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February 28, 2001, ... seam that will not “flag” or “creep” during the labeling and shrinking processes. PSA Pellets Have No Solvents H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN; 651/236-3195; hbfuller.com Hot melt Propel™ PSA pellets ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, ... made out of silicone. The pad lifts away from the substrate and assumes its original shape. Step 5: Drying of the ink: Since the ink often is composed of slow solvents, solvent removal requires heat. ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... interest to converters. Session 1A on Monday afternoon was devoted to Regulatory Updates. Richard Wright, Ashland Chemical, presented an overview concerning adhesives, chemicals, and solvents that included ...

Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth

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November 30, 2000, ... on the use of the coating head, and the coater was ready for solvent-based coating applications by mid-May. "To be ready for solvents, you have to have all of your electrical [work] done. You have to ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, ... and it is recommended for use in flexible film, paper packaging, and multiwall sack applications, as well as an inside coating on food cartons. Formulated with no VOCs or solvents. Metallized Paper ...

Pilot Coating Line Aids Both R&D and Production

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October 31, 2000, ... the state has issued allowing the use of solvent-based adhesives and coatings. MSC has been using solvents since its founding more than 20 years ago, and it wanted to continue the practice. Therefore, ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... snacks, industrial, furniture, laminates, tapes, tags and labels Services: Coating (adhesive, 100% solvents, solvent- and water-based, UV) laminating, priming, all to 51 in. Substrates: Film, foil, foam, ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... the post-press category for its Renzmann Washing Systems. The Renzmann cleaning product line comprises spray, brush, and ultrasonic cleaning systems that can use solvents, water, or caustic as a cleaning ...

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

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September 30, 2000, ... conditions for those heat seal coatings that contain solvents or water are extremely critical to prevent blocking. Drying improperly is probably the most common cause of blocking. Many blocking difficulties, ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... produce using solvents now can be completed in less than 1 hr, according to co. Plates are compatible with standard solvent- and water-based flexo printing inks. Anilox Roll Cleaner Includes Reclaim ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

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August 31, 2000, ... and additives. Colorants, resins, and solvents constitute about 95% of a typical ink formulation. Additives make up the balance of the ink formula. Let's take a closer look at these additives and their ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... Everyone has to pass through an air shower to get in and out. When you walk into the room, you don't smell any solvents whatsoever. Since 1993 we've been hooked up to a catalytic oxidizer that sucks out ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... coating methods such as roll, blade, bar, air knife, and spin coating. In particular, problems related to recycling of excess fluid, replenishing of evaporating solvents, formation of foam, and crusts ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ... is the amount of heat that is being applied to the printed web to flash off solvents that are used in the construction of heatset inks," Zborovsky explains. "A certain percentage of these solvents has to ...

What you should know about filled adhesives and coatings

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October 31, 1996, ... illustrations and the other common fillers are particulate materials that frequently do not dissolve readily in common solvents or disperse easily in water. That is why the handling of filled adhesives ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... molecules, such as flavors and aromas, chemical solvents, and fragrances, better than water. Without fat, foods have a more difficult time holding onto flavor compounds, because these compounds volatilize ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... areas, then washing away the metal. This does the job but requires coping with solvent contamination. "We learned how to apply a special solution to remove the metal without adding solvents," says Jackson, ...

Aqueous adhesive systems: giving credit where it is due.

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July 31, 1996, ... a chemistry background: What container would hold a universal solvent? The ketone, ester, and aromatic hydrocarbon solvents used in flexible packaging laminating adhesives were more universal in their ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... viscosity; application of thinner films; improved flow and leveling; lower applied costs; and reduction/elimination of monomers and solvents. This technology is being directed toward numerous applications, ...