Polymer Clichés for Pad Printing
by John Kaverman, Tampoprint
Q: What purpose does the line screen serve in cliché making?
The line screen serves three purposes: to support the ink cup's...
The Great Ultrasonic Stack Joint Debate: Who should you listen to?
by Tom Kirkland, Tributek
The first experience many of us had working with disassembling and assembling stack components for ultrasonic welders was when tooling needed...
Digital Heat Transfers
by Matt Regan and Chris Blanken
With the continued trend toward shorter runs for all types of plastic molded products, there will be a demand...
Greener Solutions for Pad Printing
by John Kaverman, Tampoprint International Corporation
Advancements in the pad printing industry have helped companies reduce their environmental footprint in a number of ways. The...
Weldability of Bioplastics
by Julius Vogel and David Grewell, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
With the growing demand for environmentally friendly biorenewable resources, there has been...
Exterior UV-Curable Topcoat For Physical Vapor Deposition Applications
by Kristy Wagner and Jennifer R. Smith, Red Spot Paint and Varnish Company, Inc.
Growing environmental concerns with chrome plating have caused finishers to request...
In-Mold Decorating with Pre-Printed Film Inserts
by Ann Marie Lentz, Technical Launch Manager, Serigraph Inc.
Applications for in-mold decorating with pre-printed film inserts continue to expand since technological improvements have made...
Industrial Direct to Product Decorating in the Digital Age
by Sigi Knappik, New BusinessDevelopment Manager, ITW Trans Tech
What is product decorating in a digital age?
Product decoration using industrial inkjet is the capability to...
Adhesive Selection for Effective Plastic Bonding
by Anne Forcum, Christine Marotta, Mike Williams, and Nicole Laput, Henkel Corporation
As OEM and subcomponent manufacturers endeavor to design lower cost, lighter weight, more...
Exploring the Ultrasonic Welding Stack
by Ken Holt, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.
The purpose of this article is to explain the ultrasonic welding stack: what the components are, what they do,...
