Curing

Interfacial Dynamics

(Mark's Coating Matters)

June 16, 2014, ... we had to boil down the fundamentals of physics and math to explain how fluid is balanced on a substrate prior to curing it into place, what functions would we present? To begin with, fluid flow is defined ...

BASF Announces New Products

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2014, ... to metals. Because of its low viscosity, corresponding formulations with Laromer PE 9105 can be applied either by conventional roller coating techniques or by spray coating. This fast-curing, general-purpose ...

Flint Announces New Opaque White Ink

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2014, ... Also said to offer very good flowout, opacity, and whiteness. Whites are provided in a range of Coefficient of Friction (COF) values. Because the UV LED curing process does not generate any IR heat, ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... materials, solution chemistry, process equipment, curing, and web handling). Working backwards from these product requirements leads to the product requirements that define success: Product (number ...

Goss Opens New Packaging Technology Center

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2014, ... technology and also to generate and test new concepts for improved package printing.” The initial Vpak press system in operation at the Center has seven web offset units as well as EB and UV curing and ...

Printing Trends | Emerging Technologies and Applications

(Trends/Management)

May 01, 2014, ... include securing investment dollars and providing proof of manufacturing consistency. This new PRIMIR study, “Emerging Printing Technologies & Applications,” is currently available exclusively to PRIMIR ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX Offers Gold Mine of Solutions

(Trade Shows)

April 10, 2014, ... covers print widths to 13 in., a production capacity of 10,220 sq ft/hr, and maximum resolution of 720x1260. The Tau LFS 330 adds a laser die-cut system for in-line finishing. Tau Low-Odor UV curing and ...

Nilpeter Demonstrates Box Solution at GOA

(Carton Box)

April 08, 2014, ... printing, curing, and die-cutting. At the show, the FB-3300S produced 220 g carton boxes with four process colors and two spot colors, all flexo. However, the company says the high quality had printers ...

Parkinson Technologies Invites Students to Facility

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2014, ... with several area institutions. “America’s manufacturing sector directly impacts the health of our global economy,” says Termyn. “Educating the next generation about our industry is important to securing ...

Faustel Tech Center Adds Yokogawa Sensors

(Controls)

April 08, 2014, ... Center features a 610-mpm, 600-mm-wide (2,000-fpm, 24 in.-wide) pilot line that incorporates all major coating and curing/drying capabilities. Company says the Technology Center allows converters to closely ...

FTA Forum Set to Debunk Flexo Myths

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2014, ... colors, measurement tools, taboo processes, anilox engraving, UV ink curing, ink temperatures, photopolymer plates, coating and laminations, and flexo versus competing print processes. “This session ...

Coating Matters | Under Pressure: The Damage Stress Can Do in Fluid Coating

(Coating Matters)

March 24, 2014, ... the solvent, stress free. When the curing system starts to remove the solvent, you start to look for something to hang onto so as not to float away with the evaporated solvent. This is when you attach ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... team says it is. Once the fluid hits the substrate many things can happen – the substrate can wrinkle, air can be trapped, and curing can do more damage than good. The key is to understand where the defect ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... corrosion. The ESD protection and bronze color of the inner layer is claimed difficult to duplicate while  securing authenticity. The structure enables parts suppliers to meet the 15-year storage-life ...

Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, The development of coating, curing and converting for the fluid industry leads the individual process engineer in the direction of choices within boundaries. Do your operational choices allow for the future? ...

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, To solve coating issues, you need to have a rudimentary understanding of curing technologies If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his Coating Matters topic, "I'm Done Coating...Now ...

Slot Die DOs and DON'T

(Mark's Coating Matters)

January 30, 2014, ... systems, backing rolls, fluid delivery pumps, and curing stations to provide the end product. If only one of these items is understood and maintained, the whole system is at risk. You are only as good ...

FTA Offers Interactive Online Course

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2014, Course covers the basics of flexography, including markets, presses, inks, plates, curing, and more   BOHEMIA, NY | The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) today announces the launch of a new, interactive ...

Label PRomotion | Shock Value: Yea or Nay?

(Label/Tape)

January 21, 2014, ... with a saucy PR campaign. Now, if someone really wants to get shocking, they could simply do the same thing without securing the celebrity’s legal agreement (not recommended except for those with an ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... coating and curing a product, the key is to account for the equipment process and fluid/substrate product differences for your industry. In all cases the best place to start is with a rheological map of ...

Flint Group Announces Low-Migration Ink

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2014, Lithocure ANCORA for narrow web printing is said to offer high color strength and print quality as well as good curing properties   TRELLEBORG, SWEDEN | Flint Group reports it is expanding its range ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... EN 13432 and US ASTM D6400. Meeting industrial compostable standards, 90% of the material will be composted approximately 70 days after disposal. Little to no curing time is needed, which provides an optimized ...

Asia Pulp and Paper Releases Sustainability Report

(Paper)

December 08, 2013, An update on the Sustainability Roadmap: Vision 2020 shows that progress is being made on securing the future of Indonesian forests   JAKARTA, INDONESIA | Asia Pulp and Paper has released its fourth ...

Abusive Patent Litigation Bill Passes, Gets Bipartisan Support

(Yo's Yarns)

December 04, 2013, ... this morning, is being lauded for the protection it will provide merchants, retailers, and printing companies (to name only a few) in curing abusive patent litigation practices. Michael Makin, president ...

Mark Andy Honored for Innovation

(Label/Tape News)

November 10, 2013, Company takes home a FlexoTech International Print & Innovation Award in the Equipment Category for the ProLED UV LED curing solution   ST. LOUIS, MO | Mark Andy took top honors in the Equipment ...

IQDEMY To Debut Magnetic Levitation UV LED Printer

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2013, ... Vlad Mirchev, founder of IQDEMY. “Environmentally friendly UV LED curing is already employed in our Swiss series of printers and our patented magnetic levitation technology. We are so confident about our ...

Optimism, Sales Reported by CPP EXPO

(News | New Products)

October 23, 2013, ...  2709 Drying/Curing 967 Extrusions 457 Instrumentation/Guide/Controls 433 Package Printing Equipment 2082 Slitting/Rewinding 901 A number of exhibitors ...

Visualization for Improved Coating Performance

(Mark's Coating Matters)

October 17, 2013, ... the final product looks like off the winder. We can watch the fluid being coated on the web and after the curing step. What we cannot see is what is going on at the interface of the fluid and the substrate, ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... delivery of the adhesive to the substrate, different curing technologies may be required to lock-in the required properties of the adhesive. This may be as simple as a cooling drum or as complicated as ...

PCT Celebrates an Important Anniversary

(Curing)

October 07, 2013, ... over the past ten years include a patented integrated shield roll design, in which a temperature controlled roll supports material as it moves through the curing process while simultaneously providing ...