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Metallizing Matures

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... films such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), nylon, and acetates. Metallized Film Labels Attract Attention There are many opportunities across the globe for metallized films in labeling applications. Metallic ...

Labelexpo New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... addition to traditional CMYK. Silver metallic and opaque white donors are said to make this the optimal proofing system for specialty packaging and brand design markets. PFFC-ASAP 448 Inspect for ...

Challengers Press On

(Tapes)

October 31, 2006, ... of accepting a first place award for its role in introducing the beer label across the country. Special vignettes, says a company spokesperson, were very tough. Light and dark gold metallics accompanied ...

RFID Smart Labels Breaks New Ground in London

(Archive)

October 14, 2006, ... payback in pallet and case tagging and drag their feet. Marks and Spencer UK and Boekhandels Group Netherlands discussed exceptions to the UHF technical problems where the product is dry and non-metallic ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... react with atmospheric oxygen, catalyzed by metallic dryers in the ink, to form hard, resistant print. The initial drying to a tack-free state is by absorption into the paper or board substrate. Trapping ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... line of high-performance screws, bimetallic barrels, and heat-transfer rolls for extrusion processes. Xaloy will consolidate sales and service of all extrusion equipment in a new business unit, Xaloy ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ...  PFFC-ASAP 487 Metallic Ink Easy to Use Eckart America, Painesville, OH; 800/556-1111; www.eckart.net Rotostar Aqua FP 06 water-based metallic ink combines what company says is state-of-the-art ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... to the repackaged Toffee Break Signature Collection brand. Iridescents by Corvon is used for the base of the boxes; the top lids feature Metallics by Skivertex. The high-end packaging is designed to attract ...

2006 RFID What's News, Part

(Archive)

July 29, 2006, ... to the UHF technical problems where the product is dry and non-metallic and reader density is low. Paul Fox of Procter and Gamble/Gillette discussed the counterfeiting challenges. Opportunities with ...

Static Elimination Revisited

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... in the form of charge built up on the surfaces of non-metallic rollers. Silicone rubber rollers running poly films are a nasty example. Static charges accumulate on the surface of the roller that is touched ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... will allow Sun Chemical to make and sell MetalFX inks, a technology that can be used to print up to 104 million metallic colors. The colors can be created by printing process color inks over MetalFX ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... life. Dense, low-porosity hardfacing material can be applied in thicknesses from 0.002–0.100 in. or more, with carbide densities to 70% by volume, embedded in a metallic matrix. Metallurgically bonded ...

Graphic Packaging Offers MetalFX

(Archive)

May 24, 2006, ... to the product package, then CMYK inks are overprinted, which produces the effect of unlimited metallic colors. MetalFX includes two special features: HoloFX, which makes areas of a package seem to appear ...

New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... geadvancedmaterials.com VaporStar IMC (intermetallic composite) evaporation boats provide both corrosion resistance and high wettability. Longer boat life means fewer changeovers and more production time, ...

Matan Demo Center Tour the US

(Archive)

April 04, 2006, ... for applications requiring spot and metallic colors, high durability, harsh environment endurance, special substrates, environmental and health standards, short-run, quick turnover, and variable data. ...

Applied Films Receives Innovation Award

(Archive)

March 13, 2006, ... a thick metallic base layer on the plastic film acts as a mirror (aluminum), a middle transparent oxide layer (AI2O3) allows light to reflect in different colors depending on its thickness, and a top semi-transparent ...

What Static Can Do is Shocking

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... They are metallic tinsel, misters or humidifiers, antistatic agents, and static eliminator bars. Obviously, each possibility has advantages and disadvantages. Anti-static metallic tinsel looks very ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... strong, restrained, but inventive silhouette in black, highlighted by a white border and classical-looking typography. The interior of the box is shiny metallic copper. Nicholas Dodzuik, a recent graduate ...

New Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... opaque whites, and metallics to virtually any substrate, company reports. An eight-color library of donor material includes green, orange, red, and reflex blue in addition to C, M, Y, and K. Custom libraries ...

Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... middle transparent oxide layer, and a top semi-transparent metallic layer. Depending on the thickness of the middle layer, the light is reflected in different colors. Color also changes when seen at different ...