Drying

Q&A: NEW ERA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 24, 2021, ... needs.  The company has a great deal of experience with coating, laminating, calendering and drying systems for a wide variety of environments, with a customer base spanning most industries which handle ...

Baldwin Brings New Connected Technology to FEFCO Technical Seminar

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, Baldwin Technology Company Inc. will showcase its new portfolio of optimized LED-UV curing, IR-drying and automated cleaning solutions Baldwin Technology Company Inc. will showcase its new portfolio ...

Looking for Custom Converting Solutions?

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 10, 2021, ... range of application possibilities and process configurations.  Convection drying, UV and ebeam curing equipment is available, contact Faustel for additional information or to schedule a trial. For more ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Coating Methods

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2021, ... Company. He works directly with customers to develop solution-based coating and drying equipment. Solutions span a variety of industries, including batteries and capacitors, fuel cells and medical parts. ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

September 08, 2021, ... to optimize quality.  Assessing proper moisture level in products and processes is essential for many reasons such as meeting regulatory standards, ensuring proper chemical reactions and drying, maximizing ...

Comexi Expands its Presence in Thailand with the Sale of an Offset CI8 Press and a High-Performance ML1 MC Laminator to Prepack

(News | New Products)

August 15, 2021, ... modular drying units, but also delivers outstanding results, including those for the most challenging jobs. Furthermore, the Comexi ML1 MC is unique for its user interface, which is highly intuitive, making ...

Nu-Maber Updates Its Flexo Plate Processing Line to Include the Latest Asahi Photoproducts Technology

(News | New Products)

July 18, 2021, ... CleanPrint plates and an Asahi AWP™-4260 PLF automated inline processor with processing, drying and light finishing. This new configuration is Industry 4.0 compatible with remote maintenance and support ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... using solvent-free laminating where lamination is required or desired, instead of dry lamination where the bonding agent is dissolved in solvent, applied, and then evaporated in a drying oven. With solvent-free ...

PCMC’s Fusion C Now Equipped to Run Gelflex-EB Inks at 400 Meters Per Minute

(News | New Products)

June 16, 2021, ... traditional reverse-print laminations or as a surface-print ink on multi-layer monomaterial recyclable structures. “PCMC is a leader in bringing new environmentally friendly drying technology to market,” ...

Ip3 Desarrollos Reinforces Its Confidence In Comexi's State-Of-The-Art Technology And Servic

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2021, Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, and Ip3 Desarrollos, a company dedicated to the manufacture of flexible packaging, have reached an agreement ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, Coating, laminating and metallizing are value-added processes that enhance a base web into a higher-value end product. By Lee Ostness, Product Manager – Coating & Drying at Davis-Standard Coating, ...

New Label Adhesive For More Assured PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

May 25, 2021, ... and the reliable separation of the PET bottles and labels. “52W enables us to ensure that label particles cannot regain their stickiness during drying and then become attached again to the washed PET ...

Baldwin Showcases Innovations for Corrugated Flexo Printers at ConneXion

(Upcoming Conference News)

May 20, 2021, ... virtual exhibit, visitors will experience fully automated flexo plate-cleaning systems, an energy-efficient IR (infrared) drying solution and LED-UV curing systems, all of which increase print quality ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ... performance and versatility. This technology positions incoming webs to compensate for potential telescoping of incoming rolls of materal; guides webs after the coating and drying process; guides webs ...

Yellowstone Plastics Completes Installation of PCMC’s Fusion C Flexographic Press

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2021, ... increased the quality and quantity of its product offerings, thanks to innovative Fusion C features including Flextreme drying, 100 percent web inspection, the Intelliprint auto-impression setting and ...

Smart Moisture Measurement Technology Continually Optimizes Product and Process Quality for Pulp/Paper Processing

(Flexpack)

April 21, 2021, ... in real-time to optimize quality.  Assessing proper moisture level in products and processes is essential for many reasons such as meeting regulatory standards, ensuring proper chemical reactions and drying, ...

Achieving Durable Codes in the Toughest of Conditions

(Coating/Laminating)

April 21, 2021, ... range of film types with no smell, mess or drying time. It is also able to print complex information, such as QR codes. TTO does, however, operate at lower speeds than the three non-contact technologies ...

Comexi Will Exhibit Its Innovative Solutions For the Flexible Packaging Printing and Converting Industry at Drupa

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2021, ... every automation and operator aids developed under GeniusTech technology, the new F2 evolution reportedly incorporates the latest advances in anti-bouncing systems, inking systems, and drying efficiency; ...

Troubleshooting Defects in Extrusion Coating

(Coating)

March 07, 2021, ... projects (which will be discussed in a future article). About the Author Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot  has worked in coating, drying, laminating, and film casting for over 35 years.  He has experience ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 64 years

(The Back Page)

February 17, 2021, ... by the single application of heat without other glues or adhesives to Siri. This is important in speeding production by eliminating drying time for adhesive to “set.”  Further, it eliminates handling and ...

Engineered for your Toughest Challenge

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 18, 2021, ... ask any Delta ModTech machine owner. CONVERTING, PACKAGING, COATING, DRYING Building complete web converting and packaging machines out of proven, flexible modules gets you to market faster, with ...

Thermochromic Ink Helps Ensure Higher Safety Standards for Packaged Food

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2020, ... drying time of only one second on all materials. An issue with previous generations of thermochromic ink was smearing of the printed code, which could lead to the information becoming illegible. MS596 ...

HOW TO: Request a Converting Equipment Proposal

(HOW TO Guide)

November 15, 2020, ... according to Process (Winding, Coating, Drying, Laminating, etc.) Web Materials Coating Chemistries Identify Critical Process Requirements A secondary task is to specify the requirements for ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2020, ... effect on the environment in a world where plastics and oil-based products are essential.  The company’s process involves no dilution, no solvents, no drying ovens, no post-production handling of chemicals, ...

Digital Print for Corrugated – The Future Condition of Things

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2020, ... for the deliverance and drying of the ink is more complex and expensive. Despite water-based inks being less expensive than UV inks, the energy required to dry them at high speed can be alarming. So, weighing ...

NDC Technologies’ Partner LIMAB UK Provides Measurement Solutions That Deliver Value to Customers

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2020, ... enabling manufacturers to improve production efficiency, reduce fossil fuel consumption and achieve right-first-time batch drying. To learn more about LIMAB UK Ltd and to read testimonials from customers, ...

AIMCAL Hall of Honor Inducts First Five Members

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, ... include Coating & Drying Defects: Troubleshooting Operating Problems and Modern Coating and Drying Technology, both co-written with Edgar B. Gutoff. For AIMCAL, he writes the “Coating Concepts” Q&A technical ...

Exploring New Options in More Sustainable Packaging Formulations

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2020, ... customized for factors like viscosity, types of solids or drying capabilities. A knowledgeable packaging formulation provider will understand not just the chemistries, but also how those chemistries interact ...

Static Control for Flexographic Printing

(Flexography)

July 05, 2020, ... layer. So, this overcoat is often solvent based so that drying is faster. However, this thick, solvent coating also causes a high solvent vapor concentration exiting the print deck. We can do two things. ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 80 years

(The Back Page)

May 27, 2020, ... the lethal value of various steps involved in papermaking, such as cooking, chlorination and drying. To explain the true situation by addresses before appropriate groups and articles in pertinent journals. ...