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On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... groups, so they will become part of the polymer on curing, a great advantage given that, for obvious reasons, polymers don’t move. Additionally, the cure rates for EB are high. The only drawback of EB ...

Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2015, ... hot melt does not have active end groups on the adhesive polymer, but then a cooling drum needs to be properly sized for the application. In addition to the curing step, if the coating technique is self-metering, ...

COMET Group Acquires PCT Engineered Systems

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2015, ... closely with PCT the firm for the last five years, and in 2014 the two companies developed an ebeam-equipped system for the functionalization of polymer films and the curing of inks and coatings. COMET ...

Cortec Film Offers Protection for Metal Parts

(Materials)

April 22, 2015, ... polymer from UV exposure and prevent degradation, company adds. Film, said to eliminate disposal costs, is described as economical and ideally suited for transit, staging, and lay-up of critical equipment, ...

Coating Matters | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2015, ... Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical ...

Drytac Offers Self-Adhesive Print Vinyl

(Materials)

April 11, 2015, ... premium polymeric self-adhesive print vinyl said to have a high quality, gray crosslinking acrylic adhesive. Available in a matte and gloss finish with both permanent and removable adhesive versions, product ...

DuPont Installs Platemaking System

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2015, ... than 120 high quality photopolymer plates per day, this new system combines processor, dryer, light finisher, and stacker into one unit said to deliver quality results at high speed. “Plate production ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... that Dow offers a full range of autoclave and tubular reactor products, including LDPE, LLDPE, mLLDPE, elastomeric LLDPEs, many copolymers, including ionomers.  In addition to their resin portfolio, ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 2

(Flexpack)

March 23, 2015, ... that can be important in the flex crack performance are the other polymer types used in the film structure, EVOH thickness, number of EVOH layers, temperature and %RH (moisture content). Using low modulus ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... DT Solo and VG3. Hazen's Enhanced Envirofoil, an improved transfer coating is said to offer better scuff resistance and printability. The harder polymer in the upgraded coating reportedly contains no volatile ...

Coating Matters | Construction Materials for Coating Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor ...

Coating Matters | Membrane Process Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

March 10, 2015, ... weight of the developed polymer can be recognized. These imperfections develop holes, which are definitely an issue when you are trying to control flux! So what do you do when you need a thin casting, ...

Reducing Surface Contamination

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 05, 2015, ... we made back then was a fluoropolymer/acrylic blend extrusion coated onto a heavy gauge oriented polyester film. If you look at the chart below, it is easy to see that polyester is on one end of the electronegative ...

The Benefits of Ozone in Extrusion Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 26, 2015, ... possibilities. Ozone pre-treatment of the molten polymer web in extrusion laminating appeared as early as the mid 1990s, and is documented in the book I wrote/edited for TAPPI, in a chapter written by ...

Polymax Materials Suited for Sensory-Sensitive Applications

(Materials)

February 24, 2015, ... Polymax chairman Dr. Martin Lu. “It required extensive polymer science and compounding expertise, customized manufacturing equipment, and close teamwork with our customers.” Specialty compounds and formulations ...

Sensor Films Reports Agreement with Xerox

(News | New Products)

February 22, 2015, ... report an agreement to develop and bring to market advanced manufacturing solutions for the high-volume production of touch sensors using polymer-based transparent conductive films. Under the agreement, ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... Companies selected will highlight innovations in bioplastics, recycling, 3D printing, polymerization, resin processing, and antimicrobial polymers. Three of the startups report developments in the burgeoning ...

ICE USA 2015 - Orlando, Florida Summary

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 14, 2015, ... Kolm Polymers, and Twin City Courier.  You get the idea.  There was plenty to do at ICE to fill up 2½ days. While there was a lot to see and learn at the show, I perhaps was most fascinated by Nordmeccanica' ...

Coating Matters | Coating and Casting Technology for Water Filtration

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2015, ... solvated coating environments. Membranes need to be cast and coated, so the technology required is mutli-dimensional. In casting, the polymer forms a film that is quenched in a water bath. This polymeric ...

Goin' to Orlando for ICE USA!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 05, 2015, ... and Tom Bezigian of PLC Technologies (polymers, laminations, and coatings). Find Kelly Robinson at the pre-show conference sessions staged by CEMA on February 9 with his session at 9 A.M.: Dealing with ...