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Coating and Laminating Special Report

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February 28, 2002, ... be readily supplied. This film is very temperature- and solvent-sensitive: Aromatic solvents such as toluene or xylene will rapidly degrade a HIPS release liner. For self-adhesive applications, attention ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

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January 31, 2002, ... Overcoats could be curing or noncuring. The curing variety generally offered improved properties. Initially, overcoats were available as solutions of volatile organic solvents such as toluene, methyl ...

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

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December 31, 2001, ... solvents can be added to the ink to dissolve the boundary layer. Whether this can be done effectively depends on the type and concentration of the slip additive. The higher the slip concentration, the ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

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November 30, 2001, ... may involve the use of various inks, coatings, and adhesives. These materials inherently contain odorous solvents, which are the primary cause of undesirable odors in packaging products. Traditionally, ...

Orange Peel in a Coating Is Not Very Tasty

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October 31, 2001, ... appearance of certain coated products after they have been applied to a substrate and dried, if they contain water or solvents. The surface looks exactly like the uniform, dimpled outer surface of an orange. ...

A Brief Chemistry Lesson On Printing Ink Pigments

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October 31, 2001, ... these colorants is their solubility. Pigments used in printing inks are colorants that are insoluble in water and most solvents. For instance, copper phthalocyanine blue is the primary blue colorant used ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... passed through a shrink tunnel, which is said to allow good overwrap, even on complex shapes, with a glossy “lacquered” look. Film is said to be resistant to carton printing ink solvents. Also offers excellent ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... and rotogravure was made convincingly. (For more on Project FOG, see PFFC, July 2001, p. 50.) Solvents Still Entrenched in Film Sector Water-based inks have a solid hold on the flexographic printing ...

Making Choices for Coating with a Laminating Adhesive

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September 30, 2001, ... on substrates that water can harm, such as paper. Adhesives supplied in solvent systems likewise should not be applied to substrates that are sensitive to the particular solvents in the adhesives. When ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

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August 31, 2001, ... completely safe, heat exchanger systems are somewhat less prone to accidents when flammable solvents are used as part of the process. This is especially true if recirculation is utilized as part of the ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... both UV and EB curing is usually safer than existing solvent and even aqueous chemistry. Table 3 shows some typical health and safety data for solvents and UV/EB materials. The UV and EB materials offer ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, New from: Baldor Electric, BHS, Bobst, Brausse Group, Carotek, Converting Solutions, Davies Industrial, GrafiKontrol, Gralex, Ion Systems Industrial, Kidder, Lasor/Systronics, Maxson Automatic, National ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ... ink transfer. These practices include tests for retained solvents (to assess degree of drying and potential for odor); ink adhesion (if inks can rub off or flake off the surface); surface tension (to predict ...

Products

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June 30, 2001, ... plate-mounting sleeve system is available for thin and thick plates. Composite sleeves are compatible with all common flexo solvents and inks. Mounting and dismounting are said to be accomplished easily ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... wide use in adhesives, sealants, and coatings. They do not have use in high temperature applications or those areas where resistance to solvents or polyvinyl chloride plasticizers is a requirement. For ...

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

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May 31, 2001, ... as well.” As Alimena likes to say, “The solvents fuel their own destruction.” Editor's Note: For more on pollution control, see article by Ralph Stettenbenz, Air Preheater Co., in the August 2000 ...

The Sweet Smell of Success in Coatings and Adhesives

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April 30, 2001, ... operation, a very common cause of odors is failure to dry materials containing solvent completely. Even very small quantities of solvents such as heptane, methyl ethyl ketone, and others retained through ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

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April 30, 2001, ...  CIJ used in packaging usually utilizes solvent-based dyes; the solvents are fast drying, such as alcohols or MEK. Viscosity requirements are very low, and nozzle diameters tend to be just a few microns. ...

What's New in Narrow We

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April 30, 2001, ... that films resist temperatures to 500 deg F, resist harsh solvents, and are able to withstand harsh manufacturing processes. Available in both 1- and 2-mil thicknesses and white and matte tan colors, films ...

Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature

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March 31, 2001, Unlike solvent-based inks where binders are dissolved in the ink solvents, water-based inks comprise several binders, none of which are soluble in water. Unlike solvent-based inks where binders are ...