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18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, What are some ideas for cost reduction projects in a coating operation? Very often coating costs are characterized in terms of dollars per square foot. Products of high volume and low technology have values ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... yet effective means to prevent costly issues such as poor adhesion, excessive waste, ink rub-off and coating defects stemming from inadequate wettability. Measuring Surface Tension The industry-standard ...

Green Bay Innovation Group hosts Converters Expo

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2024, ... of converting paper is growing very rapidly across the globe especially in the industrial packaging area owning primarily due to sustainability. This demand is attributed to a low-cost packaging solution ...

Tosaf Launches Additive for Halogen-free Flame Retardancy (HFFR) of PE Foams

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2023, ... applications that are still demanding halogen-based products, Tosaf's portfolio covers a wide variety of products. Chlorine-based flame retardants such as FR9327PE offer good performance, they are cost-effective ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... accepted as an essential process, the science behind it is less well understood. In today’s competitive marketplace, where production errors can be costly, knowledge is a powerful commercial tool. If ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... the applied coating free from blemishes, of uniform thickness, free from coating viscosity issues – the thickness or resistance of flow and which is free from problems associated with C.O.F or co-efficient ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... costs, hassle, and tension with customers who might otherwise receive their shipments corroded. When based on organic VCI chemistry and combined with recyclable material, these materials offer safer, more ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... can help reduce food waste and save retailers on associated costs. They also give food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers more control over product quality, availability, ...

Cortec Develops Static Dissipative Corrosion Inhibiting Paper

(Flexpack)

February 07, 2017, EcoSonic ESD paper is powered by Nano VpCI ST. PAUL, MN | Cortec Corp. has developed a static dissipative corrosion inhibiting paper that serves as a complete packaging paper for valuable electrical ...

HP Doubles Production Speed with Indigo 8000 Digital Label Press

(Label/Tape)

March 29, 2016, ... capabilities with gold, silver, and other high-viscosity flexo inks. The HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press is also compatible with HP partner converting solutions for inspection, creasing, folding, and gluing. ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, ... quality and cost control. Throughout the process, clear, operationally sound procedures help maintain technical efficiency. Part One of this article focused on system design. Now we’re ready to discuss ...

Foil Substrates: Handling, Web Control & Substrate Interaction

(Coating/Laminating)

September 21, 2015, ... of the fluid on the substrate is also important. For many applications, this is viscosity driven – the higher the viscosity the less the fluid spreads on contact. Spreading can be controlled with temperature ...

Stepwise Process Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

November 17, 2014, ... work hand-in-hand to develop the final structure of the solidified coating. Capillarity works to level the fluid quickly when the viscous forces control (low viscosity) and coating thickness is small. ...

INX Digital Refines Color Compatible Inks

(News | New Products)

March 17, 2013, Triangle brand JVS inks are reformatted to allow press operators to reprofile their printers cost-effectively with quality   SAN LEANDRO, CA | INX Digital International, addressing a need for alternative ...

Coating Matters | Mixing Fundamentals

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2013, ... cP is an upper limit for viscosity. Processing speeds of the coating line can dictate the amount of time available to develop uniform mixing. When developing suspensions, 75% solids (by weight) is ...

TandD Offers CO2 Data Logger

(Controls)

January 20, 2012, The Recorder TR-76Ui has three channels to measure and record CO2, temperature, and humidity simultaneously  SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | The CO2 Recorder TR-76Ui from TandD Corp. is a three-channel data ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... heavily on these innovations to meet ever-increasing packaging cost and weight reduction requirements from sustainability-conscious consumer products companies. One key technology supporting the flexible ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... in the important beer label market in response to a demand for lower costs (therefore white papers), competition from pressure-sensitive (p-s) labels, and reduced beer consumption. Barrier packaging ...

Biosafe Receives Polymer Patent for Antimicrobial

(Coating)

December 12, 2010, ...  Commercial applications of Biosafe antimicrobial include apparel, medical devices, portable electronics, computer keyboards, building products, and sporting goods. The additive costs less to use than ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... often assisted by a hair dryer, or in a laboratory oven. The advantage of this method is that formulators can test their own coatings, the hardware cost is inexpensive, and it is a familiar technique with ...