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Converting Less Ordinary

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... with drying temperatures to 150 deg C. Although drying the conductive inks and coatings used to print RFID antennas is a challenge, Gresko contends, “There is a bright future with printed RFID antennas.” ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... end-loading design allows for quick, easy roll changes. Options are available. Reduce Downtime with Control System Mokon, Buffalo, NY; 716/876-9951; mokon.com The Duratherm NPS negative pressure temperature ...

Totally Rockin' Metal

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... the converted film was supposed to be resistant to high temperatures. However, it also was to be adorned with the hologram in the embossing process. For that reason, it had to be flexible enough not to ...

Mixing It Up

(Archive)

November 30, 2003, ... and an upper limit. Specifications quantify the requirements for a mixing process. Examples include: Concentration of all chemical species Temperature of mixed solution Completeness of chemical ...

Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... reach high temperatures at which organic polymers can decompose into small molecules that can be detected readily. “Hot spots” in the extruder can form pockets where thermal decomposition is possible. ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... pressure (and temperature). All slitting or cutting methods are designed to create these stresses in the web, whether from the sharp edge of shear or razor blade or the tips of a crosscut knife. We ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstarch.com Duro-Tak 80-109A adhesive resists the effects of UV light and high temperatures and retains clarity, co. reports. Also said to have low odor emission ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ... tunnel has independent temperature controls. Press has one-touch electronic controls. “There are a lot of things to like about the press,” explains Ashworth. “The set-up, the dryers, the better controls. ...

What Works Best?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... operate at top speeds of 3,100 fpm for film and 1,800 fpm for boardstock. Using Eurotherm drives for instrumentation and temperature control, and an NDC gauging system to control tension, the Beloit ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... the secondary chill roll. An essential requirement is constant temperature across the entire face width of the rolls within tolerances of ± 1°K. Barrier films require a higher temperature for cooling to ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... physical conditions and physiological changes are underway. Current investigations are focused on bodily changes such as temperature and perspiration rate that may signal the need for higher or lower rates ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... used blister films and foils, including PVC, PVDC-coated PVC, and PET. Described as the only commercially available paperboard that seals consistently to Aclar, product reportedly seals at lower temperatures ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... details on the three recognized, currently commercial biomonitoring technologies: temperature abuse indicators/time-temperature indicators; gas-scavenging/absorbing labels; and breathable film labels. ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... “Esterpeel” heat sealable lidding films. This was a construction based either on a heat seal or specialty lamination on polyester (PET) film. This soon led the firm into the emerging area of high-temperature ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... bath. Proprietary devices such as water-cooled mandrels can cool the internal film surface. The temperature variation around the tube circumference should not exceed ± 1°C, or the gauge distribution will ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... plasma are less affected by long-term exposure to temperature and humidity. Low-Profile Load Cell Is Cooler, Lasts Longer Cleveland Motion Controls, Cleveland, OH; 216/524-8800; cmccontrols.com The ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... a continuous amorphous oxide layer forms immediately due to the reaction between oxygen and humidity from the environment and the freshly generated metal surface. During annealing at temperatures of approximately ...

A Look at Adhesion Increase in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... gives the initial value for adhesion. Tests on strips aged at room temperature and at 150 deg F or another elevated temperature for 24 hr and 1 wk give an indication of the rate of increase of bond and ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... Higher injection molding temperatures do not require the degree of adhesive coating on labels dictated by the cooler blow molding process. Growth in p-s label technologies has slowed from the double ...

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 ...