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Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

(Magazine)

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.

(Magazine)

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, ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, ... early 70s was to eliminate the use of solvents, but users quickly discovered the technology also provided certain benefits that enhanced production, line speed, and performance. "In any kind of printing ...

Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?

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May 31, 1996, ... people taking puffs from a cigarette partially hidden in a curled hand while standing near operations using flammable solvents. An additional image is a crouched person stirring a pail of heated adhesive ...

Pay attention to flash points, and you won't get burne

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March 31, 1996, ... added, the flash point could increase or decrease. For solvents, the addition of a chlorinated product could increase the flash point. Diluting with a low-flash-point liquid like heptane or acetone might ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... the facility has two proprietary computerized mixing machines to deliver precise amounts of solvents and water-based coatings. The amount of bulk ingredients used in coatings is automatically measured ...

Converter combines profit with environmental concern

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May 31, 1995, ... control was received well by employees. Benefits of the process include improved weatherability, gloss and minimal cleanup. Volatile organic compound emissions were reduced to near-zero levels. Solvents ...

Printer responds to tougher environmental standards

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April 30, 1995, ... because of its stability in the lower atmosphere. Unlike the emissions from volatile-organic-compound-based solvents, 1, 1, 1, TCA emissions seemingly didn't form ground-level ozone--smog. Over the last ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ...  neutralize corrosive gases, instead they absorbed them. They worked by coating the contents with an oil which then had to be removed by solvents, and their shelf life was as little as six months. Thi ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... outdoor conditions. It is resistant to humidity, salt, ultraviolet degradation, mild acid, alkalis and most petroleum-based oils, greases and aliphatic solvents. Judging of this year's competition was ...

Computerized dispensing provides ink management

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March 31, 1995, ... in each of the drums from which the inks are dispensed, reminding us to refill when required." For environmental reporting, the system automatically tracks the use of solvents and other materials deemed ...

Printing system offers quality performance

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February 28, 1995, A solventborne rotogravure printing-ink system that provides ultralow retained solvents when adhesive or extrusion-laminating treated and on polyvinylidene-chloride A solventborne rotogravure printing-ink ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... change coatings, solvents, inks or additives that you're currently using if they don't have approval rather than attempting the time consuming and costly alternative of obtaining approval. This is an area ...