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Wacker Presents Innovative Binders at European Coatings Show

(Coatings)

January 07, 2013, ... now, acrylate-based binders were predominantly used for heat-sealing coated aluminum foils to non-polar polymers. The new VINNACOAT LL 8100 offers an alternative here and complements WACKER’s broad product ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... and scratch resistance. Most notably, it can print on any off-the-shelf substrate, from coated and uncoated paper stocks to recycled carton; from newsprint to plastic packaging films - all without requiring ...

Hanita Coatings Adds Flame-Retardant Films

(Label/Tape News)

December 16, 2012, Thin, printable face films meet tough regs for flame retardation   KIBBUTZ HANITA, ISRAEL | Hanita Coatings, a supplier of topcoated polyester facestock to the label industry, has added a dozen new ...

PCI Says Polyester Prices in US Back to Normal

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... film, 48-ga BOPET film, 60-ga BOPA film, 28-ga aluminium foil, and 60-gsm coated papers. Trends over the past year to eighteen months have also been influenced by buyers at both the converter and packer ...

Label Printing | Rotakett Opts for Gallus RCS 330 Press

(Label/Tape)

November 26, 2012, HD-flexo techniques, combined with embossing after printing on uncoated stock, offer the offset effect with a crisper finish for high quality wine and spirits labels. The Scandinavian market for self-adhesive ...

Coating Matters | The ROI of IP

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, ... coated products, Coating Tech Service is available to provide process troubleshooting and on-site technical service for slot die coating equipment installation, trial work, or process development independent ...

MACtac Adds to INDIE Line

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... label stocks that have been optimized to be topcoated by the customer. In addition to the 78-in. web width now available with INDIE, company provides the Precise Program, which offers next day shipping ...

Mabeg Roll Sheeters Cut Waste, Labor Needs

(Sheeting)

October 24, 2012, ... poly film, thin paper, and aluminum coated paper, and they eliminate suction feeding, enabling troublefree, uninterrupted printing, and higher production speeds. Sheeter can be rolled back out of position ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... reactive ink technology. First, a thin reactive layer, provided as a coated film, is cold-laminated onto a standard flexo plate. This is then placed on a vacuum platen in an inkjet printer with a modified ...

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2012, ... PUREtac CL216 is currently available on a 2.0-mil clear, 2.3-mil white and 2.0-mil chrome, top coated, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) with 1.0-mil and 1.2-mil PET liners. Polyester (PET) liners ...

Masterpiece Graphix Offers Michelman Solutions for HP Indigo

(News | New Products)

September 10, 2012, ... reportedly improving the ink transfer and adhesion of HP Indigo Electroinks. The primer improves the printability of a wide range of paper substrates, both uncoated and clay-coated papers in varying weights ...

Dow Europe Adds New Polymers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2012, ... in Paris, France. AFFINITY GA 1000R is an MAH-grafted polymer said to offer excellent bond strength for hard-to-bond substrates such as coated papers and boards or recycled paper. Also said to offer ...

Acucote Offers New Service and Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2012, ... migration could be an issue, has specific adhesion to polyester-based, powder-coated paints and can be used for surfaces that have a thin film of processing oil. It is said to be a good fit for medium ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... and industrial products continue to feature smaller, thinner, and higher performing attributes, there has been a resulting shift in the coatings industry toward using thinner substrates and coated layers ...

All Tape Supplies Offers Anti-Friction Tapes

(Label/Tape)

July 28, 2012, ... says removing the roller to be covered is usually not necessary. Both tapes comprise a silicone-coated fabric with a self-adhesive tape said to ensure an optimum adhesion to the rollers. The ETSB 2000 ...

Coating Matters | Free Span Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

July 16, 2012, ... allow you to do with your process that proximity roll coating does not? For one it allows for thinner liquid layers to be coated. Free span coating also allows for conformability to the substrate versus ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... performance, as well as a clear, two-side-coated OPP film that allows downgauging opportunities for lighter-weight labels with a “no label” look.   GMG To Highlight New Cloud and Spot Color Solutions ...

Screen USA Media Day Has Busy Agenda

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2012, ... for our test configuration: low volume anilox roller, UV ink, coated substrate, servo drive press, medium density stickyback, and solvent traditional digital flexo plate.” In the study, FX-S had a smooth ...

Anderson IR Lamp Suited for Packaging Lines

(Coating/Laminating)

June 25, 2012, ... life than gold-coated IR quartz lamps. The reflective coating makes the heaters unidirectional, radiating most of the energy towards the substrate without external reflectors. The lamps can be operated ...

The Scientific Approach to Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 12, 2012, ... understand every step before and after the coating station. OK, so let’s say we have a coating streak in a slot die coating of a typical adhesive coated tape. Should I start by adjusting the slot die ...