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Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... and physical characteristics of new film formulations; and performing preliminary tests of new product offerings from resin suppliers. Left: David Collette, technical director at Argotec, examines the ...

Skeist Offers a Series of Industry Studies

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... formulations, and end uses. Major suppliers, users, and market shares will be covered in detail. Impact of new materials and competitive processes. Impact of government health, safety, and environmental ...

Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... be formulated with pigments for good physical and lightfast properties. Adhesion to film, metal, and glass is still the clear advantage of the solvent-based ink formulations. Since these primarily are ...

ASC Announces Call for Papers: Collaborating for Success in the New Economy

(Archive)

January 04, 2005, ... Industry Technologies at Work (Technical Focus): Next Generation Silicones New Caulk and Sealant Formulations Latest Hot Melt Chemistries Innovations in Dispensing Equipment Systems Changing ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... speeds to 230 fpm on a printable width of 18.45 in. (web width of 20.5 in.). Features redesigned printheads, an improved print drum construction, and a new toner formulation. Inspect with Register ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... hydroxide is quite volatile, so pH will drift down unless appropriate formulation steps are taken to buffer the pH range. If the pH is allowed to drift down, the ink will increase in viscosity, build up ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... and cost targets. Their experience allows them to adjust formulations accordingly to match process conditions to product performance. Close cooperation is essential between both parties to ensure the learning ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, New products from: Rotatek, HCI Converting Equipment Co., Maguire Products, Sterling Toggle, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, NexGen Enviro Systems, Pinnacle Converting Equipment, Davis-Standard, Agfa, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... point of sale, both for indoor and outdoor use. Ink Systems for Sheet-Fed Use Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, MI; 734/622-6000; flintink.com ArrowStar sheet-fed ink systems provide three formulations: 8030 ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ...  A variety of ink solvents can be used, which offers a wider binder selection in ink formulations. High-color print densities can be achieved. The gravure ink is measured accurately and ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... catalyst level in standard formulations can compromise anchorage performance. An additional characteristic of this new polymer is flatter release profiles across the peel speed range, while the availability ...

OPP Film Peru Enters US Market with "Great" BOPP Product

(Archive)

October 21, 2004, ... and accurate machine processing. Our specially designed co-extruded formulations and variety of presentations offer a wide range of uses for the food packaging and industrial markets." The film producer ...

People & Places

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Ted Gilbaugh joins the technical staff at Keystone Aniline Corp., Chicago, IL, to work on new product development and formulation as well as supply chain enhancement. David Smith joins Alpha Converting, ...

3M/Emtech Emulsion Technologies Go Digital with New Line of Label Materials

(Archive)

September 12, 2004, ... ultra-removable formulations," adds the manufacturer. New Customer-Friendly Web Site to Launch Next Month 3M/Emtech also says its newly redesigned web site — 3m.com/converter — will provide converters ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the form of jet inks and conventional screen printing inks, and claims to be able to monitor oxygen as well as carbon dioxide. Applications include food, pharmaceutical, and medical packaging. Ink formulations ...

Avoiding Surface Contamination

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... may be ingredients in the formulation of the plastic film added to help processing or to offer another property or characteristic. If such materials stay embedded deeply within the film, they may not ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... and ink formulation will provide a high degree of COF consistency. Dr. Richard M. Podhajny has been in the packaging and printing industry for more than 30 years. Contact him at 267/695-7717; ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... Keep your ink systems separate, and document the proper system based on the characteristics of the product. Ink formulations—How did we make the ink last time? Are we using the same ingredients? Did we ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... the complete Petco business to include all manufacturing assets associated with the polyester extruded film business, as well as its proprietary product formulations and trade names. It will continue to ...

Using a Chemical Primer for High Bonds & Low Oxygen Transmission

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... performance characteristics of the barrier primer. For the coating formulation tested in this study, the variables that most influence oxygen barrier performance are coating application weight — higher ...