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Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... a structure prior to curing. In other cases, the deformation can provide coating defects. One example of the need to study polymeric flow beyond the simple test methods is roll spatter. If a Brookfield ...

ETI Converting Equipment Patents Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

April 18, 2016, ... in the long run and during continuous usage. Patent information is as follows: Apparatus and Method for cutting facestock. UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,289,912 B2. The company says its equipment will ...

DUNMORE Aerospace Joins R&D on Fire Safety

(Flexpack)

April 05, 2016, ... role in the group is to test standard materials alongside other group members within the construct of a round robin test methodology. The FAA compiles the independent test results and presents the findings ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, ... methods is an important consideration for quality assurance, because insufficient inline mixing can cause streaks in the coating or functional failure of the product itself. Static mixers are structures ...

Structuring an Effective Sales Conference, Pt. 2

(Marketing Mojo)

February 28, 2016, ... have time to sharpen my axe, I’m too busy cutting trees!” Gathering your sales teams together for a sales meeting/conference to “sharpen their axe” and work on productivity skills is a great method to ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... Thus, an operation’s capabilities are partially defined by the quality and accuracy of solution delivery systems—how the fluid gets to the coating method. There are pre-metered and self-metered coating ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2016 Forum and INFO*FLEX

(Print)

February 01, 2016, ... sessions will cover new technologies and game changers, the FIRST methodology and how your customers view it, as well as shared knowledge for all groups from the Hall of Famers.” "Our goal was to create ...

ULS Report Issues Study on Packaging Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2016, ... given amount of product. Study methodology gave credit for source reduction, recyclability, and use of recycled materials. The methodology, findings, and conclusions were reviewed by the Laboratory of ...

DuPont Joins ADM to Offer Bio-Based Material

(Materials)

January 19, 2016, ... the technology has applications in packaging, textiles, engineering plastics, and many other industries. The companies have developed a method for producing furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) from ...

Welcome to Innovation Station

(Innovation Station)

January 16, 2016, ... Marketing genius? Maybe. “Problem-solution” methodology has been around for centuries, we can all easily ideate examples. Let’s consider something simple, the wheel. National Geographic’s Concise History ...

FTA 2016 Forum Open for Registration

(News | New Products)

December 13, 2015, ... supply chain. The 2016 events will draw from the past success to provide a well-rounded Forum for each and every attendee. The sessions will cover new technologies and game changers, the FIRST methodology ...

Smithers Pira Issues Study of Security Printing

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2015, ... and alternative payment methods. In addition, the use of bank checks will continue to decline rapidly. The Personal ID end-use market has the largest decrease in growth, from an 8.7% CAGR over 2010–2015 ...

AIMCAL/SPE Recognize 10 Outstanding Technical Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2015, ... Solution-Based R2R Nanomanufacturing” by James Watkins of the Univ. of Massachusetts. Three honorable mentions in Web Coating: “Drying Laboratory Methods for Characterization of Limited Rate Drying ...

TLMI Awards | WS Packaging Wins Best of Show

(Label/Tape)

October 06, 2015, ... It was entered in the Non-Pressure Sensitive–All Processes/Cut & Stack–Line/Prime category.  Fuji plates are used. Because this label is manufactured using a multi-process printing method, there is ...

Dow Is Honored for Sustainability

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2015, ... complex issues like sustainability. This method of working together is gaining prominence within our industry. It is inspiring for not just our partners and other members of the value chain but key influencers ...

World's First 9-Manifold Extrusion Die Debut

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 26, 2015, ... a feedblock combines multiple polymer streams into a narrow multi-layer “sandwich” that is subsequently distributed to full width in a single-manifold die. A chief reason why the multi-manifold method ...

Foil Substrates: Handling, Web Control & Substrate Interaction

(Coating/Laminating)

September 21, 2015, ... or film. The curing method (oven, electron beam or UV) may also play a role in defect formation with foils that is differentiated from paper or film. The key feature is to remember that the only escape ...

Mark Andy Works to Reduce Carbon Footprint

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2015, ... printing and converting machinery, reports it has put an emphasis on corporate responsibility, committing to reduce its carbon footprint by transforming waste disposal methods. To this end, the company ...

IMDA to Present Symposium and Exhibit

(Label/Tape)

September 09, 2015, ...  • Various Methods for presenting IML Labels • Laser Texturing: Creative Solutions for Packaging • Water-Based and UV Coatings for Optimum Performance • New Converting Technology for Web & Sheet-Fed ...

Coating Matters | Energy Storage Devices

(Coating/Laminating)

August 10, 2015, From lithium-ion batteries to capacitors to solar panels, one common feature is they are all produced through a coating method If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, ...