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AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2017, ... Films–Global Market 2017 analyzes the latest trends in the use of greenhouse film, mulch film, and silage film along with developments in technology, innovation, and changing film formulation. Over the ...

Sun Chemical Launches Fast-Curing Inks

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2017, ... from Sun Chemical, meaning no change in color standards, no change in aniloxes, and no change in color matched formulations. The conversion to LED brings even more challenges, and SolarFlex LED delivers ...

New Era Coating/Laminating Line At Work

(Coating/Laminating)

October 14, 2017, ... and other formulations.  “We at Polykote take a lot of pride in quickly turning customer orders around,” says Nick Guzzo, business manager at Polykote. “Given the specialty nature of most of our customers’ ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... that are activated with an iron-based formulation, this oxygen absorbing film layer can protect food from outside air that may penetrate the interior of the packaging, while absorbing the oxygen that remains ...

Constantia Flexibles Invests in German Plant

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2017, ... extrusion lines. One line at the Competence Center Film develops in-house proprietary film formulations that enable efficient production and speed up the time-to-market. In addition, a second line produces ...

QuadTech and Uteco Report Agreement

(Print)

September 09, 2017, The two companies have joined forces to offer a combination of in-line color measurement and press-side correction of ink formulations SUSSEX, WI | QuadTech and Uteco Converting announce an agreement ...

Flex Films Launches Twist Wrap Film

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... make a white opaque film, the gloss quotient goes down. Owing to our special proprietary resin formulation we have been able to engineer a white background film that is translucent (less opaque) and offers ...

B&W MEGTEC Launches Drying Lab

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2017, ... Pere, the drying lab allows researchers to qualitatively and quantitatively observe drying characteristics critical to early scale-up steps in coating formulation development, dryer optimization, and overall ...

Flint Launches UV LED Ink

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2017, ... inks, XCURA EVO. “'EVO' is short for evolutionary,” says Trevor Amps, global product management director for Energy Curing inks. “This signals a step change from our XCURA formulations which, for the past ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ... Mechanisms #1-5. Reduce thickness change in adhesive layer through formulation change, reduce thickness, storing the rolls in a cool environment, or reducing the storage time.   Web handling expert ...

GSE to Launch Ink Management Software

(Print)

June 24, 2017, ... search functionalities, a job list separating work preparation and ink production and a modern web interface for seamless integration with other applications, including ink formulation, management information, ...

Dow & Koehler Win EPA Green Chemistry Award

(Flexpack)

June 19, 2017, ... the time-tested performance of ROPAQUE Hollow Sphere Pigment Technology from Dow with our formulation expertise for thermal applications, we knew at the onset of this project many years ago that we would ...

Linx Enhances CIJ Printer, Launches Ink

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2017, ... contrast and legibility on transparent or pale colored materials, while its special formulation enables printers to code through a light film of oil, grease, or condensation and to preserve code quality ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... as a formulation ingredient. When the adhesive is exposed to UV light, the photoinitiator begins the cross-linking process. For e-beam, no photoinitiator is needed, and when the adhesive is exposed to ...

Freedonia Study Looks at Barrier Films

(Flexpack)

May 16, 2017, ... pharmaceutical shipments. Oxygen barriers protect the reactive constituents of medications and the nutritional content of vitamins and other supplements. Moreover, new drug formulations require higher ...

GEW Set to Display UV Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

March 03, 2017, ... level and optimize the curing process. The latest advanced power supplies from the company can run both LED and conventional mercury arc curing technology as changes in job requirements or ink formulations ...

Carestream Enhances Contract Coating Services

(Coating/Laminating)

January 14, 2017, ... partnerships combine product formulation expertise with its coating process know-how to jointly develop new products in advanced material markets. Creation of Manufacturing Technology Group: The Film ...

Freedonia Issues Study on Protective & Specialty Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

January 02, 2017, ... concerns continue to impact the protective and specialty market. Solvents will continue to lose share to other formulations, with trends favoring the use of water-based, high-solids, and other coatings, ...

Toray Announces New Metal-Transfer Film

(Coating/Laminating)

November 21, 2016, ... specialty printing applications.  The MR20 polyester metal-transfer film, manufactured in-house using company’s proprietary film formulation and metallization process, allows vacuum-deposited aluminum ...

GMG's Flexo Best-in-Class Workshop is First in Serie

(Print)

October 30, 2016, ... of developing a cloud-based API for OpenColor that will allow any three-party vendor to directly connect to color libraries. This will impact process that are beyond the current focus including ink formulation, ...