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Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... approach, namely: Materials: What facestocks (carriers) and liners will we select? Manufacturing: What equipment will we use? End Use: What are the requirements? Cost: What can we sell the product ...

Arconvert Paper Line Suited for EVOO

(Label/Tape)

January 24, 2017, ... a protective film that preserves just the label facestock but a special treatment applied to the paper dough, which also acts as a barrier to the oil that decays the label via its edges. New EU norms ban ...

Avery Dennison Launches Conformable Films

(Label/Tape)

September 26, 2016, ... is desired.  Engineered for larger or complex label designs, High Performance Primax and FasClear reportedly give users a durable, flexible facestock and a lower total applied cost across the value chain. ...

Sticking With It | PSAs for Labeling Applications

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... not adhere well to the container or product. PSA labels comprise three main components: the facestock, liner, and adhesive. Facestocks, the ultimate label, vary by use and include paper and film materials. ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... use the checklist approach from one of my previous columns, namely: Materials: What facestocks (carriers) and liners will we use? Manufacturing: What equipment? End Use: What are the requirements? ...

GPA Adds Paper for Double-Thick Applications

(Flexpack)

June 15, 2016, ... image reproduction on HP Indigo presses. Its base sheet is a premium, bright white facestock with a blue-white shade that provides a vibrant backdrop for applications that call for added impact and higher ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for the Job

(Coating/Laminating)

May 05, 2016, ... of things we need to know, namely: Manufacturing: What equipment will we use? Materials: What facestocks (carriers) and liners? End Use: What are the requirements? Cost: What can we sell the ...

ETI Converting Equipment Patents Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

April 18, 2016, ... in the long run and during continuous usage. Patent information is as follows: Apparatus and Method for cutting facestock. UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,289,912 B2. The company says its equipment will ...

Sticking With It | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives 101

(Coating/Laminating)

March 04, 2016, ... a label from a pre-coated roll or pull off a liner to apply a sign to a surface. Pressure-sensitive adhesive laminations comprise three main components: the facestock or carrier, liner, and adhesive. ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2015

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2015, ... facestock that includes more than 80% renewable content. They offer brand owners the opportunity to meet their target on renewable resources in packaging, while continuing to benefit from the functionality ...

Avery Dennison Announces Bio-Based PE Film

(Materials)

November 21, 2015, ... polyethylene label films. These new products, self- adhesive PE filmic labels with a facestock that includes more than 80% renewable content, are said to offer brand owners the opportunity to  meet their ...

Label Industry Global Awards Winners Revealed

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2015, ... optical assemblies. Lintec was announced as the winner of the Award for Sustainability, sponsored by Xeikon. Lintec has developed a new label facestock, KP5000, which uses what is said to be the world' ...

Mohawk Launches New Substrate Lines

(Materials)

September 30, 2015, ... Collections. With three distinct collections available for many end uses, p-s products offer a wide range of options for digital labels and signage, including a variety of sizes, calipers, facestocks, ...

OKI proColor C711DW Is Entry-Level Digital Label Press

(Label/Tape)

September 20, 2015, ... alternative for narrow web short-run continuous printing up to 8.5 in. wide on industry standard converted or non-converted facestocks, paper, synthetic, and adhesive-backed substrates. Prints labels up ...

Screen Americas Approves Spinnaker Materials

(Label/Tape)

September 04, 2015, ... approved a diverse array of pressure-sensitive label materials manufactured by Spinnaker Coating, Troy, OH, for use in the Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet label press. Reportedly, ten Spinnaker facestocks ...

iSys Label Certifies UPM Raflatac Material for Printer

(Materials)

August 25, 2015, ... with access to more solutions when printing BS5609-compliant labels.” In order to print fully compliant drum and chemical labels, the facestock, adhesive and printed graphic all need to meet the requirements ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ...  Jindal Films (4B58) is featuring a breakthrough OPP film facestock, Label-Lyte LH344, for pressure-sensitive labels used with hot melt adhesive applications. It includes an effective barrier that prevents ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... facestocks, including all primary packaging substrates. Given its demonstrated performance with labels, the adoption of this technique for packaging should naturally follow, especially considering that ...

Acucote Tamper-Evident Label Stock Now Customized

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2015, Custom Voiding Facestocks are said to provide enhanced security and brand protection solutions through text, color, and shapes   GRAHAM, NC | Acucote has extended its line of frangible, voiding, ...

Spinnaker Coating & ITW Thermal Films Certified

(Label/Tape)

February 01, 2015, ... 3.3-mil Durable Polypropylene with SFA adhesive using ITW Thermal Films B324 black and B324R red resin ribbons. The certification applies to the facestock, adhesive, and print combination.  “This certification ...