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Inks Are Resistant

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

July 31, 2011, PremoFilm ETS water-based ink system for flexo-printed PE bags is said to provide excellent and stable printing properties over a wide range of press PremoFilm ETS water-based ink system for flexo-printed ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... received a shared press release to the industry from Heike Richter who handles the communication & public relations for IK Industrieverinigung Kunststoffverpackungen, the German Association for Plastic ...

Hybrid Inks Have No VOCs

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 31, 2011, TP UV Fusion hybrid inks for 3-piece metal decorating are formulated for indirect food packaging applications that require low-migration and low-odor TP UV Fusion hybrid inks for 3-piece metal decorating ...

Printing Proofs-Color Control: Spot On!

(Print)

April 30, 2011, ... for these proofs. “Our service bureau had fingerprinted our presses, but they couldn't calibrate for all the press conditions. While the system was generally very good, we were still having color issues, ...

Blanket Offers Smash Resistance

(Offset)

March 31, 2011, Zenith 660 is a robust, long-life sheetfed offset blanket said to provide excellent on-press stability and great smash resistance due to a thick compressible Zenith 660 is a robust, long-life sheetfed ...

Selling Your Company?

(Trends/Management News)

March 31, 2011, ... the 1930s. Fortunately, although economic and market conditions were awful, they never deteriorated to the levels realized during the Great Depression. However, middle market deals, defined as transactions ...

INX Intl. Ink Co. Announces Price Increase

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 15, 2011, INX Intl. Ink Co. has announced a price increase effective April 1, 2011. Company officials cite the unprecedented upward price pressure on raw materials SCHAUMBURG, Schaumburg, IL | INX Intl. Ink Co. ...

Sun Chemical Ups Prices in N.A. for Sheetfed & Energy Curable Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 02, 2011, ... margins over the past two years. Further consolidation in the supply base is expected in 2011, according to Sun Chemical sources, along with continued pressure for suppliers to alternatively sell key ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... as housing, that continue to be very depressed. Against that backdrop, however, there are reasons to be optimistic. Corporations have proven themselves to be extremely resilient and have managed to ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, The release liner industry has experienced a year of continuous pressure and change. Pressure has come in various forms: lower market growth rates, raw The release liner industry has experienced a year ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, Six Sigma is a quality control system utilized for everything from discrete parts to organizational efficiency. The question is: How do you best utilize If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... Visit www.pffc-online.com/events for meeting dates and locations. The views and opinions expressed in Technical Reports are those of the author(s), not those of the editors of PFFC. Please address comments ...

Lou Guzzetti

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ...  Key qualities of a successful leader | Have a positive, optimistic demeanor aimed at catching people doing something right. How did you get into the pressure-sensitive business? The prior owner, ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, Consumer-driven innovations named as winners in packaging competition DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers recently announced winners of its 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The awards program ...

Inks Have Many Benefits

(New Products)

April 30, 2010, Flexocure FORCE ink is said to enable narrow web printers to get better quality as well as improved mileage and press performance. Reported benefits include Flexocure FORCE ink is said to enable narrow ...

Inks Give Bright, Bold Colors

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, ... focus on press stability and brightness. The new range offers optimum shelf life and can be color tinted for extra highlights. Pulse Roll Label Products | +44 0 1454 272 433 | www.pulserl.com Circle ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... a must for any extrusion operation and one that many do not understand. It is vital that existing extruders have the proper instrumentation to measure melt temperature and extruder pressure in a manner ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, A major trend in the development of new web coated products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of A major trend in the development of new web coated ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ...  There were 31 billion sq m of release liner used in the label industry across the globe in 2008 — an impressive figure but one that AWA forecasts will grow less than 1% in 2009. Label stock applications ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, ... demand for shorter runs. Ralph Harris, president of AzCoat Inc., says the emergence of such high quality digital presses as HP Indigo and Xeikon has led to a demand for superior graphics from traditional ...