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Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... problems can occur. The carrier defines the ink system type and determines the end-use characteristics such as dry rate, gloss, adhesion, and scuff resistance. The additive package consists of chemicals ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ...  The No-Tox MD-1608 ink system reportedly allows printing on untreated PP without the need for corona treatment. Said to provide excellent adhesion and resistance to alcohol and grease and to withstand ...

New Metallizing Process

(Archive)

September 16, 2006, Celplast Metallized Products has developed a process for metallizing standard 48 g PET films, giving metal adhesion values that are equivalent or superior to those of chemically-treated metallized PET. ...

A Super Idea

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, Canada, has developed a process for metallizing standard 48-ga PET films that reportedly results in metal adhesion Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, ...

Lid's a Showof

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... surface that allows it to be printed for use as billlboard space. Said to feature an improved adhesion-promoting surface that offers excellent receptivity to water- and solvent-based inks and adhesives, ...

Difficult Winding: Part II

(Web Lines)

August 31, 2006, ... I consider a product slippery if the COF is lower than 0.1 and tacky if the COF is close to or above 1. If you measure a COF over 1, you've gone beyond friction into adhesion. The most troublesome tribological ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... overwrap. Use of water-based inks is almost exclusively for paper and board substrates where adhesion, wetting, and drying are facilitated by the substrate porosity. Solvent-based inks are used on film ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... 475 Mounting Tape Sets Up Fast 3M, St. Paul, MN; 800/257-0646; www.3m.com/flexo EH-Series adhesive offering higher plate-side adhesion for flexo printing holds the edge on cylinder diameters as ...

LABELEXPO new product digest

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... in configurations to match flexo, offset, indigo, and inkjet printing processes. Said to offer excellent ink adhesion and printer-friendly performance. Visit booth 1030. PFFC-ASAP 440 Enhanced Inspection ...

Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!

(Unprinted Rolls)

August 31, 2006, ...  Vivelle-Dot is said to be the smallest estrogen patch in the world. It owes its small size, excellent adhesion, and low irritation profile to Noven's patented DOT Matrix technology. The company's transdermal ...

Toray Introduces New Printable Lidding Film

(Archive)

August 22, 2006, PRESS RELEASE NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI—New FDA-compliant, heat sealable LumiLid XLS5 polyester lidding film from Toray Plastics (America) features an improved adhesion-promoting surface, said to offer excellent ...

Pack Expo Presentation Highlights Improvements for Packaging Lamination

(Archive)

July 31, 2006, ... adhesion performances similar or better than solvent-based urethane adhesives. Specifically, water-based acrylic adhesives exhibited good performance in all areas tested, including shear resistance, adhesion ...

Are Universal Products Possible?

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... These are but three examples that show adhesives, coatings, and inks are very specific in their applications. Each material has certain characteristics that include adhesion and cohesion properties, application ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ...  PFFC-ASAP 402 Adhesive for Many Combos ADM Tronics, Northvale, NJ; 201/ 767-6040; admtronics.com Unex Tri-Mode aqueous adhesive is formulated for greater adhesion to low-surface-energy films. Said ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... clear, high-barrier material such as polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC), commonly known as Saran. In the case of metallizing, the adhesion of the metal to the substrate is critical in most applications. ...

Double-coated Adhesive Film

(Archive)

June 20, 2006, ... with a 74# layflat release liner for easy application and diecutting. Both adhesives reportedly offer excellent adhesion to a variety of substrates, and the temporary adhesive removes easily from glass, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... curing through the clear film studied lamp sources, photoinitiators, and various oligomers. This paper focuses on various studies that were designed to improve adhesion in radiation-curable (UV or EB) ...

Whatever Floats Your Web

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... to a web span. Why does this work? Put two plates of glass together, then try to pull them apart. It’s not necessarily adhesion fighting you; it’s the low-pressure vacuum you create by trying to expand ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... film is coated with a permanent acrylic PSA and backed with TRACrite 120 ultra-smooth polyester release liner. Topcoat is said to offer consistent ink adhesion and is compatible with a wide range of print ...

Happy Anniversary, Praxair!

(Archive)

May 23, 2006, ... laser engraved roll installed in the United States in 1982. RainbowTM surface treatment with a patented release to resist ink adhesion in 1988. 60-degree engravings for smoother, better-defined cells ...