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A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... improvements. Radiation curing works as a switch to activate groups by energy introduction into the adhesive layer. The systems can cure immediately. So-called dual cure systems cure in a two-step mechanism ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... Microgage kit for machinery alignment includes a new laser squaring attachment called the 90-Line. Kit is said to be compact, easy to set up, and very versatile. Suited for aligning rollers on converting ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... will be accepted. Contaminated material will not be accepted. Liners should be contaminant-free with no adhesives or undispensed labels left on liners. Ideally, liner should be baled. If this is not ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... measurement of dyne levels, peel adhesion values, and longevity tests following separate ribbon burner and drilled port flame surface treatments of various flexible packaging materials indicated definable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... from Prime UV Systems is at work at Ling Industries, headquartered in Warwick, QC, Canada. The lamps, installed after the in-line coating unit on a new BHS in-line flexo press, are being used to cure UV ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... addition, a ten-color Schiavi, is state of the art. The design and efficiency of the company’s internally designed Rotoflex presses appear quite efficient with complete controlled registration and complete ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... Wavelength UV Process Supply, Chicago, IL; 800/621-1296; uvprocess.com The 375nm Con-Trol-Cure UV-LED Cure-All features a lower wavelength that enables this UV curing system to cure opaque inks utilizing ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... Inspection Upgrade Label Technology, Merced, CA, has installed two of Advanced Vision Technology’s PrintVision/Juniper automatic inspection systems, one on a 20-in. Mark Andy press and the other on a ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... 50% total recycled content. Company says printability has been upgraded, and paper can be used in traditional offset and digital printing equipment. Anti-Fog Films Keep Food Fresh Klöckner Pentaplast ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... or Metallized Product category for the product’s development, used for the first time by Sepp’s Gourmet Foods, Surrey, BC, Canada, for a microwavable grilled cheese sandwich. Once the quilt expands, inflated ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... industry has struggled through some tough times, much like other segments of US industry. The radiation-curable sector has been one of the few growth areas. Even this bright sector, however, is under ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... in one day and shipped the next," notes Felitti. "As a bonus, thanks to how gently the CAC system handled the waste matrix, we were able to trim the web down an inch, without breakage, and bring waste to ...

Film Opens New Markets

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed. PET Film Since pressure-sensitive labels ...

Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... would be channelled for condensation. Thereafter they can be used for energy recovery or even treated and reused. Apart from printing speeds though, the quality of the ink is an important variable. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... tags and labels, and more. Results of the annual competition will be announced at a banquet on Sunday night, March 20. The FFTA Annual Forum again will be accompanied by the Info-Flex exhibition, scheduled ...

New Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... for plastic flexible packaging companies. Scheduling software provides user with a global view of all jobs scheduled, real-time view of late jobs, and drag-and-drop capabilities. Displays specifics of ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... and cosmetics. The trend is toward thinner films, converted on roll-to-roll presses with in-line sheeting capability. Their paper also gave a detailed and helpful account of the IML injection-molding process. ...

RK's FlexiProof Serves as a Flexo Training Too

(Archive)

December 07, 2004, RK Print Coat Instruments has supplied FlexiProof machines to Mid-Sweden University, the Finland Research Centre and China's Zhongshan University. Flexi-Proof is a scaled down version of a flexographic ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Materials Film Suited for Cut-and-Stack Applied Extrusion Technologies/AET, New Castle, DE; 302/326-5500; aetfilms.com CSL 231-125 OPP label film for container decoration is called an alternative ...

Pilot Line

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... in 2003, namely melter, drum melter, and slot die, all from Nordson. Says pilot lab manager Ferdinand Krebs, “We're not looking to fill the machines just to have them filled.” Techma I is designed ...