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- Web-inspection system supports label operation
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1996, ... between $300,000 and $400,000. Primary material suppliers are Fasson, S.D. Warren, FLEXcon, and Raflatac. All inks are water-based (Label America was one of the first in this technology) and are supplied ...
- A look at the status of UV/EB curing
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 1996, ... 7% per year. In 1995 there was a leveling of growth in this segment caused by some conversion of UV-cured overprint coatings for magazine coatings to much less expensive water-based acrylic coatings. ...
- Something new under the sun
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 1996, ... Available in water-based, oil-based, and solvent-based versions, the ink can be mixed into a UV-curable solution. "The Chamelacolors formula is so stable, it's considered archival. If it were stored in ...
- Green Bay gears up for specialty labels
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 1996, ... for curing. The second coating station applies a water-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive, using the reverse gravure method. Both coating stations use a fountainless/enclosed applicator featuring an internal ...
- Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 1996, ... and are still in operation. Water-based inks are supplied by Werneke and Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp., and dies are from Rotometrics. Vinyls, mylars, and laminates are purchased from FLEXcon, ...
- Gravure gets easier
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 1996, ... for both the printing and impression cylinders. It is also available with other efficiency options, including high-performance drying for water-based inks and ultraviolet dryers, as well as in-line finishing ...
- Innovation is a winner in FPA competition
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 1996, ... The single-layer package reduces package weight by 18% and volume by 25% over the previous package. The structure can be printed with water-based inks, and the single-layer package reduces package waste ...
- Business and education join forces, and everybody wins
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 1996, ... Previously, testing inks required inking the large Carint press, which was neither practical nor cost-efficient. Typically, Clemson has used water-based inks for safety reasons, and, for that reason, ...
- Custom coating operation is a clean winner
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 1996, ... die, and three coatings - solid, solvent, and water-based - on a wide range of films and metal foils. The first of four machines planned for the Kerkrade facility, the coater now in use can produce ...
- Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 1996, ... one of the reasons for this slow adoption is that water-based adhesives remain difficult to use. The debate between solvent- and water-based adhesives boils down to a question of reliability and batch-to-batch ...
- "Partnering" helps get press up to spee
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 1995, ... so it's resistant to all UV and solvent-based inks as well as to the Werneke water-based inks in use at Viking. Serious but Solvable Giles' first thought was to utilize DIP's disposable paper ink trays ...
- Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say
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- May 31, 1995, ... of the three major ink technologies available to the flexographic printer of flexible packaging. This joint effort will research solvent-based, water-based, and ultraviolet-cured ink chemistries for specific ...
