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Dutch converter retakes his company

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... built in-house) producing 400 million die-cut lids annually. At present, Bolding purchases most of its inks (solvent-based) from German sources, but plans are underway to begin in-house manufacture of ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... viscosity; application of thinner films; improved flow and leveling; lower applied costs; and reduction/elimination of monomers and solvents. This technology is being directed toward numerous applications, ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

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June 30, 1996, ... early 70s was to eliminate the use of solvents, but users quickly discovered the technology also provided certain benefits that enhanced production, line speed, and performance. "In any kind of printing ...

Something new under the sun

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... Available in water-based, oil-based, and solvent-based versions, the ink can be mixed into a UV-curable solution. "The Chamelacolors formula is so stable, it's considered archival. If it were stored in ...

Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?

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May 31, 1996, ... removed adhesives, coatings, and inks from their hands and arms by washing with toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, or other solvent. Mixing-room employees could be seen eating sandwiches while they were readying ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... the press. Duralam uses solvent-based inks formulated by Color Converting Industries and Sun Chemical Corp. A Titan 60-in. SR-6 rewinder takes care of slitting jobs at the rate of 1,500 fpm. Adhesive ...

Plate advances bring flexo closer to offset

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April 30, 1996, ... latitude, excellent ink transfer, and increased durability. A problem with flexo plates in the past has been ink compatibility. Solvent-free inks contain monomers and photoinitiators that diffuse into ...

Gravure gets easier

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April 30, 1996, ... roll combined with the appropriate solvent- or water-based ink. Available in widths of 6 in., 12 in., and 18 in., variable-circumference print-wheels from 11 to 24 in. are easily changed for different ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... metallized polyester/adhesive/125-ga LDPE. Printing was on an FMC six-color, central-impression press with solvent-based inks. The package can reportedly be processed easily on form/fill/seal equipment. ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... designer and utilizes both photopolymer and rubber plates. A staff of ink specialists from Sun Chemical Corp. is on hand at all times to blend as many as eight different solvent-based ink colors to match ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... of such emissions to no greater than 0.20 kg/kg of solids applied for each press or each group of presses linked by a solvent recovery system; or (3) restriction of such emissions to no greater than 0.04 ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... printing, and the anilox rolls are configured for printing process color. The amount of solvent being introduced into the ink has to be measured very carefully, otherwise you have distortion." An existing ...

"Partnering" helps get press up to spee

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November 30, 1995, ... so it's resistant to all UV and solvent-based inks as well as to the Werneke water-based inks in use at Viking. Serious but Solvable Giles' first thought was to utilize DIP's disposable paper ink trays ...

Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say

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May 31, 1995, ... of the three major ink technologies available to the flexographic printer of flexible packaging. This joint effort will research solvent-based, water-based, and ultraviolet-cured ink chemistries for specific ...

Converter combines profit with environmental concern

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May 31, 1995, ... control was received well by employees. Benefits of the process include improved weatherability, gloss and minimal cleanup. Volatile organic compound emissions were reduced to near-zero levels. Solvents ...

Reynolds subsidiary in Spain benefits from technology transfer

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May 31, 1995, ... Grafiba uses waterborne and solventborne inks. Grafiba products are used in the dairy, confectionery, breakfast cereal, dehydrated soup, pasta, powdered dessert, beverage, tobacco and sugar markets. ...

Printer responds to tougher environmental standards

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April 30, 1995, New regulations nailed a solvent done considered environmentally friendly. Poly-Pak Industries scrambled to meet the new standards and combat a wave of New regulations nailed a solvent done considered ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... adhesive systems. It's particularly suited to water and solventborne inks systems. Melinex ECO 813G performance is indistinguishable from standard Melinex 813 except that it may be somewhat tougher. ...

Consortium proves quality growth of flexo printing

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April 30, 1995, ... .067 in., hard mounting tape over foam tape, laser-engraved over mechanically engraved anilox rolls, aqueous over solventborne inks, stainless-steel blades over plastic doctor blades and film over paper. ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ...  neutralize corrosive gases, instead they absorbed them. They worked by coating the contents with an oil which then had to be removed by solvents, and their shelf life was as little as six months. Thi ...