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The Importance of Ink Troubleshooting on Press

(News | New Products)

February 29, 2024, ... help printers achieve customers’ goals. Sun Chemical has also created an ink troubleshooting guide1 online, which provides a list of common problems and tested solutions for a wide variety of printing ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... beam (EB) is used to “cure” or build the molecular weight and/or cross-link the adhesive. If UV light is used as the energy source, the adhesive base either contains a photoinitiator or one can be added ...

Web Exclusive: Web Cleaners

(Archive)

February 18, 2009, ... elastomer roller on the MWC is said to remove all particles down to micron size. Contaminants—whether hair, skin, paint flakes, ink debris, etc.—are then immediately transferred to a precision-engineered ...

What Is Web Cleaning, and Why Is It So Important?

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2024, ... product. Substrate Adhesion If there are dust particles on your substrate, it can cause problems with the adhesion of inks and other adhesives. This can lead to label or packaging failure, often causing ...

SEI integrates Vetaphone on new Labelmaster KyoJet

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2024, ... is the latest technology to be integrated into the Labelmaster series that now includes a digital inkjet engine, the KyoJet, capable of printing CMYK plus white and two pantones at 1200dpi resolution at ...

Reducing Waste in the Production Line

(Surface Prep)

February 11, 2024, ... by static on a web can even affect ink performance, repelling it away from the surface of a label. Static can also pose a health and safety risk to staff. Static usually occurs when a web is moving at ...

Combating the Invisibles of Static Control

(News | New Products)

August 14, 2022, ... on a substrate which then traps contaminate and leads to printing and packaging defects. Field lines coming from the charged surface interfere with printheads, nearby electronics and are directly linked ...

Empire Screen Announces Durable and Sustainably Printed Overlays

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2022, ... inks to wholly unique and Pantone colors. These highly customizable features allow organizations to create a professional product that can be used in a variety of contexts, from restaurants to medical ...

Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... printheads, nearby electronics and are directly linked to operator shocks and fire risks in hazardous environments. Examples of problems caused by high static levels are: contamination adhering to the ...

Achieving Fluid Production: Controlling Static and Contamination

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2021, ... before entering the next phase of production. Statically charged webs can also impact on print performance; ink drops may be repelled away from the intended surface target, leading the print job to appear ...

Achieving Fluid Production: Controlling Static and Contamination

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2021, ... before entering the next phase of production. Statically charged webs can also impact on print performance; ink drops may be repelled away from the intended surface target, leading the print job to appear ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... are bio-PE and bio-PET for bottled soft drinks/water. The question for may converters, packaging technologists with the introduction of new materials is will it process? Whether the material is PLA ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... the dryer section can handle. This is especially evident with the adoption of water-based vs. solvent-based inks, coatings and adhesives. In some cases, the machine may even need to be slowed down to use ...

Combatting Static

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2019, ... dirt could adhere to the moving web, potentially hindering the label’s final presentation. Print quality can also be impacted by static charges, as these are potentially capable of repelling ink from the ...

Mactac Announces Static Cling Vinyl Film

(Flexpack)

September 16, 2016, ... varieties and features a proprietary topcoat for printing.  It is printable with water-based flexographic, ultraviolet (UV) flexographic, offset, and screen inks, as well as conventional or UV-curable ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... glossy base for the printer and allowed use of UV offset inks. The metallic surface effectively becomes part of the design without use of a secondary process like hot stamping. The upscale look, achieved ...

Global Specialty Products Cleaner is Eco-Friendly

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2016, NATURES GUARD is based on soy and cleans inks, adhesives, and resins reportedly with no harmful effects MT. HOLLY, NJ | Global Specialty Products reports the launch of a new line of eco-friendly soy-based ...

Pressroom Hand Cleaner from Burnishine Is Easy on Skin

(News | New Products)

December 14, 2011, Clean up ink, grease, adhesives, and more with Thumbs Up cleaner designed for pressroom use LAKE VILLA, IL | Burnishine Products now offers Thumbs Up, a hand cleaner formulated for pressroom use. Specially ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... installation, the Cerutti was stopped an average of 16 times per month because of damaged/worn doctor blades or cylinder rollers, debris in the ink pan, streaking and hickies, or web breaks. This equated ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... downweb in form) include wrinkles and debris. Communication with the upstream provider of substrate is critical in understanding what is available for use. Coating head: In the coating head (specifically ...