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Coating Matters: How To Avoid Bubble Defects

(Coating Matters)

October 10, 2011, ...  As the coating head is positioned for a better seal, the air introduced becomes more of a minor defect that may be noticeable only on the final coated product. Even with full coating, however, the improper ...

What the Coating Bead Can Tell You

(Coating Matters)

August 21, 2011, When a fluid is being coated out of a slot die, it can be positioned in a variety of ways. This ability to position the coating head is an inherent capability of the slot die because of the closed system ...

Surface Energy Matchmaking

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2011, ... the substrate and be willing to wet out the surface (i.e., good coated product). The key is to encourage the fluid to like this new, dissimilar material it is contacting and spread evenly over a large ...

Coating Matters: Slot Die Coating Fundamentals

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2011, ... summary of the extent of capability of a slot die (for typical coating fluids): Line speeds | 1-600 mpm Wet thickness coated | 1-2,000 microns Viscosity of fluid | 1-100,000 cP Accuracy | ±1% ...

Multilayered Solutions: One Stop Shop

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... company is a pioneer of the use of “HRI” high refractive index coated optically variable devices (OVD), recognized as the global standard in ID card protection. As a leading producer of security products ...

Hot Melt Adhesive Grabs & Holds

(Adhesives)

June 30, 2011, Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is designed for exceptional bonding on a broad range of challenging substrates, including coated stocks and high-recycled-content Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is ...

Coating, Not Printing

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2011, ... two technologies. The disadvantage of the shape limitation with coating for a coated/printed product is overcome with speed and continuous operation. Coating technology includes fluid deposition through ...

Hybrid Inks Have No VOCs

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 31, 2011, TP UV Fusion hybrid inks for 3-piece metal decorating are formulated for indirect food packaging applications that require low-migration and low-odor TP UV Fusion hybrid inks for 3-piece metal decorating ...

Coating Matters: Open Up the Coating Process Window

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2011, ... roll form. More yield equals more money. To maximize yield, you need to know where the coated product is good and where it fails. Pushing the process to its limits and mapping the extent of these variables ...

Coating Matters: Steam-The Cure for Curl

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2011, ... customers select manufacturers that can produce stable products to lay-flat specifications. Manufacturers of labels and other coated paper products use various solutions to eliminate curl. However, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ...  persona with a hologram repeating the Elvis name while communicating integrity and showmanship pizzazz. The wrap consists of 60-ga holographic mPET laminated to 80#, coated-one-side (C1S) litho/label pape ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, Winning entries are recognized for excellence in AIMCAL's annual Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product, Sustainability, and Technology of the Year Competitions During the Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... films, nylon, vinyl, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), foils, coated papers, foams, and many other roll-to-roll substrates benefit from this categorical solution as well. Corona ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... Corp. | Safeway Frozen Pasta Quad Seal Package Peruplast S.A. | Masa Pizza Printpack | Wyman's of Maine Wild Blueberry Juice Technical Innovation Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging | Zone Coated Rollstock ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... heat of the beverage. While the health and safety implications of direct beverage contact are taken very seriously by the paper industry in the US and European Union, efforts to apply plastic-coated ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... and an air delivery system that productively runs Tyvek at speeds to 300 fpm. Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. | www.maxsonautomatic.com Diamond-Coated Blades Provide Long Life Diamond-coated ...

Paper Offered in Two Varieties

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, Acadia uncoated, machine-finished paper, offered with or without grease-resistant treatment, is designed for use in a variety of packaging applications. Acadia uncoated, machine-finished paper, offered ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, In the world of packaging, vacuum-coated products offer converters and brand owners three key properties: barrier, aesthetics, and sustainability. Barrier In the world of packaging, vacuum-coated products ...

Coating Matters: Defects | Finding the Cause

(Coating/Laminating)

December 31, 2010, ... of time looking at, adjusting, measuring, and hovering around the coating station to determine how to make a coated product as fast as possible with the fewest defects. As you learn more about coating ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... continuous product. Applications can be as varied as optical film coating to adhesive tape manufacturing. Regardless of the product being made, Six Sigma can be applied to web-coated products. Six Sigma ...