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Global Specialty Products Cleaner is Eco-Friendly

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2016, ... polymeric, and certain UV-curable Inks, primers, and varnishes); industrial adhesives (Reactive Hot Melt Polyurethane Adhesive, High Performance Adhesives, Glass Glue Adhesives, Cyanoacrylate Adhesives, ...

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 ...

Coating Matters | Membrane Process Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

March 10, 2015, ... filter to clog through hydrophilicity, roughness reduction, and static charge, while allowing the water to pass through the filter. In both the casting and coating steps, polymeric formation in-process ...

The Benefits of Ozone in Extrusion Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 26, 2015, ... organoleptic properties (reduced odor and taste) in the coating, reduced shrinkage of polymeric substrates, and reduced energy consumption in the extrusion process. Quite often, in the extrusion coating ...

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 ...

Avery Dennison Shows Off Graphic Solutions

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... “And this is backed by our ongoing product innovation, ease of application, and reliable supply and support.” The portfolio featured at Fespa Digital 2014 includes cast, polymeric and monomeric films, ...

Coating Matters | Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow

(Coating/Laminating)

April 22, 2014, ...  A polymeric fluid dictates a coat hanger (curved) cavity design. To feed the manifold cavity properly, you have to consider the pressure drop across the path traveled from the pump through the ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... the scale-up to understand what the effect of process and product variables are to the final product outcome. As an example, take a Newtonian fluid, a polymeric shear thinning fluid, and a shear thickening ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... have added to the ability to coat hot melt adhesives economically, productively, and with improved product quality. HOT MELT ADHESIVES Hot melt adhesives are polymeric materials, such as ethylene-vinyl ...

Rheology, Math, and Coating Equipment Design

(Coating/Laminating)

August 30, 2013, ... non-Newtonian. Newtonian fluids behave according to more simplified mathematical functions when stresses are applied to them. Polymeric (non-Newtonian) fluids, however, behave more erratically when the ...

Clariant Announces Renewable-Based Waxes

(Coatings)

March 23, 2013, ... partly-renewable polymer wax for printing inks, which reportedly offers an ideal combination of flexible yet tough polymeric characteristics that renderiit a powerful rub-resistance additive for all ink ...

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

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... renewable content. Traditionally, PET is made from a polymeric reaction of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and purified terephthalic acid derived from petrochemical-based feedstocks. However, FLEXPET™ Green ...

Precision Color Pouches & Bags are BPI Certified

(Bag Pouch)

April 04, 2012, ... polymeric materials (via composting). BPI is open to any materials and products that demonstrate they meet the requirements in ASTM D6400 or D6868 standards, based on testing in a BPI-approved laboratory. ...

Static Beat | Control Static at the Corona Treater

(Static-Beat)

March 12, 2012, ... Minimize the low molecular weight polymeric layer by limiting the corona treatment level to only what is needed for your product. Increasing the treatment level increases the low molecular weight polymeric ...

Some Thoughts on Purging

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 09, 2011, ... is that polymeric/other purging techniques are of some limited value, and in cases where there is minimal build-up and obstruction, it is an effective alternative, especially when purging through the die. ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... of surfaces, with introductions of active species. Atmospheric plasma power densities are not high enough to damage polymeric materials, and voltage levels typically are too low to create back-side treatment. ...

Print on Water

(Print)

February 28, 2011, ... the surface of water. Then the ink is instantly cured by UV-LED light; the image transforms into the polymeric film, which also stays on the surface of water due to the difference of densities and adhesion.” ...

Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ...  Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ...  Polymeric additives, salts, conductive polymer, fibers & particles Surfactants, charge control agents Implementation Additional layer or coating Additive to existing layer or coating Location ...

Print on Paper, Film, Foil-now WATER?!

(Print News)

December 07, 2010, ... thin liquid film stays on the surface of water. Then the ink is instantly cured by UV-LED light, the image transforms into the polymeric film, which also stays on the surface of water due to the difference ...