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Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... Nonfood Packaging category for Unifoil, Fairfield, NJ, with an ultraviolet-printed acrylic-coated, holographic rainbow PET film/paperboard. On the front panel, raised printing imparts a tactile feel of ...

Label Meets NASA Standards

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... of the sample materials is exposed to harsh environmental conditions, including vacuums, solar ultraviolet radiation, micrometeoroids, space debris, atomic oxygen, and deep thermal cycles. Prepare for ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... Studios, Burbank, CA, merited a technical award in the Nonfood Packaging category for Unifoil, Fairfield, NJ, with an ultraviolet-printed acrylic-coated, holographic rainbow PET film/paperboard. On the ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... film printing [water-based and ultraviolet (UV)], meaning the ink will adhere better over time versus off press. Proactively checking and maintaining UV lamps will ensure the material is receiving proper ...

Speaking of Productivity

(Magazine)

February 28, 2010, ... pressure-sensitive label stock. The flexographic printing division offers print capabilities that include two eight-color presses from Mark Andy, a 7-in. Model 2200 with in-line ultraviolet (UV) station ...

Offset Printing: Spin in a New Direction

(Offset)

February 28, 2010, ... ultraviolet [UV] capability. We also wanted to be able to print on plastic [and offer] lenticular printing.” To update and increase capacity beyond its six-color Heidelberg Speedmaster press, Disc once ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... alkali wash-off adhesive for glass bottles and a printable ultraviolet adhesive for leaflet labels, for example. In-Line PET Liner Silicone Coating While its market share is still small, PET liner ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... requires a topcoat, and they must run at high calipers for dispensing ease. PE films usually have a hazy appearance and limited ultraviolet (UV) resistance. Common applications include conformable liners, ...

Labeled for Success

(Narrow Web)

October 31, 2009, ... transitions with a special glitter raised varnish to create this eye-catching label, which is printed using a high definition (HD) ultraviolet (UV) flexographic/rotary screen printing. Ritrama provides ...

Breaking Barriers

(Digital)

July 31, 2009, ... converters there is a short-run market out there,” he adds. Not only is there a market, he says, but one of the ways to serve that market is through ultraviolet (UV) inkjet. Skelly says variable data ...

Crime Stoppers

(Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... and coin-reactive inks. Inks that react to a special situation or a particular viewer device, such as magnetic, ultraviolet/infrared readable, fluorescent, erasable, and bleach indicators, perform their ...

Digital Detection

(Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... determination. Typical examples are holograms, kinegrams, optical variable ink, microprints, ultraviolet ink, etc. These features are called sensory authenticators. Add a digital feature to the package ...

Forensic Packaging

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2009, ... interrupted. Ultraviolet inks | can be tailored to reveal fluorescent features under UV light. Infrared inks, initially invisible to the human eye, can only be seen with an IR camera. Other options are ...

Experience Speaks - July 2009

(Experience Speaks)

June 30, 2009, ... ultraviolet curing technology, which greatly lowers the energy required to cure the coating. An added benefit to this is that there are no solvent emissions or the added energy consumption from thermal ...

Contamination Combat

(Web Cleaning)

May 31, 2009, ... printing plate, it will cause a hickey. Moreover, if ultraviolet flexographic inks are employed, the defects become even greater as the ink is thinner and has more adhesion than other inks. Again, the ...

Web Exclusive: Flat Die Technologies Emerge as Keys to Innovation in Solar Electric Systems

(Archive)

May 13, 2009, ... cells. Slot die coating systems have been supplied that apply ultraviolet (UV) blockers, protective hard coats, antireflective substances, and other functional materials to the polycarbonate, ethylene ...

Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... plasmas, the inter-bombardment of electrons, ions, vacuum ultraviolet, and UV rays combine to create profound surface modification effect. It is highly effective at etching and cleaning surfaces by removing ...

Gaining Ground

(Offset)

April 30, 2009, ... Carded Graphics. The company has installed a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 offset press with hybrid ultraviolet (UV) capability, one of the first in the US. To make room for the press, which doubles ...

Not Just a Pretty Face

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2009, ... packager; Unifoil provides printing with transparent ultraviolet offset inks. Triscuit Goes Clubbing Another award — this time for technical excellence — goes to Graphic Packaging in the Food & ...

Metallized & Vacuum Coated Products Are Credited for Excellence in the AIMCAL Competition

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2009, ... transfer-metallizing film is from Toray; Hub Folding Box (Mansfield, MA) is contract packager; Unifoil provides printing with transparent ultraviolet offset inks. Triscuit Goes Clubbing Graphic Packaging ...