by Dr. William Llewellyn, Vice President, AWA Alexander Watson Associates BV From stadium cups to bottles for laundry care products, from yogurt cups to paint pails, from ice cream tubs to boxes for medical sharps, the benchmark and quality of container decoration has been improved to the highest standard by the use of in-mold label and decoration technologies. The Smallest … [Read more...] about In-mold Labeling – Product Decorating with a Future
2007 Oct/Nov
Powder Coating – Recent Advancements for Industrial Plastics Applications
by Scott Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, Inc. The growth of powder coatings has been dramatic during the last decade with new applications continually being developed, including plastics. Innovations in processes and materials have opened previously unimaginable opportunities. Although environmental advantages have been a strong motivating factor for the conversion of liquid … [Read more...] about Powder Coating – Recent Advancements for Industrial Plastics Applications
Modern Flexible Coating Lines – Optimized for Demanding Coatings
by John Lowens B.Sc. M.InstMC, SPRIMAG Spritzmaschinenbau Gmbh & Co KG, Kirchheim-Teck Special Focus October-November2007 Flexible Spray Cabins Knowing what is required and getting the pallets to the correct place is only half the battle. A spray cabin also is required to achieve true flexibility. It is generally accepted that paint robots provide the most flexible … [Read more...] about Modern Flexible Coating Lines – Optimized for Demanding Coatings
Ask the Expert: Ultrasonic Welding
by Ken Holt, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. Question: Fractures in Welding While using ultrasonics to weld our parts, we see fractures occasionally. The part is made of a high temperature amorphous plastic and the cracks always occur in the same area. What is happening here? The first step in analyzing this failure is to isolate the area(s) that is involved and look at its … [Read more...] about Ask the Expert: Ultrasonic Welding