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Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2006, ... completed its acquisition of the assets of Basic Adhesives’ industrial water-based adhesives product line. The acquired line includes adhesives sold primarily to the flexible packaging market. Royal ...

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December 31, 2006, ... include 360-deg label look with virtually seamless appearance; lower cost per label; excellent printability with solvent-based, water-based, and UV inks by flexo and gravure processes; and clean separation ...

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December 31, 2006, ... Reported benefits include 360-deg label look with virtually seamless appearance; lower cost per label; excellent printability with solvent-based, water-based, and UV inks by flexo and gravure processes; ...

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November 30, 2006, ... and integrates security technology in a single pass. PFFC-ASAP 326 Varnish Provides Fragrance Lipo Technologies, Vandalia, OH; 937/ 264-1222; www.lipotechnologies.com TransluScent is a water-based ...

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November 30, 2006, ... NJ; 201/767-6040; admtronics.com Staticon 460 anti-static liquid additive is said to be effective for adhesives, inks, coatings, and water-based liquids, providing a high level of conductivity of the ...

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November 29, 2006, ... OH; 937/ 264-1222; lipotechnologies.com TransluScent is a water-based flexo overprint varnish containing fragrance microcapsules. Prints directly over ink on virtually any substrate with no specialized ...

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September 30, 2006, Get Product Protection Light Impressions, Surrey, UK; +44 (0)1372 386677; www.lightimpressions.com HiMax OVD hologram is for the protection of products Get Product Protection Light Impressions, Surrey, ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... Water-based inks contain a balance of solution and emulsion resins, held together by a combination of amine and small amounts of solvent such as alcohol. The solution resin provides print quality, and ...

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September 30, 2006, ... two-part, water-based laminating adhesives offer converters the ability to produce flexible packaging such as snack and confectionary wrappers on existing narrow web flexo presses. System can be used on ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... There are four different ink chemistries used: water-based, solvent-based, oil-based, and energy cured. Not every chemistry is applicable to every printing method. Below is a summary. Summary of Ink ...

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August 31, 2006, ...  PFFC-ASAP 487 Metallic Ink Easy to Use Eckart America, Painesville, OH; 800/556-1111; www.eckart.net Rotostar Aqua FP 06 water-based metallic ink combines what company says is state-of-the-art ...

Toray Introduces New Printable Lidding Film

(Archive)

August 22, 2006, ... receptivity to water-based and solvent inks and adhesives. Ideal applications include FDA-compliant dual ovenable, sterilization, hot fill, fresh, refrigerated and frozen foods, dairy, wet and dry convenience ...

A Friendship Both Old & New

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July 31, 2006, ... for Canadian Fine Color in Toronto, ON, Canada. Upon joining Sun Chemical in 1969, he managed the flexo packaging R&D lab, developing many first-generation solvent- and water-based products. He also derived ...

LabelExpo

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July 31, 2006, ... Lincolnton, NC; 800/426-4657; www.waterinktech.com Optifilm is a low-viscosity, water-based film ink said to have excellent press stability and high strength. Is versatile and easy to use, company adds. ...

Labelexpo What's Ne

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July 30, 2006, ...  Optifilm is a low-viscosity, water-based film ink said to have excellent press stability and high strength. Is versatile and easy to use, company adds. Visit booth 1011. PFFC-ASAP 383 Coatings ...

New Products

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July 09, 2006, ... drying efficiency, electronics upgrades, and improved operator interface. Features an interchangeable coating head technology that allows it to run with any combination of solvent-based, water-based, or ...

Digital Deliberations

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June 29, 2006, ... UV/ hot air drying enables processing of water-based or UV curable inks, varnishes, and coatings. To complete the converting operation, the Omega Digicon is equipped with over laminating, rotary die back ...

Holding the Dot

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May 30, 2006, ... production run on a semi-gloss, metallized film, or boardstock substrate that is different than the standard used to establish the approved color? Is your facility primarily printing with water-based, ...

Flexo is on Track

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May 30, 2006, ... Rich Eichfeld, VP of business development at Plastic Suppliers, said PLA is not only environmentally friendly but it also has many other benefits, including printability (although materials using water-based ...

Fint Group Exhibits at Info*Flex

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2006, ... operated narrow web ink company, will showcase its wide product range of high quality, consistent, press-ready products, including UV and water-based flexo inks. In addition, XSYS will offer information ...