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Transcontinental Acquires Coveris Americas

(Flexpack)

April 01, 2018, ... Chicago, IL, Coveris manufactures a variety of flexible plastic and paper products, including rollstock, bags and pouches, coextruded films, shrink films, coated substrates, and labels. As of December ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... held at the DoubleTree South Park Hotel, Charlotte, NC. KAT EYES The Kat Von D Metal Crush highlighter palette carton features holographic Stardust metallized film laminated to the coated side of ...

AIMCAL Calls for R2R Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... coating processes Machine and equipment accessories upgrade cost/benefit Advances in substrate technology Advances in process control and measurement Patterning and edging of vacuum coated films ...

Mactac Expands UL-Approved Inkjet Portfolio

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2018, ... for durable goods labeling. The latest UL recognition includes pre-approval of the use of SCREEN Truepress UV inkjet digital inks on Mactac’s FCD6914 2.0-mil gloss-coated white polyester label stocks with ...

Steel Partners, parent of API, acquires Dunmore

(Coating/Laminating)

February 21, 2018, ... coated film manufacturer Dunmore Corporation in the US and the share purchase of Dunmore Europe in Germany. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Bristol, PA, and with three major ...

GPA Offers Papers with Tactile Feel

(Flexpack)

February 06, 2018, ... or dimensional embellishments. Thanks to their unique surface treatment, these are said to be the first uncoated papers that perform beautifully with post-press embellishments produced by Scodix and MGI ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... form or fail a fluid coated product. Let’s define each a bit further: 1. Continuous – Whether the coated product is a discrete sheet or a continuous roll of material, the fluid dynamics are working within ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention of converters in our annual roundup of new products. Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention ...

GPA Launches Papers for Dry Toner Market

(Print)

November 04, 2017, Ultra Print Coated Papers are said to provide users of Xerox iGen presses with more efficiency and versatility CHICAGO, IL GPA, supplier of substrate solutions for digital, wide format, and offset ...

Epson Adds New Digital Press

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2017, ... at one time. Prints on off-the-shelf flexo PS label materials, including uncoated, gloss and semi-gloss papers, film and vinyl, supported or unsupported media. Said to be an ideal solution for text, ...

Mactac Reports New Overlaminate in Portfolio

(Label/Tape)

September 10, 2017, ... for the NW140, NW140-2, and NW210-2 printing systems. The pre-approved films, include the following: FCD6914 – 2.0-mil gloss-coated white polyester FED6914 – 2.0-mil gloss-coated bright white silver ...

Mactac Film Certified for Vehicle Safety

(Label/Tape)

August 20, 2017, ... known for its conformability and excellent durability, extending up to five years outdoors. It features a 3.2-mil Super Calendered Kraft (SCK) liner and is top-coated for what is said to be superior printability ...

Scodix Wins PIA Award

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2017, ... a wide range of hot and cold industry standard foil films, coupled with a variety of substrates, including offset, digital, plastics, laminated/non-laminated, and coated or uncoated applications for labels, ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... be coated to polyester and peeled at a 180-deg angle. The evaluation is done in a constant temperature/humidity chamber to ensure reproducibility. This data can be requested as part of the certificate ...

Worthen Adds Vetaphone Corona Treater On Coating Line

(Surface Prep)

August 02, 2017, ... melts, custom coated PSAs; fibreglass; and synthetic leather. Flexible substrates handled include: urethane, polyolefin, and polyester, woven and non-woven textiles, cross linked foams, and felt and paper, ...

B&W MEGTEC Launches Drying Lab

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2017, ... to reach target solvent or moisture residuals in the coated substrate. The drying performance capabilities of the lab enable researchers to do the following: Obtain more detailed information compared ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, ... flow along surfaces. At the surface, there are forces fighting over whether the fluid should move forward, sit still, or swirl in place. But why is this important? Let’s look at the final coated product ...

SAM Chooses Vetaphone for Surface Treatment

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2017, ... corona treater is a single-sided 16KW model, with a 25-watt output, and is fitted with a conductive ceramic coated backing roller. SAM’s Business P&M director Heiss Kang says, “We have complete trust ...

Mactac Launches Transfer Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

July 02, 2017, ... adding it is also easy to laminate and convert and provides exceptional performance on most textiles, foams, and plastics. The adhesive is protected by a two-side silicone-coated 78# white Super Calendered ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... Photoinitiators are added to the syrupy mixture. The mixture is coated to liner or substrate and exposed to UV light. This is done in an inert (i.e., no oxygen) environment, and the process must be run ...