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Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... press runs all solvent-based inks and has BST web guiding systems on the unwind and the rewind. It features Rossini sleeves and Praxair anilox rolls and recently was retrofitted with a new BST Pro Mark ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... from the printing process are reprocessed and reused. 100% of coating totes, skids, end boards, core plugs, and H-channels are reused. No solvent-based inks or coatings are used. A home computer recycling ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... and micro-marked fibers are other possibilities. Solvent-sensitive papers, developed to prevent information being removed with the use of solvent, also are available. Iridescent security color stripes ...

Viscometer Is Rugged

(New Products)

April 30, 2010, The AST-100 in-line viscometer has no moving parts, simple Clean-In-Place design, rugged 316 SS construction, and compact size for easy installation. The AST-100 in-line viscometer has no moving parts, ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... a UV light station to cure the adhesive through the BOPP. A second example is 48-ga PET, which works well with an emulsion adhesive. The adhesive is applied, and then the excess water solvent is dried ...

Gravure Printing: Print Comes To Life

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... printed on polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) LV film using solvent-based inks and heat-activated adhesive on a Rotomec press. “The black type and diagrams are very nice, the vignettes are outstanding, ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... category for its One Shot three-ply, 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 ...

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, ...