Drying

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, Narrow web news from: Freedonia Group, TLMI, Sato America, MPI Label Systems, MACtac, Printex Packaging Corp., XericWeb Drying Systems, and Appleton. Narrow Web Converting Industry News XericWeb Acquires ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... commonplace. Since the viscosities often increase with a drop of pH, foaming and print quality may deteriorate. Dirty printing is a term often used to describe ink prematurely drying on the flexographic ...

Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and unloader, print engine, and drying unit. Using the same standard-format artwork files used for digital and litho production, the CORjet prints with four- or six-color configurations using environmentally ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... the application of one coating directly onto another during one pass may be the only suitable approach. Other characteristics may be achieved only through the drying/curing method: The ability to dry off ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 6

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... include out-of-round rolls, nonuniform drying, incorrect roller speeds, and out-of-control (but not necessarily out-of-specification) critical raw materials. In the second case, historical data always ...

Eliminate Pesky Bubbles

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... speed has been exceeded. In the dryer, the coating liquid is heated and the solvent evaporates. If the film temperature exceeds the boiling point, bubbles and blisters may form. As drying proceeds, ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... However, it provided quick ink drying to increase the speed of printing produce bags in a continuous operation. Windmoeller & Hoelscher GmbH of Germany produced some of the first aniline presses in ...

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... Solvent-based rotogravure inks provide the widest choice of binder, resolubility, color density, rapid drying rate, and excellent substrate wetting properties for high quality graphics. Their major downside ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... and absorbs both pigmented and dye-cased inks rapidly, leading to fast drying times, company reports. Applications include wide-format printers, desktop ink jet printers, and dedicated label printers. ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... by law enforcement in any location, Corporate Express, Fresno, CA, receives the Innovator Award for its Fingerprint Foil in the Flexography Line — Non-Prime category. A special fingerprinting “non-drying” ...

Pilot Line

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October 30, 2004, ... pilot line, named Techma I, with maximum production speeds of 3,280 fpm using thermal, ultraviolet, electron beam, and infrared drying. A second line, Techma II that uses radiation curing, was added in ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 952/941-3300; researchinc.com The Speed-Dri Model 3620 heater is an ink drying system said to provide instantaneous IR and convection technologies to dry ink printed on target ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Flat airstream is said to be suited for blow-off, cooling, and drying applications. Offers a low noise level and allows user to control the airflow precisely. Control Temps Economically Eurotherm Controls, ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... bypassing steps such as exposing, washing, and drying. Said to engrave perfectly clean-cut dots at up to 18 m/sec. PFFC-ASAP 435 Nine Channels Measure Colors Viptronic, Brixen/Bressanone, Italy; +39 ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... for getting the Infiniti II.” Biddle also says the Infiniti's eXtreme dryer, PCMC's reportedly robust and touted drying technology, contributes to Flexicon's capacity to produce high-performance structures. ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... drying process. Printers with severe low humidity often need to supply 10%-20% more fountain solution daily, leading to frequent resettings and inconsistent print quality. Ink problems are common. As ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... offers the following tips: Avoid "shocking" the paper. "Paper shock" often is caused when a very fast drying window gum, such as those used for tough applications and high-speed machines, is applied ...

Nordson Donates UV System Equipment to GATF

(Archive)

August 12, 2004, ... UV output needed for fast, thorough curing with innovative heat-reduction technology. The result is high UV output and effective drying across a wide range of both printing and industrial applications ...

Screen Savers

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... drying the emulsion, the screen is wrapped with an undistorted film positive and then exposed to UV light. After exposing, the film positive is removed, and the unexposed areas are washed out and developed ...

Extreme Makeovers

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, ... the opportunity to determine how good your graphics are going to be for your customer.” In addition to tight registration, Murphy also credits the upgrades for its improved drying process. “[The upgrades] ...

Safety in Converting: Part III

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... immediate mopping and drying to ensure a safe workplace. Because they can act as ball bearings, pellets of plastic resins are another danger. Trying to walk on them is similar to walking on many tiny ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... inks are made up of alkali-soluble resins as well as emulsions. Ink drying and film formation can cause uneven “slip migration of lubricants.” This situation can be aggravated when the inks are overcoated ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... 94% opacity. Said to offer outstanding contrast for images that “pop” and limited show-through of substrates. Company adds paper displays minimal dot gain and excellent ink holdout; is quick-drying; and ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... with no quality compromises. Hot-air drying system reportedly ensures problem-free drying, even of water-based inks. Products Can't Be Duplicated Beijing Founder Electronics, Beijing, China; + 86 (10) ...

Weight Control

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... — maintaining line speed, uniform drying, raw material costs, and wound roll quality — are influenced by coating weight uniformity. The control of coating weight in a web coating process often is viewed ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... has been proven the most successful in previous runs? Many printers have experienced drying issues and in some cases skipping a deck has helped them to improve quality and increase press speeds. Assigning ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Available for shipment in widths between 0.5 and 4 in. Dry Inks Instantly Research Inc., Eden Prairie, MN; 952/941-3300; researchinc.com The Speed-Dri 5061 ink drying system is said to provide instantaneous ...

Leading POP Producer Simpsongroup Installs First Scitex Vision CORjet in UK

(Archive)

May 16, 2004, ... unit and system controller, automatic loader and unloader, print engine and drying unit, the CORjet, says Scitex Vision, uses the same standard-format artwork files as used for digital flexo or litho production. ...

Using a Chemical Primer for High Bonds & Low Oxygen Transmission

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... coating requires thorough drying. Residual moisture will compromise the adhesion to the substrate and oxygen barrier performance. Variables including line speed, oven temperature, web temperature, oven ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... heat-sealable coating on the film, or by molten PE applied to one film and then pressed to another. In the case of adhesives, the inks are exposed to the drying temperatures of the adhesive, the temperature ...