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A Look at Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, Packaging inks come in all shapes and sizes and usually must meet unique performance requirements. Material Science Packaging inks come in all shapes and sizes and usually must meet unique performance ...

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, Every new ink project begins with an analysis of the substrate to be printed. In just minutes, the complexity of the project can be estimated from the surface tension characteristics of the substrate. ...

Clean Thinking

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, What is your definition of clean? What people think of as "clean enough" in their home is staggeringly different. Hopefully, your definition for your converting operation is the same as that of your customers. ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... in Memphis, has his own hopes and dreams. No more-pleasing music to the ear could be heard than for Color Craft some day to be crowned king of shrink-sleeve labels. Shrink Sleeves Decades ago, Elvis ...

Klockner Adds Vinyl and Shrink-Label Films Capacity

(Archive)

February 10, 2005, ... to come online in July 2005. The second is an expansion of a tentering capacity for full body shrink-label films, expected to start in fall 2005. PRESS RELEASE GORDONSVILLE, VA - Klockner Pentaplast ...

Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... for the first practical ink jet device based on Rayleigh’s concept. Material Science T he concept of forming droplets of liquid in a stream was studied by Lord Kelvin and Lord Rayleigh and other technologists ...

ANI Reports Raw Material Supply Crisis for UV and Water-Based Inks

(Archive)

January 23, 2005, Based on recent negotiations with its key suppliers, ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based inks. ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, In a water-based ink, many of the ink components contribute to the ink pH. For example, the common acrylic resins used in water-based inks are acidic. They are not soluble in water but are soluble when ...

Sun Chemical Raises Prices on Packaging Inks

(Archive)

October 28, 2004, Effective October 1, 2004, Sun Chemical increased prices three to seven percent on all packaging inks and coatings for flexible, folding carton, and paper packaging sold in the US, Canada, and Mexico. ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... meet the growing demand for food packaging items that can be prepared quickly and conveniently by the consumer. As these new packaging concepts are brought forward, greater demands are put on the inks ...

10 Tips on Antiwrinkle Rollers

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, have a name that implies a cure to your problem. But as with most remedies, read the Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, ...

Stanford Launches New Line of Finishing Equipment for Shrink Sleeves

(Archive)

September 26, 2004, With the launch of its new line of finishing equipment, Stanford Products LLC says it now will be serving the needs of the shrink-sleeve marketplace. PRESS RELEASE SALEM, IL, USA — With the launch of ...

Converting, Sheeting, Packaging.... Korber PaperLink to Showcase Range of Solutions at Graph/Converting Expo 2004

(Archive)

September 06, 2004, At Graph and Converting Expo 2004, Körber PaperLink North America reports it will highlight its full line of systems for paper and tissue converting as well as its sheeting and packaging systems in booth ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, Well, we've heard a lot about smart packaging, so it was inevitable such packaging would require intelligent inks. With current packaging development Well, we've heard a lot about “smart packaging,” so it ...

NAPIM to Host Ink Pavilion at CMM 2005

(Archive)

August 26, 2004, The National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) will sponsor an ink pavilion at CMM International 2005. PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY, USA—If you want the "lay"down on the latest in inks, ...

Rock-Tenn Dotrix Partner to Revolutionize Digital Inkjet for Packaging and Display

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2004, Rock-Tenn Company and Dotrix NV have announced a strategic partnership "leading to the first high-speed, wide-web, digital inkjet solution in North America," reports a Dotrix press release. NORCROSS, GA, ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... of sign language. It's saying, “Oh, I'm shifting to the right (or left) in this span,” or “Ouch, I'm shifting so much I'm wrinkling on this roller.” What does the sign language of the web look like? It' ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part II

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... of events. Looking at the details of this chain of events, you can find some important tidbits to help you understand how diameter variations create or don't create tracking wrinkles. Diameter variations ...

Akzo Nobel Inks Becomes ANI Printing Inks

(Archive)

May 16, 2004, At Drupa, ANI Printing Inks -- formerly known as Akzo Nobel Inks -- made its name change -- and new company goals -- official. PRESS RELEASE DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—At Drupa, ANI Printing Inks—formerly ...

Koerber PaperLink Schneider XT System Helps Converters and Paper Mills Eliminate Dust

(Archive)

May 02, 2004, Koerber PaperLink will showcase its new Schneider XT system, technology that helps converters and paper mills remove costly dusty problems. PRESS RELEASE HAMBURG, GERMANY—Dust is an inevitable consequence ...