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Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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; ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, ... LLDPE conditions. Designed for film applications that include overwraps for paper towels and tissues, food packaging, and high-clarity and high-modulus industrial packaging. Water-Based Primer Is Versatile ...

Materials

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May 31, 2001, ... product label marks. Product reportedly works well with other inks, including rotary screen and flexo inks. Inks are sold in a variety of colors as well as clears. Water-Based Coating Is Resistant and ...

Holograms Light Up the Jimi Hendrix Experience

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April 30, 2001, ... labels made with 8-pt Rainbow Holographic UniLustre were printed four-color process, no white, with UV inks on a MAN Roland press. The label was keylined with a ⅛-in. gold foil stamp. A special water-based ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

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April 30, 2001, ... Tyvek material; IntaRoto press; water-based inks. Immunex requested an easy-to-open package since this is an arthritis drug. Coated and printed lid met that need. Co. reports it chose Tyvek for its strength, ...

Materials

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April 30, 2001, ... offers Staticon 452 as an additive for all water-based liquids where antistatic properties are desired. Its polymeric structure creates an electrolytic latice formation that has conductive properties in ...

Tension Control

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March 31, 2001, ... with Alcoa this past year). The plant is considered to be a pioneer in water-based printing; all of the Reynolds Wrap cartons and most of the private label cartons are printed with water-based inks. (Ink ...

Fido's Food Goes GLOSS

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March 31, 2001, ...  not seen a market shift as quickly as this one did; it went from old technology of two-color, three-color line print with just a water-based overlacquer to six-color process print, eight-color proces ...

International Converting News

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March 30, 2001, ... SA fully reinforces our commitment to serving the Latin American market on a local basis.” Rendic notes the new acquisition also has capacity to add water-based flexo ink manufacturing. Supplier ...

Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt

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February 28, 2001, ... included solvent incineration, solvent recovery, water-based technology, and radiation-curable systems. Wide web and narrow web flexography have been able to utilize water-based technology, and today, ...

Small Inspection Light Proves to Be a Shining Star

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February 28, 2001, ...  throughout the converting process. Amgraph was an early user of 100% water-based inks and 100% solid-cured inks and adhesives. The company likes the environmental benefits these products offer, as wel ...