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Thermal Transfer Core Design and Performance in Today’s Markets

(Web Handling)

January 23, 2022, ...  In other applications the thermal transfer roller can be bare (green), Chrome Plated, Ceramic hardfaced, or Plasma Coated. The desired surface finish can sometimes dictate the coating selection. Traditionally ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(Roll Handling)

December 12, 2021, ... acetate followed by polished aluminum foil.  Over the years more substrates were added including epoxy coated metallized film, polyester, PVC, iridescent films, complex laminations, and others. Materials ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2021, ... acetate followed by polished aluminum foil.  Over the years more substrates were added including epoxy coated metallized film, polyester, PVC, iridescent films, complex laminations, and others. Materials ...

New Digital Label Applications with Xeikon’s Panther 2.0 Series

(News | New Products)

October 26, 2021, ... with a fifth print station for white ink and can print on a wide range of self-adhesive media in addition to clear-on-clear, including coated paper, vinyl, PP, PE, PET and metalized. The Xeikon PX2200 ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Coating Methods

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2021, ... up. In many cases the accuracy and precision of the coated electrode is what can make or break a new technology. For example, it may be imperative to control the mass of anode or cathode loading to within ...

Taghleef Adds Davis-Standard Liquid Coating Line for OPP Films

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2021, Global industry leader, Taghleef Industries, installed a custom Davis-Standard liquid coating line at its facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, to support new markets in coated OPP films. Global industry ...

Pulse Roll Label Products Launches Unique UV PureFX Soft Touch Varnish

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... the PureFX Soft Touch Varnish is reportedly suitable for a range of substrates including coated PE and PP, aluminium foils and paper. The product is also food packaging compliant, formulated for non-direct ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... business objectives. Metallizing is used primarily for functional (barrier), decorative and aesthetic applications. This can be achieved by laminating a 0.0003” foil to a paper/film web by adding a solution-coated ...

Leapin’ Lizards Labels Expands Printing Capabilities with Third Epson SurePress Digital Label Press Installation

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2021, ... the print shop. Featuring versatile substrate support, the L-4533AW reportedly prints on off-the-shelf materials up to 13-inches wide including uncoated, gloss and semi-gloss papers, film, and vinyl. ...

Twin Rivers Addresses Food Safety Concerns with Expanded EcoBarrier PFAS-Free Packaging Paper Offering

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2021, ... applications. Twin Rivers reportedly offers a comprehensive line of highly functional coated and uncoated packaging papers under the brands EcoBarrier®, Acadia®, and Bladepak®. The portfolio targets ...

Teknos and Brightplus Cooperate to Develop Bio-Based and Biodegradable Solutions for Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2021, Paper and paperboard used in food packaging or serving are traditionally coated with a thin film of plastic which can make the recycling of such packaging problematic and eventually increase the amount ...

Sensory Analytics Announces Issuance of Broad New Patent Covering Coating Thickness Measurement

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2021, ... advantages of our SpecMetrix product lines. We look forward to rapidly expanding the use of our industry-leading SpecMetrix coating thickness measurement solutions within the global coated metal, flexible ...

Tullis Russell Specifies Vetaphone For New Kroenert Line

(News | New Products)

February 08, 2021, One of the UK’s longest serving manufacturers of security and label stock coated products One of the UK’s longest serving manufacturers of security and label stock coated products, Tullis Russell, ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2020, ... for the requirements of our industry.  They can be coated onto a wide range of films such as PVC-based, PET, and other non-PVC films,” explained Musto. Production is carried out on a compact 1.7m wide ...

LLFlex Acquires Hampden Papers, Bolstering Consumer Packaging Offerings

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2020, ... years in the packaging industry. The combination creates one of the largest and most experienced suppliers of coated and laminated substrates for packaging in North America. The acquisition comes as ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... a permanent set and coated materials that are inclined to block are better served by larger rewind cores during converting processing operations. End users for the most part are going to insist on 3-inch ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... for example, can also be applied or pre-coated onto packaging films to allow packaging to be seen through a window on the package itself while still providing high oxygen barrier resistance. This type ...

Acucote Introduces Broad Stocked Portfolio of Cannabis Label Materials

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2020, ... life cycle labels (Kimdura® Inkjet Ultra and 2.6 mil Matte White Premium TT BOPP) and digitally topcoated materials (for dye, pigment, laser, UV Inkjet and HP presses). Seven different adhesives are ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... films and coated surfaces. A substrate sample, usually measuring 8-1/2” x 11”, is clamped to a clipboard. At the top, a single drop of three different level dyne solutions, which bracket the desired ...

What’s Next in Inkjet and the Many Reasons to Adopt it

(Digital)

December 16, 2019, ... of ink penetration into the substrate, or the improved drying of uncoated paper, etc. We see many printhead suppliers (Memjet, Kyocera, Fuji, Xaar, Konica Minolta to name but a few) delivering higher ...