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The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... direct or indirect sunlight, exposure to chemicals, indoor/ outdoor use, etc. will have some impact on adhesion and durability. Green initiatives may determine selection of emulsion-based (water-based) ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ... change its surface energy and allow the liquid to adhere. Dyne level requirements vary for different substrates and different uses. For example, water-based ink requires a higher Dyne level than solvent-based, ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... laminator can be configured not only to laminate two or more materials with water-based, solvent-based or solventless adhesives, but as a coating machine, as a gravure or flexo printing unit -at register ...

Innovation in Sustainability - Sun Chemical Q&A

(Sustainability)

February 24, 2022, ... usage by 130 kW per day, or the equivalent of 232 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle. On the products side, our SunVisto® AquaGreen™ platform of high-biorenewable-content water-based inks and ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Coating/Laminating)

December 19, 2021, ... Adhesives North America explains that switching from water-based adhesives to hot melt in assembly lines cuts waste and has better turnaround times. “There is no drying or cure time,” he says, “and for ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Converting Perspectives)

November 28, 2021, ... Adhesives North America explains that switching from water-based adhesives to hot melt in assembly lines cuts waste and has better turnaround times. “There is no drying or cure time,” he says, “and for ...

Easy Open Application in Flexible Packaging: Snack N’ Seal

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2021, ... Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (Reseal Adhesive) Key Features: Provides a smooth, quiet and magnetic-like peel, FDA compliant for direct food contact applications. It’s repositionable, is a water-based ...

CCT Coating & Converting Technology is Becoming Part of Swiss ATP Adhesive Systems Group

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2021, The US-based adhesive tape specialist CCT Coating & Converting Technologies Inc. is becoming part of leading water-based specialty adhesive tapes manufacturer The US-based adhesive tape specialist CCT ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... demand; Water-based adhesives with numerous features for high-speed mono carton making machines: Water-based synthetic adhesive technology FLEXBOND SF WET LAM–1178, another new launch by in this ...

Pulse Roll Label Products Launches Unique UV PureFX Soft Touch Varnish

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... for companies choosing to move away from film or water-based coatings. Testing of the new PureFX Soft Touch Varnish took place at selected label printing sites and yielded results that provided a soft ...

ACTEGA Launches World’s First Dual Cure Soft Touch Coating for Laminate Tubes

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2021, ... the world’s first ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes. The new water-based dual cure solution solves the previous issues of long-term scratch, abrasion and stain resistance associated ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... a range of gadgets that make it easy to operate, and fast to run. Capable of running solvent, water-based, or solvent free adhesives, the ML2 has a maximum web width of 1530 mm and is capable of 450 m/min, ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... the dryer section can handle. This is especially evident with the adoption of water-based vs. solvent-based inks, coatings and adhesives. In some cases, the machine may even need to be slowed down to use ...

Some Thoughts on the Pressure-Sensitive Industry

(Sticking With It)

November 25, 2018, ... Water-based acrylics have been developed that have better water resistance and higher shear holding power allowing them to be used on beverage labeling and tapes. All these innovations are driven by end-user ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... the company will highlight SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks. Formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous market offerings from Sun Chemical, ...

Show Preview | INFOFLEX 2018 Collocates with Forum in Indianapolis

(Trade Shows)

April 15, 2018, ... deal with them. INX International Ink Co. (Booth #111) will highlight water-based and UV Flexo inks, including the new AquaTech™ ION X, and will also display other high-performance solvent inks and coatings. ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for INFOFLEX

(Print)

March 26, 2018, ... extrusion bonds, clean printing, and film versatility. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... pressure-sensitive products are created. In the first article in this series, we explored acrylics, next time we will take a closer look at water-based acrylics or emulsions. Meanwhile, I hope you keep ...

RadTech Issues Agenda for 2018 Event

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2018, ... lineup of presentations—topics include Nestle Compliance, flexo, inkjet, low migration, BPA alternatives, water-based materials, adhesion, and adhesives, the conference reportedly has more educational ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... can be controlled by monomer selection as well as polymerization conditions. In general, polymers created in a solvent-based system tend to be more linear than emulsions created as water-based systems. ...