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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... lint and dust found in these applications. With a stable pH at an appropriate viscosity, inks must be matched closely to application requirements and perform well on press at high speeds. Controlling process ...

Coating Success

(Unprinted Rolls)

September 30, 2003, ... applicator and the dryer. All coating applicators have an optimum set of coating conditions — line speed, viscosity, percent solids, etc. — for defect-free film that results in a solvent load to be removed ...

The Printing Saga Continues

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... box and carton products; coating machines; control systems; creasers; die equipment; hot stamping and embossing equipment; folding machinery; gluing and laminating equipment; slitter/rewinders; viscosity ...

Ink Jet PigmentsThe Land of the Small

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... good lightfastness but lower water resistance than conventional black pigments. Most pigments can be milled and dispersed well below 1 micron. However, high-density pigments can settle in low-viscosity ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... 828/433-1922; 800/368-4657; envinks.com Ultra Flex III inks for UV flexo are said to combine high color strength with low viscosity. Able to print process colors on 800-1,000+ line aniloxes and print ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... viscosity and shear stress measurements. Inspection Light Fills a Need Unilux Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ;201/712-1266; unilux.com Cadet surface inspection strobe light is suited for slitters with tandem ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... decreased COF. Viscosity of the matrix polyethylene plays a smaller role at least within the range of the LDPE materials tested. It does influence the imposed and resultant melt temperature to process ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... at Cloeren Inc. “Polymers for coextrusion should have similar melt viscosities to maintain laminar flow. Viscosity differences can be more or less tolerable depending on the location of the material in ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... Modular construction allows it to be configured in various ways. Sample Viscosity Easily Automation Products Inc., Houston, TX; 713/869-0361; dynatrolusa.com The Dynatrol Spinx stand-alone system ...

Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... cleaner, and they will have less irritantacy.” Gupta says the overall performance and the odor level of the inks have improved, and in the area of UV flexo, he adds, inks are much better now for viscosity ...

Choosing Laboratory Dispersing Equipment That's Right for Yo

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... types of dispersing mixers are useful for a variety of applications but have limitations with higher-viscosity formulations and certain pigments. Higher viscosities and harder pigments are handled more ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... instrument said to provide excellent QC performance testing capabilities. Offers a viscosity range from 5-1,000 Poise; lower shear rates from 10 sec-1 to 13,000 sec-1; and expanded temperature range from ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... forumlated exclusively for the towel, napkin, and tissue industry. Said to exhibit excellent bleed/rub characteristics and offer low pH and low viscosity for minimal on-press maintenance. Co. adds it meets ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ...  Prolex TNT is a water-based ink system forumlated exclusively for the towel, napkin, and tissue industry. Said to exhibit excellent bleed/rub characteristics and offer low pH and low viscosity for minimal ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... an anilox roller, EPDM stereo roller, and doctor blade are fitted to enable user to get high quality flexo proofs up to 1 m long, co. says. All flexo inks, including high-viscosity, UV-curable inks, reportedly ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... Will process viscosity measurements ranging from 200/sec to 10,000/sec shear rates. Clean Anilox Rolls Quickly Flexo Wash Inc., Louisville, KY; 502/297-8808; flexowash.com The FW996 anilox roll cleaner ...

Ink Quality Control Is Complex, But It's Worth the Troubl

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... pH, appropriate viscosity for ink transfer, low foaming, low abrasion, and be easy to clean up. All these variables have to be within tight range of ink specs. As you can see, the quality control (QC) ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... and cleanings. New Inks Bring Many Benefits Water Ink Technologies, Lincoln, NC; 704/735-8282; waterinktech.com PureFlex ink formulations offer low viscosity and high strength, co. says, adding product ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, New from: ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc.; Engelhard; Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp.; KNF Flexpak Corp.; MACtac; National Adhesives; Northwest Coatings; Rohm and Haas Co.; and Syfan USA Corp. Substrates, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... mist generation and silicone polymer viscosity, which was later correlated on pilot and production coaters. This data not only shows higher viscosity polymers probably will generate more mist at a lower ...