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Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

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May 31, 2002, ... of the paper and thus of the finished bag. This substrate is then coated on the front side to ensure a high level of printability. The paper is chemically treated to achieve grease resistance. Moreover, ...

Focus on Crosslinking in Fluid Ink Systems

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May 31, 2002, ... resistance. Silanes: Another class of adhesive promoters are silanes, or more specifically, alkoxy silanes. These materials can be added to solvent- or water-based systems and chemically react with ...

Materials

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May 31, 2002, New materials from: Adhesives Research, Eastman Chemical Company, Flint Ink, Rhodia Inc. Additive for Low Mist, High Speed Rhodia Inc., Cranbury, NJ; 609/860-3601; rhodia.com Silcolease AMA 745 is an ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

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April 30, 2002, ... folding cartons are coated with either a water-based or ultraviolet (UV)-cured coating. In fact, most new presses sold today include a coating unit. UV coatings are chosen for their gloss and chemical ...

Reporter Clips

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April 30, 2002, News from: AAA Press Intl., Avery Dennison, Creo, De La Rue, EMA, GPA, Hilord Chemical, Keystone Aniline, Mark Andy, Meyers Label , New Frontier Packaging, Printcafe, Scapa NA, Sony Chemicals, Tracking ...

Converters Strike Back

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March 31, 2002, ... industry. These systems, which utilize taggants, are designed to be used as a defense against counterfeiting, product diversion, and brand piracy by adding covert chemical codes to many applications, including ...

New Products for the Narrow Web Converting Industry

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March 31, 2002, ... substrates, Xaar-Jet ink is said to possess excellent lightfastness properties and resistance to chemicals and scuffs. Also reported to offer a high-gloss appearance. The ink is 100% solids-acrylate-based ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

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February 28, 2002, ... for the microbe reproduction and give the spore the ability to withstand environmental stresses such as heat, chemicals, and dehydration. The spore composition produces a hydrophobic surface that resists ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

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February 28, 2002, ... U.K., and a doctorate in chemical engineering. One Answer to ‘Linerless’ Label Production Edited by Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor A flexible, comparatively fast, linerless self-adhesive sleeving ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

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January 31, 2002, ... containing drinks that undergo immersion in an ice-water medium are also examples where resistance to water is necessary. A more demanding requirement for an overcoat is chemical resistance. This is ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

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January 31, 2002, ... excellent resistance to various chemicals and oils. They often are applied to label stock but also may be used at the converter level on rollstock. An alternate approach to the p-s system is a snap ...

Materials

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November 29, 2001, New materials from: Colorcon, National Starch and Chemical Co., UCB Films, Westvaco, and Yupo Corp. of America. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Inks and Coatings Use Antimicrobial Technology ...

A Brief Chemistry Lesson On Printing Ink Pigments

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October 31, 2001, ... not require long-term resistance. Most have inferior solvent bleed and oxidation resistance. Many dyes are chemically acids or bases and usually are found in the form of salts. For example, sodium salts ...

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

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September 30, 2001, ... is the use of crosslinking additives to improve physical resistance properties, such as ink adhesion and resistance to abrasion, chemicals, heat, water, and block. Crosslinking implies the linking of ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, News from: AWA, De La Rue Holographics, Dow Chemical, FINAT, Labelexpo Europe 2001, Label Graphics, Mark Andy, Schreiner Label Tech Inc., and Seal-it Inc. Narrow Web Converting Industry News New Joint ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... time, mfr. says. INKING SYSTEM PROVIDES CLEANER PRINTING Sun Chemical Ink (GPI), Northlake, IL; 708/562-0550; sunchemical.com HydroTense 2000™ corrugated inking system is said to contain a unique ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ...  Hot Melt Adhesive Balances Heat/Cold National Starch and Chemical Co., Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstrach.com Cool-Lok 34-252A UV-curable hot melt adhesive is designed for freezer-grade ...

High Initial Strength with Long Open Time Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive

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August 31, 2001, Application: New technology allows preparation of high initial strength reactive hot melt adhesives with long open time characteristics. PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL PAPERS Following is an expanded summary ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... since the technology provides many positive features: No VOCs or emissions Instant drying at high production speeds High chemical resistance High abrasion resistance High gloss ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, New from: ADMTronics, Avery Dennison, BBA Nonwovens, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., International Paper, Metallized Products, Polymer Valley Chemicals, Sensor Products, and Sun Chemical. Substrates, Inks, ...