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Flint Group Adds Metallic Inks to EkoCure Line

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2014, UV LED Metallics are said to offer both environmental and economical benefits   PLYMOUTH, MN | Flint Group has expanded its portfolio of EkoCure UV LED inks with UV LED Metallics. The inks were ...

Sustainability | Fossil-Free Paperboard Mill Within Reach

(Trends/Management)

September 01, 2014, ... and another for the outer wall, which functions as both a heat shield and a brand carrier. ??“For the cup’s inside we chose Invercote coated with polyethylene (PE), and for the outside we used Aluvision, ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2014, ... should be totally sealed to prevent fugitive steam from escaping and condensing on web handling equipment. Also, the outer surface of the applicator should be heated during start-up so no condensation ...

Flint Adds UV LED Adhesives to EkoCure Line

(Coating/Laminating)

August 11, 2014, ... heat-sensitive materials with less heat management costs. Ecological benefits include energy savings and UV LED lamps that are ozone- and mercury-free for improved worker and environmental safety. New ...

Huhtamaki Films Is Certified for Environmental Efforts

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2014, The company’s site in Germany spent 18 months working toward certification, and it’s not done yet   FORCHHEIM, GERMANY | Huhtamaki Films says its Forchheim site has been certified by TÜV Hessen for ...

Flint Reports Flexo Coatings for UV LED Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

August 05, 2014, ... of UV LED are economical and ecological: quality assuredness brings increased productivity and press uptime; energy costs will be significantly reduced; expanded capability to run heat-sensitive materials ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... of mercury disposal, ozone and heat emission. The lamp offers instant on/off technology, removing the need for warm-up time. The lamp also offers an extreme accurate and flexible wave-length operation. ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... accurately and precisely positions the slot die relative to the back-up roll or substrate. For elevated temperature applications, dies are designed with multiple heating zones for optimum heat control. ...

EKS-Label Invests in UV Inkjet Press

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2014, ... consistent ink laydowns at fast printing speeds, and a chill drum maintains the stability of heat-sensitive film substrates. This gives full scheduling flexibility to EKS, because much of the company’s ...

Flint Announces New Opaque White Ink

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2014, ... Also said to offer very good flowout, opacity, and whiteness. Whites are provided in a range of Coefficient of Friction (COF) values. Because the UV LED curing process does not generate any IR heat, ...

Sun Chemical Showing Broad Line at Interpack

(Coating/Laminating)

May 10, 2014, ... while retaining or improving barrier properties. Other key products that will be featured include SunSys coatings said to deliver resistance to moisture, oil and grease, heat, friction, and industrial ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... machine is properly and methodically brought up to temperature so that degradation due to excessive temperature and residence time is minimized.  It is no longer acceptable that the extruder and die heaters ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... are balanced by the question as to whether they have yet proved themselves: they are heat sensitive, stretch on press, and suffer some problems in label positioning. Hazlewood examined the option of ...

McLoone Adds Digital UV-Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, ... 0.01 in. (254µm) thick. The DSI’s chill drum, which comes as standard, ensures these heat-sensitive substrates remain at a constant, cool temperature, eliminating the risk of material shrinkage, and ensuring ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... hard at winding, especially when the roll is a moving target (e.g., turret winder roll transfers) or prolific (e.g., many rolls of a slitter/rewinder). Guiding: Many winders cheat by slitting immediately ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX Offers Gold Mine of Solutions

(Trade Shows)

April 10, 2014, ... show floorplan, click here.  SOLUTIONS THEATER In addition to the 260 booths, the show floor will feature the Solutions Theater at the rear of the 500 aisle. Exhibitors will offer 15-minute talks, ...

Menges Roller Wins AIMCAL Technology of the Year Award

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2014, The award is for company’s use of computational fluid dynamics to design better heat transfer rollers   WAUCONDA, IL | Menges Roller is the winner of the 2014 “Technology of the Year” Award from ...

Business Forms | New Developments in Passport Manufacture

(Adhesives)

March 11, 2014, ... to be processed at temperatures of between 130 deg C and 140 deg C. A glue quantity control system uses a heat-detecting camera to check the even application of the adhesive layer on the surface to ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... is said to provide a smoother, more uniform sealing surface than the heat-bonded multilayered barrier film  cap liners typically seen in screw closures for wine. Holography Hooks a Big One Spiderwire ...

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... may already know, there are three ways to heat a fluid: Convection—This is the most common heating method in which the web is either supported or unsupported as air is passed over the product. Conduction—Contact ...