Search

New Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... UV-curable, digital ink jet printer for direct printing on flexible packaging film is capable of high-resolution, seven-color CMYKLcLm plus white at 1,200 x 2,400 dpi. Suited for small runs and variable ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... to have reached $360 million in 2002. The bulk of these sales have been in UV-curable screen, offset lithography, letterpress, and narrow web flexo printing inks. In recent years, the US printing ink ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, News from: Intl. Paper, Michelman, Ceradyne, Apex Europe, NPES, Eastman Chemical Co., Cal Poly, AccuWeb, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, GASC, PAF, OptoSigma, and iTi. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ...  movement) are solvent-based and UV inks for gravure and UV-curable inks for ink jet print. "Every application makes its own special demands on the inks," says Olsson. "For wrap-around film sleeve labels ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... with either solvent or water-based inks and now radiation-curable inks. The success of water-based and UV-curable flexo inks made the process a major compliance alternative to solvent recovery or incineration; ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... of UV-curable rotogravure inks has been slow. Although such inks can be formulated, getting the appropriate viscosity, UV cure, and low odor has proved to be difficult. The printing industry worldwide ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... for Whitlam's customers include a greatly increased lifespan for variable print data due to the use of UV-curable inks, as well as printed labels that are virtually impervious to chemical and abrasion exposure ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... migration, the difference between static and kinetic COF values becomes wider and can be used to estimate the degree of this effect. UV-curable inks can show differences in COF. For example, UV inks ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... IT surface-modification technology is said to ensure maximum adhesion of UV-curable inks, coatings, and adhesives on all plastic substrates. Applications include labels, flexible packaging, smart cards, ...

Gardners Selects Digital Inkjet Press to Expand and Diversify its Customer Offering

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2004, ... use of UV-curable inks in the.factory makes the printing process ideal for outdoor use. "A proactive company such as Gardners which invests a great amount of time and money into R & D is an ideal partner ...

What Is Cationic UV Technology?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... use of UV cationic flexo inks as well as cationic UV-curable adhesives. Cationic low-shrinkage characteristics make cationic UV a suitable choice for shrink-wrap applications. UV technology was commercialized ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... and production efficiency. UV-Curable Inks Are Durable Flint Ink Corp., Ann Arbor, MI; 734/622-6000; flintink.com Duracure UV-curable inks are formulated for use on a variety of nonporous substrates, ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... are being used to run other materials and laminates such as unsupported films, tag materials, cartons, sleeves, and even toothpaste tube laminates. The introduction of general-purpose, UV-curable inks ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... UV-curable adhesive, applied with a standard flexo photopolymer plate, to transfer the foil onto the substrate. Adhesive Is for Wet Laminating ADM Tronics Unlimited, Northvale, NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... (EIC) has signed an agreement to acquire Arcar Graphics, a subsidiary of Flint Ink North America Corp. Headquartered in West Chicago, IL, Arcar manufactures water-based and UV-curable flexo and screen ...

Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... The use of water-based, UV-curable, and solventless materials can bring new potential sources of odor to the package. Water-based inks and coatings contain various chemicals, including odorous ammonia, ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... a low-cost, screen printing module for its FA-3300 flexo press, as well as a retrofit gravure module for its offset-based M 3300 series that uses UV-curable inks. Ko-Pack International introduces a ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... customized printing. Using UV-curable inks, press prints on substrates ranging from ultra-thin flexible film, foil, or paper, to vinyl, paperboard, and aluminum-based materials. Prints images in at least ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... cannot be duplicated easily. Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI; 401/294-4511; torayfilms.com Coating Suited for Security UV-curable scanning coating #15610-87 offers a high degree of brilliance ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. explores the options and opportunities in security, brand protection, and product authentication with today's active packaging. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. explores the options ...