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Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... of their customers. Explains David Marotta, business manager, Americas, ExxonMobil (exxonmobilchemical.com), “Understanding the barrier requirements is paramount. It's not enough to say ‘protect’ or ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... for food, drugs, cosmetics, aerosol, chemicals, and clothing. For more information on the encyclopedia or Labelexpo, contact Cordelia Hime at +44 (0) 20 8846 2700 or chime@tarsus.co.uk. Adhesive ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, New from: Adhesives Research, ADM Tronics, American Profol, Dow Chemical Corp., Fasson (Avery Dennison), Metal Foils, Mohawk Paper Mills, National Adhesives, Rad-Cure Corp., Sheffield Plastics, SICPA North ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Offer Barrier, Sealability Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Gordonsville, VA; 540/832-3600; kpfilms.com> Barex acrylonitrile copolymer thin films reportedly offer oxygen barrier, chemical resistance, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... provides a strong bluish-white effect to be created when the printed piece is held under a black light. Reportedly, varnish has excellent gloss, good surface slip, strong resistance to scratches and chemicals, ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... problems from their chemical reactivity. Today's laminating inks provide excellent performance and reliability, thanks to the R&D conducted by domestic and international ink companies. Challenges ahead ...

Getting Better with Time

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... use.” Signet says converters must ask: “Will a water-based product meet the end-user's need for graphic quality, durability, moisture resistance, chemical resistance, imprintability, and fade resistance?” ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, When it comes to the subject of everyone has some degree of experience. However, the wetting of a film by a printing ink is a complicated physical/chemical When it comes to the subject of “wetting,” everyone ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... based on its intended purpose than it is to debate the technical aspects of each. Technical and chemical properties certainly are used in the evaluation of biodegradable products; however they should ...

The Family Breadwinner

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... editor-in-chief, Converting magazine; Bob Swientek, editor-in-chief, BrandPackaging magazine; and AIMCAL Awards Committee chair Steve Sedlak, sales manager Wacker Ceramics, Wacker Chemical, Adrian, MI, ...

Patent Pending

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... During demetallization, the metal layer is not removed from the substrate metal, but rather the demetallizing agent reacts chemically with the metallic layer to create a transparent window. Since the metal ...

What Is Cationic UV Technology?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... depend on the generation of photo-induced decomposition of photoinitiators that produce fragments that contain an unpaired electron — a free radical. Such unpaired electron species are “hot” and chemically ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ...  Prevent Calcium Carbonate Buildup National Adhesives, unit of National Starch and Chemical Co., Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstarch.com Ridi-Cal polymer is said to provide a low-cost, efficient ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... and chemical storage facility support the coater. The new division's mission is to “provide products or services where customers need cost-effective coatings to improve such properties as printability, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... to work well with conventional offset, screen, flexo, and thermal transfer printing methods. Reportedly offers strong resistance to water, chemicals, oils, grease, and heat (temperature range is -60 to ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... pouch label applications, optiFLEX RESEAL resealable PP films are said to be ideal for use in personal care, household and chemical, and food applications. Films are coated with a new removable acrylic ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... Co. Inc., Franklin Pk., IL; 847/678-1800; transilwrap.com Trans-Kote PGS and PGS-UV thermal laminating films have been primed chemically for post-lamination printability; for embossing, foil, and hot ...

Film Supplier Klockner Pentaplast Acquires Greenway Plastics, Slated to Open Brazil PVC Plant

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2003, ... co. president Michael Tubridy, "allowing us to better serve the broad barrier requirements of our customers. The oxygen barrier, chemical resistance, and sealability of BAREX film offers a unique combination ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... Nordmeccanica, NPES, Packaging Strategies, Pira Intl., Rexam Healthcare Flexibles, RIT, Smurfit-Stone, Stora Enso, Sun Chemical, TAPPI, Valéron Strength Films, Valmet (Rotomec), and W&H. Covering the ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... The print-receptive and thermally stabilized PET film reportedly provides a high degree of adhesion to both UV and solvent-based hardcoats and graphic inks and is said to have a superior scratch- and chemical-resistant ...