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Solving the Problem of Press Part Replacements

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September 30, 2000, ... is delivered in rolls and filled/sealed by the customer. Clear Lam uses seven central impression flexographic presses (one eight-color model and the rest six-color models) as well as dry bond laminators ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2000, ... sheets, and recreational vehicle construction. Scapa 0310 is a medium to soft, synthetic butyl rubber-based extruded bonding and sealing strip with filters said to provide good chemical resistance. Scapa ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... cellulose acetate from Eastman Chemical. Cards made from this material will bend and flex without breaking and can be polished to a high surface gloss. Precision Polymer Processors, Carbondale, PA, a joint ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

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August 31, 2000, ... in an ink can vary depending on the process and end-use requirements. Laminating inks do not utilize lubricants, since the lamination bonds could be affected. Among the common lubricants used in inks ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... pallets while a third is being loaded; and fewer moving parts for reduced maintenance. Optional transfer car is available to transport full pallets to warehouse conveyors. High-Tech Bonding for Folding ...

Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches

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July 31, 2000, ... the film. Burroughs determined he would need an adhesive to bond the film to the CD in order to prevent air from being trapped between the two layers. His search for an adhesive with the necessary properties ...

More Laminating Diversity Equals More Success

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May 31, 2000, ... shoe, juvenile car seat, and medical industries have in common? Not a lot, really, except for one small textile-to-foam laminating plant in South Carolina. Bondtex Inc., Duncan, SC, is a common thread ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

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March 31, 2000, ... heat stretching (film orientation), embossing, calendering, point bonding of nonwovens, and application of heated or hot melt coatings. The total heater power for a given size roller (watt density at the ...

Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line

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March 31, 2000, ... MP. Johnson gave the keynote speech on innovation in the technical textiles sector and awarded Web Dynamics a grant to assist in a development project. This Adbond Project seeks to utilize adhesive bonding ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... needs increase. To contain costs, such items as prepackaged procedure kits use lower-cost flexible packaging. The top five dollar markets were all in medical packaging. Spun-bonded polyolefin, coated papers, ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... says his company has been involved in the market since the mid-70s. "In barrier packaging, we use tie-layer adhesives [polyolefins that bond dissimilar polymers together in a multilayer structure], and ...

Getting the most value from your extrusion coater.

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November 30, 1996, ... that it has significantly improved bond rates and increased productivity while supplying customers with treated substrates for subsequent converting processes. In addition to increasing bond strength, ...

What you should know about filled adhesives and coatings

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October 31, 1996, ... to a particular surface, because the clay particles at the surface displace the active ingredient. The inert clay does not bond. The smaller quantity of adhesive at the surface reduces the resulting bond. ...

Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treatin

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August 31, 1996, ... bonds at these sites. For those who do not understand chemistry, let us consider instead a mechanical approach. Velcro is a common method of fastening. It consists of two opposing pieces of fabric. ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... eventual bond. The WCAT test method is based on a simple concept: the higher the surface energy of the treated film, the smaller the contact angle of water placed on the surface. Contact angle is determined ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

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July 31, 1996, ... designed - with Cerutti assistance - dry bond laminator capable of running oriented polypropylene for the packaging of snack food, biscuits, confectionery, and many other products. Bolding runs foil, ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, ... UV energy, beginning a chemical reaction that quickly bonds everything into a tightly crosslinked solid. In the early years of UV development, power was low - approximately 100 w/in. Since then a great ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... for laminating, since the adhesive will adhere better to a less smooth surface and provide better bond strength, superior hold, and performance. "What really affects ink receptivity is the clay coating ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

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March 31, 1996, ... dry-bond laminating adhesives. Technological advances in the field of solvent-free, water-based polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) paired with uniquely compatible crosslinkers have allowed the development ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... composite bag is made of a closed seal foam, 3/32 in. thick, that has been bonded to 3-mil film for integrity. The outside millage can be changed from one to seven mils. This outer bag is then heat-shrunk ...