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Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... be formulated with pigments for good physical and lightfast properties. Adhesion to film, metal, and glass is still the clear advantage of the solvent-based ink formulations. Since these primarily are ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... for example, you need high curing speeds, exceptional scratch resistance, and ink adhesion on corona-treated polyethylene, oriented polypropylene, and polystyrene—plus, of course, a good opaque white base. ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... lower acid numbers. Balancing water-resistance in the printed product with lower-pH inks is a challenge. These inks must provide the same adhesion and water-resistance yet use resin binders that essentially ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... because of the high surface tension of foil compared with other substrates. This presentation brings a better understanding of the adhesion of extrusion coatings on aluminium foil by comparing extrusion ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... biaxially oriented polypropylene film that, according to Minnich, offers excellent moisture and oxygen barrier. MPF-2 is designed for primerless adhesion in extruded polyethylene or Surlyn (DuPont) laminations. ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... webs may require special treatments to achieve the desired adhesion performance. It is essential contract manufacturers recognize the need to safeguard confidentiality when taking product designs through ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... of p-s adhesives measure adhesion forces through a device known as a load cell. Load cells require periodic calibration to ensure the device is accurate. The accuracy is determined through the use of calibrated ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... 710VHP hot melt adhesive is designed to increase label converting and dispensing speeds. Said to provide the necessary quick tack and aggressive adhesion to stick to low-energy substrates such as HDPE ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... led the June 2004 Virtual Seminar entitled “Recommending Surface Activation Systems For Optimizing Adhesion To Polymers. Active in the PLACE Division for many years, Wolf is currently the chair for ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... mailers and printed advertisements. Treatment Improves Ink Adhesion Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Gordonsville, VA, USA; 540/832-3600; kpfilms.com Dynox surface treatment — available on Pentaclear ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... ideal for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, beverage, and medical packaging. Inks are balanced for use with company's Ink Miser computerized ink blending system. Test Release and Adhesion Testing Machines, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... to paper low in moisture content. Newer window gum technology can provide both high tack and adhesion in combination with slower drying speed that will not shock the paper. Protect paper and envelopes ...

Avoiding Surface Contamination

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... adhesive, coating, or ink to them. Failure to follow this warning can be disastrous due to absence of adhesion initially or later. The best way to minimize the problem of surface contamination is to ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... with a good balance of adhesion, tack, and cohesion, according to the manufacturer. Product's rheology is suitable for roll coating and flexo or screen printing. Photo Quality with P-S Paper Spinnaker ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... with narrow, medium, and wide web presses, including web-fed offset, flexo, and gravure. Modify Plastics for Adhesion Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland; + 41 61 636 4444; cibasc.com Prime ...

Weight Control

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June 29, 2004, ... coated product depend on obtaining the desired coating weight and maintaining its uniformity in all the rolls of manufactured product. A coating's functional properties — adhesion level, permeability, ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

(The Place)

May 30, 2004, ... This gave a high friction value that led to adhesion problems and low production speeds. The other type of texture on chill rolls was a sand blasted hard chromium layer with sharp and high peaks. This ...

Using a Chemical Primer for High Bonds & Low Oxygen Transmission

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, Application: A new aqueous primer can produce strong adhesion and low oxygen transmission rates in plastic packaging laminates. The coating has use in-line as an extrusion primer or applied to a film and ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... involves cooling the web quickly and stabilizing the film dimensionally. The first criteria of a good laminating ink is that it will have good adhesion to the substrate. Special resins are chosen that ...