Heat Transfer Fluid

The Effects of Surface Treatment at the Interface

(Coating/Laminating)

July 20, 2015, There are a variety of methods for encouraging fluids to stick to substrates in coating applications- corona, plasma or flame treating the substrate; adding a primer prior to coating; and utilizing a vacuum ...

Flexo Printing | Mid-Web Press Answers Shift to More SKUs, Short Runs

(Print)

July 14, 2015, A new MidCentral CI press offers an ideal solution for SKU proliferation while reducing capital investment for faster profitability in short runs A newly introduced MidCentral (mid-web) flexo CI press ...

Nordson Names Agent for Turkey

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2015, BGM Makina Teknik will rep the company in Turkey for fluid coating dies, including Premier and Ultracoat CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | Nordson Corporation has appointed BGM Makina Teknik as its agent in Turkey ...

Syrup Brand Benefits from Digital UV Inkjet Workflow

(Label/Tape)

July 07, 2015, ... to enable stable, undistorted processing of heat-sensitive plastic substrates. In addition to standard CMYK stations, customers can specify or retrofit up to six print stations, including opaque white, ...

Jindal Films Europe Invests in Energy Efficiency

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2015, ... films, and coated films, for flexible packaging and labeling applications. Combined Heat and Power (CHP), or co?generation, is the process of capturing and using the waste heat produced by the generation ...

Coating Matters | Film Split Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2015, When there are two rolling surfaces moving in the same direction, the fluid needs to decide which surface to follow. But how is this decision made? If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips ...

Printpack to Close Virginia Facility

(Label/Tape)

June 24, 2015, The plant in Fredericksburg is being phased out over the rest of this year, says company, in a move to enhance competitiveness ATLANTA, GA | Printpack, a privately held manufacturer of flexible and ...

AWA Sleeve Label Conference Packed with Info

(Label/Tape)

June 21, 2015, ... with a global level of 5%–5.5% Dr. Llewellyn went on to detail sleeve labeling demand across the regions—where Asia commands the largest share, 64%—and by format, where heat shrink TD sleeves take the ...

Hamamatsu Offers Mini-Spectrometer

(Controls)

June 20, 2015, The mini-spectrometer FT reportedly provides high sensitivity in a thin, compact case BRIDGEWATER, NJ | Hamamatsu Corporation offers the mini-spectrometer FT (flat-type) Series which has a polychromator ...

Ashland Offers New LED Products

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2015, ... ventilation, adds company, noting that since the lamps generate less heat, additional applications are accessible where temperature-sensitive substrates are used, such as with shrink film. The new products ...

Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, ... EB curable, PSA, and heat seals, as well as metallizers for films and paper. The firm manufactures coaters/laminators to produce two-ply structures all the way up to what is reported to be the first ...

Drytac Laminator Called Heavy-Duty Unit

(Coating/Laminating)

June 09, 2015, ... products, including graphic films, window films, double-side tapes, self-adhesive print media, label stock, industrial adhesives, and heat-activated and pressure-sensitive laminates and mounting adhesives. ...

Freedonia Issues Study on Stretch and Shrink Film

(Materials)

June 07, 2015, ... study notes. Heat shrink sleeves are increasingly used for packaging beverages and as bottle labels. Shrink film will maintain its share of the market in applications where clarity and other visual qualities ...

GFI Innovations and Braden Sutphin Report Agreement

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2015, ... very well, is well engineered, and experiences very little downtime.” Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, Braden Sutphin has manufacturing facilities in Carlisle, OH (heatset), and Milwaukee, WI, (flexo), ...

Looking Behind the Curtain of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

May 29, 2015, Economies of scale occur when a coated product is manufactured wide, fast and in one pass.  To obtain economies of scale, curtain coating is one method to consider. If you'd like to hear from Mark ...

DuPont Awards | Salsa Container Blends Rigid and Flexible To Earn 2015 Highest Honor

(Flexpack)

May 26, 2015, IPL’s SkinnyPack uses 54.8% less plastic than the original salsa containers IPL’s SkinnyPack uses 54.8% less plastic than the original salsa containers. The 2015 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

May 25, 2015, When coating a fluid, consideration of the rubbery behavior needs to be given with the shear rate versus viscosity data If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, ...

Acucote Achieves British Standard BS5609

(Label/Tape)

May 23, 2015, Company’s white films are deemed compliant for durability in marine conditions GRAHAM, NC | Acucote, manufacturer of pressure-sensitive products, recently achieved BS5609 Section 2 compliance. This ...

Food for Thought—the Italian Way

(Yo's Yarns)

May 20, 2015, ... Revolution. How long and how can the world's agro-alimentary system be sustained? Currently, the situation is alarming: 800 million malnourished and 1.6 billion obese people; 40% of the wheat produced ...

Sleeve Label Competition Makes Debut

(Label/Tape)

May 19, 2015, ... is recognized for its production of Diageo’s Smirnoff Sours sleeve labels with the overall award for Best Sleeve Label 2015 as well as the category prize for Heat TD Shrink Sleeves. Judges' impressions: ...

Maxcess Completes Investment in Centers of Excellence

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2015, ... Heat Transfer, Vacuum, Spreader/Bowed, and Idler Rolls in quantities said to be unrivaled in the industry. “With this Centers of Excellence initiative in Chicopee and Neenah, we stand prepared to leverage ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, Dene Taylor, a presenter at RadTech’s UV/EB West 2015, says packaging printed with energy cure inkjet may be coming soon to a supermarket near you Dene Taylor, a presenter at RadTech’s UV/EB ...

DuPont Launches Plate Technology Platform

(News | New Products)

May 07, 2015, The Cyrel Easy technology platform builds the flat top digital dot directly into the plate, said to aid productivity   WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics today announces the market launch ...

Kotkamills Oy to Produce Packaging Board

(Carton Box)

May 04, 2015, ... barrier board. The new product includes protection layers required to prevent grease, liquids or moisture from absorbing into the package. Reportedly, the versatility of the board is increased by its heat ...

Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2015, Adhesives are a coating in the converting world that do not get a lot of respect. However, when you look at the market of adhesive coating, the technology requirements and process expertise can be just ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written

(Technical Reports)

April 27, 2015, Here are 3 web handling rules Tim Walker keeps forgetting to tell you Here are 3 web handling rules Tim Walker keeps forgetting to tell you. There are a few things that I almost always forget to ...

SPGPrints Names NTG Digital Italian Distributor

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2015, ... in widths from 135–530 mm. Standard features include intermediate in-line LED pinning and a chill drum to enable stable, undistorted processing of heat-sensitive plastic substrates. In addition to standard ...

Coating Matters | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2015, When looking for process, product, and profit improvements for your PSA tapes and labels, consider going back to the drawing board If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read ...

Novamelt to be Acquired by Henkel

(Coating/Laminating)

April 16, 2015, The Novamelt location in Germany, where hot melt p-s adhesives are produced, is expected to play a key role in the integration of the two companies   ARCHDALE, NC | The owners of Novamelt have decided ...

TRESU Launches Modular Press

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2015, A recent show in China was the occasion for the introduction of the modular ‘Concept’ and a carbon fibre chamber doctor blade   KOLDING, DENMARK | TRESU Group emphasized its capability as a total ...