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How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways

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January 31, 2002, ... the ink formulation, the printing process, and the substrate. You normally have to carry more ink on a porous substrate (compared to nonporous substrates) to get the same color density. In practice, ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

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January 31, 2002, ... vinyl acetate and low-density polyethylene. Most zipper styles on packages today utilize a standard “arrowhead and receiver” design. The reclosable interlocks may come in contact with particulate matter ...

Materials

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January 30, 2002, ... a higher density range than previous Dynex products, resulting in a unique mix of exceptional impact resistance, tear strength, and heat-sealing properties, co. reports. Resins are said to be ideal for ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

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December 31, 2001, ... to reproduce line colors, solid ink density standards, and acceptable dot gain values. Part of the incoming inspection pro- cess should be the comparison of solid ink density and/or line color transferred ...

One New Treater, Many New Benefits

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November 30, 2001, ... applications. The company produces all polyethylene film in a density range of 0.895 — 0.960, as well as polypropylene. In 1997 Optimum purchased its first Corotec corona treatment system, an 84-in.-wide ...

Automated Sortation System Boosts Customer Satisfaction

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November 30, 2001, ... bundle size, and spacing density. Once scanned, the label bundles are diverted to 1 of 26 sort lanes. Errors from scanning, spacing, or incorrect materials handling are tracked and diverted to one of two ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... minimum and eliminated the risk of label edge lift at the critical bottle corners. The front labels on the bottle were printed eight colors in combination screen and letterpress for the best color density ...

Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings

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October 31, 2001, ... depend on a number of factors: maximum permissible oxygen permeation (oxygen sensitivity of food); oxygen permeability, density, and cost of the passive barrier; and the oxygen absorption capacity and ...

Embossing Puts on the Pressure

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October 31, 2001, ... If you get a lot of change in your material, it can affect your emboss. And, if there's a color change, the density of the color and that material will change the emboss. Then, the problem you have is trying ...

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... density, and occasionally other properties such as bagginess. This may not be as limiting as it might seem. If caliper varies, other factors will undoubtedly also vary. The root cause of caliper variation ...

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

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September 30, 2001, ... with the company's color separator to create proprietary Hexachrome density targets and ranges prior to the actual press run. New technology in anilox rollers was utilized to print fine dots, vignettes, ...

Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves

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September 30, 2001, ... 25 hr a day, five days a week, the 50-mm dies produce high-density polyethylene from 7-18 in. in both clear and matte finishes. The blown film lines run at 100-150 fpm, and the film is corona treated in-line ...

Electronic Ink Technology: New Players Aid Progress

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August 31, 2001, ... not need a power source to be maintained. A major obstacle was how to produce an electronic grid that would have the required density for high quality graphics. Now Lucent Technology has joined E Ink ...

Slitter Savvy: The Art of Winding Good Rolls

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July 31, 2001, ... for rewinding good rolls consistently. Roll Hardness Roll density or hardness is probably the most important factor in determining the difference between a good and bad roll. Rolls that are wound ...

Print 01 Will Showcase Converting Technologies

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July 31, 2001, ... INXfresh™, formulated for fast set times; INXCure®, a UV/EB product for all printing and coating processes; and INXFlex UV Ink®, a pourable, high-density UV ink for flexo. Maxson Automatic Machinery ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, ...  Marlex D449 mHDPE resins are said to offer high-density stiffness, as well as exceptional clarity and blocking resistance. Resins reportedly deliver exceptional gloss and premium optics and process at ...

What's New in Narrow We

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June 30, 2001, ... strength and density for consistent converting, die-cutting, and reliable high-speed automatic dispensing. Load Cell Handles Light Materials Arrowhive Equipment Ltd., Oxon, U.K.; +44 49 1 682044 NSO ...

When You Say ''Converted Products,'' You've Said It A

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May 31, 2001, ... currently converts: silicone-coated paper, silicone-coated film, PET, high-density polyethylene, LDPE, oriented polypropylene, coextrusions, foils, felt, and more. “We've die-cut a 60-mil acrylic without ...

A Winning Bet: Profile Industrial Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... the film itself, reports Swartz, “Primarily, we make high-density polyethylene. We have monolayer lines with four-component blending on the throats of each line. This allows us to produce a lot of different ...

What's Really Going on with Your Anilox Rolls

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May 31, 2001, ... density on press? What about wavy patterns or ghosting? Are your solids really uniform, or are there lines running through them? In what condition are the aniloxes? Dirty? Clean? Score lines? Broken ...