Sakurai Unveils New Equipment Plastics Decorating SUBMITTED The updated and more user-friendly Sakurai MS-80All cylinder screen press from Sakurai, Schaumburg, Illinois, is equipped with Natgraph Smart UV drying/curing. The MS-80All is ideal for a myriad of screen applications, such as specialty finishing, glitter, soft touch, flood, spot coating … [Read more...] about Sakurai Unveils New Equipment
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SPE Issues Call for Papers and Presentations
SPE Issues Call for Papers and Presentations Plastics Decorating The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Bethel, Connecticut, is accepting abstracts, paper submissions and presentations for the SPE ANTEC® 2018 Conference. The submission deadline is Dec. 15. The entire submission and review process is conducted online. In addition to the traditional … [Read more...] about SPE Issues Call for Papers and Presentations
Broome Steps Down at SPE
Broome Steps Down at SPE Plastics Decorating SUBMITTED Russell Broome stepped down as managing director of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) at the end of August, the Bethel, Connecticut-based organization announced. Broome came to SPE in 2014 with a quarter of a century of experience in the plastics industry and as a long-term member and … [Read more...] about Broome Steps Down at SPE
Choosing the Correct Pad Printing Ink
by Jessica Makrinos, Inkcups There are several things to consider before purchasing ink for a pad printing project. Ink that is ready for print has four properties, including Pigment: supplied in powder form, this gives the ink its color and opacity Solvent: enables the resin and pigment mixture to be transferred to the substrate during printing Resin: forms the … [Read more...] about Choosing the Correct Pad Printing Ink
DuPont and TactoTek Collaborate
DuPont and TactoTek Collaborate Plastics Decorating DuPont Electronics and Communications, Wilmington, Delaware, and TactoTek, Oulu, Finland, collaborated to meet the growing demand for injection molded electronics (IME) solutions. DuPont plans to offer advanced materials and TactoTek plans to offer innovative designs that will work together, focusing on … [Read more...] about DuPont and TactoTek Collaborate