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Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

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February 28, 2001, ... on a pilot cast film line underwent testing for physical and organoleptic properties. Other testing included hot tack and heat seal; dart, puncture, and tear; seal through contamination; adhesion; and ...

What's New in Narrow We

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January 31, 2001, ... Also said to provide dimensional stability, durability, and heat resistance for top- and bottom-side printed circuit board applications. Holographic Items Ship Quickly Hazen Paper Co., Holyoke, MA; ...

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ...  Brase says the availability of better raw materials will spur the push toward radiation-curable technology. "By ultraviolet curing the materials, you can build better heat and chemical resistance int ...

In-Mold Labeling Makes Strides Worldwide

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December 31, 2000, ... tension control, and the ability to print a variety of substrates. A press also must have good heat management in the curing system and press design so it can handle the extensible films used for IML. ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... speeds and provide finer detail and strong, consistent colors. Inks cure to a high-gloss finish that exhibits excellent mar and chemical resistance, co. reports. Hot Melt Adhesives Resist Heat, Set ...

The Influence of Aluminum Gauge on the Adhesion of Extruded Polyester to Foil Using Adheisve Primers

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December 31, 2000, ... adhesive primer to bond the materials. When we develop a new adhesive primer, typically, we characterize it in the laboratory for bonding latitude by generating a time and temperature heat seal profile. ...

Materials

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November 30, 2000, ... technique. Substrate is then passed through a laminating nip on printing press where the foil transfers from carrier and adheres to adhesive. The process is said to eliminate the need for costly heated ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... heavy-caliper 0.028-in.-thick SBS paperboard sheet especially formulated by GulfStates Paperboard for heat seal forming on this canister. Production speeds are 85-90 containers/min. According to Jerry ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... speeds and the use of a broader-based range of heat-sensitive substrates. Finishing System Offers Automatic Features Rotoflex InternationalInc., Mississauga, Ont., Canada; 905/670-8700; 800/387-3825; ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, ... reported to be the first low extractable (LE) EB-curable coating that complies with FDA regulations for direct food contact. The LE coating provides high gloss; chemical, heat, and abrasion resistance; ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2000, ... choices in two categories: heat-shrinkable capsules and metallic capsules. Heat-shrinkable products include extruded PVC capsules, extruded PVC capsules with stoppers, and seamed PVC capsules. In the metallic ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... heat seal strength, and point-of-use solubility. Coextrusion Has Pharmaceutical Uses Klockner Capital Corp., Gordonsville, VA; 540/832-3400 Pentapharm Aclar 130/02 is a barrier film for pharmaceutical ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... maintains the proper environment inside the package. Determining the ability of various sealants to maintain package integrity is not simply a matter of measuring heat seal strength, hot tack strength, ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... industry. The lack of liquid solvent in the dry waste stream. Temperature. At no time should dry NC be overheated or be in contact with any surface at unsafe elevated temperatures. Under actual operating ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, ... bags, and sewn-open-mouth bags for the food industry, where the company believes the advantages of moisture barrier and fat resistance are particularly valuable. However, PaperFeel is heat-sealable ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... materials and products that transform with temperature, UV light, or pressure. New materials include ChromaZone, a thermochromic (heat-sensitive) pigment; SolarZone, a photochromic pigment, and Vinyl Flex, ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

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August 31, 2000, ... binder, improving the binder's resistance properties to chemicals. Crosslinkers are used to improve block resistance as well as heat resistance. Adhesion Promoters Adhesion promoters, used to improve ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... says co. Designed for mounting on shaftless unwind stands and other shaft-end applications, it includes a built-in fan for heat dissipation. Simple torque pin-bolt design is said to match the mounting ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

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July 31, 2000, ... other material can compete with its strength and stiffness. However, paper is a natural product and is always changing due to the humidity. We use heaters to keep the moisture of the paper between 8 and ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

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May 31, 2000, When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived in my dorm tried heating a pot pie on a plastic plate in the oven. Needless to say, the oven and When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived ...