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BOBST Open House Celebrates Gravure

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2017, ... gravure press, running an 18-micron LDPE substrate. Company says throughout the run, the tenure of the register was extremely accurate, making the press ideal to print sensitive substrates at high speeds, ...

Drytac Film Suited for Advertising Graphics

(Flexpack)

May 28, 2017, ... PVC film for short-term indoor floor graphics applications. Thanks to a unique dot pattern printed pressure-sensitive polyacrylate adhesive, the new film reportedly can be applied to multiple flooring ...

Spinnaker Partners with ARMOR USA for Testing

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2017, Spinnaker will have its pressure-sensitive products tested using ARMOR USA’s thermal transfer ribbons TROY, OH | Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer and service provider of pressure-sensitive paper and ...

Prairie State Group Goes Digital with Colordyne

(Print)

February 08, 2017, ... printer of packaging materials, such as pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging, for the food and beverage, health and beauty, nutritional bars, pouching, cold chain technology and automotive ...

Cortec Develops Static Dissipative Corrosion Inhibiting Paper

(Flexpack)

February 07, 2017, ... the most sensitive electrical components, including conductivity and resistance. Parts protected in the EcoSonic ESD Paper can be painted, welded, and soldered. The paper can also be used for electrostatic ...

Ashland Announces Price Increase

(Coating/Laminating)

February 05, 2017, Company says increases, scheduled for February 15 in North America, will depend on product grade and packaging WILMINGTON, DE | Ashland will increase prices 3%–5% for its pressure-sensitive adhesive ...

Green Converting | Nestlé Pulls No Punches on Bioplastics

(Flexpack)

January 09, 2017, ... material performance and suggested areas the PLA industry should be addressing if it expects to win Nestlé over to the cause. “In general, first generation bioplastics materials are moisture-sensitive ...

AGL Custom Designs New Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

January 05, 2017, ... developing web tensions in the range of 0.1 lb/linear in. of tension. This is said to prevent the distortion of a valuable and sensitive product into the laminating nip rollers. Standard features of ...

Web Lines | How To Choose the Right Tabbing Tape

(Web Handling)

December 12, 2016, ... tape (straight across or chevron), and speed. Splicing tapes are pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) that require pressure in the contact to form a good bond. Splicing can fail if the bump roller contacts ...

CTI Color-Changing Process Meets Many Regs

(News | New Products)

November 26, 2016, ... most Pantone (http://www.pantone.com/) colors. “Most plastic companies receive a few inquiries per year for thermochromic and photochromic (light-sensitive) technology, but most pass on the opportunity ...

UniNet and UPM Raflatac Partner in Digital Press

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2016, ... supplier of pressure-sensitive label materials, to create worldwide solutions for converters and customers that are said to ensure professional results using the iColor digital label printers. Company ...

Constantia Wins TLMI Environmental Award

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2016, ... of an educational program. This year Constantia Flexibles was recognized for SpearRC, described as a cost-effective, pressure-sensitive label that is recognized by both the Association of Postconsumer ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... association technical meetings relevant to the pressure-sensitive industry and what I learned. Every spring and fall there is a flurry of trade association meetings and shows. It seems like you could ...

Show Preview | K 2016 To Reveal How Plastics Shape the Future

(Trends/Management)

September 21, 2016, ... (Hall 16, A43) will exhibit a high-speed unwind engineered for splice speeds up to 800 m/min (2,600 fpm) for sensitive, thin webs. Features pneumatic splice-unit control for improved processing and functionality. ...

Dow Corning Launches Series of PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2016, New pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings are suited for protective films used throughout the lifecycle of electronic devices AUBURN, MI | Dow Corning, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical ...

Air Motion Systems to Show LED System

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2016, ... no warm-up or cool-down time, and rolls never need to be cooled. Also, the system is called ideal for printing on a broad range of substrates, and thinner substrates and heat-sensitive materials can ...

UPM Raflatac to Feature Wide-Ranging Display at Labelexpo Americas

(Label/Tape)

August 27, 2016, ... meeting or exceeding the APR Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Label for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document requirements. Said to be ideal for labeling PET bottles, these clear and white PP product combinations ...

Maxson Sheeter Cuts to Register

(Carton Box)

August 09, 2016, ... bed or dual knife cutter design, utilizes a roll stand with line guidance capabilities, a sensitive scanner to detect registration marks, and a high-resolution electronic drive system that hold the cut ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... has been awarded to Bruce Bell, founder and chairman of Belmark. Belmark is an industry leader in pressure-sensitive labels, flexible film packaging, and folded cartons, with more than 650 employees. Bell ...

Mactac Announces Study of Foam Bonding

(Coating/Laminating)

July 22, 2016, ... propylene diene monomer (EPDM), nitrile, PVC blends and neoprene blends—all commonly used in the gasket and seal, automotive, mass transit, military and marine markets, where pressure-sensitive adhesive ...