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Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... Films were tested using nine organic co-permeants. A second experiment used a paperboard carton as the test membrane. Here the backside starch sizing applied to the board contained a water soluble CD. ...

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... other ink or coating components can migrate to the backside of the printed material. Plasticizers, surfactants, and other additives can find their way to the backside of the printed roll. Occasionally, ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ... involve some contact with the backside of the printed substrate. In many cases it's possible to see this transfer by applying an alcohol-saturated cotton ball to the area of possible ink transfer, then ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... BOPP film labels on four Mitsubishi presses: a 28×40-in., six-color model; two 28×40-in., eight-color models; and a 40×56-in., seven-color model with in-line backside printing capability. One of the eight-color ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

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March 31, 2001, ... Brand Equity The company converts BOPP film labels on four Mitsubishi presses: a 28×40-in., six-color model; two 28×40-in., eight-color models; and a 40×56-in., seven-color model with in-line backside ...

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... the streamers can microscopically damage the film surface. In addition, corona treatment can produce backside treatment that is undesirable in many applications. Flame treatment also has limitations for ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... management system for data recording, automatic menu-driven press settings, self-diagnostics, and modem connection to the BHS service center. The customer's request to have two backside colors was met ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

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May 31, 2000, ... are expensive to coat, but they have found acceptance in laser copier/printer applications, in which the rougher or "toothier" backside allows the laminated label sandwich to feed more consistently through ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... which previously have been difficult or impossible to treat; produces higher and longer lasting treatment levels; and eliminates the need for backside treatment. The plasma process produces better uniformity ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... and the tools to do soft proofing." In addition to die-cutting, in-line operations include sheeting, ultraviolet coating, blister coating, hot stamping, stripping, and backside printing. Kempsmith manufactured ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... uniformity of corona treatment, can detect overtreatment, can measure backside treatment, can accurately measure embossed films, does not use toxic materials, and can use a variety of test liquids.  ...