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Food Contact Regs: a Global Look

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May 30, 2005, ... to understand. The subject is highly technical and complex; we provide here only a brief overview. Under Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), food additives are defined as ...

Materials

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May 30, 2005, ... stocks; and AP inks for on-site ink-dispensing systems. AP inks are basic concentrates which, in combination with specially prepared additives, can be adjusted for a wide range of applications. Laminating ...

Truth or Myth?

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... by using the correct polymers, resins, waxes, and additives. They attempt to formulate low, medium, and high slide angle coatings. Truth. We tested the slide angle of board coated with different commercial ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2005, ... prevent oxygen entry into the package.To make such packaging, all raw materials and additives that are necessary for the production of packaging are also subject to steady changes in additional development. ...

Materials

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April 29, 2005, ... Additive Offered ADM Tronics Unlimited, Northvale, NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Staticon 452 anti-static additive features what is said to be a unique polymeric structure to provide conductive properties ...

A Look at Laminating Inks

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April 29, 2005, ... than, say, extrusion where PE melt temperatures are encountered. Heat resistance can be modified by use of crosslinking additives in some formulations. Since laminating inks are "sandwiched" within the ...

Drawing Conclusions: Part 1

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April 29, 2005, ... a relaxed rubber band 10%, the strain is 10%. But if I stretch it another 10%, the strain will be 20%. Draw control is a similarly additive process. The draw or stretching will modify the entering condition. ...

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

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March 30, 2005, ... and additives. The wettability of the metallized surface will depend on when the "roll" goes to press. The longer the metallized material is in storage, the lower will be the surface tension and the greater ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ... Special chemical additives ensure superior ink transfer, company says, and blanket is highly resistant to smashes and chemicals. (Not exhibiting) Web Guiding is Simple North American Mfg. Co. , ...

Hot Melt Adhesive Use

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February 27, 2005, ... for hot melt products will accelerate degradation of the product. At almost any temperature, the materials will begin to degrade. Additives in the hot melt materials can keep this tendency to a minimum. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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December 30, 2004, ... plastic film demand (including resins, additives, and processing costs) will grow to $22.7 billion in 2008, the study adds, noting plastic films will continue to make inroads at the expense of other materials ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

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December 30, 2004, ... water-based ink systems use ammonium hydroxide and volatile amines to control and maintain alkaline pH in the ink. Since often they are volatile, other alkaline additives or buffers can be added to help ...

Conductive Polymers Examined

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November 30, 2004, ... Polymers.” Conductive polymer demand, including both resins and additives, will grow nearly 6% annually to 560 million lbs in 2008, valued at $1.5 billion, the study says. Advances will result from ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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November 29, 2004, ... performance advantages. This is the conclusion of a new Freedonia study entitled "Conductive Polymers." Conductive polymer demand, including both resins and additives, will grow nearly 6% annually to ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

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November 29, 2004, New products from: Rotatek, HCI Converting Equipment Co., Maguire Products, Sterling Toggle, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, NexGen Enviro Systems, Pinnacle Converting Equipment, Davis-Standard, Agfa, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

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November 29, 2004, ... substrate conversion, and laser energy for high-speed printing. It is described as a non-toxic and environmentally friendly ink, coating, or substrate additive that produces a positive image when marked ...

Dec. 7-9: AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 Will Focus on North American Industr

(Archive)

November 21, 2004, ... at how specialty mineral products can add value to products. The conference also will showcase an additives and raw materials session which will include the latest developments as well as additional presentations ...

Implications of Bioterrorism Act

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September 29, 2004, ... of the Bioterrorism Act. Nevertheless, because substances used in packaging (including food contact packaging) may include substances also used as direct food additives covered by these requirements, ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

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September 29, 2004, ... of raw materials that can have food contact in the Code of Federal Regulation, CFR Section 21, Parts 170 — 199. Printing inks and coatings that contact food are considered food additives. There are two ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

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September 29, 2004, ... the best products with the most value while minimizing costs. Additives or combinations of additives are useful tools for adjusting film product performance to give improved physical and aesthetic properties. ...