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Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... Granby, CT, laminated to the coated side (Hazen's Ultracure acrylic lacquer) of 20-pt SBS with water-based adhesive. The gold-tone holographic effect, achieved via a surface-stamped metallized transfer ...

Ink Mileage: Measure & Manage

(Process Management)

November 30, 2006, ... is influenced by ink/water balance and roller adjustments. Once again, ink mileage modeling is an example of that which is measured can be managed. David Argent has 30+ years of experience in ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, ... works on a simple principle: Ink and water don’t mix. Images are put on plates that are essentially flat. The image areas are ink-receptive, and the non-image areas are water-receptive. The water, known ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... Company Formed NEW BEDFORD, MA — Private equity firm The Watermill Group of Waltham, MA, reports the formation of MultiLayer Coating Technologies (MCT) in conjunction with its acquisition of the technology ...

Print Quality Sealed!

(Archive)

May 30, 2006, ... underground pipes and eventually expanding this technology to develop sealing and waterproofing products for use within the general construction industry. Today MFM produces self-adhesive products for ...

Cut With Glass

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... by measuring the receding contact angle of water against the film surface. The results for homopolymer propylene films are shown in Figure 2 and clearly show an improved wettability for the films (lower ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... achievable irrespective of PET film type. At a 2.8 optical density, a metallized PET with unflexed barrier properties approaches those of foil for oxygen and water vapor. This gives converters a true low-cost ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... MEGtec says it removed harmful contaminants from 2,000–3,000 gal of water/wk in parts-cleaning solution; reduced dependence of landfill usage by recycling 95–100 tons annually of paper and cardboard and ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... (UV, oil- or water-based) and print on a wide range of industrial substrates. Furthermore, we are seeing steady improvements in resolution, quality, and speed. But beyond the technology, there are other ...

Positive Projections

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... improved due to healthy demand trends and higher prices—partly offset by sharp increases in costs of energy, chemicals, and fiber. According to Jerome Van de Water, president of PPC, "The state of the ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... water unit, oil storage unit, wastewater treatment unit, scrubbing unit, and power-generating unit. Dynamic Duo Detects Edges AccuWeb, Madison, WI; 608/223-0625; accuweb.com The WideArray Fusion ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ...  5.2 Decorative Films 1,080 1,110 3,660 0.5 2.9 Breathable Films 393 495 595 4.7 3.7 Conductive Films 505 481 720 -1.0 8.4 Water Soluble Films 34 120 220 28.7 12.9 Safety/Security, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... Specialties is formulated to help prevent bacterial growth on just-harvested game. When water was added to activate the granular ingredients, the product would be effective for only 24 hrs. A package had ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG) comprise the lion’s share of the shrink-sleeve labels produced on this press. Water-based inks are used in either case from Environmental ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ...  Increased productivity, as press speeds can be higher than with use of conventional water- or solvent-based ink jet. The inks are stable, without the tendency to clog the jet nozzles. They offer better ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... process. Knife Shaft Joins SR Series Double E Co., West Bridgewater, MA; 508/588-8099; doubleeusa.com Company has expanded its SR Series of products to include strip chucks, knife shafts, coreless ...

Skeist Offers a Series of Industry Studies

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... of OEM product coatings, architectural paints, and special purpose coatings. The six types of environmentally safer systems—high solids, water-born, electrodeposition, autodeposition, powder coatings, ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, New products from: Rotatek, HCI Converting Equipment Co., Maguire Products, Sterling Toggle, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, NexGen Enviro Systems, Pinnacle Converting Equipment, Davis-Standard, Agfa, ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Cleaner Polymag Tek, Rochester, NY; 800/787-0830; polymagtek.com Water wash traversing web cleaner uses contact cleaning roll technology and cleans to 1-micron particle size. Custom designs are available ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... turned to GEW, who supplied it with a nitrogen-purged, water-cooled UV curing system custom-made to suit Anglian’s special requirements. GEW used a 3D CAD design system to engineer and manufacture an ...