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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... in pressure-sensitive adhesives and caulks applications to assess and implement these solutions as high-performance and cost-effective alternatives to solvent-based products.” The two companies collaborated ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... stations, the press can interchange one rotogravure printing unit and one silk screen unit. Both can run UV and solvent- and water-based inks. Hologram application units serve to protect products from ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1

(Archive)

July 30, 2005, ... threads, thermochromic threads, and micro-marked fibers are other possibilities. Solvent-sensitive papers, developed to prevent information from being removed with solvent, also are available: They react ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... several different types of roll applied heat seal coatings are available in solvent and water borne chemistries. All the chemistries discussed in most cases have a wide range of conformance to FDA requirements ...

COF in Printed Packaging

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June 29, 2005, ... itself. If the ink is harder than the substrate, the COF of the printed substrate will be lower than that of the substrate itself. If the COF changes with time, drying, lubricant, or solvent migration ...

PRINT & CONVERTER 05 New Product Digest

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June 29, 2005, ... runs with either UV or solvent inks at speeds to 1,000 fpm. Can be mounted virtually anywhere, company says, including in-line with a press or with a folder/gluer. Prints on paper, coated stocks, foils, ...

Materials

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June 29, 2005, ... 708/236-3686; sunchemical.com FlexoPure general-purpose laminating ink system can be used on a wide variety of flexible packaging films. Features an excellent solvent release and very low gas chromatograph ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... andersonvreeland.com Flexowash A specialty solvent-washout solution is designed for improved processing of sheet photopolymers used in flexo printing. Said to eliminate problems associated with perchloroethylene ...

Materials

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May 30, 2005, ... Adhesive Benefits Reported Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives, Dublin OH; 614/790-3333; ashland.com Purelam A-9000/A-9010 solventless laminating adhesive provides aromatic amine extractables below ...

Flint Ink Announces Price Increases

(Archive)

May 21, 2005, ... UV ink products and liquid packaging ink products—including solvent-based inks, water-based inks, and radiation-curable inks and coatings for flexographic and gravure packaging printers and converters. ...

Under the Hood

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April 29, 2005, ... exposed them to extreme conditions in our test laboratory," Parnell says. "They were oven-aged under high temperatures, exposed to solvents, abrasion, and UV. Under every condition, the Jetrion UV ink held ...

Scitex Appoints Canadian Agent and US Dealer

(Archive)

April 18, 2005, Scitex Vision America has appointed Cascades Resources as the exclusive Canadian distributor for its line of digital printing equipment and consumables for wide-format graphic-arts and packaging applications. ...

Jetrion Names National and European Distributors

(Archive)

April 09, 2005, ... its 3025 inkjet system and inks. The monochrome Jetrion 3025 inkjet system is said to deliver 316 dpi resolution at speeds up to 250 fpm with UV inks and up to 400 fpm with solvent inks. Contact Jetrion ...

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

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March 30, 2005, ... Some labs will "wash" the surface with a solvent, which hopefully will restore the high surface tension of a treated film. However, this practice can miss the mark, since choosing the right solvent that ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

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March 30, 2005, ... or other inaccessible areas), the film represents a cost reduction of about 40% compared to oven-cured glass, and it can be produced in one-third the time. Film Technologies converts two versions of solvent-based ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... imaging unit built specifically for the tag and label industry. Platemaking then is performed by DuPont Cyrel FAST equipment that requires no solvents for digital flexo plate processing in as little as ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

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March 30, 2005, ... industry average and features new patent-pending designs. Products include company’s drive, controls, and tension systems. Visit booth 1068. Solventless Adhesive Laminator Offered Comexi, Girona, ...

Materials

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February 27, 2005, ... cards. PC Films Show Off Graphics Coburn Graphic Films, Lakewood, NJ; 732/367-5511; polycarbonatefilms.com Claritex PC films for digital, flexo, or screen printing use conventional solvent-based or ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

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February 27, 2005, ...  Increased productivity, as press speeds can be higher than with use of conventional water- or solvent-based ink jet. The inks are stable, without the tendency to clog the jet nozzles. They offer better ...

Rotary Screen Printings Contribution to RFID

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... for these applications. Drying evaporates the solvents; but in the case of silver ink and the plating processes, a curing operation is needed, too, in order to soften the particles and boost the conductivity. ...