As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 3, 2023 By E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal consultant, Ted Lightfoot LLC. There are many kinds of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) (e.g., …
As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 3, 2023 by E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., Ted Lightfoot LLC. Many things can go wrong in making a liquid coating that …
As published in Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) on June 27, 2022 by Ted Lightfoot. To most people, surface treatment means corona treatment. Corona treatment is …
As published in Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC), February 10, 2020 by Ted Lightfoot. Most people who read articles on coating have products they want to …
As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 1, 2022 by E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, consultant, Ted Lightfoot LLC Liquid coatings need to solidify before being wound into a roll. …
As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 1, 2022 by E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal, Ted Lightfoot LLC. It is with a touch of sadness that I take …
As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 3, 2021 by E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal, Ted Lightfoot LLC. The best-known process map in the converting industry is the …
As published in Converting Quarterly in Quarter 3, 2020 by E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal, Ted Lightfoot LLC. Abstract The flow behavior of liquid coatings can be more …
As published in Converting Quarterly, in Quarter 1, 2020 by Ted Lightfoot. AbstractTroubleshooting means different things to different people at different times. Managing well-understood defects in an …
As published in Paper, Film & Foil Converter, March 8, 2021 by Ted Lightfoot. Extrusion coating is typically the most cost effective coating method for long runs …