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Movin' on up - a look at relocating a business.

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... least once a year, and our new location makes it easier for them to stop in," notes Gray. A Pipeline of Information Water Ink Technologies, a supplier of water-based inks and coatings headquartered ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... equipment. The presses laminate, print up to five colors, apply coatings in register, and slit - all in one pass. Both flexography and gravure printing are available. Water-based inks are from Color Converting ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... t that allows us to have flexibility, such as water-based ink systems, and we're recycling certain process chemistries that may be utilized. Our company size gives us the flexibility to react quickly to n ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... of laminated films - particularly with the growing popularity of water-based inks, coatings, and adhesives. The surface energy of a solid polymer cannot be measured directly because solids typically ...

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 ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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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

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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, ...

"Partnering" helps get press up to spee

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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 ...