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EFI’s Offerings at FESPA 2023 Offer Print Businesses Profitable Growth Opportunities

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May 22, 2023, Electronics For Imaging, Inc., continues on its innovative path to create more opportunities for customers to achieve profitable growth with the announcement of the company’s first UV LED inkjet inks Electronics ...

Baldwin Invites Printers to “Stack Their Tech” for Higher Quality, Efficiency and Sustainability at Graphics Canada

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May 03, 2023, ... surface treatment systems that are used to achieve better adhesion of process liquids like inks and coatings to substrates as part of printing and industrial production processes Rounding out its technology, ...

Michelman — Delivering Innovative Solutions to Capture Market Opportunities and Accelerate Growth – Highlights at Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo

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April 28, 2023, ... produce the best possible output. Its excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates and HP Indigo ElectroInk offers versatility and security for applications, including flexible packaging, high-performance ...

INX Reinforces Commitment for Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy at INFOFLEX 2023

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April 04, 2023, As package printers, converters and others reunite for INFOFLEX 2023, April 17-18 in Columbus, Ohio, INX International Ink Co. As package printers, converters and others reunite for INFOFLEX 2023, ...

Sun Chemical to Exhibit Extensive Portfolio of Metal Packaging Solutions at METPACK 2023

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April 03, 2023, ... such as reduced ink and metal waste, Sun Chemical’s SunColorBox color management toolkit should be on the wish list of any converter looking to produce consistent brand colors across production facilities ...

Fujifilm and Henkel Announce Partnership Agreement

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March 29, 2023, Fujifilm Graphic Communications has announced a partnership agreement with Henkel that will deliver production and sustainability benefits for customers of its Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... need for surface treatments stems from the fact that a liquid, whether ink, lacquer or adhesive, cannot be absorbed by plastic substrates. Unlike natural fiber-based materials such as paper, carton and ...

Fujifilm announces commercial availability of Acuity Prime L flatbed printer

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March 06, 2023, ... speed. It features six vacuum zones and 16 media location pins, as well as the ability to print side by side jobs with its dual zone function, for maximum flexibility. Uvijet HM – an ink system formulated ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ...  Bond strength is vital, so when it falls below 1.0 N/15mm, you need to look for the reason. If the adhesive or ink are separating from the film, it’s an adhesion failure often caused by poor wetting ...

Vetaphone – The First and Best in Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 23, 2023, ... systems that are innovative, highly functional, and ultra-reliable, because we know that no ancillary process can afford to be a weak link in the overall production chain. That’s why many international ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... Embedded Electronics, Foam and Panels from SOFTAL Corona & Plasma Surface treatment technology has been widely used for decades to modify substrates’ surface energy for improved adhesion of inks, lacquers, ...

Happy Birthday, Verner Eisby!

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November 07, 2022, ... on food packaging today. NC: How did Verner become involved? JE: It was a chance meeting with a printer who was having difficulty getting the ink to adhere securely to this new plastic material without ...

Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging

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October 10, 2022, ... 110 gauge. These label films offer excellent ink adhesion and printability and very good moisture resistance. The clear film has superior clarity, and the white film’s opacity, brightness, and gloss are ...

At Pack Expo, Schreiner MediPharm to Debut Functional Labels Designed from More Sustainable Materials

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October 05, 2022, ... label was subjected to load and gravitational trials, and both the hanger label and Autoinjector-Label underwent testing for adhesion, ink adhesion, print durability and laser marking viability. All tests ...

Bonding Solutions for the Film and Converting Industries

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August 07, 2022, ... produces a full range of powerful, dependable treatment surface systems designed to raise the surface energy and adhesion properties of numerous substrates. Printing inks, lacquers and adhesives thoroughly ...

There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film

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June 26, 2022, ... boundary), minimization of the possibility of “lightning bolts” (point discharges that leave pinholes in the film) and back side treatment (generating a plasma on the back side of the film under a wrinkle). ...

Award-Winning EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Single-Pass Printer for Display Graphics Commercially Available

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2022, ... single-pass inkjet offering for the corrugated packaging space – and combines them with important enhancements: Manual or full automation feeding and stacking; Hybrid aqueous/UV primer for printing on ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... treatment of polymers and more. Both methods are used to modify a substrate’s surface energy to improve the adhesion of inks, lacquers, adhesives, and coatings. Corona treatment is the most the most popular ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... adhesives over sol- vent (chemical-based) adhesives. Other factors to consider are compatibility between the adhesive coating and a functional top-coat, type of printer/ink being deployed, and storage ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ...  Surface treatment is all about adhesion – the ability of one medium (a liquid) to adhere securely to another medium (a solid), or in practical terms getting ink, lacquer or adhesive to stick to a non-absorbent ...