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Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... inks run on press without the need of pH adjustment. An added bonus is that press cleaning should be easier, and less foam should be generated. The driving force for developing neutral pH inks is to ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... coating. LDPE from high-pressure autoclave reactors for extrusion coating with a melt flow rate (MFR) range from 7 to 9 g/10 min with a density of 917 to 920 kg/m3 has for many years been a uniform commodity. ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, Elizabeth Park provides an overview of the current status of self-adhesive laminates in the graphic arts industry. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Under Pressure: Self Adhesive ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... that consider in-house manufacturing a core competence are under increasing pressure to balance the need to react quickly to market dynamics against the risks/long lead times associated with capital investments. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... Register Guidance systems installed at Fuji’s Gillingham, UK, plant. The systems have resulted in an increase in press speeds by about 10% and a decrease in start-up times by 30%. Says Fuji print technician ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... the ink pH, press speed, and formulation. Water-based rotogravure inks have higher surface tensions, which create a sharper dot but also lower its ability to wet the substrate. Commercialization ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... Pressure-Sensitives Pressure-sensitive adhesive products often are sold with certificates of analysis indicating they conform to a specification. Testing equipment used for measuring physical properties ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... free” stabilization systems can suppress post extrusion discoloration in clear and white pigmented films. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper that is available on the TAPPI web site at ...

3M/Emtech Emulsion Technologies Go Digital with New Line of Label Materials

(Archive)

September 12, 2004, ... in early October 2004. PRESS RELEASE ROSEMONT, IL, USA—A month prior to Labelexpo Americas 2004 — which opened this morning in Rosemont with good foot traffic thus far — 3M/Emtech Emulsion Technologies ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... and gluing problems, and warehousing issues. These problems affect press and die-cutting speeds, run time, overtime, paper waste, and quality — all of which cut into profits. If you carefully investigate ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the last five years, industry growth has prevailed despite relentless pressures for higher performance at lower cost, volatility in resin feedstock prices, globalization effects, and changing consumer ...

Screen Savers

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... are variables that determine how the screen printing system's consumables contribute to the profitability of a specific job. The cost of the screen. The screen's durability (number of impressions). ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, Battenfeld Gloucester says its new MDO (machine-direction orientation) unit provides enhancements to polyethylene film; OEM also to show new 9-layer die at K Show fall 2004. PRESS RELEASE VIENNA, AUSTRIA—Battenfeld ...

CYRO Presents Heat-Aging Effects on Medical Packaging Materials at ANTEC in Chicago

(Archive)

June 01, 2004, ... packaging stability thanks to Cyro Industries. PRESS RELEASE ROCKAWAY, NJ, USA—Medical packaging engineers, device manufacturers, as well as other attendees of this year's ANTEC conference (Chicago, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... has been reached, lights shut off automatically without timers. Varnish Has Security Benefits Uvitec Printing Ink, Lodi, NJ; 973/778-0737; uvitec.com Scanning varnish #14147-17 for letterpress applications ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... water-based polymers for printing inks. Benefits are said to include cost savings, improved pressroom efficiency, and less print waste. Inks reportedly print longer between adjustments. Folding Carton ...

Optimum Release

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... in film laminates. As regulatory pressures mount, the main limitation remains the health, safety, and environmental profile of solvent-borne silicone systems. Solventless Thermal Cure Demand for faster, ...

Getting Better with Time

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... Signet contends there's a new industry emphasis toward increasing press utilization, decreasing downtime, and reducing make-ready scrap related to ink and coating adjustments. “The on-press stability, high ...

Proud & Proficient

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2004, ... the PE shrink film extrusion division. The converting operation contains two eight-color Grafomac rotogravure presses and one eight-color flexographic press from Windmoeller and Hoelscher (W&H). There ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... on base substrates down to 0.7 microns. Blankets Have Resistant Surface Phoenix North America, Fords, NJ, USA; 732/346-5353 Topaz Carat blankets for offset printing feature a compressible intermediate ...