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The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... tack minimizes the risk of telescoping, so it is not necessary to adjust the web tension and winding profile. Solvent-based adhesive has a longer ‘pot life’ and allows a higher weight of application, ...

The Pros and Cons of Flexo vs. Gravure Printing

(Print)

October 16, 2022, ... that are compatible and also requires more ink per print — which can drive up the cost of printing. A type of printing traditionally associated with solvent-based inks, gravure printing could be considered ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... on all types of flexible materials, on a reel-to-reel basis, applying various inks, varnishes, adhesives and even paints using environmentally acceptable formulations and solvent-based materials as and ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... recyclable products under the SunEco portfolio of solutions, including: SunSpectro Solvawash GR and FL washable/deinkable, gravure, and flexo-printable solvent-based inks are a solution that enables ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ... change its surface energy and allow the liquid to adhere. Dyne level requirements vary for different substrates and different uses. For example, water-based ink requires a higher Dyne level than solvent-based, ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... laminator can be configured not only to laminate two or more materials with water-based, solvent-based or solventless adhesives, but as a coating machine, as a gravure or flexo printing unit -at register ...

The Relationship of Surface Characteristics and Successful Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 16, 2022, ... UV). Waterborne adhesives universally require higher surface energy levels than solvent-based systems. Table 1 provides some recommended values based on process and coating type used. Means of ...

A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications

(Surface Prep)

November 28, 2021, ... of substrates and are generally a safer and more sustainable choice compared to solvent-based primers. However, not all water-based primers are created equally. There are several factors to consider when ...

Looking for Custom Converting Solutions?

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 10, 2021, ... full-scale manufacturing.  The facility includes three pilot coater/laminators, in web widths from 150 mm to 600 mm, capable of more than 40 aqueous and solvent-based coating methods which provide a limitless ...

Flint Group ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS Inks and Coatings Secure Material Health Gold from Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

(News | New Products)

August 25, 2021, ... Cradle Certifiedä Product Standard, achieving a Gold level and Silver level respectively. The company’s ZenCode portfolio is part of its recently announced ONECode solvent-based inks and coatings range. ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... 231 kilograms. The gravure printing simulation results from using electronic engraving of the cylinders and solvent-based inks, while water-based flexographic printing uses water-washable plates and ...

PCMC’s Fusion C Now Equipped to Run Gelflex-EB Inks at 400 Meters Per Minute

(News | New Products)

June 16, 2021, ... to reduce their volatile organic compounds. By moving away from solvent-based ink systems, printers can remove solvents at the source. Water-based inks and EB curable inks both fill this need.”  Gelflex-EB ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... machinery supports a range of opportunities from simple priming, to adhesive applications, to solar receptive coatings. The solution can be water-based, solvent-based, or 100 percent solids. Extrusion ...

The Value of Specialised Experience

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2021, ... been in ink, which used to be mainly solvent-based but now converters and their customers are looking for ‘greener’ options and this has seen a large uptake in water-based technology, both inks and lacquers.  ...

Multisac Flexible Packaging Reinforces Its Confidence in Comexi with the Acquisition of an ML2 Laminator

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2021, ... Packaging, a company dedicated to the production and selling of flexible packaging, primarily uses the following technologies: flexographic printing, digital printing, solventless and solvent-based laminating, ...

CTI Announces Water-Based Glow-in-Dark Ink Formulas for High-Speed Flexo and Gravure

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2020, ... station with a 10-13 (BCM) anilox allows print operators to deliver the same glow strength as CTI’s solvent-based GID ink. “It’s a real break-through that converters have desired for years,” says CTI ...

Bobst Brings Gravure Printing for Flexible Packaging Into the Digital World With oneECG Extended Color Gamut Gravure Technology

(News | New Products)

September 13, 2020, ... substrates. oneECG for gravure printing presses is an open-partnership system to multiple suppliers, developed for use with solvent-based and water-based inks. oneECG ​​​​​​​reportedly partners along ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2020, ... savings in their processes. Utilize Sustainable Inks Water-based inks are an eco-friendly alternative to solvent-based inks, as they include fewer volatile organic compounds, which can be hazardous ...

Sappi Casting and Release Announces New Line of Textured Casting Papers for Solvent-Free Systems: Ultracast Viva

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, ... sustainability practices to align with global goals for environmentally-friendly manufacturing.  Regulations are going into effect that limit or eliminate solvent-based casting systems in China and the ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... overall energy savings in their processes. Utilize Sustainable Inks Water-based inks are an eco-friendly alternative to solvent-based inks, as they include fewer volatile organic compounds, which ...