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Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... is the use of crosslinking additives to improve physical resistance properties, such as ink adhesion and resistance to abrasion, chemicals, heat, water, and block. Crosslinking implies the linking of ...

Prime Labels Are More Than a Family Affair

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August 31, 2001, ... had helped start the company in business. Inks are supplied by American Water Graphics. Notes Tropper, “We produce more on these four presses in one shift than we could produce on the previous presses ...

Vacumet Makes Metallizing Dreams Come True

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August 31, 2001, ... Rexam's (formerly Bowater's) plants began eight years ago. Twice a year, Korowicki approached Bowater and then Rexam regarding the purchase of their US metallizing assets and consistently was told they were ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ... Compensation Seals” are water-resistant and can be attached with an adhesive individually adapted to the surface on which they will be affixed. The labels come on reels for manual or automatic application ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... featuring customized properties for use on PP and PE films. Both water-based adhesives are designed to allow film substrates to be removed and repositioned multiple times, while keeping a stable tack over ...

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

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August 31, 2001, ... plates now are available from DuPont. “The significance: First, it takes no water or solvent to process. You eliminate all that chemical use and storage. Secondly, there's a productivity gain; because you ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... dependent on the packaging materials but the food chemistry as well. The pH, water content, oxygen availability, etc., provide different environmental conditions to microorganisms in the food. Although ...

Is Change in the Air?

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March 31, 2001, ... environmentally challenged state of New Jersey, is by no means a seasoned environmental professional with an easily discernible track record. Notwithstanding the hazy skies and murky waters clouding ...

Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures and Various Humidity

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March 31, 2001, ... 38, and 44 mol% ethylene content at 15-30 microns. Extruded films were immediately placed in aluminum bags to avoid absorption of moisture until measured for water absorption and OTR. OTR measurement ...

FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging

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February 28, 2001, ... colorful packages were surface printed with water-based, electron beam-curable inks, as well as an EB ultra-gloss lacquer developed specifically for these packages. The soft candy needed a high-barrier ...

Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance

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February 28, 2001, ... system, an excess of isocyanate generally is added to the adhesive mix. The interaction of isocyanate with water and polymer can yield a variety of reaction products. The first two reactions show ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... leave any plastic residue, says Biocorp, adding that, when composted, the products biodegrade completely into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass in 30-60 days, just like food scraps and yard trimmings. ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, ... to resist water, oil, and chemicals. Co. says the high-definition, bright white surface allows for maximum image contrast, and the low abrasion quality prolongs printhead life to make both direct thermals ...

Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety

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September 30, 2000, ... accordance with local safety practices and environmental regulations. Some systems offer a water-quench option in the distillation system in the event of a reaction. Although most distillation systems ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... properties; can be printed with water-based inks; and no electrostatic charge. For information contact EuroWaxPack, Laan Copes van Cattenburgh 79, 2585 EW, The Hague, Netherlands; +31-70-312-3917; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, ... Paper, Westvaco, and Jefferson Smurfit-for solid bleached sulfate (SBS). Environmental Inks, Akzo Nobel, and Arcar supply UV and water-based inks; coatings come from Pierce & Stevens and Northwest Coatings. ...

Saudi methanol producer plans expansion program

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November 30, 1996, ... 15 plants for the pretreatment of industrial waste water should be in operation * 5 to 10 centralized biogas plants should be built in agriculture. Presently, about 140 Swiss farmscale biogas plants ...

Temperature control helps ink customers optimize performance.

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November 30, 1996, ... range, you may have a trapping problem. This can also help to identify if there is a problem with the water-cooled ink vibrating rollers. Taking Control Four years ago Sun Chemical analyzed the use ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... as cookies, are formulated with a carbohydrate- or protein-based fat replacer that absorbs water to mimic a full-fat texture. Fat replacers easily gain or lose moisture. Hence, reduced-fat baked goods ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... t that allows us to have flexibility, such as water-based ink systems, and we're recycling certain process chemistries that may be utilized. Our company size gives us the flexibility to react quickly to n ...