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Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

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March 31, 2007, ... errors Lanes of baggy web that carry no or low tension will air-lubricate on rollers, which leads to unwanted backside treatment. Lateral motion Webs with asymmetrical bagginess will have a weak ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

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February 28, 2007, ... yellow silicone adhesive on the unwind side and an easy-release silicone coating on the backside. Coating allows adhesive release at the splice area, eliminating label loss. Also provides easy removal ...

the PLACE

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December 31, 2006, ... also addresses possible problems such as backside treatment and surface over-treatment. How much does it cost per minute for a production line to be down? Although a quick estimate of lost material production ...

Ready to Serve

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April 26, 2006, ... facility. Now we will have the ability to print the backside of liner with a gravure cylinder, and we will be able to control our coat weights more precisely with the roll coaters.” First Response  ...

New Products

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December 30, 2005, ... constructed with blue silicone adhesive on a polyester film backing that has a specialized release coating on the backside to allow adhesive to release at splice area. Tapes provide splices that do not ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2005, ...  The ten-station press features in-line lamination and in-register backside coating. It is expected to be installed at the converter by the end of 2005 and to be fully operational by January 2006.  ...

Tech Specs

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April 29, 2005, ... backside printing; automatic recirculation and LEL controls; automatic wash-up system; lifting platforms for sleeve change access; and integrated roll loaders; as well as viscosimeters, UV drying, corona ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

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March 30, 2005, ... backside printing with a hot-stamped hologram. Appearance, Cost, & Production Advantages An eye-appealing new multilayer window film in the production of spandrel glass from Prelco, Montreal, PQ, ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

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April 29, 2004, ... are being used on a variety of packaging structures. Laminating inks typically are printed on the backside of a film and then “laminated” to another film through the use of either an adhesive, a thermally ...

What's New in Narrow We

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February 28, 2004, ... without the need for a ribbon. This is accomplished by coating direct thermal to the backside of a very thin PET film (0.25 mil). Then a PSA is placed over the thermal chemistry and laminated to a release ...

Performance: Making Life Better for Converter & End-User

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September 30, 2003, ... polycoated release liner with superior dimensional stability and no backside dusting issues — and because the liner is “comfortable” with the standard die-cutting tools in use today, it is easy to transition ...

Products

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September 29, 2003, ... plasma treaters are said to offer uniform treatment; high-dyne, long-lasting treatment; no backside treatment in polymer film applications; and no pinholes when treating porous materials. Treating is available ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

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May 31, 2003, ... of a backside-only web handling system where the magnetic coated face is the “untouchable” side. A videocassette unwinds, transports, guides, tensions, and rewinds the tape without faceside contact (not ...

Atmospheric Plasma

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January 31, 2003, ... of surface morphology, and the elimination of pin-holing and backside treatment — are well known. However, until recently, plasma treatment meant low-pressure plasmas that required ultra-sophisticated ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

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January 31, 2003, ... be important. A paper label with a PSA (pressure-sensitive adhesive) on the backside can have some color, provided the paper is sufficiently opaque to hide the color. The color of an adhesive or coating ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

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October 31, 2002, ... mist particles from the back of the coating head setup. It can deposit on the backside of the liner and cause problems with subsequent converting operations. As this problem has become more of an issue, ...

Materials

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October 31, 2002, ... a breakthrough in siliconized materials technology, uses a special patented coating on the backside of the liner to absorb and fix silicone traces for preventing silicone transfer. Technology is said to ...

Presses Boost Productivity

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September 30, 2002, ... sheet after the top side has been printed fully. “Because we aren't printing with conventional ink on the backside unit, the location of the unit is very important for adequate drying time,” says Bertolino. ...

Reporter Clips

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April 30, 2002, ... without ripping open plastic bags. The two- and six-pack displays are backside-printed using high-definition flexography on a pliable PVC material in opaque white, reflex blue, and black screen. Sports ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2002, ... the backside. The front side displays all key customer information in a three-color layout. The back side of the printed hang tab displays the product's bar code. At the top, a slot-shaped hang tab pops ...