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Edible Markers

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2008, ...  “design space.” The choice and design of indicia are nearly endless. If it is easier to understand, think of the microtag as a 100-micron diameter cookie with written information or design on its surfac ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

March 31, 2008, ... screen heads. Water Ink Technologies | 800-426-4657 | www.waterinktech.com PFFC-ASAP 409 Winders Are Upgraded Company reports an upgrade in its PAC 50 Series surface winders. New version features ...

Antimicrobial Protects Plastics Without Leaching

(Archive)

March 02, 2008, ... mold, mildew, and fungi and does not compromise end-product safety by migrating out of the plastic or being rubbed off the surface. The additive does not compromise optical properties when used with high-clarity ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... 18 colors for the room side. An optical density of 4.0 and an absence of pinholes, bands, and other surface imperfections combine winningly with an insulating 3.59 R-value. Converter Flexo Solutions, ...

Melamine Revisited

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... or high vacuum systems. Under moderate vacuum conditions and above its low sublimation temperature of 200 deg C, melamine can cover large surface areas in a fraction of a second, creating a nano-layer ...

Over Exposed: Protect packaged products from light

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... examples of these two instrument types. The xenon instrument (Figure 2) has air-cooled lamps, an exposure surface of approximately 400 sq in., and irradiance, temperature, and humidity control. Fluorescent ...

New Converting Products, Part 3

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... under aggressive retort sterili-zation conditions. Toray Plastics America | 401-294-4511 | www.torayfilms.com PFFC-ASAP 425 Plasma Treating Suited for Medical Uses Plasma3 atmospheric plasma surface ...

The place

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... of the mechanism that contributed to the combination of good optical and stiffness properties. Good correlation between surface roughness and surface haze was observed, and the mechanism of the improvement ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... equipment or part of a new line. Unwinds can be center braked, center driven, or surface driven. Company says precise tension control is achieved with a tension roll or dancer roll system. Retroflex | ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... resistance to pasteurization, water, cold temperatures, and flagging (wing-up) in curved surface applications. National Adhesives | 800-797-4992 | nationalstarch.com | PFFC-ASAP 413 Extract, ...

Three of a Kind

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... Your Coating Equipment (a four-part series presented by AIMCAL). Recent Advances in Surface Treatment Technology. Web Coating—The UV Solution. Adhesion Promotion Using Flame Plasma Surface Treatment. ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... of roll stock for flexible packaging, good adhesion consists of two components—sufficient intimate contact between the substrate and extrudate and subsequent chemical bond formation between the two surfaces. ...

Working Undercover

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... variable devices (OVDs), or printed security devices. Invisible messages, readable only via special equipment, also can be added to the label facestock as an integral surface coating—and, of course, underneath ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... Granby, CT, laminated to the coated side (Hazen's Ultracure acrylic lacquer) of 20-pt SBS with water-based adhesive. The gold-tone holographic effect, achieved via a surface-stamped metallized transfer ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... regulatory clearances. They will be used for surface protection in segments such as paper packaging, fluorosurfactants, coatings, and more. Machines Will Run at CMM NASHUA, NH—As CMM 2007 draws closer, ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... CT) laminated to the coated side (Hazen’s Ultracure acrylic lacquer) of 20-pt SBS with water-based adhesive. The rich gold-tone holographic effect, achieved via a surface-stamped metallized transfer film, ...

Fluorotelomer Products Meet EPA Commitments

(Archive)

February 24, 2007, ... the United States (TSCA), Europe (EINECS), Canada (DSL), and Japan (ENCS), among others. They will be used for surface protection in segments such as paper packaging, fluoroscurfactants and coatings, leather, ...

Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... F, virtually eliminating the danger of trailer marker lights causing a head pad fire. In effect, the patented technology insulates the vulnerable foam from the heat source. The conductive metal surface ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... that help packaging do its job. Keeping Friction in Bounds Slips let films slide over themselves and move smoothly through converting equipment. When added to a film, they migrate to its surface and ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... and solvent-based), UV curing, gas-fired dryers, IR drying, corona treatment, laminating, heat bond laminating, priming, printing, unwind/rewind trials, winding (differential, center, surface, center/surface), ...