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The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ...  Plastiglaze is made by combining thermoplastic and thermosetting resigns in the presence of any one of several common solvents.  Therefore, it can be changed from a transparent liquid into a translucent ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

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January 19, 2020, ... This procedure should be done in a lab environment, especially when using solvent formulations, because of the risk of spills and accidental skin contact. Please review ASTM D2578. This test method is ...

Prepack Thailand Chooses Vetaphone Corona

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January 14, 2020, ... as well as solvent-based lamination and forming. “We are located close to the sea and there is always a high level of salt in the air, which added to the humidity levels that we experience in southern ...

Uteco Group and ESI Announce the Release of the DIAMOND HP CI FLEXO PRESS Now Configured with ESI’s Flexobeam for Printing Gelflex-EB Inks

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 11, 2020, ... a cost-effective path to gain high resolution print quality that removes over 90 percent of solvents and is sustainable through its use of EB technology. UTECO and ESI have been involved for years in ...

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Launches Lamination Adhesives Portfolio

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2019, ... to potential harsh conditions that include solvents/chemicals, UV light, heat, cold, rain or water. The Performance Tapes portfolio offers a selection of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape constructions ...

GIS and Seiko Collaborate to Increase Integration Options for the Seiko RC1536 Printhead

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2019, ... oil-, UV-, solvent- and aqueous-based fluids – ideal for a wide range of applications, including high laydown coating & varnish, additive manufacturing, ceramics, textiles and more.  Featuring a wide print-width ...

Comexi Expands its Presence in the U.S. with the Sale of an F2 MP to New Wave Converting

(Flexography)

November 08, 2019, ... 10 color printing and solventless lamination in only one week, or at the most, two weeks if they do not have an art file. Additionally, we make printing plates and pouches.” Comexi F2 MP has been designed ...

Roland DG’s TrueVIS Series Wide-Format Inkjet Printer/Cutters Earn Top Honors in Three Categories from Buyers Lab 2020 Pick Awards

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

October 27, 2019, ... Eco-Solvent/Latex 54”/64” Printer category was the VG2 series 8-color printer/cutters with Orange ink (CMYKLcLmLkOr). In the Outstanding Enhanced CMYK Eco-Solvent/Latex 54”/64” Printer category, it was ...

SOMA and Vetaphone Strengthen Working Partnership

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October 20, 2019, ... 620 to 1450mm and in eight or 10 colors depending on the model, the Optima presses use sleeve technology to print solvent, water-based, or UV/LED cured inks on a variety of substrates including LDPE, HDPE/PP, ...

The New Generation of Comexi Offset CI8 Introduces New Solutions for Flexible Packaging

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October 20, 2019, ... PET from many of the triplex or simple laminates currently available. The Offset EB inks and coatings are 100 percent solvent free, assisting converters and brand owners to significantly reduce their ...

Dow Presents New ADCOTE™ L76-500 High-Solids Adhesive for High-Speed Metal Lamination

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October 07, 2019, Dow announce it has expanded its portfolio of solvent-based adhesives with the new ADCOTE™ L76-500 high-solids adhesive. Dow announce it has expanded its portfolio of solvent-based adhesives with the ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

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September 29, 2019, ... a range of gadgets that make it easy to operate, and fast to run. Capable of running solvent, water-based, or solvent free adhesives, the ML2 has a maximum web width of 1530 mm and is capable of 450 m/min, ...

Coating and Laminating Offer Related and Unique Benefits

(Coating/Laminating)

September 11, 2019, ... example rather than an end-use benefit. Certain coatings, such as for silicone coated pressure-sensitive release backings run the range of emulsion, solvent and solvent-less silicones. Various papers ...

Flint Group’s New Thermal nyloflex® XAH Digital Plate Increasing Productivity

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August 18, 2019, ... all of the benefits of the nyloflex Xpress Thermal System – such as lower operating costs, higher sustainability and the quality of a solvent processed plate – producing plates in under one hour from imaging ...

Avery Dennison Launches TC-2000 Film Topcoat

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2019, ... including water-based flexo, UV flexo, UV screen, UV inkjet, solvent gravure and letterpress. This enables converters to leverage digital printing for greater flexibility and quality output, simplifying ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... processes are higher, varying from printing with solvent based inks at 40-42 dyne/cm, to water based inks at 46-48 dyne/cm, coating at 44-54dyne/cm, and lamination at 46-56 dyne/cm.  The ability to measure ...

Fazer, Marvaco and Pyroll Pilot GreenerPrinting™

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June 23, 2019, ... use of cleaning solvents. “This is a large-scale pilot where we can follow the benefits of EGP in the production a high-volume consumer product, in co-operation with the brand owner and packaging printing ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... elimination of solvents, as Deksnys outlines: “By using LED UV to pre-cure the white, we are able to overprint as if we are using solvent-gelling EB inks, but without using any solvents. Furthermore, having ...

Bison Bag Adds 10 color MIRAFLEX II AM Press

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May 01, 2019, ... in 2020. Other recently acquired machinery includes one pouch machine from Modern Manufacturing, two  Nordmeccanica solventless laminators , an auto-mounter by J. M. Heaford and an Inno-Lok machine for ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... properties. The INX flexographic product line features an array of ink choices to use for packaging purposes. These range from water, solvent and UV/EB flexo inks to Low Migration and Specialty inks ...