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- Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers
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- December 31, 2001, ... two polymer surfaces by forcing them into intimate contact while they are in at least a partially molten state. Failure of a heat seal bond always initiates at the weakest point. This can be adhesive failure, ...
- Factoring Terrorism into the Economic Equation
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- December 30, 2001, ... models. “Zero percent financing didn't cost the automotive industry as much as it might appear on the surface. With interest rates as low as they are, zero percent financing doesn't cost them as much ...
- Products
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- November 30, 2001, ... covering and is self-cleaning because the web is constantly polishing the surface. Works well with all films, foils, tissues, nonwovens, and fabrics, co. reports. Custom-made for each application and to ...
- What's New Product
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- September 30, 2001, ... with the size and distribution of surface contamination. Also said to determine the efficiency of co.'s products on material before purchasing a web/sheet cleaning system, static control equipment, or electrostatic ...
- Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties
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- September 30, 2001, ... can hydrolyze with water, reducing their reactivity. This chemistry provides high adhesion to glass surfaces. Use of siloxane crosslinkers in solvent-based systems must be formulated carefully to prevent ...
- Reporter Clips
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- August 31, 2001, ... Compensation Seals” are water-resistant and can be attached with an adhesive individually adapted to the surface on which they will be affixed. The labels come on reels for manual or automatic application ...
- Three Shows Make Autumn a Season of Innovation
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- August 31, 2001, ... systems); and Tantec Inc. (surface treatment, static control systems). For more information on Plastics USA, contact SPI at ph: 202/974-5235; fax: 202/296-7243; e-mail: tradeshows@socplas.org; web: ...
- The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS
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- August 31, 2001, ... or coated web. Essentially, convection dryers deliver heated air to the surface of the web and remove solvent- or water-laden air, drying the web in the process. There are two types of convection dryers ...
- Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging
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- August 31, 2001, ... such as wetting a plastic substrate. This is not necessarily an easy task for EB materials since the surface energy of many preferred materials are higher than most of the substrate materials used for ...
- What's New in Narrow We
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- June 30, 2001, ... They reportedly offer an aggressive, high-tack, high-peel acrylic adhesive and bond exceptionally well to low-surface-energy plastics, EPDM rubbers, and ether and ester foams. The polyester carrier incorporated ...
- SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Conformability, Durability, Affordability
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- June 30, 2001, ... dispensing characteristics. Engineers also are working to counter PP's inherent low surface energy, which can create significant printing challenges. The problem traditionally has been handled with topcoatings, ...
- Products
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- May 31, 2001, ... systems. Features are said to include deep-cavity design and wide tip-to-tip blade distance to eliminate foaming, ghosting, and starvation; independent surface seal loading and wear compensation; tool-less ...
- Division Conference Offers Varied Program
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- May 31, 2001, ... to the basic repeat unit of lactic acid. This high polarity leads to many unique attributes such as a high critical surface energy that yields excellent printability. Another benefit of this polar polyester ...
- Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature
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- March 31, 2001, ... then the ink cannot form a smooth film and provide the necessary resistance characteristics. Waxes trapped in this continuous ink film will migrate to the surface and reduce the surface energy. The ...
- Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You
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- March 31, 2001, ... telescoped rewind rolls. Machine speed must be considered when selecting the type of roll surfaces that will work best for your product(s). High speed requires that transfer roll surfaces have a texture ...
- Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment
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- February 28, 2001, ... attributes. Another benefit was uniform distribution force onto the flow surface to eliminate the recurring problem of “clam shelling” inherent in coathanger dies. Cast film dies typically run with ...
- Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films
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- January 31, 2001, Application: Specialty films that require stringent surface morphology specifications, specific surface modification, precise surface coating, or tightly controlled electrical characteristics will benefit ...
- Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile
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- January 31, 2001, ... to offer the benefit of faster line speeds or higher humidity resistance. There's certainly a trend toward using more plastic, so adhesion to low-surface-energy substrates is much more important today tha ...
- Converting Industry News
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- December 31, 2000, ... holographic diffraction grating directly into the surface of the embossing tooling. Monaghan adds, "With our new computer-to-plate technology, we can now receive digital artwork and turn around a huge ...
- Products
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- December 31, 2000, ... carton ejection, and data collection. Sensor Assesses Compression Between Two Surfaces Sensor Products, East Hanover, NJ; 973/884-1755; 800/755-2201. Pressurex tactile-force indicating sensor is said ...
