By Mark Miller, CEO, Coating Tech Slot Dies LLC Introduction Coating rubber bands is not easy. So, when you look at coating liquids that have molecules already formed or the fluid has a rubbery nature, care needs to be taken to consider the effects of viscoelastic behavior. Viscoelasticity is the fluid’s reaction to being deformed both in viscosity and elasticity. Some … [Read more...] about Understanding the effects of viscoelastic behavior on coating

By Giancarlo Caimmi, commercial dir., Nordmeccanica Group; Amira Marine, senior technical service and development specialist, Dow; Tom Gilbertson, vp-application engineering; and Mark Plantier, vp-marketing, Enercon Industries Introduction Printers and converters who integrate solventless laminating enjoy a competitive advantage by offering their customers a single source … [Read more...] about Best practices and development for solventless-adhesive laminating processes