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Converters' Wish Lists: Part I

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... a wide variety of materials in their operations. These include many different films, coatings, adhesives, inks, etc. Converters can use these successfully only if they have all the necessary information ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... or foil; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive that anchors the patch to the skin. The adhesive is covered by a release liner, which needs to be peeled off before applying the patch to the skin. Drugs administered ...

Spotlight on the North American Market

(Disposables)

September 30, 2003, ... Watson Assoc., takes a closer look at "local" market trends. The North American market for release liners for all types of applications remains buoyant, with an annual growth rate of 3%-5% overall. Self-adhesive ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Trends in the Global Converting Industry”; “Other Grades of Paperboard Can Learn from the Tissue Industry”; “Better Web Handling”; “UV Ink Systems”; “Basics of Electron Beam Curing”; “Energy Curable Adhesives”; ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... annually. A new Valmet Rotomec laminator is designed to convert retail packaging, which requires the application of a precise amount of adhesive. Notes Sigal, “If it has to be 12 grams, it has to ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... adhesive types, substrates, silicone and adhesive cure, and storage conditions that could be considered. For this reason, however, standard tapes are used for testing release. The graph at the right shows ...

1990 - April 1993

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... and consumer inquiry. May 1990 A new in-fed nip drive improves primary web tension control, while a forward-reverse, take-up-roll drive permits winding of adhesive tapes. Calling it a “recycling ...

DOVIDs: Functional Beauty

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... in the adhesive systems used in conjunction with these semi-transparent devices can provide an additional level of security. This area includes fiscal stamps where there is a noted growth in the use ...

Medical Packaging and Its Special Needs

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... may contain snack foods, meat and cheese products, fresh vegetables, etc. The PE, PP, polyester, foil, paper, and other substrates used in all these packages undergo combination with typical adhesives. ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... European Flexible Packaging” profiles more than 500 substrate suppliers, converters, ink/adhesives manufacturers, and machinery suppliers. It contains detailed profiles of the top 20 European flexible ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... thin and thick layers. Kapak Corp., Minneapolis, MN, converts the 48-ga PET/ink/adhesive/48-ga MPET/adhesive/300-ga linear-low-density polyethylene pouch with tear notch and zipper reclosure feature. ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... fastest-growing technology—account for about 10% of the total global release liner volume, about 2,300 million sq m.   This is a reflection of the undoubted benefits they bring to self-adhesive labeling: ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... size, coupled with high speed, trouble-free operation are important. Head is 70% smaller than the standard-sized head, co. reports. Intended for use with cold adhesives, coatings, silicones, marking inks, ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... and recloseability: zippers sliders pressure-sensitive adhesives snap closure laser uses fitment Zippers Take Off Introduced into the market in the late 1980s by firms such as Dole, Nestlé, ...

Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING

(Office Products)

September 30, 2001, ...  envelope production (until the other is installed), and the company is also in the process of retrofitting some of its older Ro-An 225 pouch machines for an adhesive-backed Velcro-closure. (Now, that ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ...  Hot Melt Adhesive Balances Heat/Cold National Starch and Chemical Co., Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstrach.com Cool-Lok 34-252A UV-curable hot melt adhesive is designed for freezer-grade ...

Narrow Web People & Places

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... be produced in Maine will be able to purchase comparable products from Fasson Roll North America. The Pressure-Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), Northbrook, IL, has named Peter Gabriele, Adhesives Research ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... Jensen, 3M; Jerry Serra and Anne-Marie Baker, Tyco Adhesives; Steven Hebert, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics; Thomas Godonis, American Biltrite; and Lawrence Kuntz, Dielectric Polymers. Comprising 12 ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... solvent retention. An Okazaki adhesive laminating system is said to convert the specialized films without causing stress cracking. After laminating, the film is cured at 123 deg F for 5 days and then ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... zero moisture absorption, and an excellent anti-stick/release surface. Available in sizes from 0.5-12 in. dia, to 10 ft long. Etched roll cover and special adhesive systems are available upon request. ...