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UPM Raflatac Offers Adhesive for Fruit, Vegetable Labels

(Adhesives)

September 02, 2013, ... adhesive approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for direct contact with fruit and vegetable skin. Product is said to offer high initial tack, securely affixing labels to all fruits and vegetables ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... 53 in. max. coated width; 300 fpm max. line speed; range of  thicknesses: 0.1–40 dry mils; dryer type: single-side impingement; 2 zones; solvents: water; QC: coat weight, caliper, viscosity, peel & tack, ...

Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 2—Transverse Direction Curl

(Web Handling)

August 26, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles three common sources of TD curl. Transverse direction curl is a little more difficult to understand than machine direction ...

Badger Plug Double Plugs Protect Shipments

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2013, Offered in a large variety, plugs interlock stacked rolls and are said to require less packaging material and to reduce shipping costs   GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug offers a large variety of double ...

Macro Redesigns CenterPack Coex Die

(Film Mfg.)

August 12, 2013, ... LLDP for laminating and thermoforming applications. The die is a stackable design using a center-fed system that ensures minimum residence time, fast purging and delivers flat film with gauge better than ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... of PFFC’s “Static Beat” column Controlling Static in Winding Rolls and in Stacks of Sheets So, Should We Patent That? Additional sessions of note: If Your Press Went to School, What Grade ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Large-Format Digital Presses

(Carton Box News)

August 06, 2013, ... digital printing presses. The sheeter, which can accept webs to 65 in. (1,651 mm) wide, can convert and stack sheets to 144 in. (3,657 mm) long.  Equipped with dual-knife rotary technology, sheeter is ...

Seven Win In-Mold Honors for Seventh Awards Competition

(Label/Tape)

August 05, 2013, ... surface of the pitcher to add structural strength, maintain stack performance, and reduce the amount of resin material and GHG emissions. The lid can be hinged for easy pouring or removed to refill the ...

On Print | Finishing & Digital Printing

(On Print)

August 04, 2013, ... either case, cut length must match print length. With digital timing marks, modern machines can change cut length and start new stacks on the fly. Without immediate change, if cut length changes often, ...

Avery Dennison Offers Reclosure Solutions

(Flexpack News)

July 30, 2013, ... Reclosure portfolio constructions offer several types of seal strength and levels of tack. In addition, the portfolio is said to offer excellent resistance to moisture, solvents, fats, and oils, delivering ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... for labels, adhesive tapes, and specialty packaging. It has developed a rubber-based pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive that possesses high initial tack and final adhesion, allows the simple application ...

North African Converter Invests in New Sheeter

(Carton Box News)

July 22, 2013, ... stacker. The TSKM will mainly sheet board, but can sheet fine paper as well. DICAPA appreciated the flexibility of the MarquipWardUnited Sheeter and the possibility of future development. Mechiche ...

MACtac Expands Line of Sustainable Products

(Label/Tape News)

July 14, 2013, ... offerings are produced on MACtac's 100% solids pressure-sensitive coater, which company says does not emit VOCs. Available with a quick-tack permanent adhesive, converters have a variety of environmentally ...

Coating Matters | Slot Die Design Considerations

(Coating/Laminating)

July 01, 2013, ... design, lip gap, offset of the die bodies, attack angle, die to substrate gap, and precision of flow surfaces (both inside and out). The boundary conditions of these factors, in addition to the temperature, ...

Schober Die-Cutter Increases 6-Pack Carrier Production

(Carton Box News)

June 11, 2013, ... be used as stand alone off-line version. Their main purpose is cutting, punching, and creasing products, in many cases including the stacking of the die-cut products. Schober in-line solutions can be connected ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 3

(Web Handling)

May 08, 2013, ... is the secret to web handling?’). Low modulus films will have more strain for a given tension and require more compression or radial shifting to lose their in-roll tension. Since the stack of polyethylene ...

MarquipWardUnited Offers New Feature for Sheeter

(Carton Box News)

May 05, 2013, ... is achievable, company says. The SheetWizard with TwinCut can be configured to produce sheet in palletized stacks or in reams. When ream production is required, a complete system giving wrapped reams ...

The Future of Fluid Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2013, ... defect libraries provide operators and process engineers with the insight required to attack a coating problem with a control plan. Currently outside the spectrum of statistical and simulation operations ...

MACtac Expands Certifications to Chemical Drum Labels

(Label/Tape News)

April 29, 2013, ... polyester with a durable and aggressive permanent acrylic adhesive and a 3.2 SCK liner. With MP690 adhesive, a high-performance, high-tack, durable permanent acrylic emulsion said to offer excellent adhesion ...

PFFC & CPP EXPO Collaborate on Conference Sessions

(Yo's Yarns)

April 28, 2013, ... printing and converting personnel who tackle operational challenges on a daily basis. The line-up of PFFC guest speakers will include the following: Dr. Kelly Robinson of Electrostatic Answers and ...