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RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance

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May 05, 2002, ... packed the meeting ballroom in which it was held (see CIBA photo below). Though UV/EB technology still doesn't enjoy the widespread use of more traditional processes (for instance solvent- and/or water-based ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... ei3 Corp., Elite Cameron., F&K, Graymills, Industry Tech, Ion Industrial, Mamata, Maxson, Nireco, Novaflow, Pearl, Raytek, Reifenhäuser, Rohm and Haas, Simco, Stanford, Vertec BioSolvents, Warner Electric, ...

Products

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November 30, 2001, ... 3 and 6 in. and for film widths of 900-2,700 mm. Viscometer Has Solvent Valve Monitor Gauge Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Middleboro, MA; 508/946-6200; fax: 508/9466262. The VTA-120 Viscosel ...

A Brief Chemistry Lesson On Printing Ink Pigments

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October 31, 2001, ... these colorants is their solubility. Pigments used in printing inks are colorants that are insoluble in water and most solvents. For instance, copper phthalocyanine blue is the primary blue colorant used ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... and rotogravure was made convincingly. (For more on Project FOG, see PFFC, July 2001, p. 50.) Solvents Still Entrenched in Film Sector Water-based inks have a solid hold on the flexographic printing ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... both UV and EB curing is usually safer than existing solvent and even aqueous chemistry. Table 3 shows some typical health and safety data for solvents and UV/EB materials. The UV and EB materials offer ...

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

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August 31, 2001, ... plates now are available from DuPont. “The significance: First, it takes no water or solvent to process. You eliminate all that chemical use and storage. Secondly, there's a productivity gain; because you ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, New from: Baldor Electric, BHS, Bobst, Brausse Group, Carotek, Converting Solutions, Davies Industrial, GrafiKontrol, Gralex, Ion Systems Industrial, Kidder, Lasor/Systronics, Maxson Automatic, National ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ...  Many years ago, when the use of lead-based pigments was commonplace, plastic wraps printed with solvent-based flexographic inks could leave a visible amount of ink (via the alcohol-saturated cotton ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

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April 30, 2001, ...  CIJ used in packaging usually utilizes solvent-based dyes; the solvents are fast drying, such as alcohols or MEK. Viscosity requirements are very low, and nozzle diameters tend to be just a few microns. ...

What's New in Narrow We

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April 30, 2001, ... that films resist temperatures to 500 deg F, resist harsh solvents, and are able to withstand harsh manufacturing processes. Available in both 1- and 2-mil thicknesses and white and matte tan colors, films ...

Narrow Web New Products

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March 31, 2001, ... create on-demand, variably imaged p-s (pressure-sensitive) labels said to be impervious to harsh solvents and acidic or alkaline contaminants. Product incorporates a thin polyester film, overlaminated ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... seam that will not “flag” or “creep” during the labeling and shrinking processes. PSA Pellets Have No Solvents H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN; 651/236-3195; hbfuller.com Hot melt Propel™ PSA pellets ...

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

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January 31, 2001, ... solvent loss of the ink on the pad will increase its tack. This "tack increase" is controlled, in some cases, by a heater that is in the proximity of the pad(s) and can be adjusted within certain limits ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... types, dryers are said to be suited for solvent-based, water-based, or curing applications for paper, film, or foil. Reportedly are cost-effective and energy-efficient. Print In-Line on Extruder or ...

Think the Ink You're Using Is A No-Brainer? Think Again

(Materials)

December 31, 2000, ... from your inks, converters also should be aware that there is one particular ink type—water-based, solvent-based, ultraviolet—that will best suit each application. Today's increased use of "clear" applications ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 30, 2000, ... complete color change will take less than 5 min/station. With the proper cleaning solution, system can be used with water-based, solvent-based, or UV ink systems. Label Slitting Station Has Quick-Loading ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... it provides programming and control capabilities including real-time calibration adjustments. Operators can control viscosity automatically with solvent and ingredient additions; also can monitor ink and ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... to install and use. Co. adds that it has a "Try Before You Buy" program that offers rentals as a low-cost, no-risk way to try products. Solventless Fluorosilicone System for Stable Release GE Silicones, ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

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October 31, 2000, ... their existence. Unlike water, alcohols have low surface tensions. Foaming is rarely a problem in solvent-based inks, since the low surface tension does not support foam stabilization. Water-based inks, ...