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Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

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December 31, 2001, ... retention as well as the cost of applying the primer. Use of primers for high-slip film is difficult since, like ink adhesion, the primers themselves need to anchor to the film. However, if primers ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... transport by increasing lag time, reducing permeation, and abating volatile sorption by the packaged food product. Chemistry A cyclodextrin (CD) is a cyclic oligomer of α-D-glucose formed by the action ...

Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings

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October 31, 2001, ... the cost of packaging, active barrier materials actually generate clear cost savings when used appropriately with passive barrier materials. This cost savings can be illustrated by examining the incremental ...

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

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September 30, 2001, ... adhesion and ink product resistance. But undesirable side effects can occur, including increased viscosity, discoloration, and odor. This area is strictly the domain of the formulating chemist, who must ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... (PSTC-6), Polyken probe tack (ASTM D2979), loop tack (ASTM D6195), 180° peel (PSTC-1), shear (PSTC-7 using 25 × 25 mm with 1 kg), and melt viscosity (ASTM D3236). Results Table I shows a typical formulation ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... system is said to provide cost-effective technology for high-volume, low-concentration flows of VOCs. System reportedly can achieve flow volume reduction ratios of 1000:1 up to 10,000:1, allowing for several ...

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

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May 31, 2001, ... organic compounds (VOCs) and rising fuel prices to the list, too. While we're at it, let's add the first word that came out of your mouth when you opened last month's gas bill at home. As fuel costs have ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... consistently during paper folding operations; the on-deck system applies spot glue in one pass, ending off-line processing and increasing output. Mfr. reports that direct adhesive dispensing is cost-effective; ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... of UV-curable laminating adhesives for clear film laminations; developments and advantages of EB cure in laminating adhesives; and a cost comparison of EB adhesive laminations to solventless adhesive laminations. ...

What Do Global Temps, Unemployment Share?

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September 30, 2000, ... an economic development model; a two-dimensional land and ocean resolving interactive chemistry-climate model that divides the planet into 24 latitudinal bands; a terrestrial ecosystems model; and a natural ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... inks and varnishes. GAX 13-128 is an alcohol-soluble polyamide resin suited for pigment grinding. It is said to yield low-viscosity pigment dispersions at high-pigment concentrations. GAX 13-617 is a co-solvent ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... resistance up to 425 deg F without distortion, co. says. Reportedly offer an alternative to other films while maintaining the characteristics of standard diacetate at a reasonable cost. Co. also provides ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

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August 31, 2000, ... provide the necessary rheological properties, but it is not uncommon for the ink formulator to add a thickening agent if the process necessitates a higher application viscosity. Oxidizing Agents ...

Pollution Control Innovation for Silicone-Based Coatings

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July 31, 2000, ... replacement. Whatever the cleaning method—in place or bed replacement—the cost and equipment downtime are substantial. Complicating matters is the fact that the design of some recuperative shell and ...

Movin' on up - a look at relocating a business.

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November 30, 1996, ... supplies virtually all the information needed by a company in deciding where to locate a business: incentives offered by communities, tax rates, utility costs, the availability of buildings and sites, ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... plant manager Jonathan Haddock, delivers "high-value-added, high-cost-of-failure products" for imaging, flat panel displays, and advanced materials markets with applications in graphic arts, storage and ...