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The Wow Factor

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... eliminate odors and retained solvents while using more renewable resources. C&H Packaging Co., Merrill, WI, earned a Gold Award for Environmental Achievement for converting this package.  ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... inxink.com Belle Color is a high-performance, solvent-based gravure ink system designed for adhesive or extrusion lamination. Said to offer high film adhesion, excellent lamination bond strength, and ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... coextrusions, the press has a print width of 53 in. and repeat lengths of 12.6–41 in. while using the same print stand frame and print units as those F&K uses for processing solvent- or water-based inks. ...

Dymax Moves

(Archive)

February 27, 2007, Dymax Corp., an international manufacturer of solvent-free, environmentally friendly adhesives and light curing equipment, has moved its U.S. headquarters. PRESS RELEASE TORRINGTON, CT—Dymax Corp., ...

Global Release Liner Industry Conference

(Archive)

February 27, 2007, ... international manufacturer of solvent-free, environmentally friendly adhesives and light curing equipment, has moved its U.S. headquarters. Now in its 7th year, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.'s Global Release ...

Nordmeccanica Installs Machines

(Archive)

February 25, 2007, ... delievered since the foundation of the company. Winpack, Winnipeg, Canada, received its third Nordmeccanica, a 2,000 fpm solvent-free laminator; the first one was delivered in 1999. Other buyers included ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Narrow Web)

January 31, 2007, ... are constructed on 2.3-mil cast vinyl, use a permanent solvent acrylic adhesive, and are protected with a 78# white kraft liner. PFFC-ASAP 318 Features Aid Inspection AB Graphic Intl., East Yorkshire, ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... and other substrates in both water and solvent applications. Celanese reports the R&D advancement improves wet strength by more than 40% over previous state-of-the-art technology and allows manufacturers ...

Lessons in Laminating

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... encapsulated air. Small variations in the topography of the coatings, some of which were solvent-based, held air in the boundary layer as the two parts of the laminate came together. To achieve an extremely ...

Contract Services Directory

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2007, ...  Web Type: Foils, Paper, Nonwovens, Plastic Films Coating Type: Solvent, Aqueous Drying/Curing: Infrared, Air Impingement Other Capabilities: Laminating, Pilot/Lab, Slitting, Surface Treatment Available ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... adopt a forward-looking view that embraces both the benefits and differences of new technologies and new products. Whether the answer is a water-based or solventless adhesive, both options eliminate the ...

Loparex Adds Capacity

(Archive)

January 28, 2007, ... in the coming months. Coater 10 in Dixon will continue to produce solvent and solventless release liner products. It is expected that some of the employees in the Dixon facility will be transferred to ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... include 360-deg label look with virtually seamless appearance; lower cost per label; excellent printability with solvent-based, water-based, and UV inks by flexo and gravure processes; and clean separation ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... Reported benefits include 360-deg label look with virtually seamless appearance; lower cost per label; excellent printability with solvent-based, water-based, and UV inks by flexo and gravure processes; ...

Pouch Progress

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2006, ... typical construction is overprint varnish/ink/PET/adhesive/metallized PET/adh/PP. This “green” technology development is solventless with no volatile organic compounds and has an extremely fast cure ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... packaging. In addition to the results presented in the paper, these EB curable barrier materials were also tested with several different types of inks including solvent-based flexographic inks. Good adhesion ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... Center featuring a 35,000-sq-ft building, state-of-the-art testing, product development, research, and training facilities. Included will be an Arrow pilot coater; new solvent recovery equipment; new in-house ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... new solvent recovery equipment; new in-house plasma treatment capabilities, new slitting capacity, and more. The site has enough space for two additional buildings, including one to develop fuel cell membrane ...

Optimizing Costs

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... platinum-catalyzed solventless systems. They employ proprietary polymers and crosslinkers that enable lower platinum usage. According to Norm Kanar, Dow Corning Americas area market manager for release ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ...  Company offers two systems it says are environmentally safe. Nutre Clean XP flexo washout solvent is said to perform well in both rotary and in-line systems. Spent polymer is solubilized, and system processes ...