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Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ...  With many applications for self-adhesive vinyls involving irregular, rough, and otherwise inhospitable substrates, often out of doors, solvent-based adhesives are the prevalent technology. Major coaters ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... solvent-based systems before cross-linking with UV, for example, can offer unique properties. With ever-increasing regulatory issues concerning the safe and environmentally friendly disposal of hazardous ...

Model Mock-Ups

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... for the ink to adhere to various substrates. The manufacturers of the ink systems specify a solvent-based coating for plastics. We found by using the Enercon corona treater, we can use HP Indigo’s aqueous-based ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

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October 30, 2004, ... Solvent-based rotogravure inks provide the widest choice of binder, resolubility, color density, rapid drying rate, and excellent substrate wetting properties for high quality graphics. Their major downside ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... Bielloni, and Nordmeccanica. The two solvent laminators are both Nordmeccanica. Plans are to purchase an additional solvent-based machine from Rotomec in 2004. To complete the composite-making machinery, ...

Materials

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September 29, 2004, ... alternative to MEK or aggressive solvent-based inks and said to be ideal for printing on heat-sensitive materials. Scented Inks Enhance Brands Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 734/622-6000; flintink.com ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... is designed to run both solvent-based and water-based inks; the converter buys its ink from Sun Chemical and INX Intl. According to Biddle, Flexicon also equipped its new Infiniti with a newly upgraded ...

Italy

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August 30, 2004, ... and rewinders for flexible packaging, as is Bimec. Nordmeccanica also produces a superb line of solvent-based and solventless adhesive laminators. Converting technology combined with the strength of the ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

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June 29, 2004, ... Equipped with the manufacturer's IMS SLIM (Stork Logistic Ink Management) software, the system performs fully automated and computerized dispensing of water- or solvent-based inks, says Stork. In addition ...

Retort Pouch Conference a Hit

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May 31, 2004, ... a superb paper on “The Roles of Adhesives in the Retort Pouch.” She said, “Adhesives currently used in retort pouches are either solvent-based or solventless adhesives. Solventless adhesives are constrained ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... Suited for Retort Use Sicpa North America, Brooklyn Pk., MN; 763/525-7600; sicpa.com Sicpafilm P solvent-based flexo ink system is said to stand up to retort and autoclave packaging lines at temperatures ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... one, two, three, or six rolls simultaneously. Process is said to be quick and gentle. Will clean and restore rollers used with water-based, solvent-based, or UV inks with no change in solution or equipment ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ...  Resins WEST WARWICK, RI, USA—Soluol, a privately held global marketer of water- and solvent-based PU resins and coatings, has acquired Noveon's solvent-based PU resin products. The acquired products wil ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

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April 29, 2004, ... evolved as ink suppliers met the requirements of new films. Solvent-based inks were the first laminating inks developed and continue to dominate the flexible packaging industry. Today, water-based inks ...

Optimum Release

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April 29, 2004, ... release performance. Solvent-Based Thermal Cure Use of solvent-based coatings is not growing because there are more environmentally friendly alternatives, but they continue to be popular in areas in ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... of solvent retention. These results were obtained with solvent-based inks when energy costs drove everyone to optimize their press drying performance. Besides better ink wettability, ink adhesion, and ...

Products

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March 30, 2004, ... well as slot die application of 100% solids coatings, aqueous- and solvent-based solutions, and hot melt adhesives. The dual-die technique reportedly has been applied successfully to the production of ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 29, 2004, ... technology to its range of specialty coating equipment, which includes a broad range of roll-coating configurations as well as slot-die application of 100% solids coatings, aqueous- and solvent-based solutions, ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

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January 31, 2004, ... the adhesion values of the solvent-based adhesives historically preferred for high-performance applications. Release liners, both paper and film, and their silicone release coatings must perform to even ...

Omet Celebrates 40 Years

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November 30, 2003, ... for quick changeovers (PFFC witnessed a complete changeover in just under 5 min) and can use UV, water-based, or solvent-based inks with a combination also possible of hot air, UV, or IR drying units. ...