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Flexo Printing | FTA Announces 2012 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

March 19, 2012, ...  A printer-turned-prepress-expert, Bowers also dabbles in design and has long been an advocate for the consumer product company. As a champion of standards, he is a forbearer of FIRST (Flexographic Image ...

Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2011, ... We reclaim our solvents and have an RTO in place to destroy VOCs. Who is your hero? This is a family business, and the greatest part is working with my dad, learning from him, and applying what I ...

New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment

(Trends/Management News)

July 14, 2011, ... ConAgra Foods, Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Kellogg Co., MeadWestvaco, Procter & Gamble, Sealed Air Corp., and Tetra Pak Inc. AMERIPEN’s function is to advocate packaging ...

Flexo Inks Dry Quickly, Cut Waste

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

June 30, 2011, High graphics flexo inks are pH stable and designed for high-speed printing on all substrates and anilox rolls. Said to provide thinner ink film and better “High graphics” flexo inks are pH stable and ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... film, which is then detached and rewound. Cast & Cure is also environmentally friendly, since using UV inks and coatings ensures there are no undesirable and harmful volative organic compounds (VOCs) ...

Thermoset Inks Resist Abrasions

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

June 30, 2011, ... good gloss, and a clean, sharp image. Nearly one-fifth of this environmentally conscious product's base system consists of soy and vegetable oil contents and is formulated free of VOCs. INX Intl. Ink ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... terms of environmental impact, VOCs from solvents used to develop the plate are reduced by more than 50%. Global warming potential (GWP), including plate, packaging, and transport, is an estimated 32% ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... shrink, or infrared tunnels. What’s more, solvents used for this welding process are non-flammable with low VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions. Flexcraft Industries Inc., Newark, NJ, is a leader ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... 58 min. In terms of environmental impact, VOCs from solvents used to develop the plate are reduced by more than 50%. Global warming potential (GWP), including plate, packaging, and transport, is an estimated ...

Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... from Sullair to save power, and we have an Anguil RTO to eliminate our VOCs [volatile organic compounds]. “The combination of our new press coupled with our existing equipment makes Bison one of the ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... lab tests for OGR while containing zero VOCs and no ozone-depleting ingredients. It is formulated from ingredients found on FDA lists cleared for direct food contact. Aqua Based Technologies | www.aquabased.com ...

Debonder Adds Absorbency

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... and airlaid absorbent products. Claimed easy to handle and VOC-free, products offer thorough mixing and agitation of the new debonder in the wet end, ensuring uniform contact and performance. Evonik ...

ITW Wants Hot Stamp PET Removed From Antidumping Duty Orders

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... on PET film) to support partial revocation of the orders, insofar as the scope covers “hot stamp” PET film, but the US manufacturers refused. With no domestic supply sources, ITW met with foreign producers ...

Inks Earn Green Certification

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

January 31, 2011, ... the EcoTech TC process color inks are rich in bio-based, renewable raw materials (above 61%) and low in VOCs (less than 3%). They conform to ISO 2846-1 standards and are suitable for GRACoL G7 certification. ...

Pollution Control: 10 Tips To Cut CO2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... SCFM) operating for a full year at 93% TER versus 95% TER could cost upwards of an additional $65,000/yr. Know your emission loading | Often it is peak VOC (volatile organic compound) loads that ...

Deinking Study Is Shared

(Digital)

July 31, 2010, ... liner. The bleached paper liner historically used will be discontinued. This change eliminates high VOC adhesives and reduces emissions. UPM Raflatac achieves ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management ...

Green & White

(First Glance)

April 30, 2010, ... to traditional foam boards, Falconboard features an engineered paper core and water-based adhesives coupled with a white printing surface. Produced chlorofluorocarbon-free, it emits zero VOCs during manufacturing. ...

DiTrolio Flexographic Inst. Upgrades Classroom Experience

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2010, ... IL. Graduates of the training program, says DiTrolio, have enjoyed 100% job placement. DFI features vocational programs, seminars, lean manufacturing, flexo staff development, preventative maintenance, ...

Coatings Safe for Food Contact

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, ... high-OGR (oil and grease resistant), environmentally safe coating for the paper converting and packaging industry. Company says product has passed demanding lab tests for OGR while containing zero VOCs ...

Green Platemaking for Clemson

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2010, ... plates from Asahi. Using only a detergent and water mixture to process plates, Asahi's AWP 230W design eliminates the need for solvents and the release of VOCs during the flexographic platemaking process. ...