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- RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2001, ... Bemi says there is also fast-growing interest from converters in the value-added services available from the suppliers. One example would be an engineering study to determine whether drying processes are ...
- The Sweet Smell of Success in Coatings and Adhesives
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2001, ... Such manufacturers are, therefore, extremely careful when formulating and preparing adhesives and coatings to ensure odor-free products. At the next step in the converting process, the coating and drying ...
- Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2001, ... CIJ used in packaging usually utilizes solvent-based dyes; the solvents are fast drying, such as alcohols or MEK. Viscosity requirements are very low, and nozzle diameters tend to be just a few microns. ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2001, ... reports that it offers ultra-fast drying with high color strength, excellent gloss, and superior rub resistance on highly unabsorbent substrates. Also said to feature excellent ink lay and exceptional ...
- Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... is. Some competitors will assume the press will run as fast as paper when they estimate BOPP, then they find out it does — but the ink isn't drying. The truth of the matter is that not only does Hammer ...
- Some Smart Ways to Face Inevitable Price Increases
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... operation. Another company changed a door leading outside near the coating machine to an emergency-only exit. In the winter, this reduced the amount of gas consumed in the drying oven by eliminating the ...
- Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... should be carried out about 24 hr after ink drying. However, temperature and humidity affect the migration rate. Higher temperatures increase the rate of migration. High humidity will cause the water-based ...
- New Printing Equipment: Who? How? What? When?
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... models for three types of press accessories: drying/curing systems; surface treating systems; and web inspection systems. However, when it comes to tension controls and web guiding systems, the converter ...
- How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... drying. The truth of the matter is that not only does Hammer have its own proprietary inks and coatings we have developed with vendors for both ultraviolet and conventional runs, we also have uniquel ...
- Narrow Web New Products
- (Tapes)
- March 31, 2001, ... in turn, prevents the deodorant from drying out, whitening on the shelf, or migrating upward from the container. The film is coated with a removable acrylic adhesive that provides a high-peel bond that ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2001, ... North American printing industry. The company also will provide domestic manufacturing of all Technotrans fluid and temperature control systems and IR hot air drying systems for this market. Bill Bonallo ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2001, ... and metals. It is reported to be fast drying, and its environmentally safe qualities make it suitable for markets such as food processing, medical, and beverage, notes co. Tie-Layer Resin Provides High ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... The 1,600-mm-wide machine will employ advanced coating technology and the latest floatation drying systems. New England Wooden Ware Corp., Gardner, MA, has purchased an AKU-Guide AII Tension and Web ...
- Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... hundred feet per minute. This difference in press speed has a major impact on the ink formulation composition. Wide web inks utilize faster drying solvents, and most jobs require very low solvent retention ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... to prevent the migration of coating solids caused by conventional drying. It has preferential heating to dry the wettest sections of the web selectively, co. says, making accumulation rollers unnecessary ...
- Small Inspection Light Proves to Be a Shining Star
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... a major benefit that is definitely appreciated by operators.” In addition to spotting defects on the press, the light also helps operators spot “plate scum,” a condition caused by drying up of the plates ...
- A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- February 28, 2001, ... requires some pieces of equipment that are necessary in a film laminating operation: a coating station and a drying station. In some instances, a laminating adhesive such as a polyurethane or polyester ...
- FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... metallized film to prevent it from drying out, while the graphic elements of the package required a bright, white, opaque film for best results. The combination of films, in conjunction with the high quality ...
- Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... was used in a production application to bond vinyl to foam. The line speed was relatively slow, and the adhesive was exposed to ambient air after exiting the drying ovens. Modulus development, solvent ...
- Andreas Ahlbrandt Prize
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2001, ... and president of Ahlbrandt Systems, GmbH. “During his long career,” Markgraf noted, “he made significant contributions to paper and film converting processes through inventions in bag production, drying ...