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CMM Tops 22K; Product Debuts; Show-Floor Sales

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April 23, 2003, ... radiation curing and for pioneering the use of electron beam and ultraviolet-cured silicone release liners in the use of film substrates. The Wisconsin-based firm is also bringing its leadership to the ...

Energy-Curable Inks

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November 30, 2002, ... inks are cured using ultraviolet radiation in the 200-400 nm waveband of the electromagnetic spectrum. The process is started (initiated) by using a blend of photo-reactive (light-reactive) materials called ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportEB/UV Curing Drying

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October 31, 2002, ... It also has been used successfully in the processing of radiation-curable silicones for release coatings. In this case, however, a lot of the energy is “wasted” as it passes through the thin coating (usually ...

1970 - 1973

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August 26, 2002, ...  Sun Graphics Systems, the ultraviolet cured ink process is approaching commercial reality in lithography, and will thence be directed toward gravure." Curable Inks for Flexo? In "Radiation-Cured Inks ...

Seminar Addresses UV/EB Curable Technology

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July 21, 2002, What's the skinny on UV and EB technology? A recent UV seminar provided PFFC AND YOU with info about the use of radiation technology in the industry. HILLSIDE, IL, USA— A jointly sponsored UV (ultraviolet) ...

RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance

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May 05, 2002, RadTech 2002: Curing at the Speed of Light. Attendance at the ultraviolet/electron beam technology conference/expo last month seems to be in keeping with the science and industry utilization of UV/EB technology: ...

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up

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January 31, 2002, ... overcoating systems supplied in aqueous form. Eventually, overcoats cured by UV or EB radiation also became available. Today, companies exist whose sole business is selling aqueous or high-energy-curing ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... 1999, pp. 44-54). One interpretation: If there is an adequate barrier, then noncompliant materials can be used since FDA status is not required. The second perspective: If the radiation-curable material ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ... of label presses. In addition to mercury lamps, the co. has developed a wide range of metal halide lamps that create specific wavelengths of UV radiation to match the sensitivity of the photopolymer being ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, ... Adhesives, Polymers... Color-Coded Release Liners Simplify Selection Metallized Products, Winchester, MA; 781/729-8300; 888/MPI-8088 Color-coded release liners feature radiation-cured silicone coatings ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... of juice, water, soft drinks, wine, and liquor. The biaxially oriented polyolefin film reportedly achieves precision shrink consistently, without irradiation, at low sealant temperatures. Available in ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2001, ... characterize, qualify, and certify sources of visible, UV, IR, and optical radiation. Ron Anderson, president and CEO of GretagMacbeth, says, "This acquisition positions GretagMacbeth to expand on its ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... laminating line for webs to 24 in. wide and speeds to 2,000 fpm. Coatings can be air dried thermally or radiation cured with UV cure lamps from Fusion Systems (inerted and noninerted) and an Energy Systems ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... media to prime labels and durable products. Smaller than the Lowell plant, the Mentor facility is only four years old. "Our lines run radiation-cured coatings," says Denise Mikin, product manager for ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... process is vital to manufacturing, and the technology has become so complex and specialized for the semiconductor market that this use of radiation curing is generally not considered to be part of the ...

Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry

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January 31, 1996, ... and radiation-cured, because application and cure are done in-line at high speeds," says Dick Muny, president of Chemsultants, Mentor, OH. Muny's company has spent ten years developing alternate environmentally ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... is projected to be the volume leader in 1994, taking the top spot from polyvinyl chloride. Radiation Curing Radiation processing - using high-energy radiation from ultraviolet lamps and electron-beam ...

CALENDAR TEMP

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December 31, 1994, ... *@head:Sept. 25: UV/EB Curable PSA Workship, Sponsored by Radtech, Cincinnati, OH (301/617-3460; www.radtech.com). Sept. 25–26: Radiation Cured PSA Workshop, Sponsored by Adhesive & Sealant Council, Airport ...