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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... the Bristol plant will house three solvent and aqueous coating lines, two with in-line laminating capability and two with UV coating capability; two vacuum metallizers; three slitter/rewinders; one dry ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Overcoat Resists Heat, Offers Good Protection ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc., Northvale, NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Santel Toridex NZ-2 is an aqueous resin and coating ...

Materials

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October 31, 2002, ... used for strong cold seal adhesion. Co. says metal adhesion values exceed 400 g/in., and cold seal bonding is excellent with both natural and synthetic cohesives. Aqueous Primers Promote PP Adhesion ...

1974 - 1976

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... machinery." Adhesive manufacturers move toward more ecologically and energy-friendly materials. "Trends in the adhesive market are toward the aqueous-based or 100 percent solid types, rather than solvent-based ...

Products

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August 31, 2002, ... makes raised image spot or pattern coating plates at one-tenth the cost of photopolymer plates. Co. says aqueous and UV coatings are applied with equal ease, and process is suited for both short and long ...

Medical Packaging and Its Special Needs

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... These can range from polyacrylates to PUs with many other adhesive possibilities falling between them. They can be single- or multi-component. They can be aqueous systems, solvent systems, high energy ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... formulations enable converters to eliminate spray powders from the package printing process and achieve “powder-free” runs. Drying time is quickened with complementary aqueous coatings, co. says, adding ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ...  Discovery Chemical, Marietta, GA; 800/973-9881 DF-345 is an emulsified antifoam/defoamer with non-ionic emulsifiers formulated for use in aqueous systems. The blend is comprised of ingredients that comply ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

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January 31, 2002, ... overcoating systems supplied in aqueous form. Eventually, overcoats cured by UV or EB radiation also became available. Today, companies exist whose sole business is selling aqueous or high-energy-curing ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... of aluminum foil in packages, future of paper in flexible packaging, influence of imported packaging materials, and the use of solvent vs. aqueous inks. Next Conference The next conference for the ...

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

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September 30, 2001, ... its W. Weinstock wine bottle neck label. Using UV waterless offset lithography, the label was printed four-color process at 4,046 dpi plus gold foil stamping. It was die-cut and aqueous coated in-line. ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... both UV and EB curing is usually safer than existing solvent and even aqueous chemistry. Table 3 shows some typical health and safety data for solvents and UV/EB materials. The UV and EB materials offer ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... Unlimited Inc., Northvale, NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Wassar-Stat 730 aqueous overcoat's quick-drying feature reportedly enhances production speed with convection air oven dryers. The high-gloss, ...

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 ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

(Magazine)

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

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... reduces plate production time by 75% through a dry thermal plate processor that eliminates conventional chemical solvent or aqueous washout. A high quality flexo plate that normally takes up to 3 hr to ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... is reported to promote drying, good blanket and roller stability, and low misting. Inks feature subsequent processing compatibility with UV and aqueous coatings, foils, and stamping/imprinting applications. ...

Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?

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May 31, 1996, ... of ignorance or for the sake of expediency. The use of solvent is not as prevalent today because of the wide availability of aqueous products. Water appears to offer a sense of security, but this impression ...

The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.

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April 30, 1996, ... to a listing of allowable substances and any restrictions on using them. An excellent example to cite is regulation 21 CFR 176.170, Components of paper and paper-board in contact with aqueous and fatty ...

Consortium proves quality growth of flexo printing

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April 30, 1995, ... Flexographic printing has recently taken on a new dimension with the introduction of photopolymer plates, eight-color central impression cylinder presses, aqueous-based inks, doctor blade metering systems ...