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VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... press speeds or printability of films is needed to jumpstart water-based technology applications. Quality demands are driving flexo gains. Use of high-viscosity UV flexographic inks has provided quality ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

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August 31, 2001, ... include web substrate characteristics, desired line speed, solvent type, and percentage of solids in the coating. The stability of the web and the laydown thickness and viscosity of the coating often will ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... with low viscosity for four-color printing. Available in a complete line of blending inks for use with co.'s Easy Ink Controller computer mixing system. SILICONE SPLICING TAPE HAS EASY RELEASEScapa North ...

High Initial Strength with Long Open Time Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive

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August 31, 2001, ... strength with low melt viscosity, good adhesion properties, superior high temperature properties, and excellent hydrolysis and solvent resistance. The technology of fast cure RHMs with good melt stability ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... several central impression presses. Printing with inks that have a higher than normal viscosity and then “wet trapping” the inks may also be possible. An EB unit at the end of the press could then cure ...

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call

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July 31, 2001, ... on the roller. This causes one roller to have a ghost image that is created due to differences in ink film thickness. Lithographic and offset printing use higher viscosity inks and can be prone to ghosting. ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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July 31, 2001, ... of viscosity with coating weight control, speed, width, and other operating parameters. Two general categories characterize the use of roll coaters for hot melts. The first involves the low viscosity, ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... (PSTC-6), Polyken probe tack (ASTM D2979), loop tack (ASTM D6195), 180° peel (PSTC-1), shear (PSTC-7 using 25 × 25 mm with 1 kg), and melt viscosity (ASTM D3236). Results Table I shows a typical formulation ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... speed and decreasing throughput of the polymer web, substantial heat loss from the polymer web occurs with dramatic increases in polymer viscosity. This viscosity increase leads to less film penetration ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

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April 30, 2001, ...  CIJ used in packaging usually utilizes solvent-based dyes; the solvents are fast drying, such as alcohols or MEK. Viscosity requirements are very low, and nozzle diameters tend to be just a few microns. ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... roll, µ is the viscosity of air at room temperature, V is velocity of the two surfaces, and T is the tension per unit width on the web. 5. Surface Roughness Surface roughness of your products is ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... is providing turnkey ink pump and circulating systems and viscosity measurement and control systems to the converting and graphic arts markets in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and other countries.  ...

Small Inspection Light Proves to Be a Shining Star

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February 28, 2001, ... jobs with lower viscosity ink than in our litho area. The light gives us broad coverage. We have it on a track so we can slide it to where an operator needs to get a closer look. This press has a 30-inch-wide ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

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February 28, 2001, ... using similar viscosities or within a given range of viscosity ratios with feedblock profiling was the method for acceptable layer distribution. In the late 1980s, the focus moved from compensating ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... including PE, topcoated PP, and coated papers and boardstock. Inks are said to demonstrate excellent flow-out characteristics for solids with enhanced gloss yet retain the viscosity needed to hold fine ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... downtime for blade replacement or regrinding. Silicone, Oil Viscosity Standards Are Certified Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Middleboro, MA; 508/946-6200; brookfieldengineering.com Silicone ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... probe and a display meter. Instrument can be oriented in any position. Probe measures 14 in. long and 31/44 in. dia; display meter has dual analog scales of 0-2000 deg F and 0-1,100 deg C. Viscosity ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... by any conventional method for high-viscosity hot melt adhesives, including slot (die) or roll. Typical deposition ranges from 1-2 mils. Cushion Mounting Tapes Improve Performance Rogers Corp., Rogers, ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

International Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... Automatän, Plover, WI, has installed ink control systems in two plants. These systems automatically monitor and adjust pH and viscosity of flexo ink simultaneously on separate presses. LaContinental, ...