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Pollution Control: 10 Tips To Cut CO2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... or upgrades. Knowing what would be specified in today's energy-conscious market can save you from sinking too much money into an inefficient oxidizer system. Know what grant money is available to ...

Rotocontrol Reports Record Month

(Narrow Web)

February 28, 2010, ... UV and water-based narrow web printing inks in North America by moving production from Minnesota to its 98,000-sq-ft facilities in Anniston, AL. All customer service, R&D, technical support, and the Center ...

UV Inks Have Low Migration

(Narrow Web)

December 31, 2009, Low-migration UV inks for printing food packaging include Uvalux U41 and Uvalux U71 for offset; Uvaflex Y71 for flexo; and Uvacurid XUV and Uvacurid C71 Low-migration UV inks for printing food packaging ...

Pamarco Global Graphics Installs Ink System

(News Eclips)

April 28, 2009, Pamarco Global Graphics has installed a Sentinel Ink Management System at White Tiger Printing, Huntsville, AL, for the company’s Heidelberg 40-in. five-color press. ATLANTA, GA | Pamarco Global Graphics has ...

Ink Room Audits Expose Deficiencies

(Process Management)

March 31, 2009, Management of ink rooms takes many forms and may be controlled and staffed by the converter or by the ink supplier and sometimes a combination of both. Management of ink rooms takes many forms and may ...

Heidelberg Wins GATF InterTech Award for Prinect Inpress Control

(News | New Products)

January 04, 2009, ... longer having to be stopped for sheet pulls and measurements. Both inking up and registration are quicker, too. The fact that the machine does not need to be stopped also cuts paper waste. The in-line ...

Color Control

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2008, ... Heidelberg has ever manufactured, the company reports. The press uses water-based inks and prints at speeds to 18,000 sheets/hr with extended delivery. Brombacher says the new press has enhanced IPCO' ...

Wrinkle Removers

(Tension)

November 30, 2008, ... not properly controlled, wrinkles in the material can occur and cause product defects. If the roll of material is improperly rewound, the outer layers can crush the inner layers of material or the rolls ...

Ink Dispensing: Mix to Match

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

October 31, 2008, ... same look and feel for their products around the world. “All these factors have made ink preparation a very complex, precision affair, which can no longer be carried out manually,” says Flavio Campagnola, ...

Adchem Uses Static Control String to Eliminate Contamination

(Static Elimination)

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UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... to infiltrate the established graphics markets and create new markets as well. Traditionally, UV/EB inks were used in surface printing jobs in which the properties of the cured UV/EB inks led to improvements ...

Rohm and Haas to Showcase Technologies at Ink Conference

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2008, Specialty materials producer Rohm and Haas will exhibit two new technologies at the National Assn. of Printing Inks Mfrs. annual technical conference Rohm and Haas to Showcase Technologies at Ink Conference ...

Shrink Film Overwrapper Has Hot Wire Seal System

(Archive)

April 09, 2008, Elsner Engineering's Model EW-4-Series of high-speed shrink film roll overwrappers and heat shrink tunnels utilizes a new hot wire seal system HANOVER, PA | Elsner Engineering's Model EW-4-Series of high-speed ...

Drying Part 3: Paste Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 31, 2008, This column will review the two primary drying methods of paste inks. Oil-Based Inks The main application of oil-based inks is in litho printing, primarily This column will review the two primary drying ...

Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... new equipment. If you are lucky enough to be handed a project to buy new converting equipment, take some time not only to think about the “value adding” process involved (coating, printing, etc.) but also ...

Opacity & White Ink

(Print)

December 31, 2007, White ink is used extensively in printing plastic films for packaging. The role of the white print is to totally or partially block the package ingredients White ink is used extensively in printing plastic ...

Shrink Film Folding

(Archive)

December 27, 2006, Designed and manufactured by UK-based Double R Controls, the Shrink Film Folder & Auto Winder provides non-stop batch rewinding for end uses such as tamper-evident packaging of CDs, greeting cards, foodstuffs, ...

Ink Mileage: Measure & Manage

(Process Management)

November 30, 2006, In we reviewed ink transfer. With this basic understanding, we can move on to actual numbers on the basis of that which can be measured can be managed. Skeptics abound who believe there are too many variables ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, Last month we discussed ink composition in relation to various printing methods. Now we’ll look at basic differences in ink delivery. Process Management Last month we discussed ink composition in relation ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, It is estimated the total North American (US and Canada) market for packaging materials is approximately $125 billion in annual shipments. Ink is a relatively It is estimated the total North American (US ...