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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... solvent-polished, cut, cemented, drilled, or decorated without difficulty. Because of its printability, it is said to be well-suited for cards and other lithographic applications. Visit Eastman Chemical ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

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August 31, 2000, ... formula to optimize ink lubricity. Surfactants Additives in the form of surfactants are used frequently to improve ink printability. Such surfactants lower the ink surface tension and provide ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... and offers a new topcoating said to improve printability. Durable enough for most outdoor applications, film is called ideal for long-term promotions. It is heat-sealable and waterproof as well as resistant ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

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August 30, 2000, ... with the technical expertise of its suppliers, who in turn count on Premiere to test new materials (i.e., the printability of face-stocks) under true pressroom conditions. This reciprocal R&D arrangement ...

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

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June 30, 2000, ... with an Enercon corona treater to enhance printability on even the thinnest webs, says Decker. He adds that a dual-camera web inspection system from TruColor Video Systems monitors print quality at ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... to the adhesive. We use a two-side corona treater in this case to treat the untreated surface for adhesive key, while giving the supplied C-treated side a secondary boost for excellent printability. Obviously, ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... are spread over a film surface to determine printability, coating laydown, and heat sealability of treated films. Mixing ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and formamide in different concentrations yields ...

FTA winners show off strides in Flexo

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June 30, 1996, ... Entries were judged on two general standards: degree of difficulty (printability/ink compatibility, registration tolerances, plate multiformity, fineness of print/screen, tonal range, converting complexity, ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ...  The unique appearance of the AquaFresh Toothpaste (Whitening) package is the result of a transfer metallization process that yields a non-film, holographically metallized board which combines the printability ...

Improved paper chemistry provides multiple benefits

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December 31, 1995, ... is better printability and moldability, better adhesion to glass or plastic, and other desired properties. For converters wanting to reduce basis weight of recycled linerboard, microparticle technology ...