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Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2015, ... of the liquid itself needs to be considered as the liquid is processed through the equipment. Is there a lower limit for the internal strength of the adhesive polymer? This can only be determined through ...

Coating Matters | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2015, ... with the adhesive supplier are complete, analytical testing, including rheology and molecular level studies of the adhesive in fluid form, can provide an understanding of the makeup of the liquid prior ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... the product apart from McCormick’s popular dried spices to strengthen the company’s entry into the liquid sauce category.     Medi-CRREO with Child-Guard Closure Award: Gold—Technical Innovation ...

Porous Substrates

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2015, ... all the way through the substrate or some arrangement of the fluid between these two extremes. So what can you do to control fluid flow once the liquid is placed on the substrate? The keys lie in coating ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... a nonylphenol-free liquid antioxidant that received final FDA and global food application approval in November 2014. It is said to provide superior safety as well as enhanced polymer performance and higher ...

Coating Matters | Coating and Casting Technology for Water Filtration

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2015, ... (Mechanical Engineering), Harry Hutchinson highlighted the work being completed to separate liquids via nano and micro sized pores. This variation in pore size allows for separations not previously thought ...

Allstein Announces New Paperboard Press

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2015, ... while providing the significant advantages that CI flexo offers.” Each application, whether folding carton, liquid packaging, or food service such as plates and cups, has its specific requirements. With ...

Coating Matters | Multi-Layer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2014, ...  Typical multi-layer coating application is to avoid multiple passes in a coating operation. The liquids are layered outside the slot exit because one wants to reduce the effect of pressure on the miscibility ...

MACtac Reports Approvals for Chemical Drum Labelstocks

(Label/Tape)

November 28, 2014, ... Drums and containers used to transport petroleum, paint, liquid and powder chemicals must include labels designed to meet extreme conditions, identify the content of the drum, and give proper warning and ...

Tekni-Films Offers High-Barrier Films

(Materials)

November 16, 2014, Company says specialty films are an alternative to Barex for thermoformable, heat-sealable packaging applications   KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | Tekni-Films, a division of Tekni-Plex, has developed what ...

PACK EXPO 2014

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 05, 2014, ... press can up to seven colors of liquid toner, with a single speed color of 122 meters per minute (400 feet per minute)... 2 colors half that speed, 4 colors 1/4 of that speed, etc.   The resultant image ...

Ampac Announces Ultra-High-Barrier Film

(Materials)

October 25, 2014, ... HB laminates have successfully replaced 3- and 4-ply foil laminates in the food sector, packaging both dry and liquid food products such as cake mixes, powdered soups, dips, gravies, and liquid cheese ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

October 20, 2014, ... rheology, process limitations will provide the framework for new developments and breakthroughs in the intermittent coating industries. REFERENCES Kistler, S.F., Schweizer, P.M., Liquid Film Coating: ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

September 22, 2014, ... sits in relation to the substrate can determine the output flow of the fluid “head.” As a liquid surface approaches a substrate, the liquid boundary layer has vapor molecules that begin to adsorb to the ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... designed as a non-reflective label substrate. Also showing a coated HPI (DP) grade form for excellent printing results on HP Indigo presses.     Davis-Standard Showing Liquid Coating Capabilities ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... the paper that was lost during the curing process so that the overall moisture percentage is once again stable. Water sprays, steam sprays, and liquid application system (LAS) remoisturizers are some ...

Mondi Americas Introduces Square Bag

(Bag Pouch)

June 29, 2014, ... powders and granular materials weighing up to 10 lbs. and liquids up to 1.5 gallons. “Many consumer goods packagers today are thinking outside the traditional cardboard box, hard plastic container, and ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... well, and some things have yet to be proven, and many things have yet to be investigated. So where do we start? Fluid coating is the process of depositing one or more liquids that are balanced onto a ...

Coating Matters | Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow

(Coating/Laminating)

April 22, 2014, ... slot die coating system should be optimally designed based off the liquid properties and operating conditions. Too much fluid or process condition change, and the slot die will be ineffective. Design the ...

Nordson Reconfigures Adhesive Sensor for Corrugated

(Controls)

March 04, 2014, ... in corrugated applications. The new version uses a pair of sensors to assess accurately the volume of liquid adhesive dispensed onto a corrugated board. The sensor features what is said to be an easy-to-use ...