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A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... too, is the push for better shrink labels for beverages and pharmaceutical products for secure, safe seals that often carry government warning and labeling information. Converters now are being asked to ...

Brand Protection with Micro-Dots

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, Now brand owners have a new weapon against counterfeiting based on digital imaging, supported by continuous development in consumer electronics and global access to efficient, secured data communications ...

Pouch Progress

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2006, ... of widespread retort pouch use. Laboratory work on surface-printing retort pouch structures using electron beam (EB)-cured inks has been done by Dr. Thomas Hartmann, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ. The ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... barrier properties with the instant bonding properties offered by electron beam (EB) cured laminating adhesive would make the entire manufacturing process very simple and cost effective. This scheme could ...

Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... and e-business services. Banta also provides a wide range of procurement management and other outsourcing capabilities to the world’s largest technology companies. With operations in the United States, ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... a secure enclosure that cradles the roll end to end, company reports. Roll product is suspended safely and is protected from all four sides. No tools or strapping are required to assemble. PFFC-ASAP 411 ...

Labelexpo New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... 8 in., presses eliminate need to varnish or laminate since UV-cured ink will not scratch off. PFFC-ASAP 441 Films Shimmer and Shift 3M, St. Paul, MN; 800/257-0646; 3m.com/converter Radiant ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... fall into two main chemical categories: oil-based and radiation-cured. Most paste ink is used on paper and board substrates. Oil-based inks contain drying oils, which when printed in a very thin film, ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... Control with UV Light Xenon Corp., Wilmington, MA; 800/936-6695; xenoncorp.com The CoolCureXL RC-801 curing system employs pulsed UV light for instant on/off control, fast cycle times, deep penetration, ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... There are four different ink chemistries used: water-based, solvent-based, oil-based, and energy cured. Not every chemistry is applicable to every printing method. Below is a summary. Summary of Ink ...

Toray Introduces New Printable Lidding Film

(Archive)

August 22, 2006, ... coextruded primed surface that allows the film to be printed. LumiLid XLS5 can be corona treated if desired and over lacquer can be applied to protect graphics. It seals cleanly and securely, and is made ...

Labelexpo 2006 Exhibitors List

(Archive)

August 10, 2006, ... Discount Press Parts & Equipment; #457; qualitydiscount.com Quickdraft; #6305; quickdraft.com R Rad-Cure Corp.; #1911 Radius Solutions; #6300; radiussolutions.com Rayven; #2036; rayven.com ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... FL — H.W. Sands Corp. and InkSure Technologies have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic alliance that will be marketed under the Sands-Secure line of security solutions. Sands supplies products ...

LabelExpo

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... Visit booth 1011. PFFC-ASAP 383 Coatings Provide Robust Cure Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI; 989/496-6000; www.dowcorning.com The Syl-Off Advantage Series is a line of low-platinum, solvent-free ...

Labelexpo What's Ne

(Archive)

July 30, 2006, ... Provide Robust Cure Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI; 989/496-6000; dowcorning.com The Syl-Off Advantage Series is a line of low-platinum, solvent-free coatings said to provide high line speeds; reliable, ...

2006 RFID What's News, Part

(Archive)

July 29, 2006, ... on WHTI PASS Card As a member of the Smart Card Alliance, Texas Instruments is supporting the organization's recommendation that secure contactless technology (ISO/IEC 14443) best meets the objectives ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... and Energy Sciences Inc. The flexographic process uses Sun’s UniQure inks, which are wet-trapped and cured using a single EB unit at the end of the press. This eliminates the need for inter-station ...

Better Labels Through Chemistry

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... is an integrated, more cost-effective, secure, and user-friendly approach to product packaging. ECL constructions include the following benefits: Allow more space for information Can be applied automatically ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... color-communication.dupont.com The Cromaprint 22UV digital printing system comprises an 82-in.-wide UV cure combination flatbed/roll-to-roll production print engine; next-generation, patent-pending, extended-gamut ...

Sun Chemical Introduces Flexible Packaging Printing Process

(Archive)

June 14, 2006, ... technology uses Sun Chemical's UniQure inks, which are wet-trapped through a common impression (CI) cylinder press and cured instantly by an inline electron beam at the end of the press, eliminating the ...