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Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... for providing quick, application-specific responses to customer requests for its proprietary technology of cure-on-demand adhesives. Capacity Expansions EVALCA Doubles EVOH Capacity PASADENA, ...

RadTech to Hold 2005 Fall Membership Meeting Same Time as Las Vegas-Based CPP Expo

(Archive)

November 02, 2004, ...  the PLACE (polymers, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusions) division will hold their events during the same time period next September. Says CPP president Leo Nadolske, "We are delighted t ...

Vehicle Retention is a Drying Not a Driving Issue

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... vehicle retention is a term that is common to both fields. In the converting and packaging arena, “vehicle retention” refers to the amount of carrier, such as water or solvent supplied with an adhesive, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... place for authors to publish original papers concerning topics of interest to those in the fields of polymers, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusion. A newer cooperative effort between TAPPI ...

The Buzz on Remote Diagnostics

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the computer at B location and examine the values of all the parameters the computer is measuring. Using the example of an operation involving an adhesive lamination, the person at A location will study ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... its substrates from Pliant Corp., Southern Film Extruders, Kimberly-Clark, and Charter Films and utilizes adhesives made by Henkel and Rohm & Haas in its lamination processes. Energetic Engineering ...

Avoiding Surface Contamination

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... mildew, the same instructions regarding surface preparation before painting also are important considerations when using an adhesive, coating, or ink. Users of adhesives, coatings, inks, and other products ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... packaging barriers Developments in biodegradable films Peelable seal technologies Packaging and converting adhesives Medical packaging Film web handling and winding Resins for film and extrusion ...

Safety in Converting: Part III

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... floor. Purposely placing any item such as a piece of equipment or a pail of adhesive, coating, or ink on the floor of a work area is a very bad practice. People walking in the area may not see it and ...

Safety in Converting: Part I

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... operations in a converting plant. Some materials require heat before they can be processed on a converting line. These would include hot melt adhesives and coatings, coatings that come in the form of gel ...

Getting Better with Time

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... slight improvements in strength are valuable.” Khan says converters are running water-based inks for flexible packaging with the quality of solvent inks at 1,200 fpm and water-based inks for adhesive ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... adhesives, coatings, and extrusions. For registration information or an up-to-date program as it develops, see tappi.org. Follow the links marked Conferences & Symposia and select 2004 PLACE Conference. ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part III

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... adhesive, coating, ink, or any other material a converter is purchasing must be exactly the same each time. No batch-to-batch variation other than that originally indicated in the product specifications ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... in this manner. In addition, overall coatings, including adhesives, can be applied using differential offset or direct gravure overall coating, and unit can be equipped with a wet-bond laminating station ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, The 2004 Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course will offer attendees the opportunity to learn the latest information concerning basic extrusion resins and the extruders and dies for their use. In addition, ...

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 ...

There's a Duck in My Duct

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, Duck tape generally is a clear plastic film using an equally clear polyacrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive. It has use in packaging and protective applications. Duct tape frequently is a gray cloth-like ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... CD-ROM. This fully searchable CD-ROM contains more than 800 papers presented at the 19952003 TAPPI PLACE Conferences. These nine conferences covered many topics in the areas of polymers, laminations, adhesives, ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ...  Adhesive Cures by UV or EB Rad-Cure Corp., Fairfield, NJ;973/808-1002; radcure.com Rad-Kote KX6003B UV-light-curable laminating adhesive is designed to bond PE film to corrugated boxes. Can be applied ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... and each additional adhesive used in a laminate requires the use of more raw materials. Are these additions justifiable for the needs of the package? Are they simply examples of poor conservation of raw ...