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Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... interest to converters. Session 1A on Monday afternoon was devoted to Regulatory Updates. Richard Wright, Ashland Chemical, presented an overview concerning adhesives, chemicals, and solvents that included ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... slitter, and UV curing system. Designed primarily for the production of household-product labels, press is available with many options. P-S Adhesives Bond to Uneven Surfaces National Starch & Chemical ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2000, ... through Heathrow before 8 a.m. Many travel to London with baggage and often cannot check in until later in the day. At the Heathrow Baggage Direct booth, the operator programs a self-adhesive smart ...

Pilot Coating Line Aids Both R&D and Production

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October 31, 2000, ... from 0.5-20 mils thick to 72 in. wide. The coater/laminators can apply solvent and water-based adhesive coatings, acrylic hard and scratch-proof coatings, and UV coatings at speeds to 200 fpm. Coating ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... ozone as adhesion promoters during the extrusion coating process. They noted that "advanced control systems and a move toward aqueous inks and adhesives have led to increasing demands for better treatment ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... width combinations, including inverted facestock. Adhesive capabilities include pattern gums, permanents, removables, and heavy and light coat weights. Convey Waste Matrix Adhesive Economically AirTrim ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, News from: Adhesives Research, AIMCAL, Business Comm. Co., Centrexpo, Coast Controls, Daetwyler, Dri-Tec, Dunsirn, ExxonMobil, Freedonia, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Dr. Edgar B. Gutoff, Harris & Bruno, HDFC, ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... Tilt-Lock, Titan (Valmet), Veeco, Warner Electric, and Webex. Adhesives Provide ''Quick Stick'' National Starch & Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstarch.com Duro-Tak 36-612A adhesives, ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... of laminated films - particularly with the growing popularity of water-based inks, coatings, and adhesives. The surface energy of a solid polymer cannot be measured directly because solids typically ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

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July 31, 1996, ... means efficiency and consistency on Adchem Corp.'s coating line.1 Since its founding with a single coating machine in 1966, Adchem Corp., a manufacturer of adhesive tapes headquartered in Westbury, NY, ...

In-mold labels: film is today's hot development

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June 30, 1996, ... was not a common technology. A desire to reduce costs was the motive for its development. A successful combination of a traditional heat-seal adhesive with some innovations in the blow molding operation ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... for curing. The second coating station applies a water-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive, using the reverse gravure method. Both coating stations use a fountainless/enclosed applicator featuring an internal ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... and ultimate impact of a finished printed product, the base stock often plays the most critical role. The choice of such variables as adhesives, inks, and coatings depends in large part of the type of ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... graphics, a 2-mil brushed polyester, a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and release liner. It uses a "revolutionary" manufacturing process to contrast the black print and semi-transparent blue logo against ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... ferret food since this package was introduced). The structure combines coated nylon film adhesive-laminated to an opaque polyolefin sealant, totaling only 2.75 mil thick. It provides an improved moisture ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... to the landfills in one year. The package was switched from a paper wrapper and folding box to 48-gauge polyester, flexo-reverse printed and adhesive laminated to a 1.5-mil white low-density polyethylene ...

Package, vehicle sticker earn holographic honors

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February 28, 1995, ... and is inspected every six months. At the inspection station, the inspector has a three-part form on which there is a small patch of silicon release coat to which a hologram is attached by a release adhesive ...

French plastic bag imports continue to outpace exports.

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January 31, 1995, ... A Swiss company has been supplying machines specially designed for production of laminated packaging materials, using solventless, 100%-solids adhesives. Polytype AG's, Fribourg, Switzerland, latest ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

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December 31, 1994, ...  for the no-label look because adhesive wetout is critically important," he said. "In the secondary-label market, I see only electronically-imaged labels, showing significant growth. We expect to see a ...