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Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ... aside, if the production line is used for substrates with a sensitive coating or that are prone to marking, then a noncontact system will be the best option. This is also the situation with companies operating ...

EDI's New Technology Center Features Multi-Process La

(Extrusion Coating)

January 06, 2011, ... production lines. The expansion at EDI’s Technology Center consists of a 63-in. extrusion line that can be used for cast film, coating, or lamination and is fully equipped for laboratory-scale single- ...

Staying on Task

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... are expected, and more than 35 seminars are lined up for a serious learning experience. Find full coverage of this premier event in PFFC's February issue. Mark Miller's first “Coating Matters” column ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... be sent to the landfill when they need to be disposed of. — Jim Lepp, Executive Director, Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. Coating/Laminating AIMCAL members report continued improvement throughout ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... charge. Antistatic layers or coatings come in two flavors: conductive layers and charge control layers. Each type of antistatic layer has advantages and drawbacks as summarized in Table I. Of course, ...

Bertram Capital To Acquire EDI

(Coating/Laminating News)

December 29, 2010, Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), a leading international supplier of flat extrusion and coating dies, announced its acquisition by Bertram Capital, a private equity firm based in San Mateo, CA CHIPPEWA ...

ISCST Connects Academia with Industry

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ST. PAUL, MN | At the 15th biannual Symposium of the Intl. Society of Coating Science and Technology (ISCST), held September 12-15, opportunities flourished ST. PAUL, MN | At the 15th biannual Symposium ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | Process Troubleshooting," click on his podcast below: process-troubleshooting Six Sigma is a quality control system utilized for everything from ...

People

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... facility in Granger, IN, to be headed by Josh Haag, president of North American Operations. Mark Miller forms Coating Tech Service, Eau Claire, WI, an independent consulting service for the roll-to-roll ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, Until recently, development of laboratory and pilot coater technology has been relatively stagnant. The many improvements increased coating speeds, improved Until recently, development of laboratory ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... provides an SiOx (silicon oxide) coating that offers the conditions for a high-barrier layer against moisture, gas, and aromas. In this way, food products can be kept fresh for a longer period. Why Do ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) was facing an unlikely dilemma: There was a greater demand for its woven polypropylene bags than the It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, The 15th biannual Symposium of the International Society of Coating Science and Technology (ISCST) was held September 12–15 in St. Paul, MN The 15th biannual Symposium of the International Society of Coating ...

Davis-Standard Introduces New Coater at Labelexpo America

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2010, Davis-Standard, LLC, will promote a new coater design and other coating technologies at booth #1525 during Labelexpo Americas, September 14-16 in Rosemont, IL, near Chicago FULTON, NY | Davis-Standard, ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... 84% of its waste, materials, and supplies companywide. The company also utilizes ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technology. “By offering UV and EB inks and coatings, we are able to reduce 80 to ...

Michelman Increases Reactor Capacity at Cincinnati Plant

(Coating)

August 31, 2010, ... surface modifiers, additives and polymers Michelman offers for applications, including interior and exterior wood coatings, industrial coatings, fibers and composites, construction coatings, digitial ...

R&D Coater Offered

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2010, The Labo Combi 400 coater/laminator, sized at 17 in. wide, is suited for R&D applications and is said to accommodate a wide variety of coatings, including The Labo Combi 400 coater/laminator, sized at ...

ACTEGA WIT & ACTEGA Radcure To Combine Operations

(News Syndicate)

July 28, 2010, ACTEGA Coatings and Sealants, a div. of Altana, has announced that it is combining the operations of two of its divisions, ACTEGA WIT and ACTEGA Radcure. ACTEGA WIT, formerly Water Ink Technologies, is ...

Global Corrugated Board Market To See 5% Growth to 2015

(Carton Box News)

July 27, 2010, ... board. * The pressure from the market on product manufacturers to use environmentally friendly packaging, resulting in, among others, the invention of new corrugated board coatings. * The trend of lightweighting, ...

Panflex Appointed Edale Distributor in Czech & Slovak Republic

(Print)

July 05, 2010, Edale, the UK-based manufacturer of narrow web printing and converting presses specializing in commercial security, flexographic printing, converting & coating and digital printing solutions, has named ...