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- The Flexo Process: Be Careful
- (Flexography)
- April 30, 2008, ... of stronger inks require the use of slower evaporating solvents to avoid drying in the anilox and on the plate after impression. Roto and litho print from a plane surface, whereas in flexo printing ...
- Drying Part 3: Paste Inks
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- March 31, 2008, ... drying on the fountain system, press rollers, and blankets while drying quickly on the substrate, ensuring a wet-on-wet trap. Oil-based inks use a combination of three processes to dry: evaporation of ...
- Trail Blazing
- (Green Converting)
- March 31, 2008, ... tool that allows suppliers to evaluate themselves relative to other suppliers, based on specific metrics of its packaging. Key points include CO2 per ton of production, transportation, recycled material ...
- Mondi Debuts Biodegradable Packaging Solutions at Interpack
- (News | New Products)
- March 30, 2008, ... the Biopolymer hall 7a, booth 7aD08. Mondi is one of the pioneering companies that attach strategic relevance to bioplastics and are therefore taking a lead role in the development of sustainable packaging. ...
- How To Choose the Best Adhesive System
- (Archive)
- March 25, 2008, ... to provide a better understanding of engineering decisions when evaluating adhesive systems for specific product needs. Engineering Relying on stereotypes, such as “acrylics always have lower tack ...
- ALCAT Italy opens its doors for an open house
- (News | New Products)
- March 23, 2008, ... to 04/04/08) Nr. 1 Co-extrusion Coating Laminating machine mod. ALCAT / EXC-C2-LAM-600/150 Products to be extruded: PE, PP, PEMDL, EAA, EMA, EVA, Ionomers, HDPE, Linear PE Extrusion structure ...
- Interflex Acquires UK Converter and Expands
- (Archive)
- March 20, 2008, ... will house its converting activities, including slitting, lamination, coating, pouchmaking, and bagmaking, as well as additional printing capacity. InterFlex also continues to actively evaluate acquisition ...
- AIMCAL Elects New Board
- (News | New Products)
- March 19, 2008, ... Company, Saline, Michigan. He currently serves ESK as North American sales manager responsible for sales, marketing and technical support activities for evaporation boats used in the metallizing process. ...
- Thermal Processing Technology
- (Archive)
- March 02, 2008, Koch offers four technology options for curing, baking, drying, preheating, degassing, dehydrating, aging, sterilizing, annealing, and more. EVANSVILLE, IN | Koch offers four technology options for curing, ...
- Drying Part 2: Computer Simulation
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 29, 2008, ... ink to limit solvent emissions. The questions posed concerned what changes were needed in a water-based formulation to maintain existing line speeds. The simulator tracked evaporation of volatiles as the ...
- Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2008, In the next three columns, we will cover the basic mechanisms of ink drying. This month we look at inks drying primarily by evaporation and absorption In the next three columns, we will cover the basic ...
- Melamine Revisited
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 31, 2008, ... higher cycle times are achievable. The low coating temperature also makes it possible to coat temperature-sensitive polymers such as polyethylene, and unlike aluminum (Al) metallization, there is no ...
- February What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2008, ... water-based coating designated 1010 exhibits the highest degree of heat resistance when exposed to elevated temperatures and sealing pressures, company says. Heat resistance is accomplished without use ...
- February Products
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2008, ... electronics is capable of accommodating the rapid rise and fall times of the pulse, integrating the total UV energy, and displaying that data for each of the process-relevant UV bands. EIT | 703-707-9067 ...
- Roll Winding Dynamics
- (Web Handling)
- January 31, 2008, ... making them useful for packaging many food items; when used as a multi-layer structure, they have an affinity with ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and ethylene-methyl acrylate (EMA) co-polymers, and enhance ...
- Products
- (New Products)
- December 31, 2007, ... GAPR04+ glue applicator has a separate control station that enables operator to control and monitor all relevant gluing functions directly at the applicator. Reportedly, features result in savings on glue ...
- Royal Adhesive Buys Water-Based Line
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2007, ... the completion of its acquisition of the assets of IAC Bond-Plus water-based adhesives and coatings product line. The acquired line consists of EVA, PVA, and acrylic latex adhesives and coatings sold primarily ...
- PFFC Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities Directory
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2007, Is there a problem with your process? Fix it! These technical facilities stand ready to help. Adherent Laboratories 3804 Dunlap St. North, St. Paul, MN 55112; 651-247-3364; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ...
- New Products, Part 2
- (Archive)
- November 06, 2007, ... hole evacuation and/or use a material that is difficult to cut. Punch units can be designed and manufactured for platform mounting or as modules that can “drop in” the press die station. Waste removal ...
- Clariant Shifts Specialty Polymers Distribution to Masterbatches Division
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2007, ... powders include a variety of resins (LDPE,LLDPE, HDPE, EVA, PS, PP, PMMA, and CPET) and are marketed under the brand names Coathylene, Gotalene, Abcite, and Flamulit. Besides plastic-related applications ...