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Under the Hood

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... exposed them to extreme conditions in our test laboratory," Parnell says. "They were oven-aged under high temperatures, exposed to solvents, abrasion, and UV. Under every condition, the Jetrion UV ink held ...

A Look at Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... to the US. Rotogravure allows greater flexibility in the type of solvents and resins that can be used. UV laminating inks can be formulated and can provide excellent bonding. Their use in flexible packaging ...

Cleaning the Right Way

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... in solvents require special disposal. When allowed to accumulate in a container, they can start a fire by spontaneous combustion. Heat sometimes is applied when cleaning extruders, application equipment ...

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... can dissolve this "boundary layer" is difficult. Often good solvents are too aggressive to be added to the ink formulation without affecting other properties. In some cases, the solvent can be added ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... imaging unit built specifically for the tag and label industry. Platemaking then is performed by DuPont Cyrel FAST equipment that requires no solvents for digital flexo plate processing in as little as ...

Film Opens New Markets

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February 27, 2005, ... that require hazardous solvents. Also, since the amorphous layer is tightly bonded to the crystalline PET core layer, it increases the anchorage of the silicone coating, preventing unwanted migration to ...

Rotary Screen Printings Contribution to RFID

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... for these applications. Drying evaporates the solvents; but in the case of silver ink and the plating processes, a curing operation is needed, too, in order to soften the particles and boost the conductivity. ...

Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... environmental regulations, one must prevent solvents from entering the atmosphere. Thus the rotary screen drying units on the RFID converting line would include a second chamber to which evaporated solvents ...

Complex & Capable

(Flexpack)

January 30, 2005, ...  Innovative Laminates Lamination is accomplished with three laminators—Comexi SC (solventless), Valmet (now part of Bobst Group) (with/without solvents), and a recently installed, internally designed, ...

Chemicals & Responsibility

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November 29, 2004, ... pollute the air, ground, and water with hazardous materials. Many years ago I witnessed a company in the converting and packaging industry disposing of inks, adhesives, and solvents by dumping them into ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

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October 30, 2004, ...  A variety of ink solvents can be used, which offers a wider binder selection in ink formulations. High-color print densities can be achieved. The gravure ink is measured accurately and ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

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September 29, 2004, ... in paragraph d of this section. These tests require extractions not to exceed 0.5 mg/in.2 of food contact surface. For various food types and temperatures, there are different solvents and extractive conditions ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... products we're producing today is due to the fact we've been able to produce them very, very clean, with very low residual solvents,” he explains. “And that's the Food and Drug Administration's focus for packaging ...

Get the Narrow Web Flexo Fundamentals at Fox Valley Technical College

(Archive)

August 16, 2004, ... components press operation anilox rolls flexographic inks, solvents, and substrates printing problems Participants are aksed to bring old clothes to wear on Wednesday and Thursday, as students will ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... migration into the ink causes the ink to soften. The COF of a printing ink is controlled by the lubricants added as well as by the resin and solvents used. These lubricants can be fine particles of ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, coating, and laminating processes. Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, ...

Safety in Converting: Part I

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... materials in which the vehicle is a solvent or blend of solvents generally does result in hazardous vapors. Note that these vapors are hazardous to breathe and can burn when exposed to a source of ignition ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... of odors in solvent laminating inks has been the residual solvents that can be trapped within the laminated structure. Water-based laminating inks have very low or no solvents at all, but they can contain ...

Optimum Release

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... which users are experienced in handling the solvents. They offer the advantages of good wetting, low coat weight, good anchorage, and low coefficient of friction. In particular, they offer good release ...

Getting Better with Time

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... alternative for complying with clean air regulations, particularly when compared to the cost of capture and incineration of solvents and the cost of radiation-cured ink technologies.” “Advancements ...