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Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ...  coating and laminating session, which was chaired by Phil Faria, Lamart Corp., addressed radiation curing and adhesives. According to Rick Fisher, Fusion UV Systems, PSAs are the most active emerging marke ...

On the Move

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November 30, 2000, ... coordination of sales activities. Jim Hutcheson has been appointed account manager, responsible for assisting printers in applying UV curing technology. Kapco (Kent Adhesive Products Co.), Kent, OH, ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... slitter, and UV curing system. Designed primarily for the production of household-product labels, press is available with many options. P-S Adhesives Bond to Uneven Surfaces National Starch & Chemical ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... rolls, UV and IR curing, corona treating, and contract mfg. for small runs to 300 fpm. Glenro Inc. 39 McBride Ave., Paterson, NJ 07501 Ph: 973/279-5900 Fax: 973/279-9103 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

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October 31, 2000, ... to 3,300 fpm. Coating line #2 operates to 5,000 fpm and is dedicated to radiation curing technologies and includes an RPC EB unit 150-250 kV acceleration voltage, output power up to 1500 MR mpm, and two ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2000, ... application laboratories and a links page. Web site visitors will find information about the capabilities and UV curing equipment available in each customer application, as well as information on how to ...

Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

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September 30, 2000, ... the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort in Bal Harbour, Florida, offered presentations covering many current topics in the industry. They ranged from papers on curing systems in the Sunday tutorial to a ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

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May 31, 2000, ... to do this retrofit. Adding On to Subtract Costs Trend 4: An increasing number of label printers are installing ultraviolet silicone curing units, and even adhesive and laminating equipment, on ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, ... the die-cutting equipment. The UV-curing system is supplied by Fusion Aetek. Gluers are manufactured by Vega and International Paper Box Machine. Colbert relies on four mills-Inland Eastex, International ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... coating with in-line UV (ultraviolet) curing. Draper explains, "We purchased a new Bematec slot-die coating head and engaged T.H. Dixon to build a machine-to our specification-around the head. The Dixon ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... for special inks and curing modes so the final image will set properly on the substrate and keep the heat-sensitive lenticular plastic from warping. Says Jacobsen, "Print register and alignment to the lenticules ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... curing reaction begins. A 10-kw Compak 2000 Series Enercon treater power supply is positioned before the coating head. Substrate constructions used in the lamination process for the wire and cable industry ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... is subsequently attached. Then, the coated substrates pass into a drying oven for curing. Finally, the two coated substrates are laminated together to produce the finished BKL roll-form EL material. ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, Converters have been fueling the growth of the ultraviolet-curing industry at a rate of 20% per year for the past ten years. George Pasternack, manager Converters have been fueling the growth of the ultraviolet-curing ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... to film, film to polycoated paper or film to paper labels. To eliminate heat-induced distortion of film liners, the machine uses ultraviolet curing for the silicone release coating. The first coating ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

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March 31, 1996, ... that will not only meet converters' requirements for faster turnaround times but also meet tightening environmental regulations. One such development has been the introduction of fast-curing, water-based, ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... heat-seals the ends, and cuts the joined packets into individual strips. Polyester prevents bleed-through of the epoxy resin or the curing agent that was used in this product. A shelf life of one year ...

For adhesives or coatings, ask the right questions

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February 29, 1996, ... recommendations from the manufacturer for amount of dilution, deposition weight, drying temperature, curing conditions, and similar considerations. The supplier will have run the product in developmental ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... to convert a single product. An ultraviolet curing unit is located after a thickness gauge to ensure proper drying, and a portable IR drying unit is available for applications that are sensitive to air ...

Two-component adhesive system eliminates mixups

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June 30, 1995, Minneapolis-based CSD/WestPac Division solves unpredictable moisture-curing problems by switching to a two-component laminating adhesive that allows total Minneapolis-based CSD/WestPac Division solves ...