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Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... hydroxide is quite volatile, so pH will drift down unless appropriate formulation steps are taken to buffer the pH range. If the pH is allowed to drift down, the ink will increase in viscosity, build up ...

Eliminate Pesky Bubbles

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... viscosity and decreasing pipe size. This, of course, requires a larger pressure drop. Centrifugal pumps with a leaking seal can suck air into the pump suction if, as is often the case, the pump suction ...

Slitting Debris: Cracking the Case

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... when sharp, but this will diminish continuously by dulling abrasion over time. Oscillating or hard coating a razor blade will reduce dulling rates, but due to their low cost, most people opt to just change ...

A Price to Pay

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... companies, the ability to produce a high quality, low-cost product, and the caliber and productivity of its research and development function; For distribution or service businesses, the demographics ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... the best products with the most value while minimizing costs. Additives or combinations of additives are useful tools for adjusting film product performance to give improved physical and aesthetic properties. ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... PE could be the most cost-effective way of reducing the problem until cost-effective, fully biodegradable products are used more widely. Selecting a Suitable Product Many converters and consumers ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... products in the line. Russ Duncan, technical graphics manager for Sonoco's folding carton business unit, reports, “This was a fairly sophisticated project to execute. We had the capability to create each ...

Flint Ink Launches X-Treme Dispersions Colorants for Water Inks

(Materials)

January 13, 2004, ... increasing viscosity, resulting in significant improvements in print quality, ink curing, and press speed. Printers gain high-strength color, high-end graphics capabilities, and on-press stability in one ...

Mixing It Up

(Archive)

November 30, 2003, ... viscosity All other variables on the FAST diagram are independent. They are established by the design of the tank, the mixer, the environment, and the operational inputs. Assure the Process Is in Control ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ...  Non-medicated patch markets include thermal and cold patches, nutrient patches, skin care patches (a category that consists of two major sub-categories — therapeutic and cosmetic), aroma patches, ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... users complete control, monitoring, and diagnostics at one location and on one clean touchscreen panel. Described as a cost-effective option that replaces remote control packages, diagnostic packages, ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... stop operations. In the worst case scenario, high COF can cause costly down time. Too low COF can cause other issues with “too high” levels of the additives causing sealing, printing issues, or both. Additive ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... inspection sensor is said to transform costly, complex machine vision systems into a simple, easy-to-use and affordable sensor. Captures images and analyzes them using one or more vision tools to generate ...

Global Packaging Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... while productivity is low and costs too high (by 20% to 30% in some sectors) with a resultant low margin performance. Quality processes such as Six Sigma, waste minimization, and optimization of supply-chain ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ...  position relative to other print technologies. Product entries will be judged according to five equally weighted criteria: innovation; capital affordability; operating cost reduction; quality improvement ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... has consisted of a series of targets for recovery and recycling, and a revised set of targets for the years 2002-2006 is due for publication later this year, with costs borne by the industry. The proposed ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... under these headings.   The packaging market accounts for the bulk of coated and laminated products. Drivers in this sector include: cost-effectiveness “added value” functionality esthetics quality ...

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2002, ... much less plastic." But the customers can reduce the gauge of the extrusion, which means they are producing more product with less material, reducing their costs. They also can run higher speeds, which ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... Reliance Calibre general-purpose AC motor is available in horsepower ratings ranging from 3-50. Product line is designed to provide a solution that is cost-effective, with quality performance on applications ...

Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2002, ... rolling green and black fields give Belarus a haunting beauty. There’s more to see in Belarus than you might suspect. Minsk is a cosmopolitan center and a shining testament to Soviet urban planning. ...