventures announced the acquisition of three companies comprising the core of the Plastics Laminate Div. of Laporte PLC for $27 million.The companies...
