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A Journey from Metallized Labels to Metallized Functional Papers: Challenges and Achievements to Produce the Barrier Papers Members Public

Presented by Daniela Mondelli, AR Metallizing Valeria Rasetto (a), Kurt Gundlach (b), Roghi Kalan (b), Daniela Mondelli (a) (a) AR Metallizing S.r.l, Via Lombriasco, Casalgrasso, CN 12030, Italy (b) AR Metallizing Ltd, AR Metallizing Ltd., 24 National Drive, Forge Park, Franklin, MA 02038, United States In the last

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PLANTIC, A Biobased, Biodegradable and Barrier Soluction for Sustainable Packaging Members Public

Presented by Kevn A. Laux Ph. D., Kuraray America, Inc.

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Developments and Trends in Bioplastics Technology and Markets for Flexible, Multilayer, Pouch and Barrier Packaging Members Public

Presented by Dr. Terence A. Cooper, ARGO Group International

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Between Opinions and Certainty: A Fact-based Approach to Flexible Packaging Sustainability Members Public

Presented by Pierre Sarazin & Alexandre Warin, PolyExpert

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Surface Energy and Abrasion Resistance Characteristics of Conventional and New Optimized Surface for Gravure Cylinders Members Public

Presented by Chandramohan SS, Western Michigan University

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Static Control for Gravure Coating Electrostatic Assist Members Public

Presented by Kelly Robinson, Electrostatic Answers LLC High-quality images may be gravure printed on a variety of substrates including insulators like polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, when ink transfer is poor, voids occur in printed images causing the “snowflake” defect. Electrostatic assist (ESA) for gravure coating greatly reduces

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Regimes of Reverse Gravure Coating Members Public

Presented by Ted Lightfoot, Ted Lightfoot LLC Gravure coating has a reputation for being unpredictable.  This is largely because, beside the different configurations of gravure coating (direct, offset, reverse, kiss), there are several different regimes of coating for each configuration.  The regime depends on the nature of the substrate, the

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One Simple Solution to Reducing Press Down Time Members Public

Presented by Miles Johnson, DIP Co.

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