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Some Thoughts on the Pressure-Sensitive Industry

(Sticking With It)

November 25, 2018, ... have also benefited from innovation. New hydrogenated tackifiers have extended the use of hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives to applications where UV stability is needed like clear on clear labels. ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... melt plastic pellets and pump the hot, viscous polymer melt into the die, which forms a circular film.  As the film exits the die, it is called by an air ring and transported upwards to the collapsing ...

Maan Engineering Introduces HYBRID Laminating Coating Line in America

(News | New Products)

August 28, 2018, ... technology is used in the Hotmelt Coating Station. Together with the Silicone Coating Station, this forms the heart of the coating equipment range. A station suited to both laminate and linerless. The ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... in the 1990’s when this experiment was done.  Many thanks to my colleague and friend, the late Dragan Djordjevic of Er-We-Pa of Erkrath, Germany, for these photographs.  From this photograph, it can be ...

Process Sensors Launches Profiling System

(Controls)

June 02, 2018, ... powerful linear actuator in an enclosed frame is said to result in reliable operation in hot, dusty, or humid environments. The ruggedized system is now available in widths to 20 ft (6 m) for precise control ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... tackifying resins can be included (more on tackifying resins in my next article on hot melts). Fire retardants, UV inhibitors, or dyes can be blended into the adhesives as needed to meet end-use requirements. ...

Mactac Reports New CHILL AT Products

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2018, ... three new films to the CHILL AT product line. CHILL AT labels are custom-engineered with the latest advancements in hot-melt adhesive technology. Although formulated for demanding cold temperature applications, ...

Metsä Board Offers Eco-Barrier Paperboard

(Carton Box)

February 05, 2018, MetsäBoard Pro FSB EB1 is suited for food service use and said to offer many sustainability features METSA, FINLAND | Metsä Board, a producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards, has launched MetsäBoard ...

COEXPAN-EMSUR BRASIL Is Up and Running

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2018, ... rigid and flexible packaging solutions, including PS and PP extruded barrier sheets for f/f/s, rotogravure printing for labels and lids with hot melt application in line, and sleeves capabilities. Daniel ...

Maan Engineering Announces New Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

November 05, 2017, ... line, a hot melt coating line, or a lamination coating line. Together with the silicone coating station, the hot melt coating station represents the core of the company’s coating equipment range. New ...

ETI Announces New Coating Head

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2017, ... a new coating head reportedly capable of applying as little as 12 grams (1⁄2 mil) of UV hot melt adhesive, as well as 9 grams of regular hot melt, on 520-mm (201/2-in.) width at 150 mpm (500 fpm). Coating ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2017 is its Largest Exhibition To-Date

(Trade Shows)

September 08, 2017, ... #5A31) will be demonstrating is a Recycled Paper facestock certified by FSC, the “Sensorial Collection” of textured label materials, and Clear Hotmelt adhesive for chilled food packaging. AVT (Booth ...

Cosmo Films Launches Low Noise Tape Film

(Label/Tape)

August 13, 2017, ... film. The film can easily take up any adhesive be it water-based, solvent-based, rubber-based or hot melt type. The value-added tape film does not come at a significant incremental cost and therefore is ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... polymers like solvent-based acrylics, particle size for emulsions, softening points for hot melts, viscosity, pH, and residuals (i.e., monomers for emulsion and solvent-based acrylics). Q. How do I make ...

Worthen Adds Vetaphone Corona Treater On Coating Line

(Surface Prep)

August 02, 2017, ... recently received ISO 14001 certification. The list of products produced at the Nashua plant includes: medical films, foams and fabrics; various types of tape from automotive to carpet applications; hot ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... structure can utilize a lower-cost LLDPE in the second layer and an expensive, high-performance metallocene LLDPE as the skin layer, which has superior hot tack and heat seal properties. This structure, ...

Avery Dennison to Display New Solutions

(Coating/Laminating)

July 25, 2017, The company will feature a new hot melt adhesive, FSC certified recycled paper facestock, and the Sensorial Collection at Labelexpo Europe 2017 OEGSTGEEST, The NETHERLANDS | Avery Dennison will be ...

SAM Chooses Vetaphone for Surface Treatment

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2017, ... can be based on viscosity, percentage solids, pH, solvent or solventless, water-based, hot melt, or coating weight criteria. A SCADA-HMI computer system records and analyzes all test data. The Vetaphone ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... The larger the diameter, the flatter the surface to coat against. In hot melt adhesive product coating, a 14-in. (355-mm) diameter roll is typically suggested. But how best to measure the roller shape ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... beam (EB) is used to “cure” or build the molecular weight and/or cross-link the adhesive. If UV light is used as the energy source, the adhesive base either contains a photoinitiator or one can be added ...