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Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, Thin flexible substrates of paper, film and foil are often modified, manipulated, coated or combined with other substrates, adhesives or chemical blends By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... is often a multi-layer material. Corona treatment will be required on the PP surface to allow it to be printed and subsequently have an adhesive applied before laminating it to a metalized film - in every ...

HOW TO: Dual Layer Plasma Release Coatings for Curing Oven Rollers

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... web substrates. As an example, during adhesive coating or curing in ovens, rollers are in contact with the web while the adhesive is still in an "uncured" wet or tacky state. If the roller surface has ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... Tension and Wettability The basic principle of surface tension and wettability in converting is that for ink, adhesive or bonding agents to adhere successfully, the substrate’s surface tension must ...

SEI integrates Vetaphone on new Labelmaster KyoJet

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2024, ... as it became known, is designed for roll-to-roll and roll-to-sheet applications of a variety of substrates in the self-adhesive sector, and since 2011 more than 130 Vetaphone corona treaters have been ...

Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters

(Flexpack)

March 24, 2024, ... you consider the facestock of the label itself, but also the inks and coatings utilized, the adhesive, and in the case of self-adhesive labels, the liner material as well. There are a myriad combinations ...

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Launches New Appliance Portfolio

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2024, Avery Dennison Performance Tapes today introduced a new portfolio of pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) tape solutions for the appliance industry. Avery Dennison Performance Tapes today introduced a ...

Surface Treatment for Wide, Thick & Porous Material IS Possible

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2024, ... porous, hollow, and over-size materials. 3DT’s new, patented HeliDyne corona treatment system was developed to produce strong bonding on these specialized substrates for adhesive, printing, coating and ...

Reducing Waste in the Production Line

(Surface Prep)

February 11, 2024, ... web and break through the boundary layer, they typically use an elastomer and adhesive roller based system, making them ideal for the removal of small particles (as low as 0.5 micron). Other contact systems ...

Pro Tapes: Cutting Edge Converting Solutions

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 10, 2024, ... liner backsplitting 2,000mm wide fully automatic turret rewind slitter, score and razor Paper tab Double sided adhesive tab Process liner recovery Full width logging system Transversal cut ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 07, 2024, ... plasma systems designed to raise the surface energy and adhesion properties of numerous substrates. Printing inks, lacquers and adhesives thoroughly wet out once treated with SOFTAL’s technology. The ...

Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2024, ... label industry players add up. “We call this the ‘Converting CorridorTM,’” Saari said, “because of the considerable impact of label and related services, from slitting-winding, adhesives and pressure-sensitive ...

GT Etiketten & Labels Adds More Mark Andy Flexo Capacity

(News | New Products)

January 16, 2024, ... trialling water-wash adhesives that will save around 80% of recycling costs over the way the labels are currently produced,” he explained.  This is good for presentation as more of the product can be seen ...

Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... label industry players add up. “We call this the ‘Converting CorridorTM,’” Saari said, “because of the considerable impact of label and related services, from slitting-winding, adhesives and pressure-sensitive ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... among the most diverse product lineups. The big differences, from masking to electrical, sealing and other segments include varying substrates, adhesives and characteristics. As Tesa Tape indicated, “Functional ...

R2R USA Conference Draws Biggest Crowd in Five Years

(Coating/Laminating)

December 21, 2023, ... and Converting — Instructor: Dr. David Roisum Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Deposition onto Flexible Substrates — Instructor: Dr. Charles A. Bishop Adhesion and Adhesives for Converters — Instructor: Professor ...

It’s All About Converting

(Bag Pouch)

December 20, 2023, ... Finishing, Laminating Printing, Adhesives, Inks, Substrates, Labels & Labeling Slitting, Rewinding, Sheeting, Cores, Core Cutters Automation, Handling, Retrofits/Used Machinery, Bag Making Machine ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, ... offer an advanced role. From adhesives, liners and face stocks, changes roll out. “Direct Thermal Linerless blank labels manufactured in Ohio, offer excellent thermal sensitivity and consistent release. ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... lineups. The big differences, from masking to electrical, sealing and other segments include varying substrates, adhesives and characteristics. As Tesa Tape indicated, “Functional tapes do more than just ...

Baldwin's Industrial Curing Solutions Push Boundaries at 2023 Tape & Functional Film Exp

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2023, ... substrates, for instance, the longer wavelengths can penetrate further, and in applications that require simultaneous powerful surface curing for inks or adhesives, the shorter waves can achieve this at ...