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On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... any of the current inks uncured they always will be uncured, whereas solvent and aqueous inks eventually dry.   Printing expert Dene Taylor, PhD, founded Specialty Papers & Films Inc. (SPF-Inc.), New ...

Proof with Many Types of Ink

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, Benchtop color communication devices include the K Printing Proofer, said to produce high quality proofs with gravure, gravure-offset, or flexo inks. Benchtop color communication devices include the K ...

Inks for Shrink Sleeves

(Narrow Web Products)

November 30, 2009, ... shrink sleeves for PVC and PET films. Reported benefits include high-speed printing; ease of use; high color strength; compatibility with UV flexo and solvent-based whites; and quick drying. Nazdar ...

Coating & Ink Research Institute Will Host Open House

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2009, ... Proof printers for offset, gravure, flexographic and screen process; rheometers and viscometers to characterize inks ; UV, EB and conventional ink curing/drying equipment; dispersion equipment for ink ...

Wrinkle Removers

(Tension)

November 30, 2008, ... for Maxcess Intl. “A carpenter expects his measuring tape to function whether it's 45 degrees [Fahrenheit] out or 90 degrees, whether it's a dry or wet climate. Basically, converters should expect the same ...

Flexo Ink Based on Renewable Resin

(News Eclips)

September 17, 2008, ... on coated and uncoated papers, cartons, and tags, ink can be hot foil blocked and thermal transfer printed. Can be used in all flexographic print units provided the ink is dried with hot air or IR dryers ...

RF Web Dryer Is Eco-Friendly

(News Eclips)

July 22, 2008, Radio Frequency Co. introduces the Macrowave RF Drying System, which is said to provide greater efficiency than conventional convection and infrared systems for the high-speed drying of water-based patterned ...

Drupa Tour Explores Inkjet and Toner Technologies

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2008, ... fast drying time. Available in a range of weights, Synaps can be used in harsh outdoor environments. Pressroom supplies making their Drupa debut include CtP Plate Cleaner, an environmentally friendly ...

Drying Part 2: Computer Simulation

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 29, 2008, Drying of liquid inks is a simple mechanism requiring complex engineering. About 20 years ago I worked on computer-simulated drying to develop ink formulation Drying of liquid inks is a simple mechanism ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... problems can occur. The carrier defines the ink system type and determines the end-use characteristics such as dry rate, gloss, adhesion, and scuff resistance. The additive package consists of chemicals ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... overwrap. Use of water-based inks is almost exclusively for paper and board substrates where adhesion, wetting, and drying are facilitated by the substrate porosity. Solvent-based inks are used on film ...

A Look at Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... because of their ability to wet the substrate and produce consistent laminating bond values. There is less chemistry involved, the inks dry by evaporation, and you don’t have to "nurse-maid" the product. ...

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... is limited. The usual characteristics to test are ink adhesion, drying rates for the particular press, the correct COF for machinability, and various end-use resistance requirements. Test samples need ...

Clean Thinking

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... to contain. Paper processes are next up where fibers from breaks, sheeting, abrasion, and slitting tend to float around and are difficult to keep ahead of. The more brittle your web is, like dry paper ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... labels as the industry’s savior. "Your stores, your shops, your Wal-Marts dictate packaging, so other people follow along. Various industries, like the dry creamer industry, have gone all shrink sleeve ...

Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... inks can provide good adhesion characteristics on difficult substrates. The low VOCs and high press drying speeds offer excellent productivity enhancement for many packaging applications. The downside ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... commonplace. Since the viscosities often increase with a drop of pH, foaming and print quality may deteriorate. Dirty printing is a term often used to describe ink prematurely drying on the flexographic ...

Vehicle Retention is a Drying Not a Driving Issue

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... coating, or ink, that remains in a construction after drying. The adhesives, coatings, or inks used in a typical construction often come as solutions, dispersions, suspensions, or the like in water, ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... to model the application. 21 CFR 176.180: Components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry foods. Lists components of paper and paperboard that can be in contact with food. Dry foods are type ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... outward angle approaches an aligned roller, the web and roller angles will disagree, causing each edge to move inward, forming a tracking wrinkle. The same effect occurs in moisturizing dry paper or necking ...