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IADD·FSEA Odyssey Filled with Features

(Die-Cutting)

July 03, 2017, ... specific to the fields of diecutting/diemaking, foil stamping, folding/gluing, UV coating, and others were on site. In addition to workshops, classroom sessions, and the Technology Hall, winners of the ...

Sun Chemical and acpo to Show Films

(Label/Tape)

June 28, 2017, ... for the first time. According to the companies, by combining acpo’s self-wound films and Sun Chemical’s SunBar Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings, any label printer with a lamination unit will be able ...

Uflex Reports Gravure Cell Optimization

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2017, ... structure, TB cell structure, and others, which render solid backgrounds, coating with high and low depths, other specialized coatings, vignettes, half tone images, among several others. Agarwal continues, ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, How does a roller’s shape influence a coated product and coating defects? The variation of a roller’s geometry can produce many web handling problems. How does a roller’s shape influence a coated product ...

INX Expands Kansas Facility

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, The plant in Edwardsville, KS, is now double the size to support company’s growth in energy-curable inks and coatings SCHAUMBURG, IL | INX International Ink Company recently doubled the size of its ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... and attention during the coating process. Since full cure only occurs when the appropriate dose of UV light to cause the photoinitiator to activate is delivered, proper processing becomes more critical. ...

Global Specialty Products Cleaner Is “Green”

(Coating/Laminating)

June 13, 2017, ... polymers, coatings, and varnishes, as well as UV-based inks and adhesives from all types of printing equipment including rubber, plastic, stainless steel surfaces, and all press equipment (anilox, ceramic, ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold's 2017 Winners Span the Gamu

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2017, ... While graphics are simple, judges felt they're also elegant in shades of gray with spot UV coating that adds to the premium quality complemented by an artistic burst of color. Best Label Design, Silver ...

ACTEGA Launches UV Shrink Inks

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2017, Company adds UV shrink inks, said to add press efficiencies, to its ACTExact line DELRAN, NJ | ACTEGA North America, a member of global specialty ink, coatings, and sealants company ALTANA AG, is launching ...

BOBST Open House Celebrates Gravure

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2017, ... has been enabled by the incorporation of a new sound-dampening technology in the dryers. The dual impingement and floatation technology is one of the company’s hallmarks of its laminators and coating machines. ...

FocalSpec Announces Roughness Scanner

(Controls)

June 06, 2017, ... sheets, laminates, coatings. and paper webs. The system’s LCI sensor, mounted on a traversing frame, automatically scans for the web’s microtopography across its full width. The system freezes and analyzes ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... with the converting industry for more than 30 years and writes a blog, Tom's Poly Ploys, for PFFC. It focuses on the field of polymers, laminations, and coatings with emphasis on R&D, quality assurance, ...

GMG Upgrades Proofing Media

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2017, ... proof media, ProofMedia premium and ProofMedia studio. The newly formulated coating, applied on the premium line, is said to make the proof media more fade-resistant.  “We have been offering our high-grade ...

Static Beat | 'GeeZE' Rules for Static Reading

(Surface Prep)

May 23, 2017, ... operators and damage thin coatings such as release layers. Sparks that are too small to see, hear, or feel can ignite flammable solvent vapors. And, sparks deposit spots of static charge on webs that can ...

Spinnaker Partners with ARMOR USA for Testing

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2017, Spinnaker will have its pressure-sensitive products tested using ARMOR USA’s thermal transfer ribbons TROY, OH | Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer and service provider of pressure-sensitive paper and ...

Vetaphone Corona Treater Installed at acpo

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, Added to latest of five coating lines OAK HARBOR, OH | A Vetaphone corona treater has been installed at acpo, a manufacturer of self-wound over laminate film. The treater was installed on the latest ...

Ship and Shore Environmental Works in China

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2017, ... solutions firm, reports that, after one year operating in the China market, it has closed deals with two multi-billion dollar firms, one of whom is a global paint and coating manufacturer, to provide end-to-end ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ...  This is true across the entire spectrum of polymer film production, including blown film, cast film, double bubble, oriented cast sheet, and extrusion coating. The technology developed by Roberto Colombo ...

Heidelberg Press Makes a Good Fit

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2017, ... and maintenance. The Speedmaster CX 75 comes as a four- to six-color press with coating unit. It has a top production speed of 15,000 sheets/hr and a compact design. With the Speedmaster CX 75, Heidelberg ...

INX to Debut Eco-Friendly Inks

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2017, ... product line, at INFO*FLEX 2017, May 1–2 event at the Phoenix Convention Center. The inks and coatings will be showcased with special-effects inks and coatings during the event, which is sponsored by the ...