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Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... are already purchasing pretreated films from film extruders. The answer lies in the details of how corona treaters improve surface energy and how time, additives, and contamination work to undermine the ...

ONECode - A new simplified range of solvent-based inks and coatings for European Flexible Packaging converters

(News | New Products)

July 21, 2021, ... and gravure), and ZenCode, a recently launched range of sustainable solutions. Enhancing and complementing the portfolio are overprint varnishes and primers under the NexisCode brand name, and additives ...

A Surge in Demand for Antimicrobial Protection

(Coatings)

June 27, 2021, ... the chosen antimicrobial additive must complement the structural integrity of the film without adding to the thickness, and must avoid wearing away, even after excessive use or chemical abrasion from contact ...

COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2021, ... making for easy maintenance. However, this can result in high costs if the printhead needs changing frequently (e.g., regular high-speed operation). CIJ requires inks and additives. It is advisable to ...

The Value of Specialised Experience

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2021, ... Mobil Polymers analysing polymer additives with a whole range of technology including MFR, IR-analysers, NMR-equipment, spectrometers and so on.  Later I joined Exxon Chemicals as a special lab technician ...

Troubleshooting Defects in Extrusion Coating

(Coating)

March 07, 2021, ... can experiment, or, if you have a database, you may find out that slip additives have been tried before and never worked with this resin, the problem is correlated to polymer lot and speed.  That would ...

Ink Raises Standard of Continuous Inkjet Coding for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

(News | New Products)

March 03, 2021, ... by real-time warnings, lets users know the precise quantity of prints remaining, so production time is not lost due to the ink or additive running out. This is in addition to the marketing and quality-enhancing ...

Advantages and Benefits of Conductive Rubber Coverings in Critical Roll Positions

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2021, ... contacts one side of the web is the same as the second roller which contacts the opposite side of the web.  The charges generated by both rollers are the same polarity and can be additive. It’s a good ...

Eco Wrap: World’s First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film, Patent Pending

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2021, ... latest formula uses a certified compostable resin plus a tackifier additive to make an industrial strength compostable stretch wrap that can be used on most standard automated stretch wrap equipment. Eco ...

Taking Aim on Single-Use Plastics: Metal 3D Printed Tooling Solution Designed to Change the World... One Paper Cup at a Time

(News | New Products)

December 08, 2020, ... printing an entirely new tooling concept that is being introduced in the manufacture of molded paper food and drink containers. Over the past five years AIM Sweden has been using its three GE Additive ...

Xaar Celebrates 30 Years as an Industrial Inkjet Innovator

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2020, ... the flexibility of the Xaar ceramics portfolio and opened growth in new cutting-edge sectors such as 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. A particular highlight for Xaar was its nomination for a ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... raw material components must be added at levels pre-determined with solution/dispersion properties, pH, particle sizes, purity and additives within proven parameters. The other elements that takes us direct ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... The overall Compostability of a package directly relates to its components—inks, substrates and more—which must comply with set rules determined by region. The ink itself would be considered an “additive,” ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... laminate adhesive so they must be compatible. Inks must be carefully balanced with controlled amounts of slip additives to ensure optimum bond. Top coating may be up for consideration to improve ink adhesion ...

AMI’S Multilayer Flexible Packaging 2020 Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 22, 2020, ... of film extrusion, resins, additives and adhesives and how these enable brand-owners to reduce environmental impact, yet improve product quality and retain food safety. Delegates will be armed with knowledge ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... results as well as the migration of surface additives and other contamination on the material surface. This is one of the reasons it is recommended that surface treatment occurs immediately prior to your ...

Kerscher Succeeds Sheppard at AIMCAL

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, ... as market development manager for the additive masterbatch business unit. In that position, he directed strategic planning, market development, product management, and pricing. He worked across the value ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... become available for a further use. From a purely technical perspective, multiple recycling is restricted only by the accumulation of additives in the PET.” If the material remains in a largely closed ...

GIS and Seiko Collaborate to Increase Integration Options for the Seiko RC1536 Printhead

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2019, ... oil-, UV-, solvent- and aqueous-based fluids – ideal for a wide range of applications, including high laydown coating & varnish, additive manufacturing, ceramics, textiles and more.  Featuring a wide print-width ...

AICC Members Learn Corrugator Best Practices

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2019, ... friction, removing heat and preventing corrosion. Then, they reviewed lubricant composition, the refinement process and additives. Klass and Parkin also compared oil to grease, allowing attendees to understand ...