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- UV-Curable Jet Inks Are We There Yet?
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2002, Ultraviolet-curable inks and coatings have been used in packaging for 30 years. From their humble beginnings in the early 1970s, they now hold significant Ultraviolet-curable inks and coatings have been ...
- What Is the Role of Tack in Printing Inks?
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2002, Since the earliest attempts at transferring ink from one surface to another, the characteristics of a printing ink have been an important factor in print Since the earliest attempts at transferring ink ...
- Thin Webs without Wrinkles
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2002, Any converter running webs of thin- and ultra-thin-gauge material, including foil, may experience wrinkle problems. In general, there are at least two Any converter running webs of thin- and ultra-thin-gauge ...
- Wide-Format Inkjets Focus of Graph Expo and Converting Expo Pavilion
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- September 02, 2002, For the first time ever, says Graph Expo/Converting Expo's sponsor, Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), the annual venue will feature a special pavilion devoted to displaying wide-format inkjet printing systems ...
- Krber PaperLink NA to Educate Packagers and Sheeters
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- August 14, 2002, Körber PaperLink North America announces its first Sheeting & Packaging Symposium. Through its established manufacturers and product lines—E.C.H. Will, Kugler-Womako, Pemco, Wrapmatic, and SHM—Körber ...
- Redefining Plasticizers in Inks and Coatings
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2002, ... substances added to plastics or other materials to keep them soft or pliable.” For the purpose of this discussion on ink and coatings, I will modify this definition as follows: “Plasticizers are chemicals ...
- Water Ink Technologies Doubles UV Capacity
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- July 28, 2002, Water Ink Technologies more than doubles its capacity to produce UV (ultraviolet) inks with an opening of a new plant in Charlotte, NC. Co. also reports its president is recipient of CPCC's annual Franklin ...
- FTA Seeks Digital, Flex-Pack, Ink, Plate Experts for Mexico City Meeting
- (News | New Products)
- July 28, 2002, ... to Converting Technological Innovations in Ink and Ink-Metering Systems Tried and True Platemaking and Mounting Techniques Representatives from US companies now servicing Latin American-based flexographers ...
- Flint Ink & Gebruder Schmidt M&A Done
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- July 02, 2002, WOLVERHAMPTON, U.K. -- Flint Ink Corp. and German ink maker Gebrüder Schmidt GmbH report the successful closing of the two companies' merger and acquisition WOLVERHAMPTON, U.K. -- Flint Ink Corp. and ...
- Flex-Pack Giant Bemis to Buy DuPont Shrink Film Biz
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- June 19, 2002, DuPont reports it has reached an agreement to sell its global Clysar shrink film business and manufacturing assets to Bemis Company, Inc. WILMINGTON, DE, USA—DuPont reports it has reached an agreement ...
- Focus on Crosslinking in Fluid Ink Systems
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- May 31, 2002, Crosslinkers are an important class of additives ink and coating formulators use to enhance properties. These materials must be selected carefully to Crosslinkers are an important class of additives ink ...
- Pactiv to Buy Winkler Forming
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- May 21, 2002, Pactiv Corp. reports an agreement to purchase Winkler Forming, Inc. Pactiv says it will purchase the thermoformer of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) for food packaging for $72.5 million (approximately ...
- Shrink Sleeve Market & Techology: AWAreness Report Now Is Available
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- April 18, 2002, Alexander Watson Associates (AWA) BV says its AWAreness Report, "Shrink Sleeve—Market & Technology Review," is now available. According to AWA, "This new AWAreness Report evaluates current and future trends ...
- Flint Ink UV: "Ideal" for Packagin
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- April 09, 2002, Flint Ink says it has inks ideal for CD, DVD, video, and software packaging; UV ink systems that produce durable, razor-sharp, high-gloss images that enhance in-store marketing and merchandising appeal. ...
- Krber PaperLink to Showcase New Systems at Converting Industry Events
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- February 19, 2002, According to a Körber PaperLink release, the holding company will showcase two of its company's paper converting systems—from Wrapmatic and Pemco/SHM (Strachan Henshaw Machinery)—at the upcoming Asian ...
- How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways
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- January 31, 2002, Almost every day I receive questions relating to ink or coating thickness determination. You would think it would be a simple matter, but it is not. Ink Almost every day I receive questions relating to ...
- Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2001, One of the most common problems with printing high-slip films is poor ink adhesion. Such films have low surface energies, and the levels of slip additives One of the most common problems with printing ...
- Flint Ink Donates Thousands to September 11 Charities
- (News | New Products)
- November 25, 2001, Together the Flint Ink Foundation and Flint Ink worldwide have donated over $290,000 to September 11th charities, reports the ink supplier. ANN ARBOR, MI, USA—Together the Flint Ink Foundation and Flint ...
- NAPIM Survey Finds Printers Are Focused on Ink Performance on Press, Not on Price
- (News | New Products)
- November 15, 2001, America's packaging printers want their ink to perform on press as well or better than advertised. That's the key finding of a recent survey distributed among 2,000 printers by the National Association of ...
- MD Wrinkle Formation Causes and Cures
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- October 31, 2001, MD (machine-direction) wrinkle problems (sometimes called tin canning) still plague many converters and/or film suppliers. The two main contributing parameters MD (machine-direction) wrinkle problems (sometimes ...
