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VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... were rated based on the “visual appearance of print quality.” Although this comparison was subjective, the relative ratings clearly showed that flexography's quality was on par with conventional high quality ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... and chemicals, ink jet formulators have turned to conventional pigments. Pigments, unlike dyes, are colorants that are insoluble in water and most solvents. Dyes typically are salts of sulfonic or carboxylic ...

Assessing Inks, Dealing with DigitalThe NPIRI Conference

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... printing is a threat to conventional ink makers, and we can expect to see many of our ink suppliers take the plunge into the digital age. An example is Toyo Ink Co. Always known as a highly technical ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... slower than with conventional solvent-based inks. By the late 1980s, water-based inks were formulated that could be flexo printed at 800 fpm on paper as well as on corona treated PE films. Introduction ...

Merging Innovation and Sustainability in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

November 03, 2024, ... snack brand in the UK and Ireland. Using this pyrolysis oil instead of conventional fossil feedstock, INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe initially produced recycled propylene at its plant before converting ...

Sandon Global, XSYS Enter Strategic Partnership to Achieve High Opacity Whites

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2024, ... with conventional 60° engravings that are only capable of offering either a high volume or a high line count but not both, without compromising the crucial release characteristics of the anilox. Fluid ...

Reducing Energy Use and Optimizing Performance Through UV LED Printing

(White Paper)

September 29, 2024, ... traditional UV lamps and LED lamps. Because Sun Chemical has optimized SunWave and SolarWave for maximum UV LED performance, printers have an easier time transitioning from conventional mercury UV lamps ...

Modern Drying and Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2024, ... by conventional UV systems. This on-demand functionality significantly enhances production efficiency and reduces energy usage, contributing to lower operational costs and environmental impact. Hybrid ...

Epson Introduces Next Generation ColorWorks On-Demand Label Printer for Demanding, High-Volume Environments

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2024, ... by breaking free from the conventional and embrace the new era of label printing.” Epson ColorWorks on-demand label printers are designed to help businesses ‘Do Labels Differently’ with full-color capabilities, ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... Dangers of plastic have become widely known. Conventional plastics cannot compost or biodegrade. This enables plastic features such as stretchability and strength, but it also makes it impossible to naturally ...

Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters

(Flexpack)

March 24, 2024, ... products vs. traditional goods, despite price premiums over their conventional counterparts.2 Brands, suppliers and converters are taking action. McKinsey reports that 75 percent of global companies ...

Clariant to Showcase Sustainably-evolved Coatings at American Coatings Show 2024

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2024, ... resource that exhibits superior rub resistance properties compared to conventional wax-based products. Ceridust 8830 can be easily dispersed in both water and solvent-based ink systems. Licocare RBW ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 07, 2024, ... and materials more than 1” thick Robust, reliable design for maximum up-time and productivity Individual corona generator power: up to 144 kW, twice as much as conventional generators on the market ...

Static and Static Controls in Printing

(Surface Prep)

December 05, 2023, ... chemicals are commonly used as a stop-gap measure where only occasional static problems arise or where other conventional static eliminators are not feasible. Ionization: The most widely used method ...

Baldwin's Industrial Curing Solutions Push Boundaries at 2023 Tape & Functional Film Exp

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2023, ... ROI for switching a process to LED UV has never been greater, and there is no better way than an LED retrofit of your conventional UV or thermal system to invest in sustainability and the safety of a working ...

Fujifilm launches new LED UV curing system: LuXtreme

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2023, ... less material distortion, improving the overall quality of printed materials. The energy savings this offers compared to conventional UV systems, as well as competitive LED curing systems, are significant, ...

Italian Printer Is Europe’s First Flexible Film Converter to Offer All-UV LED Curing in Narrow to Mid-Web Format

(Flexpack)

September 06, 2023, ... after years of printing on a 7-color Omet VariFlex 530 with conventional (mercury) UV curing press, Raffaele and La Franceschina sought ways to eliminate some of the speed bottlenecks with traditional ...

Baldwin’s Industrial Curing Solutions Push Speed, Dose, Power and Scalability Boundaries at Adhesives & Bonding Expo

(Upcoming Conference News)

June 12, 2023, ... can customize solutions to suit every application.  Its comprehensive products and services include conventional UV, LED UV, UV lamps, Infrared, test-lab facilities and application engineering services. ...

World First: Plug & Print Coding & Marking System – Switch it on and Start Printing

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2023, ... manufacturers a transformed experience when working with Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ). Its operating costs are as much as 30 percent lower than conventional systems and it also excels in the increasingly important ...

Baldwin's Industrial Curing Solutions Push Speed, Dose, Power and Scalability Boundaries at PSTC Tape Week 202

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2023, ... dual chemistry on one substrate both can be perfectly cured simultaneously. “UV PSA formulations are investigating, and installing, UV LED systems to replace conventional UV arc systems,” said Joesel. ...