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Coating Matters | Mixing Fundamentals

What happens in the fluid mixing room can have a profound effect on what gets coated onto the substrate

Theory versus Reality

Predictive tools in fluid coating technology. 

Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

Mark Miller says his discussions explaining fluid coating technology vs. extrusion technology feel like excerpts from Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.

The Role of Energy in Coating

Energy plays a crucial role in the coating and curing of a fluid coated product.  Find out what to consider as you tackle a new product development in an existing facility.

Sun, ScentSational Team to Offer Coatings

SunScent coatings, a product developed by Sun Chemical and ScentSational Technologies, offer an innovative way to lure consumers

Coating | New Centers Add Service for Spinnaker Customers

With two new distribution facilities, Spinnaker Coating delivers many adhesive-coated materials to its label converting customers with speed

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center

With a new four-extruder coex sheet line, a medical tubing line, and more, Davis-Standard makes its Technical Center even more technical

Coating Matters | The ROI of IP

Creating value through patents—an investment in intellectual property should be handled with the same rigor as the purchase of capital property.

Nordson, Henkel Alliance Tackles Packaging Solutions

The Freedom System, combining Nordson’s Freedom Series hot melt dispensing equipment with Henkel’s Technomelt adhesives, results from a new alliance

PFFC’s Kelly Robinson Named Matteucci Winner for ‘Patent’ Paper

Dr. Kelly Robinson’s presentation on the decision to patent or not to patent at the AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference earns the coveted Matteucci Award for best paper-Coating & Laminating.

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

When you are forming a polymer product, you have to understand some basics of how the formation of the product is influenced by the chemistry of the polymer.

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

PUREtac CL216 exhibits superior clarity and adhesion for packaging and labeling applications

Dow Corning Launches Release Coatings at Labelexpo

Syl-Off emulsion silicone release coatings are specifically designed for filmic substrates

DuPont Offers Tie Layer Modeling Tool

The Tie Resin Selector from DuPont helps user choose the most suitable coextrudable adhesive for a particular multilayer packaging application

Gloucester and Dolci in Distribution Agreement

Customers of GEC and Dolci will have a choice of winders for cast stretch film, thanks to an agreement between the two companies

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