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Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ... by zone. Dry bond lamination lines are an example of how web tension is critical to avoid defects. Before the lamination process, the web materials need to be properly tensioned to closely match the ...

Inkworks Printing, LLC Installs New Karlville COMBI Thermal & Solventless Laminator

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2021, ... cure time and high lamination bond strength solution. Solventless lamination technology is the mainstay of the flexible packaging converting industry. While it is more complex than thermal lamination ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 64 years

(The Back Page)

February 17, 2021, ... Although it has the advantage of a large capacity, its disadvantage as a paper pouch is a weaker center seam because the bond on one side is made to an uncoated surface. This disadvantage, plus operating ...

Karlville Launches Innovative Combi Laminator

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2020, ... could be an excellent choice for label converters entering the flexible packaging space as a simple, low waste, zero cure time and high lamination bond strength solution. Solventless technology has been ...

Wisconsin Converting Manufacturers Run Full-Out to Supply Healthcare Needs During Fight Against COVID 19 Pandemic

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April 25, 2020, ... spunbond nonwovens for medical and mask usage,” said Doug Brown, president. “Now, we are expanding capacity beyond our two machines running flat-out in Greenville.” A formal announcement is being released. ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... require curing time to achieve fully cured bonds, especially need to be made and handled on larger cores – the product will be better and waste will be lower. Wax lamination or heavy stocks that assume ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... evaporation and bonds strongly at lower sealing temperatures. Designed as a replacement for a polyester/PE, the nylon/PE/PE film runs on existing equipment. The judges liked the asymmetric structure ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... of fibers and resins available, with many still being developed.  Then there are a variety of web forming processes to establish the fibrous assembly.  The fibers of this assembly need to be bonded, and ...

Spartech Debuts Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film for Highly Esthetic Applications

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2020, ... thermoforming characteristics and bond strength to multiple substrates (ABS; HIPS; PC; PVC; ASA; and PMMA).  Key industry applications and uses for Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film includes: Transportation ...

Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film Fights Corrosion While Keeping Packages in Place

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... aggressive loads, and produce a better package at reduced cost. The self-adhering film bonds to each layer for added strength. CorPak VpCI Stretch Film offers multi-metal corrosion inhibiting properties ...

The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946

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January 26, 2020, ... recently made to determine the effects of Plastiglaze impregnation on an ordinary sheet of bond typing paper. The sheet was immersed in a tray filled with the liquid for approximately 15 minutes; then ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... elusive combination of characteristics thanks to innovative multi-layer technology. The intermediate layer enables the adhesive to bond securely with the label and therefore allows it to be removed completely ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... result. While nonwovens may consist of “random” fibers, “wovens” like cotton and other fabrics are woven and interlaced.  Nonwoven web structures are bonded together by entangling fiber, as in spunlaced ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... together.  The degree of wetting, known as “wettability” is determined by a force balance between adhesive and cohesive forces, and is important in the bonding or adherence of the two materials.  Wetting ...

Polyurethane Ink Resins for Flexible Packaging – Current and Future Needs

(Flexography)

April 01, 2019, ... bring polyurethane resin-based ink systems to the forefront. While polyurethane resins create a flexible film and provide superior lamination bond strengths – that prevent delamination of the packaging ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... including salted snack and noodle bags, toothpaste tubes, personal care products, condiment packs and stand-up pouches. Production benefits include product consistency, excellent bonding strength, greater ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2019, ... application markets including salted snack and noodle bags, toothpaste tubes, personal care products, condiment packs and stand-up pouches. Production benefits include product consistency, excellent bonding ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... not limited too: solvent based adhesives for dry bond adhesive laminating; single or multi component water based adhesive for wet bond; two component solvent-less adhesives and UV or EB curable adhesives. ...

Some Thoughts on the Pressure-Sensitive Industry

(Sticking With It)

November 25, 2018, ... to expand their offerings creating better and better products with added benefits such as vibration damping and anti-fogging, extending the value beyond just providing a strong bond. The other technologies ...

Gallas Label and Decal Produces Innovative “Love Notes” with Screeny Technology

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2018, ... project, they know that it is going to impact the customer with more than just a visual label. According to Gallas, “The ‘Love Notes’ project involves sensory marketing, which creates a much closer bond ...