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- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... Low-Static Resin Resists Smears Sony Chemicals Corp. of America, Mount Pleasant, PA; 888/569-7222; sonychemicals.com TRX-76 specialty low-static resin formulation is designed for applications using ...
- Film Opens New Markets
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed. These relatively low-end applications require neither sophisticated equipment ...
- Avoiding Surface Contamination
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2004, ... adhesive, coating, or ink to them. Failure to follow this warning can be disastrous due to absence of adhesion initially or later. The best way to minimize the problem of surface contamination is to ...
- Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2004, Packaging products require a specific range of coefficient of friction (COF) to allow automatic packaging operations to run unhindered and to prevent Packaging products require a specific range of coefficient ...
- Film Wettability Not So Simple
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2004, ... he can juggle to get good ink wetting. The first and foremost is to see that the ink has a low surface tension. This is achieved by the choice of solvents, resins, and selected surfactants. These ink components ...
- Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging
- (The Place)
- March 30, 2004, ... the testing substance, and selection of testing conditions. Validation of the test procedure followed. Conclusions This work has developed a test procedure for evaluating the grease resistance of all-plastic ...
- Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil
- (The Place)
- August 31, 2003, ... Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at www.TAPPI.org. On the page, click “the PLACE” in the section designated Journals. Email the author at guenter.schubert@hydro.com ...
- Active Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... elsewhere — for medium-to-long-run applications on blow- or injection-molded containers. IML gives a smooth and durable end result. Perhaps the most exciting of the newer options available to packaging ...
- Phthalo Green: How Can You Tell If It's Always the Same
- (Materials)
- June 30, 2003, ... pigment that contains chlorine and bromine atoms), a broad tonal range of phthalocyanine to the green-yellow end of the visible spectrum is allowed. This chemical structure is extremely stable and chemically ...
- FTA Raises the Bar
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... to Shane Kelly (Loblaws Brands Ltd.), matching proof to print is a big problem, and cost is not as important as getting the job right. Follow the FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and ...
- Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... in food packaging. As a core layer in laminated or coextruded multilayer films, they provide high moisture barrier and exceptional clarity and stiffness. Following is an expanded summary of a complete ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... reliable press performance, and low fluorescence for true color balance. Applications include business cards and letterhead. PFFC-ASAP 321 New PET Polymer Is Biodegradable DuPont, Wilmington, DE; ...
- Finding the Software Solution That's Just Right for Yo
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2002, From workflow solutions to packaging design, there is a software package for every converter. According to Jim Rooney, VP of sales at ei3, Montvale, NJ, From workflow solutions to packaging design, there ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2002, ... a few products of low volume but high value, such as single-use medical transducers and transdermal drug delivery patches. Today’s trend toward non-invasive surgery and medication is driving growth in ...
- 1974 - 1976
- (News | New Products)
- September 19, 2002, ... process, "whereby the extrusion melt temperature can be held below 570 degrees F, at which temperatures there will be minimal oxidation of PE. ... This process has been under development for many years; ...
- 1977 - 1979
- (News | New Products)
- September 19, 2002, ... in advance of our time.... The new gas phase polymerization process will yield better and cheaper resins....HDPE's functionality, along with better, lower-cost film-making equipment, makes it a natural ...
- Redefining Plasticizers in Inks and Coatings
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2002, ... substances added to plastics or other materials to keep them soft or pliable.” For the purpose of this discussion on ink and coatings, I will modify this definition as follows: “Plasticizers are chemicals ...
- Packaging That Really Works
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2002, ... from the industry is “No-Tox AM” inks and coatings from Colorcon, West Point, PA. Utilizing Japanese technology, the inks incorporate silver combined with a non-organic ceramic that allows a continuous ...
- The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 6
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2002, ... almost a 50% drop in "price per M." But what’s scarier is three suppliers bidding on the work showed a variance of less than 5% between the highest and lowest bid. We also have witnessed incidents when ...
- RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance
- (News | New Products)
- May 05, 2002, ... packed the meeting ballroom in which it was held (see CIBA photo below). Though UV/EB technology still doesn't enjoy the widespread use of more traditional processes (for instance solvent- and/or water-based ...
