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Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... 300°C, this oxide grows thicker due to elevated diffusion of oxygen through the oxide and reactivity with the metal in the oven atmosphere. The oxide growth occurs at the interface between oxide and metal. ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

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July 31, 2003, ... processes high pressure polyolefins such as LDPE homopolymers, EVA, EMA, ionomers, etc. With this equipment, processing of metallocene PEs that are linear PEs with relatively narrow molecular weight distributions ...

Valmet General Develops Compact Web Coating Solutions for RD

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2003, ... e-beam, etc.) and standard (evaporation) types of metallzing." The benefit of this recent, new activity in the market will be more rapid improvements in coatings on a wide range of flexible substrates, ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

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January 31, 2003, On Dec. 4, 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard governing major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that are “engaged ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... on the backside of aluminum foil or a metallized film also will not cause any problem. In similar fashion, a heat-seal adhesive formulated from an EVA resin tackified with various materials applied to ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

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April 30, 2002, ... If the coatings are adjusted incorrectly, you may encounter problems with the coating weight and critical surface properties. All coatings lose water to evaporation as they are used on press. The percentage ...

Got Web Coating Wisdom? AIMCAL's Call for Fall Paper

(News | New Products)

March 03, 2002, ... and measurement; vacuum performance; computer interface; evaporator source control; maintenance; new equipment technology; market updates; testing and control Regulatory and Safety Session: legislative ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... and OVDs (optically variable devices) can offer opportunities for thermal as well as sputtered evaporation.   Looking at the market overall, it is evident there is limited profitability in general trade ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... polyethylene, polyvinylidene chloride, EVA, and newer offerings such as nylon MXD6, cyclic olefin copolymers, and liquid crystalline polymers. His paper also included a discussion on barrier testing and ...

Orange Peel in a Coating Is Not Very Tasty

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... in an oven is too hot during evaporation of water or solvents from a coating, the coating can dry prematurely before it has sufficient time to flow adequately to a smooth surface. If the drying in an oven ...

Making Choices for Coating with a Laminating Adhesive

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September 30, 2001, ... using an adhesive that is applied at an elevated temperature, one should not coat it on a substrate that is sensitive to heat, such as some polyolefin films. Some substrates in a lamination actually ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... history at elevated temperature. The roll coater has a reservoir of coating above the application point. It can tolerate some variation in the supply rate since the application rate to the web is independent ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... polymer cools after melt processing or the solvent evaporates from a solvent cast film, the polystyrene domains regain their integrity. The polymer again becomes strong and elastic. SBC materials have ...

The Sweet Smell of Success in Coatings and Adhesives

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April 30, 2001, ... of the laminate. Usually, the aging occurs in an oven at an elevated temperature to force any odor-causing ingredients into the atmosphere of the closed jar. This test requires individuals that are ...

Extrusion Coating Technology For The Imaging Industry

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March 31, 2001, ... to a particular ink system or even a particular color of ink. Figure 2 shows a possible new resin-coated base paper for evaluation. A new base paper can be optimized for adhesion to laminating film, ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... acid copolymers and ionomers. This work compared POP with low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) copolymer, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) ...

Extrusion Coating Committee News

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December 31, 2000, ... other substrates. The group conducts an educational short course annually, participates in the annual Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference, and reviews relevant test methods. A recent accomplishment ...

Some Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart II

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October 31, 2000, ... or the wrong high boiling diluent can cause blocking because the oven conditions will not evaporate all the diluent during drying. Blocking with a heat seal coating can simply be the result of using ...

Coating Tech Center Is a Dream Come True

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... engineers could use the latest in process evaluation and data acquisition resources for virtually every coating process. Nine months ago, he did just that. Forbes is president of Frontier Industrial ...

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

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September 30, 2000, ... roll. If too much heat is present, the coated roll will block over time. The temperature profile in the drying oven is very important when evaporating the solvent or water from a heat seal coating. ...