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(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... units; single- and multiple-trim pickups; and complete system engineering for single extrusion/converting lines or plant-wide applications. Improve Surface Adhesion Optical Associates, San Jose, CA, ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... has some degree of experience. However, the wetting of a film by a printing ink is a complicated physical/chemical process. To begin with, printing is a dynamic process that involves wetting surfaces ...

Less Coating, More Control

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... have to be concerned about not just the machinery, but the coating chemistry and the web it is coated upon. The web must be accurate, have a smooth surface finish, and be uniformly treated to accept the ...

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

(Materials)

January 30, 2004, ... to substrates such as polyolefin films usually requires a surface treatment. Polyolefins that have been treated to 42 dynes/cm or higher typically will show better ink adhesion. Corona as well as flame ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ...  The Laser Microgage 2000 allows workers to check alignment on production line. Said to be easy to set up and use, system will check mechanical straightness, slide and stage runout, surface flatness, machine ...

DuPont Experimental Station Commemorates Milestone Centennial Anniversary

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2003, ... is home to the discovery and development of virtually every major DuPont product since 1903—including neoprene, nylon, Kevlar and Nomex advanced fibers, Lycra spandex, Tyvek nonwovens, Corian solid surfaces, ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... specially formulated two-component compound is said to offer good properties in surface energy/tension, abrasion resistance, and temperature resistance. Ink transfer ability achieves density levels previously ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ...  The MPW300PS slitter/center surface winder runs hot stamping foils to a web width of 2,000 mm and rewind core I.D. of 25.4 mm, 50.8 mm, and 76.2 mm. Maximum finished roll O.D. is 300 mm. Unit is fully ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... digital technologies, like copier or toner-based technologies, because it is noncontact. Ink jet has the ability to print on a wide variety of materials and products, including non-flat surfaces, because ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

(The Place)

July 31, 2003, ... evaluated in the paper coating study, EVA was part of this comparison. This work used the same equipment as the study for the paper coating work. Monolayer coatings were applied to the unprimed OPP surface ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Lightweight tools help converters reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders, increase productivity, and reduce labor costs, mfr. reports. Surface Winder Offers Flexibility Catbridge Machinery, ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... in packaging because of the economic and packaging optimization advantages it offers. “When considering a packaging film, you basically have two surfaces and a core. Each has different requirements. One ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... high-speed EnvePac features touchscreen controls and an operator-friendly user surface. Can produce 150 count C4 hinged-lid boxes at an average of 650 pockets/min in combination with new reel-fed Nova. ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2003, ... report, thin films are much more sensitive to surface contamination, and particles as small as 5 microns can cause major problems on a 50-micron coating. The Teknek equipment reportedly has the ability ...

Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... service, paste ink, Eckart America (eckartamerica.com), Painesville, OH. Once converters understand what they want (and need), there's plenty to get excited about, with the advancements that have surfaced ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ...  In general the substrate must supply several key features required by the final product: These principle attributes are strength, thermal stability, permeability, specific optical properties, large surface ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... hot stamping cylinders use permanent magnets embedded in a new high-temperature epoxy and mounted level with the surface so they are in direct contact with the plate to hold them securely in place. The ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... measurement is more precise, it is not compatible with opaque or printed substrates. On the other hand, RF measures surface resistance, offering greater flexibility at a lower accuracy level. Microprocessor-equipped ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... buntingmagnetics.com Cerface magnetic hot stamping cylinders use permanent magnets embedded in a new high-temperature epoxy and mounted level with the surface so they are in direct contact with the plate ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... for clear film labeling and graphic arts applications. Other reported benefits include good adhesion to low-surface-energy substrates and high performance in a wide range of environmental conditions.  ...