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In-mold labels: film is today's hot development

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... and pressure-sensitive labels in many applications because of their many advantages. Besides a lower cost during long runs, these advantages can include various filling and processing benefits and a significantly ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... for curing. The second coating station applies a water-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive, using the reverse gravure method. Both coating stations use a fountainless/enclosed applicator featuring an internal ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... graphics, a 2-mil brushed polyester, a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and release liner. It uses a "revolutionary" manufacturing process to contrast the black print and semi-transparent blue logo against ...

New hot stamper does more for short runs

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... followed by a prismatic silver border around the black. This printed construction is then laminated on the Franklin with a 1-mil, pressure-sensitive-coated polyester (also from Westkote). The matrix is ...

For adhesives or coatings, ask the right questions

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... Massachusetts Inst. of Technology and over 30 years of experience in the research, development, and technical service of products used in flexible packaging, coatings, pressure-sensitive-adhesive applications, ...

Business and education join forces, and everybody wins

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February 29, 1996, ... packaging in-house and to expand our testing facilities in packaging science," says Crouch. Clemson also wants to utilize the narrow web, in-line corona treating capability to produce pressure-sensitive ...

Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry

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January 31, 1996, ... They Built an Industry, the history of the pressure-sensitive label industry. "Despite 15 years of development [of alternate systems], there are still a lot of solvent-based adhesives in use today in ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... technology not only to better serve the customer but to outperform the competition. Brown notes that there are more than 2,000 pressure-sensitive label converters in the country. While few have the range ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... well as its attraction to unusual and unique pressure-sensitive converting applications, that allowed the project to reach fruition. KAPCO's recently expanded converting capabilities include a Pace (Cleveland, ...

Converter combines profit with environmental concern

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... began working with Comco International in testing various substrates with waterborne and ultraviolet inks on the newly designed flexographic presses. Because they work primarily with pressure-sensitive ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

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December 31, 1994, ... he said. The newest developments in liners are silicone-coated 2-mil polypropylene and 1 1/2-mil polyester, and there's talk about pressure-sensitive release liners. The film-based products aren't perfect ...

Innovative uses earn honors from film supplier

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December 31, 1994, ... produced the label stock. * Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO, for the Ice Draft Light beer label that provides a dynamic, tactile, no-label look. FLEXcon, Spencer, MA, supplied the pressure-sensitive film ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ... and is controlled by the latest Dusenbery touch screen. Instead of pressure-sensitive membranes overlaid on the monitor screen, the glass itself responds to a finger touch. The result is a brighter, clearer ...