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February 28, 2001, ... Engineering, and Weber Marking Systems. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Press Allows Efficient On-Press Makeready Chesnut Engineering, Fairfield, NJ; 973/227-6995; chesnuteng.com The Supra ...

Materials

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January 31, 2001, ... excellent adhesion to a variety of surfaces, including metals and plastics. According to mfr., V-606 exhibits high shear at elevated temperatures, increasing its resistance to cold flow and ooze at heavy ...

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

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January 31, 2001, ... from atmospheric plasma treatment. Email the author(s) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click ...

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ...  to offer the benefit of faster line speeds or higher humidity resistance. There's certainly a trend toward using more plastic, so adhesion to low-surface-energy substrates is much more important today tha ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... and cereal; wrapping for bandages, candy, and gum; and more. UV-Curable Inks Provide Good Flowout Akzo Nobel Inks, Plymouth, MN; 612/559-5911; aninks.com UVOSCREEN II UV-curable screen inks for self-adhesive ...

The Influence of Aluminum Gauge on the Adhesion of Extruded Polyester to Foil Using Adheisve Primers

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December 31, 2000, ... Technical Papers Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper that is available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "journals." Application: ...

Air Gap Dynamics: Effect on Molecular Properties and Heat Seal

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December 31, 2000, ...  Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper that is available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "journals." Application: Because the ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... Options Are Available MagneTek Drives & Systems, New Berlin, WI; 262/782-0200 Bypass options in two- or three-contactor designs are available for co.'s GPD 506 AC drive. Options reportedly allow motors ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

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November 30, 2000, ... to search for the lowest price. Unfortunately, many people make the costly mistake of confusing price with value. While increasing global capacity has given the illusion that polyester film is a commodity, ...

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

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November 30, 2000, Application: Acid copolymers will generally adhere more strongly to foil than low density polyethylene even when processing the acid copolymer at lower temperatures. This reduces the potential for taste, ...

Some Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart II

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October 31, 2000, ... This allows excessive heat retention in the wound roll. This heat can lead to softening of the heat seal coating and subsequent blocking. High humidity also can lead to blocking by causing the coated heat ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... Novomesky of Equistar Chemicals LP, to "A Comparison of Cast and Blown Film Process and Properties," by Jan Ivey of Ivey & Associates. In their contribution to the primer sessions, Stuart A. Greig, Peter ...

UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications

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October 31, 2000, ... adhesive layer due to competition at the adhesive surface for the incident UV light. Using a light stabilized adhesive also lifts the burden for UV protection from the backing material to allow for a larger ...

What Do Global Temps, Unemployment Share?

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September 30, 2000, ... share some of the salient points of the MIT research. MIT's Integrated Global System Model allows global coupled-chemistry climate models to take urban air pollution into account in a new way. It includes ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... 150 in. wide and shifting rollstands for unwind and rewind guiding. Coast says the plant expansion increases manufacturing and fabricating capacities and allows it to better serve European-based converters ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... combine good moisture vapor and high oxygen transmission rates with high impact strength and balanced high tear strength. Strong seals can be achieved at low temperatures with a minimal impact on overall ...

Common Causes of Blocking in Heat Seal CoatingsPart I

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September 30, 2000, ... coating, the substrates, the sealing conditions, etc. You must follow information about coating weight suggestions from the coating supplier religiously. Insufficient coating deposition obviously will ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... to seal completely through the folds, contaminants, and wrinkles that occur in an actual packaging environment. Testing the integrity of flexible packages allows better prediction of "real-life" performance ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... (NC), which require special considerations because of the potential of an exothermic reaction under certain conditions. In this article we will discuss a safe method that allows you to take advantage of ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... FA-4200 16-in. combination platform press allows flexo, screen, hot foil, cold foil, and die-cutting units to be located anywhere on the press, in any order. Said to allow extremely fast reconfigurations ...