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Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2013, If you are trying to create, coat, and solidify fluids, coating expert Mark Miller offers some fundamentals that you simply must know. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... transparent barrier lidstock for refrigerated, heat-and-eat meals from Old Country Pasta, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada. Camvac 's sub-micron layer of aluminum oxide on polyester film from DuPont Teijin Films, ...

What impact can temperature change have on a roll?

(Web Handling)

February 27, 2013, ... the radial buildup, since the core allows heat to transfer through it. The TopWeb model recommends for polyester film to use thermal diffusivity of 0.001 cm^2/s. This gives a heatup time of about 24 ...

On Print | Conductive Inks & Coatings

(Coatings)

February 21, 2013, ... Furthermore, PEDOT/PSS is an aqueous dispersion: it can be applied and dried on films like polyester (PET) by slot or other precision method. Patterning by intermittent slot coating, printing, laser ablation, ...

INX Label Ink Systems Suited for Water-Based Flexo

(Label/Tape News)

January 29, 2013, ... for direct and indirect printing across various paper substrates. The ION-F series is designed to provide excellent adhesion on most treated, nonporous film structures including PE, PP, polyester, cellophane, ...

TLMI Hands Out Environmental Awards

(Green Converting)

January 09, 2013, Mitsubishi Polyester Film and The Label Printers are honored for earth-friendly practices   GLOUCESTER, MA | At its recent annual meeting, the Tag and Label Mfrs. Institute (TLMI) presented Environmental ...

Hanita Coatings Adds Flame-Retardant Films

(Label/Tape News)

December 16, 2012, Thin, printable face films meet tough regs for flame retardation   KIBBUTZ HANITA, ISRAEL | Hanita Coatings, a supplier of topcoated polyester facestock to the label industry, has added a dozen new ...

Diamond Packaging a Big Winner at PPC

(Carton Box)

November 26, 2012, ... embossing, flat shipping and storage, and easy setup. The carton features metallized polyester board and intricate embossing accents. The carton was offset printed with transparent gold, dense black, ...

TLMI Honors Mitsubishi Recycling Program

(Green)

November 23, 2012, Mitsubishi’s Reprocess Sustainable Liner Recovery Program, a sustainable reuse solution for the p-s industry, receives an environmental award from TLMI   GREER, SC | Mitsubishi Polyester Film has ...

Rollprint Technology Adds Brand Security

(Bag Pouch)

November 04, 2012, ... sealant technology for heat-seal applications. The coextrusion-coated sealant can be applied to any thermally stable web including polyester, nylon, and polypropylene, or on any of the company’s ClearFoil ...

Eastman Polymers Offer Durable Transparency for IMD

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2012, Tritan copolyester and DuraStar polymers from Eastman are said to offer clarity, toughness, chemical resistance, and more in many applications   KINGSPORT, TN | Tritan copolyester and DuraStar polymers ...

What's New with Primers, and a visit to old friend

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 17, 2012, ... acetate (EVA) onto oriented polyester film (OPET), and the like.  For these products, simple primers such as polyethylene-imine (PEI) and process enhancers such as corona treating and flame priming work ...

Acucote Offers Facestocks for Inkjet Printers

(Label/Tape)

October 09, 2012, ... facestocks. Facestocks include: 60# WaterJet High Gloss Paper, 60# WaterJet Coated Matte Paper, 2.6-mil Gloss White WaterJet Polypropylene and 2.0-mil Optically Clear WaterJet Polyester. WaterJet paper ...

FLEXcon Release Liner Features PCW

(Label/Tape)

October 04, 2012, ... liner for its THERMLfilm NEXgen Series of gloss topcoated polyester films. This product, produced in partnership with Wausau Paper, is said to provide equivalent functional performance as company’s standard ...

Filmquest Feature Has Encore Showing

(Flexpack)

October 01, 2012, Called a Manufacturing Marvel by Fox Business Network, polyester film supplier will be featured in an encore showing this Thursday on the network   BOLINGBROOK, IL | Earlier this year Filmquest,a ...

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2012, ... PUREtac CL216 is currently available on a 2.0-mil clear, 2.3-mil white and 2.0-mil chrome, top coated, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) with 1.0-mil and 1.2-mil PET liners. Polyester (PET) liners ...

Dow Corning Launches Release Coatings at Labelexpo

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2012, ...  Syl-Off EM 7935 Coating is specifically designed for use on polyester substrates and offers excellent anchorage for in-line coating during the polyester manufacturing process. Dow Corning reports that ...

Acucote Offers New Service and Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2012, ... migration could be an issue, has specific adhesion to polyester-based, powder-coated paints and can be used for surfaces that have a thin film of processing oil. It is said to be a good fit for medium ...

Spinnaker Expands Line of EFI Jetrion Facestocks

(Substrates)

August 17, 2012, With more than 75 EFI Jetrion-approved constructions now in its stable of materials, Spinnaker Coating expands its line of films and papers   TROY, OH | Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer of adhesive-coated ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... performing applications. As business development manager at Carestream Tollcoating, Todd Arndorfer identifies, attracts, and commercializes new manufacturing business for Carestream’s polyester film ...