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Notable & Flexible

(Flexpack)

February 27, 2005, ... uses low odor, water-based inks. The reverse-printed, clear PET outer layer is said to give greatly improved gloss over the printed paper used previously and protects the printing. The improved construction ...

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries. A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY How To Apply An Oxygen Barrier Primer With A Roll Coater  ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... OH—Michelman reports the acquisition of all the technology and related water-based coating assets from the former joint venture Proman Coatings. Proman will continue as small lots agent and distributor ...

Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... hot melt jet ink technology, the ink is a solid that can be melted and applied as a molten liquid. On contact with the substrate, the ink solidifies. These inks are based on a solid wax vehicle. Water-based ...

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... pinhole-free, low-viscosity flexo ink said to adhere to many films. Solvent-resistant ink cures to 600 fpm. Overprint with UV ink or water-based inks. Clear Conductive Thin Films Techni-Met, Windsor, ...

Reporter Clips

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January 30, 2005, ... says XericWeb president Rodger Whipple. "We will be able to supply dryers for whatever a printer [needs], UV, water-based, or solvent-based inks or coatings." World P-S Tape Markets Shift CLEVELAND, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... Acquired by Michelman CINCINNATI, OH—Michelman reports it has acquired the technology and related water-based coating assets from the former joint venture Proman Coatings Ltd. Proman will continue as ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... chuck. ANI Issues an Alert on Shortage PLYMOUTH, MN—ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... and features dedicated products for solvent- and water-based flexo; UV flexo; oil-based and UV letterpress; UV offset ("wet" and waterless); and UV screen. In current development (reflecting the market' ...

Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... friendly water-based inks developed and produced by Scitex Vision and approved for use in food packaging by the US Food and Drug Administration. Digital Highpoint is said to be the first CORjet printer ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... with either solvent or water-based inks and now radiation-curable inks. The success of water-based and UV-curable flexo inks made the process a major compliance alternative to solvent recovery or incineration; ...

Supplier News

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October 31, 2004, ... to 24 in. wide with maximum O.D. of 30 in. at speeds to 600 fpm, this pilot coater is for high-performance adhesive sealant coating, including solventless, solvent, and water-based. A Comexi CS duplex ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... is they contain VOCs. Whereas in solvent-based rotogravure inks, the binder is dissolved in the solvent completely, water-based inks are made up of alkaline-soluble and nonsoluble binder in the form ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ...  This job is produced with 200-line screen registration, which is difficult for four-color printing with no border support. Water-based inks are used. Suppliers include Wausau Coated Products, Arcar, ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... with maximum O.D. of 30 in. at speeds to 600 fpm, this pilot coater is for high-performance adhesive sealant coating, including solventless, solvent, and water-based. A Comexi CS duplex slitter/rewinder ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... topcoated, conformable product is positioned as a lower-cost alternative for semi-squeeze p-s applications on PE or PP containers. Said to offer high printability with conventional UV and water-based flexo ...

A New Habit

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... hasn't been a disappointment. It's taken the workload off of our water-based presses like you wouldn't believe.” When the RCS 330 was installed in December 2002, it quickly became a workhorse, ultimately ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... is designed to run both solvent-based and water-based inks; the converter buys its ink from Sun Chemical and INX Intl. According to Biddle, Flexicon also equipped its new Infiniti with a newly upgraded ...

Label Converter Bern-etic First to Install Mark Andy LP3000 in France

(Archive)

August 10, 2004, ... quality of label to customers whose work previously was printed using water-based inks." In addition to the food market, Bern-etic supplies labels to the industrial and cosmetic markets. Says Bern-etic ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... can “cure” to different degrees due to their spectral absorbance characteristics. Black UV inks may show the “lowest” UV cure and have higher COF while other colors may not be affected. Water-based ...