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Converting to Printed/Flexible Electronics

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

April 02, 2023, ... a rigid green rectangle with some resistors, capacitors, etc. soldered on top. While conventional printed circuit boards (PCBs) like this dominate the market today, there is an alternative approach that ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... naturally-derived materials such as plants, rather than with fossil fuel-sourced materials such as conventional polymers, contributes to the sustainability and carbon footprint reduction of the printed ...

Update on Mercury Regulation for UV Curing Lamps

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2023, ... a small amount of elemental mercury is contained inside medium-pressure, gas discharge lamps and is necessary for their operation. Without mercury, conventional UV curing lamps do not function. In general, ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... when it comes to cutlery, straws and plates for example, and have set a precedent for other brands to follow suit. Conventional plastic’s lack of biodegradability is a well-known environmental challenge ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... now enable a mono-film or paper package to be compostable or recyclable, while maintaining properties that are similar to the conventional package. These functional coatings can provide gas and moisture ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

January 23, 2023, ... productivity Capable of meeting any line speed per your specification Individual corona generator power: up to 144 kW, twice as much as conventional generators on the market Modular generator technology ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... also producing performance properties superior to what is achievable with conventionally dried materials. This is because UV curing is not drying and is instead a chemical reaction initiated with ultraviolet ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... care for the environment, less reliance on conventional plastics and a move over to materials that can be recycled or in some way be dealt with in an environmentally responsible way are viewpoints so widely ...

Why LED is the Only Sustainable Choice for UV Curing

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

September 25, 2022, ... millions of cubic meters of air extracted every year to remove ozone and heat produced by the mercury lamps. Waste Reduction Conventional mercury lamps have a very short lifetime and need to be ...

Bonding Solutions for the Film and Converting Industries

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2022, ... operation Capable of meeting any line speed per your specification Individual corona generator power: up to 144 kW, twice as much as conventional generators on the market Modular generator technology ...

Increase Profits and Productivity with TAKK Static Control Solutions

(News | New Products)

July 24, 2022, ... are tight constraints for mounting on digital or conventional label printers, tabletop winders, and related production machinery requiring high performance static elimination performance in a compact size. ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... extrusion coating applications. However, conventional corona technology can be limited to two-dimensional materials with thicknesses of only a couple of millimeters. Other challenges include, heat damage ...

Innovation in Sustainability - Sun Chemical Q&A

(Sustainability)

February 24, 2022, ... and adhesives are offered as drop-ins for performance and cost to conventional materials there are perceived risks to adopting those solutions, which must be managed and overcome. Other challenges in ...

Collaboration brings home flexo packaging industry recognition for Sunshine FPC and Trisoft Graphics

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2022, ... of conventional petroleum-based PET film. Sunshine and Trisoft overcame technical challenges due to different ink adhesion properties to produce a winning result that reduced the total gauge, size, and ...

Neopac’s Polyfoil MMB® Tube Approved by USA’s Association of Plastic Recyclers

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2022, ... attractive printing and decorative options for which Neopac’s conventional Polyfoil® tubes are known. The solution is available with a non-compromising metallized look and, when combined with Neopac’s ...

UK-based UV Curing Specialist, GEW, Introduces Fully Air-cooled UV LED Curing System

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2022, ... and to make cleaning easy and safe. AeroLED’s efficient optical design enables the lowest energy usage of all GEW products delivering energy savings of typically 50-70 percent, when compared to a conventional ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

January 12, 2022, ... and productivity Capable of meeting any line speed per your specification Individual corona generator power: up to 144 kW, twice as much as conventional generators on the market Modular generator ...

HOW TO: Put Flexibility Into The Manufacturing Process

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 23, 2021, Conventional packaging equipment may not provide a simple way to handle product size variations quickly, resulting in unproductive setup times. Conventional packaging equipment may not provide a simple ...

Enterprise Print Group Saves Labor and Reduces Waste by up to 75 Percent

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2021, ... says Kirk Icuss, president of Enterprise Print Group. “The Labelmaster provides laser and digital advantages, and a reduction in setup waste of 70 to 75 percent versus conventional finishing, and at least ...

Eagle Systems Cold Foil Gains Major Endorsement from Cast & Cure Leader Breit Technologies

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... year, it seems like every packaging converter and brand owner I talk with is asking about Cast&Cure,” said Mike King, president, Eagle Systems. “From carton and product packaging to more unconventional ...