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Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... along with the roll of the web. The coefficient of friction depends on the type of bearing used and the relative alignment of the sliding/rolling surfaces. It is typical to assume 0.25 as the coefficient ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... of the film surface, due to low surface tension, set off or other impurities on the surface. If there is a cohesive failure in the adhesive, look for an incorrect mixing ratio of the adhesive and residual ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... sheeting, slitting, rewinding and shipping. This keeps work-in-progress goods out of inventory. Finally, UV cured surfaces do not scratch, mar or become damaged when passed through downstream manufacturing ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... Embedded Electronics, Foam and Panels from SOFTAL Corona & Plasma Surface treatment technology has been widely used for decades to modify substrates’ surface energy for improved adhesion of inks, lacquers, ...

Bonding Solutions for the Film and Converting Industries

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2022, SOFTAL Corona & Plasma produces a full range of powerful, dependable treatment surface systems designed to raise the surface energy and adhesion properties of numerous substrates. SOFTAL Corona & Plasma ...

Achieve Higher Returns Thanks to Defect Classification

(Surface Prep)

June 05, 2022, At the point of sale, the packaging is the best way to persuade end consumers to purchase a specific brand. By Luciano Menk, ISRA VISION, Sales Director Surface & Print Inspection At the point of ...

Achieve Higher Returns Thanks to Defect Classification

(Surface Prep)

May 29, 2022, At the point of sale, the packaging is the best way to persuade end consumers to purchase a specific brand. By Luciano Menk, ISRA VISION, Sales Director Surface & Print Inspection At the point of ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... Adhesion on Thermally Sensitive Materials, Thick Materials, Embedded Electronics, Foam, Panels and More. Atmospheric plasma and corona technology have   been widely used for many decades for the surface ...

Integrated Corona Treating System for Labs and Offline Production

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, Enercon offers a fully integrated, turnkey corona treating system that improves surface energy of films for printing, coating and laminating. Enercon offers a fully integrated, turnkey corona treating ...

Rust to Tech: Part 3

(Coating/Laminating)

February 27, 2022, ... Cameron states its turreted slitter rewinders combine both efficiency and flexibility. In the spring of 2021, Elite Tape introduced its new CAT 729 fully automated surface rewind slitter. It was custom ...

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

January 12, 2022, SOFTAL Corona & Plasma is a manufacturer of surface treatment systems for foil, film, web, paper, foam and more. SOFTAL Corona & Plasma is a manufacturer of surface treatment systems for foil, film, ...

Avery Dennison Advances Support for Circular Packaging with USDA BioPreferred Certification for Hot Melt Adhesives

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2021, ... pressure-sensitive adhesives, the C4500 and C4510 adhesives are ideal for use in applications with cardboard, low surface energy substrates, rough or difficult-to-adhere surfaces, and cold environments ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... to be formulated. Ink companies are hard at the task, but the problem of adhesion to these low energy surfaces still haunts them. Formulations that print cleanly in gravure are not adaptable to flexography ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... easy access and reclosability to minimize food waste. High opacity white inks and surface matte coating and lamination processes work together to mask the haziness and inconsistencies inherent with PCR ...

Competitive Advantages in Cold Seal Application with ISRA Technology

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2020, ... high demands on inspection. The cold seal is applied to a metalized substrate on the reverse of the printed film. Metalized surfaces are particularly challenging to inspect due to their strong reflective ...

Leading the Way Towards Sustainability AND Clean Rolls

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2020, ... of early generation lasers, and saw them damage roll surfaces over and over again.  One of the roll manufacturing companies I visited said they were starting to receive in more client rolls for resurfacing ...

Maneuvering Material

(Web Handling)

June 04, 2019, ... 1800’s.  Starting with wear surfaces, the company innovated the first mandrel based core cutter.  Designed for the rigorous environment of the paper mill industry, the Appleton Core Cutter was reportedly ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... are center controlled, surface controlled or combination center/surface controlled.  Unwinds can be configured as single or multi spindle or indexing multi spindle turret.  Unwinds are controlled with ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ... A matte black finish delivers an elegant appearance as well as the durable surface needed for a wearable device. Best Product Family, Gold Award  410 Plus Family  Submitted by: Berry Global ...

Mactac Reports New CHILL AT Products

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2018, ... and frozen foods, meat and poultry, cheese, and corrugated labeling and performs exceptionally well on low-surface energy substrates. The three newest additions are as follows: Chrome Polypropylene ...