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Pressure-Sensitive Coating: Ready & Able

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... emulsion unit and a Park (Bolton Emerson Americas) hot melt unit; a $2.5 million 60-in. Black Clawson (Davis-Standard) unit that operates at 1,400 fpm and is used for silicone coating, and a 60-in. coater ...

Bluestar Silicones Raises Prices for Platinum Catalysts

(Archive)

September 15, 2007, Bluestar Silicones announces a 25% price increase on its platinum catalysts, effective September 1, for the release coating and pressure-sensitive adhesive markets. PRESS RELEASE CRANBURY, NJ—Bluestar ...

Less Coating, More Control

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... fit into today's coating world? Ralph Pagendarm finds UV-curable silicones still lagging far behind thermal curing silicones. “UV-curable acrylic adhesives are starting to be considered but still are considered ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... the adhesion values of the solvent-based adhesives historically preferred for high-performance applications. Release liners, both paper and film, and their silicone release coatings must perform to even ...

Solving the Problem of Silicone Transfer

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, Dr. Wilhelm Munninger of Frantschach Inncoat, a specialty release liner manufacturer, outlines his company's response to a major problem with large-format, water-based ink jet print. Silicone release coating ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, Using a high-speed cross-linker is a cost-effective solution to reduce mist. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the early 1980s, machines that applied silicone release coatings ran ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... deep draws, and the silicone release coating still retains its functionality in releasing the billets. Low-Density Polyethylene LDPE is a fairly soft, extensible, and conformable film. For applications ...

Orange Peel in a Coating Is Not Very Tasty

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... system to make it flow better often can eliminate orange peel. To remedy an orange peel appearance when using coatings in solvents or coatings that are 100% solids, certain silicone surfactants can be ...

Extrusion Coating Technology For The Imaging Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... Some materials are pigmented. This poses another challenger to the extrusion coating converter. Many products involve using a silicone release liner that is challenging for high-speed converters to handle. ...

PSA Tapes Key to Enhancing EV Battery Design and Production

(Print)

August 29, 2024, ... Flammability Flammability and thermal runaway are key challenges for EV battery manufacturers. To limit flammability, manufacturers are using acrylic- and silicone-based adhesives with flame-retardant ...

ETI Converting is ready to turn heads at LabelExpo Americas 2024 with an innovative live demo of its Cohesio machine

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 08, 2024, ... and full end of line automation. Widely known for its flexibility and modular design, Cohesio features: Flexographic printing stations Silicone coating and curing station Adhesive coating and laminating ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... are affected by both the material and desired diameter. For example, when I was a marketer in the silicone coating marketplace, we worked with those "slippery" materials, often at less than two-inch cuts, ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... by both the material and desired diameter. For example, when I was a marketer in the silicone coating marketplace, we worked with those “slippery” materials, often at less than two-inch cuts, sometimes ...

ETI: Pioneering Innovation in Label Manufacturing

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2024, ... labelstock yourself, using your choice of raw materials including paper or filmic substrate, silicone, and adhesive. This transformative approach isn’t just about manufacturing your own material, it’s ...

Following Major Acquisition, TekniPlex Healthcare to Showcase Expanded Interventional Capabilities at MD&M West

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2024, ... offering is designed to bridge the PVC-alternative tubing ease-of -bonding technology gap. Free of silicone, latex, phthalate and halogen, they are suitable for a wide variety of medical device tubing ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... are different types of adhesives available for tapes: Acrylic, hotmelt and solvent-based with different properties. Pressure-sensitive adhesives include silicone, acrylics and rubbers. For example, silicone ...

New Elastomeric and Urethane Roller Coverings?

(Coating/Laminating)

November 01, 2023, ... coating (350-400F), a product in the silicone family is usually selected. With this covering there is a trade-off where durability, compression set, and abrasion resistance can be a compromise. In the ...

Solar System! Martin Automatic Installs Renewable Energy

(News | New Products)

October 18, 2023, ... power its manufacturing center. According to Martin, the solar initiative had been under evaluation for several years culminating in roof modifications on its 170,000 sq ft facility, a white silicone ...

At Compamed, TekniPlex Healthcare to Highlight Multilayer Tubing and PVC Alternatives, Among Other Solutions

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2023, Company also will showcase grid lacquer coated paper and coated Tyvek® for device packaging, solvent-bondable TPE tubing, and more. Company also will showcase grid lacquer coated paper and coated Tyvek® ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... of adhesives available for tapes: Acrylic, hotmelt and solvent-based with different properties. Pressure-sensitive adhesives include silicone, acrylics and rubbers. For example, silicone adhesives are ...