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Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... negatively charged. If one of the materials is conductive, it won't hold the charge, but if the material is non-conductive, the charge is unable to move across the surface, creating a static "pool" of electrical ...

Excelitas Technologies to Showcase UV Curing and Disinfection Innovations at the 2024 RadTech UV+EB Technology and Conference

(News | New Products)

May 07, 2024, ... cause COVID-19. KeyPro™ UV LED Decontamination System: This high-irradiance UV LED disinfection system inactivates contaminants for laboratory surfaces, equipment, packaging, manufacturing and food safety. ...

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Launches New Appliance Portfolio

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2024, ... for multi-substrate bonding, including high and low surface energy (HSE/LSE) substrates. Noise/Vibration/Harshness (NVH) damping Constructed with materials designed to absorb sound and vibration ...

The Importance of Ink Troubleshooting on Press

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February 29, 2024, ... substrate, so printers should opt for a smoother substrate to avoid an uneven print. Gravure printers can also encounter small eruptions in the surface of the print, referred to as ‘volcanoes’. Volcanoes ...

Fitting the Right Packaging to Oversized Metal Items with Cortec® VpCI® Film!

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February 13, 2024, ... contact and vapor-phase. This means the film protects metal surfaces inside the package that are directly touching the film as well as surfaces that are not. Photo courtesy of Cortec Finding the ...

Seamless Quality Monitoring from Raw Material to Finished Roll

(Web Handling)

February 12, 2024, ... solutions are well suited for transparent, matt, and opaque films as well as metalized surfaces. Thanks to their combination of powerful hardware and comprehensive software tools, ISRA VISION’s inspection ...

Reducing Waste in the Production Line

(Surface Prep)

February 11, 2024, ... and eliminated, it results in nearby and airborne particles being attracted to the surface of a web, hindering the quality of the product, causing print work to potentially appear faded or dirty. Contamination ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 07, 2024, SOFTAL Corona & Plasma manufactures surface treatment systems for foil, film, web, paper, foam and more. SOFTAL Corona & Plasma manufactures surface treatment systems for foil, film, web, paper, foam ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... that can help to replace single-use plastics with one of the most renewable substrates on the planet.” Brand appeal often steals headlines in the labeling arena. Optimal printed surfaces include matte ...

Navigating Challenges in Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 14, 2024, ... foolproof precision. Challenge 4: Additives Slip agents are additives incorporated into polymer formulations to reduce the coefficient of friction on the material’s surface. While slip agents offer ...

Productivity Gains Hiding in Plain Sight

(Flexpack)

January 07, 2024, ... wide variety of packaging materials, including those with a high percentage of recycled content. These PSAs offer a range of hot melt rubber adhesives suitable for low surface energy foams and films ...

Static and Static Controls in Printing

(Surface Prep)

December 05, 2023, ...  When two uncharged materials are placed or pressed into intimate contact with each other, the surface electrons of each material at the points of contact tend to mix with each other, and to assume a ...

Treating Your Business (and Your Customers) with Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

November 29, 2023, ... benefit from corona treatment to ensure premium printed quality and optimized line speeds. Increasing the surface energy of plastic films, papers and foils means that they can be printed on or coated with ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, ... and increase the softness of the total product. The special blend of fibers is chosen for a faster multiple acquisition time and competitive rewet performance. The surface structure supports process-ability ...

ARC Announces Winners of Best Paper Awards

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November 18, 2023, ... rather than the more obvious surface-tension problem with the substrate. In the Vacuum Web Coating track, Monaghan’s presentation, “Sensing and Control of Vacuum Processes,” described results from using ...

Walki Jatne, Poland Standardizes Printing Production Process with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Technology

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November 13, 2023, ... technology department to suggest FLEXCEL NX Technology with its advanced plate surface patterning. The results were both dramatic and swift, Pawel recalls. “Almost immediately we could see how the superior ...

The Turning Point in Alufoil Roll Converting: ROTOMAC presents its latest groundbreaking innovation

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2023, ... superior-quality rolls, characterized by a smoother and consistently uniform external surface and minimal internal wrinkles. Among other benefits: less costs, less operator time and less environmental ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... help to replace single-use plastics with one of the most renewable substrates on the planet.” Brand appeal often steals headlines in the labeling arena. Optimal printed surfaces include matte and various ...

Avoiding Thermal Runaway in EV Batteries

(Web Handling)

October 08, 2023, ... web, the use of a web cleaner on the substrate can remove surface contamination. Coating roller cleaning (maintains coating quality and layer thickness) — Another contamination risk area in the coating ...

Baldwin's Industrial Curing Solutions Push Boundaries at 2023 Tape & Functional Film Exp

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October 04, 2023, ... substrates, for instance, the longer wavelengths can penetrate further, and in applications that require simultaneous powerful surface curing for inks or adhesives, the shorter waves can achieve this at ...