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AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... solvent-free laminator. Two onboard coating stations apply adhesive to two substrates to join a third at a lamination nip for a three-ply substrate in one pass, cutting waste by more than 50% compared ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... and then the excess water solvent is dried off through extra long dryers, thereby leaving a live p-s adhesive exposed. The PET is then laminated to the adhesive in a laminating station. A third lamination ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... SL solvent-free laminator to its Carol Stream operations. “The Simplex 1300 worked well for us, but we wanted to optimize the amount of material we could get across the machine,” says Imburgia. “So ...

LDPE Tough on Contaminants

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... is available in thicknesses of 1.25-5 mils and can be corona treated for use with water- or solvent-based inks. Brentwood Plastics | 513-238-8552 | www.brentwoodplastics.com Circle 406 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Green Platemaking for Clemson

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2010, ... plates from Asahi. Using only a detergent and water mixture to process plates, Asahi's AWP 230W design eliminates the need for solvents and the release of VOCs during the flexographic platemaking process. ...

Green Platemaking for Clemson

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2010, ... processor is designed specifically to process water-washable plates from Asahi. Using only a detergent and water mixture to process plates, Asahi's AWP 230W design eliminates the need for solvents and the ...

Technical Seminars Introduce New Technology for Flexo Printers

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2009, ... developments and discussed topics of interest with flexo printers, converters and prepress managers. Topics included an eco-efficiency analysis on solvent versus thermal plate processing, sustainability ...

Time To Say Goodbye

(Process Management)

November 30, 2009, ... proofers would be expected but are not always in place. Solvent Retention | Solvent-based inks for gravure and flexo film printing are here to stay for the foreseeable future, causing residual solvents ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... sheets that are guided to a device that winds them, or the tube is heat sealed on one end to create a bag-shaped final product (see Figure 3). Manufacturing a cast film requires incorporating solvents ...

Technical Seminars Introduce New Technology for Flexo Printers

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2009, ... printers, converters, and prepress managers. Presented topics included an eco-efficiency analysis on solvent versus thermal plate processing, sustainability of inks and plate components in packaging, and ...

Anilox Cleaner Cuts Makeready Time

(News Clips Archive)

October 31, 2009, ...  multipurpose cleaner, AltraWash Blue, in its automatic anilox roll cleaning machine at its Cadmus Special Packaging facility. The product is formulated for cleaning UV and solvent-based inks and reportedl ...

Digital Printing, Part 1 | Technology

(Process Management)

September 30, 2009, ... stability since cleaning the printheads is more difficult. The UV Advantage In single-pass DoD inkjet printing, there are several ink options. These are water-base, solvent-base, and UV cure. Since ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... than solvent-type products. This high-performance, non-hazardous, deep cleaning concentrate is said to extend rubber roller life significantly. Eliminates the need for deglazers, rejuvenators, pomades, ...

Labelexpo Europe Preview of Exhibits

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2009, A preview of some of the exhibitors that will be at Labelexpo Europe Permanently Detachable Adhesives SEMPACH STATION, SWITZERLAND | Collano Adhesives will introduce L1-1164 and L1-202 solventless, hot ...

Breaking Barriers

(Digital)

July 31, 2009, ... also offers digital color print servers, superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks, UV wide-format inkjet printers, and Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems. EFI's software was essential ...

Crime Stoppers

(Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... in the substrate itself, and this is particularly relevant for papers whose “recipe” can be varied during production and during finishing as well as on the printing press. In papers, solvent-sensitivity, ...

Flexo Forum Fervor

(Flexography)

June 30, 2009, ... to be solvent-based with water-based technology replacing only a fraction of applications. He revealed that while enthusiasm for electron beam (EB) technology has cooled down somewhat, higher press speeds ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ... and coatings effectively. Product is biodegradable, solvent-free, and contains no VOCs. A buffering solution is added for safety and performance, enabling it to outperform caustic cleaners yet remain safe ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200

(New Products)

May 31, 2009, ... or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Create Transparent Coatings The chamber doctor blade type AGS 2500 “System BASF” is able to coat solvent and solventless coating medias and works with two separate ...

Gravure Shows Off Best

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2009, ... solvent-based inks with Environmental Ink & Coating’s water-based coating. A small dot pattern complicated the printing process, but despite the complexity of the design reversed-out images remained perfect. ...