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Electronic Ink Technology: New Players Aid Progress

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... encapsulation of charged particles suspended in a nonconducting liquid. The particles in one configuration of the development are white and black but have opposite charges. When an appropriate electric ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... containers in the liquid packaging field. Several film manufacturers were using EB technology in the production of film for food packaging. The EB units crosslinked and modified the polymers used to produce ...

SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Oil, Gas, Resin, Film

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... block for PE is a gaseous liquid called ethylene. It is produced in a process where natural gas and crude oil derivatives are superheated or “cracked” to break up the molecules into more usable components ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... is the ligand in the AlAcAc chelate. It is a liquid having a boiling point of 140°C. The desired effects of crosslinking are an increase in upper service temperature and an improvement in solvent resistance ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... These packaging structures have interest for ice cream containers, meat and burger wraps, and other oily and greasy food packaging. Liquid and juice packaging are also potential applications for PLA. ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... puncture resistance, cleanliness, and effective barrier for liquids and odors. A low-strength adhesive was developed that allows use in high-speed packaging operation by Packaging Coordinators. Judges ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... offers Staticon 452 as an additive for all water-based liquids where antistatic properties are desired. Its polymeric structure creates an electrolytic latice formation that has conductive properties in ...

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... Stone, Sun Chemical's European liquid ink product director, “ImageCheck also provides brand managers the ability to evaluate design colors across all media in the program simultaneously. For example, in ...

Hot Melt Committee Holds Annual Symposium

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... The Use Of Processing Oil And Liquid Tackifier In A Single Hot Melt PSA.” Symposium Award Dinner An award dinner on June 12 will provide symposium attendees with an opportunity for networking with ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... Tetra Pak's Forshaga packaging material production unit in Sweden, where it will change the product line to mainly PE coating of gable-top liquid packaging board. The transaction is expected to be completed ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... polymer is a very viscous liquid that actually flows on the substrate. During this process of flowing, the polymer wets the entire surface evenly. For porous substrates such as paper, it also enters the ...

Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... solvent-based laminating adhesives. Widely used to bond laminates constructed of film, foam, or foil substrates, these liquid adhesive systems are highly durable. They meet or exceed the bond specifications ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... These include applications such as collapsing the bubble on blown film lines, some types of cast web stretchers, web laminators, squeegee applications for liquid removal, etc. - Neck-in: The amount ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... packaging features a four-roll coating head with sleeved transfer roll for fast job changeover and roll-to-roll or continuous operation. All drive points are tension-regulated by AC vector drives. A "liquid ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... diode and the commonly used liquid crystal display. "Some OLED molecules are red, some blue, and some are green. Put them all together and you've got full color," says John McMahon, marketing VP for Vitex ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

December 30, 2000, ... adhesives are designed to be applied in-line on high-speed equipment. One-part liquid adhesives reportedly provide excellent bonding characteristics on a variety of substrates. Products are FDA-compliant ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... IL; 708/562-0550; sunchemical.com Polypro water-based flexo ink system reportedly offers vibrant, high-fidelity color printing. Designed for polycoated board liquid packaging and PE film applications, ...

The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... personal care products. Acid copolymers therefore have use in sachet and liquid packaging applications. The durability of the adhesion generally relates to the acid content of the polymer and its thickness. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... to the process." In other news from MacDermid, the company has unified the branding strategy for all its photopolymer printing plate products. Flex-Light products will include all sheet, liquid, water ...

Roll Cleaning Systems: Taking Advantage of Technology

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... able to use a cleaning liquid if they need it. Or, if the process calls for dry conditions, they want to be able to clean it by using a dry cloth. They want to be able to clean a particular location on ...