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To accommodate new prepress technologies such as high definition flexo and flat top dot, Flint Group reformulated its nyloflex ACE Digital plate to provide benefits on press such as sharper details, high contrast images and smoother vignettes.

Parkinson Technologies announces new Dusenbery Converting Systems Model Genesis 700SL center-driven duplex slitter/rewinder with its latest feature, a shaftless unwind.

This new solvent-based adhesive is designed for especially difficult laminating applications with a focus on speed, performance and food safety.

Franklin Adhesives & Polymers has a clear solution for label manufacturers looking for a water-based pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) that also offers high transparency: ultra-removable Covinax 210. Covinax 210, an acrylic polymer-based formula, offers the optical clarity usually only found only in solvent-based PSAs.

The Dow Chemical Company is more than a manufacturer of polyethylene, specialty resins and laminating adhesives.

Appleton Mfg. Division will bring their industry workhorse A301 Automatic Core Cutter to ICE USA 2013. This automated core cutting solution is rich in features including simplified automation, intelligent control, and superior precision to increase productivity while reducing material waste and operating cost. The machine on display will feature several customer selected options: a Digital Read Out, Auto-Indexing Knife and our patented Instant Diameter Change System.

We must all agree that sustainability is not just a fad after all, and that it is here to stay. How can we make that assessment?

The Dow Chemical Company is more than a manufacturer of polyethylene, specialty resins and laminating adhesives. 

The Novacote SF-739/CA-376 is a cold applied solvent free adhesive that adheres to a wide variety of substrates (film/film as well as film/ALU), is fast to be free of primary aromatic amines, has an extremely low risk of anti-seal, and is intrinsically very low in cyclic polyester oligomers (as demonstrated by extensive extraction studies).

For labeling frozen, cold, wet or moist surfaces, bundle up with RH15, UPM Raflatac’s new freezer-grade hotmelt adhesive.