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Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ...  Many years ago, when the use of lead-based pigments was commonplace, plastic wraps printed with solvent-based flexographic inks could leave a visible amount of ink (via the alcohol-saturated cotton ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... Each chamber is custom engineered to suit specific requirements from narrow webs to wide webs of 100+ in., solvent-based, water-based, or UV. Thermal System for Silicone ApplicationsAir Preheater ...

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

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May 31, 2001, ... old. It's performing well, but the customer can afford to buy a new system and pay it off in less than eighteen months because of reduced operating costs.” If you're using a solvent-based ink or coating ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

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April 30, 2001, ...  CIJ used in packaging usually utilizes solvent-based dyes; the solvents are fast drying, such as alcohols or MEK. Viscosity requirements are very low, and nozzle diameters tend to be just a few microns. ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

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April 30, 2001, ... to PE on W&H laminator; solvent-based inks from Siegwerk; solvent-free adhesives from Rohm & Haas. This product also took the “Best of Show” award, with judges calling it “exemplary of the process.”  ...

Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature

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March 31, 2001, Unlike solvent-based inks where binders are dissolved in the ink solvents, water-based inks comprise several binders, none of which are soluble in water. Unlike solvent-based inks where binders are ...

The Amcor Story Continues

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March 31, 2001, ... manufactured at Halen include wax, water-based, solvent-based, and solvent-free components. The Kampf coater produces polyvinyl alcohol, blister, hot melt, and acrylic-coated materials. Halen also is capable ...

Materials

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March 30, 2001, ... nationalstarch.com Duro-Tak 429A adhesive, called a hot melt alternative to traditional, solvent-based, acrylic-based adhesives, reportedly stands up to Pasteurization temperatures (190 deg F). According ...

Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt

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February 28, 2001, ... inks. Unrestricted use of solvent-based inks and coatings in wide web flexo was challenged by the EPA rules on solvent emissions. The flexographic industry responded with compliance strategies that ...

Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance

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February 28, 2001, ... solvent-based laminating adhesives. Widely used to bond laminates constructed of film, foam, or foil substrates, these liquid adhesive systems are highly durable. They meet or exceed the bond specifications ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... for tape manufacturing are 100% solid. Said to offer a high-performance alternative to solvent-based systems, free-flowing, nonblocking pellets are available in a convenient form for vacuum feeding.  ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, ... solvent-based inks and is limited to relatively small image areas. The pad printing process can print multiple colors, but most of the vertical machines are one-color printers. Pad inks are typically ...

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ... much greater flexibility—they can use a similar product for multiple applications." Solvent-based acrylic adhesives typically are used for the trendy no-label-look labels, but there haven't been a lot ...

Assessing Inks, Dealing with DigitalThe NPIRI Conference

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December 31, 2000, ... Assessment (CTSA)." She compared solvent-based, water-based, and UV-curable inks on wide web from cost, energy, environmental, and health perspectives. More than 45 formulations were involved. Solvent- ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... types, dryers are said to be suited for solvent-based, water-based, or curing applications for paper, film, or foil. Reportedly are cost-effective and energy-efficient. Print In-Line on Extruder or ...

Think the Ink You're Using Is A No-Brainer? Think Again

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December 31, 2000, ... from your inks, converters also should be aware that there is one particular ink type—water-based, solvent-based, ultraviolet—that will best suit each application. Today's increased use of "clear" applications ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 30, 2000, ... complete color change will take less than 5 min/station. With the proper cleaning solution, system can be used with water-based, solvent-based, or UV ink systems. Label Slitting Station Has Quick-Loading ...

Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth

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November 30, 2000, ... on the use of the coating head, and the coater was ready for solvent-based coating applications by mid-May. "To be ready for solvents, you have to have all of your electrical [work] done. You have to ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

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October 31, 2000, ... their existence. Unlike water, alcohols have low surface tensions. Foaming is rarely a problem in solvent-based inks, since the low surface tension does not support foam stabilization. Water-based inks, ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, ... peristaltic pump is available for use in converting industry applications using solvent-based inks. Dual-roller technology with longer compression cycles reportedly reduces friction and tube fatigue, resulting ...