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Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2002, ... and vacuum web coating. Coating/laminating topics included environmental concerns; gravure coating; PSA (pressure-sensitive adhesive) product testing; laminating adhesives; release systems; and many more. ...

On the Move...

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December 31, 2002, ... gravure industries. Kenneth P. Zak is named business unit director — Americas for MEGTEC Systems Industrial & Environmental Products Group, DePere, WI. Unilux, Saddle Brook, NJ, expands its presence ...

Bone Up on Environmental Awareness/Compliance at NEHS Spring '03

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December 15, 2002, ... for variety of printers: flexo, gravure, screen, litho, digital, etc. Eighth Annual National Environmental, Health, and Safety Conference (NEHS) for the Graphic Communications Industries March 23 - 25, ...

Materials

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November 30, 2002, New from: ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc.; Engelhard; Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp.; KNF Flexpak Corp.; MACtac; National Adhesives; Northwest Coatings; Rohm and Haas Co.; and Syfan USA Corp. Substrates, ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... interaction to provide a fundamental understanding of the process of rotogravure printing with solvent-free, water-soluble inks, and micro-indentation of the texture of polymer films to quantify their ...

The Right Combination

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November 30, 2002, With Glenroy's flexible packaging expertise and Pen & Inc.'s prepress know-how, the two team up for an award-winning association.With Glenroy's flexible packaging expertise and Pen & Inc.'s prepress know-how, ...

Energy-Curable Inks

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November 30, 2002, ... to a few days to dry, respectively. Thus, the turnaround of energy-cured litho jobs can rival that of flexo and gravure and significantly improve productivity. Another advantage is the consistent high ...

Bobst Group to Buy Valmet Converting

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November 24, 2002, ...  For the time being, Valmet and Bobst will continue as competitors for business in those products areas common to both companies—flexo and gravure printing presses. Relations between the companies also ...

PSA Online Outlet Provides Savings

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November 21, 2002, ... rotogravure, thermal transfer, thermal direct, ink jet printing, prime papers, EDP, and specialty films," says MACtac. "The above labelstocks are ready for printing and converting into labels for a wide ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

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October 31, 2002, ...  Mist Generation and Measurement The primary application methods for silicone release coatings are multi-roll coating heads—typically five-roll, smooth roll—and three-roll differential offset gravure ...

Products

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October 31, 2002, ... rods. New Doctor Blade Suited for Gravure Max Daetwyler Corp., Huntersville, NC; 704/875-1200; daetwyler.com Co. is now manufacturing the Ultralife doctor blade, a wiping blade for gravure and printing. ...

UV-Curable Jet Inks Are We There Yet?

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October 31, 2002, ... of course, screen printing. The only major printing process missing is rotogravure. The primary reason for this is the low viscosity required by the rotogravure process, which has limited the use of UV ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2002, ...  Mirage Inks Tests US Market Mirage Inks, Ltd., Bath, U.K.; +44 (0) 1761 436498; bath.co.uk Cationic UV-curable inks are said suitable for a variety of printing processes, including flexography, gravure, ...

Corotec Expands Biz in Asia

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October 27, 2002, ... Asia. They participated in and promoted Corotec at numerous trade shows over the past few months, including Print Expo 2002, Converting Flexo and Gravure, Chinaplas, and Pro Pak China. Based on Kar Ming' ...

Valmet Says There Are Positive Signs from Russian Converters

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October 17, 2002, ... metallizers for plastic film. Part of the Italian Pavilion promoted by ICE, the Italian Export development agency, the Valmet Converting stand in Upakovka featured Rotomec gravure and flexo printing presses ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

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October 10, 2002, ... medical and beverage packaging III. Printing and Converting Speaker: Ricardo Pinedo, Consultant, FlexKonsult, Inc., USA Competition among Printing Processes: Flexo, Rotogravure, Offset--Yesterday, ...

Digital Technology Evolution Clear at Graph/Converting Expo 2002

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October 08, 2002, ... and add value to packaging-file production for flexographic, offset, and gravure trade shops and converters." According to Creo, Version 2.1 of the Prinergy Powerpack workflow includes new features ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2002, ... Kochsiek GmbH, Leopoldshöhe, Germany. Kochsiek supplies rotogravure presses; unwinds and rewinds; slitters; in-line flexo presses; converting equipment such as rotary die-cutters and delivery systems; ...

What Is the Role of Tack in Printing Inks?

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September 30, 2002, ... inks. Flexographic and rotogravure inks are low-viscosity inks and are referred to as “liquid inks.” Whereas liquid inks have viscosities of less than 100 centipoise, paste ink viscosities can be in the ...

India's Rising Sta

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September 30, 2002, Positive Packaging's reputation for quality is backed by a stable of Cerutti gravure presses. Positive Packaging's reputation for quality is backed by a stable of Cerutti gravure presses. Headquartered ...