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RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2002, ... packed the meeting ballroom in which it was held (see CIBA photo below). Though UV/EB technology still doesn't enjoy the widespread use of more traditional processes (for instance solvent- and/or water-based ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... water-based adhesives for dry bond laminating reportedly meet diverse requirements of food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods manufacturers. The line comprises three adhesives: L-62 is for flexible ...

New Products for the Narrow Web Converting Industry

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March 31, 2002, ... (water-based and UV), rotary screen, gravure, and offset. Mfr. reports material readily accepts hot stamping, has excellent die-cutting properties, and is designed for automatic label application. Digital ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... Naheola, AL. Graphics are flexo printed with water-based process printing using seven colors, one base coating, and in-line ultraviolet (UV) coating. Die-cutting (including stability feet) is followed ...

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... in presses, plates, inks, anilox rolls and other variables have improved water-based flexo quality vastly to the point where he is capable of meeting 95% of his customers' label requirements with the process. ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... suitable for surfaces polluted with water-based inks. Said to reduce microfoaming and to be reusable. Suitable for anilox rolls, chambered doctor blade systems, plates, machines, and even the floor, mfr. ...

The Buck Stops

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February 28, 2002, ... presses in this market are narrow web, with fewer medium-sized presses at the moment, according to White. “There are about 12 flexo presses converting cartonboard in the U.K., using both water-based ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2002, ... changeover. The flexo press will run both solvent- and water-based inks. A Rotomec SL/SB 700 combined coating/laminating machine for solventless adhesives and cold seal coating offers a 1,200-mm (47-in.) ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... widths — 260, 410, and 51O mm — series combines water-based and UV flexo with rotary screen printing, hot foil stamping, reverse side printing, and many finishing techniques. Inking System Aids Cleanup ...

Envelopes Extraordinaire

(Office Products)

January 30, 2002, ... Paper, Willamette, Finch, and Glatfelter; inks are water-based and are supplied by Environmental Inks.) A new, eight-color Cerutti central impression, gearless flexo press “hit Exton's door” in early ...

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2002, ... with 20 minutes maximum required for an eight-color job changeover. The Rotomec EG 400-1 flexo press will run both solvent- and water-based inks, with a 1,700-mm-dia, water-cooled CI drum. The press ...

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... and does not allow for treatment decay. In-line corona treatment of high-slip films has proven particularly useful when running water-based inks. In fact, it would be very difficult to use water-based ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2001, ... water-based, UV, and EB business. The 40,000-sq-ft facility at 190 Murry St., Newark, is equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and bulk storage. A new 3,000-sq-ft lab is now available ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

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November 30, 2001, ... odor specifications. In recent years, with the introduction of water-based and UV-curable inks and coatings, the standard for “low odor” in packaging products needs to be redefined. The “retained solvent” ...

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... to improve heat and product resistance. Usually this is done in water-based inks where the high pH limits the zinc oxide activity until it is printed and the pH becomes acidic. The mechanism generally ...

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

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September 30, 2001, ... the company the Best of Show award and a First Place in the Flexography/Color Process/Nonprime category. Highlight areas were critical on the promotional label, which was printed water-based flexo, ...

The Parts and Performance of WEB CONVECTION DRYERS

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... be considered? With the introduction of more water-based coatings and inks, drying has become more challenging. Water-based emulsions typically evaporate four to five times more slowly than solvent-based ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

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 ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... engraving technology, is said to work equally well with water-based and UV inks. Co. reports in tests there has been no evidence of blade “drooling” or spitting when used with UV inks. An innovative cell ...

What's New in Digita

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July 30, 2001, ... Inks for printer are water-based, non-abrasive, and formulated specifically for the wide-format printer. Cylinder Software for Gravure Printers Novaflow Systems, Prescott, ON, Canada; 613/925-5926; ...