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Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

(Coating/Laminating)

January 10, 2013, ... will end up as a mixture of the fluids introduced together and not as distinct layers. One exception to the typical mixture coating is photographic film. When photographic film is produced, the chemistry, ...

The Role of Energy in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

January 09, 2013, ... many factors come into play – chemistry of the fluid, surface tension of the substrate, curing conditions, slitting requirements, tension control of the web, etc… All these factors are interactive and ...

ICE 2013 Will Feature Experts

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2012, ... Engineering from Tufts University and a PhD. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Delaware. • Kelly Robinson – Static: Robinson founded Electrostatic Answers, an engineering consulting company ...

Ampac Pouch Is Honored by IFT

(Bag Pouch)

November 07, 2012, ... and dry, the pouch can be recycled with plastic retail shopping bags collected at many stores across the US in conjunction with the How2Recycle initiative and the American Chemistry Council’s Flexible ...

Coating Matters | The ROI of IP

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, ... adhesive is developed that holds the tape to a package with an unexpected strength, a product (utility) patent could be applied to the invention of the chemistry involved. In addition, if the multilayer ...

KAPCO Offers New Digital Media

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2012, ... a new line of digital media: Racy Color Media. It features a proprietary topcoating chemistry for inkjet dye-based inks, specifically the Memjet waterfall printheads. The Racy Color Media fast & furious ...

MACtac Adds to INDIE Line

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ...  The new line of redigo stocks is optimized through paper chemistry and process conditions during adhesive coating to perform best for topcoating on press, company says. The redigo products mirror the ...

PFFC’s Kelly Robinson Named Matteucci Winner for ‘Patent’ Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

October 24, 2012, ... levels for roll-to-roll AlOx deposition onto BOPP and PET via reactive evaporation, indicating that plain film surface chemistry appears to be the governing factor for barrier performance. Additional ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, When you are forming a polymer product, you have to understand some basics of how the formation of the product is influenced by the chemistry of the polymer. The best starting point for polymer understanding ...

INX Digital Is a Sponsor for EcoPrint Europe

(Green)

September 21, 2012, Having supported an agenda of sustainability with inks and ink delivery systems for some time, INX Digital joins EcoPrint Europe 2012 as a sponsor   SAN LEANDRO, CA | INX Digital International will ...

Sun Chemical Honored for Low-Migration Products

(News | New Products)

August 28, 2012, ... as a solution to brand owners and converters who are looking for ways to address migration concerns for food, pharmaceutical, and tobacco applications. The Sun Chemical solution combines chemistry, press ...

Heidelberg, BASF Report on Printed Electronics Project

(Label/Tape)

August 03, 2012, ... these since summer 2009. The resulting applications in the field of organic electronics are based on conductive polymers and on smaller molecules of organic chemistry and are regarded as important technologies ...

Meech Intl. Offers Web Cleaner

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2012, ... of Shore A ratings, the cured silicone elastomer rollers are proven to have no “free chemistry,” company says, guaranteeing the cleaned surface remains trace-free. Simple to install and with continuous ...

Mark's Coating Matter

(Coating/Laminating)

April 23, 2012, ... than extruding the film or slitting the final roll of tape. I argued that a slice of film without glue can't add value to the final customer. How much adhesive you put on the substrate, what chemistry is ...

Judges Announced for IMDA Awards

(Label/Tape)

March 26, 2012, ... IMDA Awards Competition: Rob Krebs, director of market innovations, American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastics Div. Clare Goldsberry, senior editor, Modern Plastics Worldwide Yolanda Simonsis, president ...

Coating Matters | Battery Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

March 25, 2012, ... with the current state of battery slurry chemistry, there are some advantages to using flexible slot die geometry. Namely, having the ability to adjust for viscosity differences in the battery slurry throughout ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... selection, and secondly through processing the inks hot, as heat acts to reduce ink viscosity. UV chemistry has wide substrate latitude, and with LED lamps that run cool, the range is further increased. ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... it will concentrate all the available tension to one spot or the web’s edge, likely yielding or breaking the web. I’m not an expert is the chemistry of bonding, but I know from experience that there ...

Things have settled down

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 07, 2011, A lot has happened since my last post, including teaching many extrusion and polymer chemistry classes around the country, traveling, consulting, visiting friends and family, getting a sun tan and enjoying ...

Fluid Coating & Extrusion Coating: What Is the Difference?

(Adhesive Coating)

November 03, 2011, ... the PE chemistry, which may limit the performance of the final construction. The fluid coating of adhesive would provide for flexibility in developing bonds of various strength between the layers but would ...