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On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... use. Aqueous inkjet falls into two classes. Many printers are similar to our office or home desk tops. They need paper (or film) with high water capacity so the ink does not bleed or run. It has not proven ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... files are being prepared by Esko, while UPM Raflatac, FLEXcon, and Herma will provide paper, film, and foil substrates for the range of labels being produced. For comparison with toner technologies, Xeikon ...

Eliminating Boundary Layer Air During Winding

(Web Handling)

July 15, 2013, Eliminate boundary layer air  while winding rolls of film, in most cases, by using a lay-on roller. For coating and extrusion technology, vacuum boxes or electrostatic pinning can sometimes–though infrequently–be ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... Verstraete), particularly for high-volume new products (Joerg Hofmann, Innovia Films). Michael Demchinski, Taghleef Industries, suggested that thin-walled containers could go as low as 40-50 micron in ...

PCI BOPET Report Questions if Capacity is Enough for West

(Flexpack News)

May 20, 2013, Although two million tonnes of new BOPET film capacity is predicted, it may still not be enough to meet demand in the West, says a new study   NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK | PCI Films Consulting has issued ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 3

(Web Handling)

May 08, 2013, ... In winding a soft film, like polyethylene, you might get close. In winding papers, you won’t come close. The difference in winding these two materials is due to strain and strain losses (Remember ‘strain ...

Foam Labels | Cool Intentions

(Label/Tape)

May 06, 2013, ...  Duncan and Braddon would collaborate over the next three years to develop Labec coextruded film/foam label stock. Designed with label printers in mind, Labec products are produced using a unique technology, ...

Eagle Systems' Cold Foil System Chosen by KBA Japan

(Foil)

April 29, 2013, ... transparent films (polyethylene) in thicknesses between 0.2 and 0.4 mm. This work had in the past been handled by presses from another unnamed German manufacturer but is now becoming a new revenue stream. ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, Susceptor technology expands applications to microwave cooking of crisp bacon. FLEXPET film with renewable content receives Sustainability award; EnerLogic window film honored with Technology of the Year. ...

AIMCAL Offers Updated Metallizing Reference

(Metallizing)

February 13, 2013, ... and Procedures; Useful Relationships for Metallized Films; Contamination, Web Cleaning, Planarization, and Heat Stabilization; and Non-aluminum Deposition Materials and Techniques. AIMCAL members may ...

Esko Adds Flexo Plate Imager to CDI Family

(Label/Tape News)

February 13, 2013, ... film, digital foil-based letterpress plates, digital metal-based letterpress plates, and digital silk screens. Operation is aided by EasyClamp, said to securely hold flexo plates of any thickness on the ...

Enercon Webinars to Cover Treating & Web Handling

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, Corona treating basics and handling thin films in and out of treaters are the subjects of two March webinars   MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | Enercon reports two upcoming webinars in March. • March 7: “Corona ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... for improving the mechanical and barrier properties of flexible packaging materials. The second session features Innovations in Traditional Barrier Enhancements for packaging films. And the third session ...

Eliminating Tin-Canning Rings on Your Wound Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 24, 2013, ... more published literature offers more advice. According to Bill Hawkins, in his book The Plastic Film and Foil Web Handling Guide, he presents a theory for tin-canning, especially tin-canning that forms ...

Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

(Coating/Laminating)

January 10, 2013, ... the same cavity and maintain a distinct layer. The advantages of this phenomenon can be seen in multilayer packaging films that have a printable polymer on one side and an oxygen barrier that can contact ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... when we compiled the top products of 2012, that we found adhesives, films, printing presses, doctor blades, and a variety of coatings on the list. How We Compile the List Each week throughout the year, ...

GOEBEL Supplies 11-m-wide Slitter/Rewinder to China

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2012, ... films a year, wants to increase its production by 50%. The company commissioned GOEBEL Schneid- und Wickelsysteme GmbH with the construction of three 11-m-wide machines, the model “monoslit giant,” which ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, We really have to talk about this topic again.  It is amazing how many times I get calls on this seemingly simple, yet universal subject.  From film to sheet, cast film, extrusion coating, laminating, ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, ... capability using roll stand skewing; a roll stand unwind station for sheet laminating applications; protective film unwind stations at the pull roll; thickness measurement using x-ray backscatter gauging ...

Appleton Core Recycler Can Be Customized

(Green)

October 21, 2012, ... leftover roll material. The scrap material, such as paper, film, foil, plastic, or nonwovens can then be recycled and the core reused. In-stock configurations, the unit can handle rolls to 32 in. dia, ...