Contents
Tool Kit List
Tool Kit
CHAPTER 1
Common Testing Procedures and Practices
Double ring applicator
Use of the Double Ring Applicator in the Speed of Set Test
Dual 7 mil slot steel template
Viscosity cup
Water drop solution
Glass plate
Dial thermometer
Self-adhesive thermolabels
Identification of packaging films
Surface treatment or wetting tension
Clay lift or clay splitting
10 power glass
5% tincture of iodine
Hot melt density check
Adhesive compatibility
Wet film gauge
Grease resistance test
Wet tack measurement
Spark plug gauge
CHAPTER 2
Test Methods Used in the Flexible Packaging Industry
Test method #1 INITIAL adhesive bond strength
TEST METHOD #2 ACCELERATED AGED BOND
TEST METHOD #3 FULLY CURED ADHESIVE BOND STRENGTH
TEST METHOD #4 DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE (PVDC OR “SARAN”)
TEST METHOD #5 PRESENCE OF NITROCELLULOSE COATINGS
Test method #6 determining the presence of a coating on cellophane
TEST METHOD #7 DETERMINATION OF VISCOSITY
TEST METHOD #8 DETERMINING THE BASIS WEIGHT
TEST METHOD #9 DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF ADHESIVE OF COATING APPLIED
TEST METHOD #10 EVALUATING THE PRESENCE AND DEGREE OF “TREATMENT” ON FILM SURFACES
TEST METHOD #11 EVALUATING “ODOR” (RETAINED SOLVENT)
TEST METHOD #12 EVALUATING “CURL”
TEST METHOD #13 EVALUATING BLOCKING TENDENCIES
TEST METHOD #14 EVALUATING BOND STRENGTH IN PRINTED AREAS
TEST METHOD #15 EVALUATING THE APPEARANCE OF
A LAMINATED OR COATED STRUCTURE
TEST METHOD #16 HEAT SEAL STRENGTH
TEST METHOD #17 MOISTURE RESISTANCE
TEST METHOD #18 PRINT REPEAT OR “CUT-OFF”
TEST METHOD #19 CALLIPER, GAUGE OR THICKNESS EVALUATION
TEST METHOD #20 SOLIDS CONTENT
TEST METHOD #21 WETABILITY OF FOIL
TEST METHOD #22 DYE STAIN TEST
TEST METHOD #23 PAPER MOISTURE CONTENT
SIMULATING THE PRODUCTS BY
“DRAWDOWNS” AND “THROW-INS”
THE “THROW IN”
WHAT DRAW-DOWNS CAN TELL YOU
THE MACHINE TRIAL
OBSERVATIONS WHILE THE TRIAL PROGRESSES
OTHER TESTING DURING THE TRIAL
PRODUCT TESTING
CHAPTER 3
Additional Tests
ALTERNATE WET TACK TEST
LABEL ADHESIVE: WET TACK TEST
ALTERNATE GLUABILITY TEST METHOD - LINEBOARD
Evaluating hot tack of eva hot melt coating using a modified spring test
BLOCKING TEST FOR COATINGS
GLOSS RETENTION OF HIGH WAX CONTENT EVA HOT MELTS
DETERMINATION OF THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF HOT MELT COATING
DUPONT SPRINT TEST FOR HOT TACK OF COATINGS BASED ON ELVAXO VINYL RESIN/WAX BLENDS
Copper Sulphate Test for Corrosion on Foil
Ice Proof Test
LABORATORY SCALE LABEL REMOVAL TEST - METRO
Test Method for Measuring Brookfield Viscosity of Jelly Gums at 200,000 CPS
PAPER SIZE SCREENING TEST
CHAPTER 4
Conversions and Instructions
Quick Conversions
COATING ROD AVAILABILITY
Conversion tables
Important Guidelines on Adhesive Testing Procedures
Stop watch Instructions
Instructions for Using pH Indicator Papers
Dyne Treatment Pens
FORMULA FOR WATER DROP SOLUTION
KRONES
CHAPTER 5
A Cause and Effect Guide to Solving Container Labelling Problems
Labels Curling Away from Bottles
Discolouration or Staining of Labels
Smearing of Bottles or Labels
Wrinkling or Blistering of Labels
Failure to Pick Labels out of Hopper
Spotty Adhesion
Tear of Labels in the Machine
Labels Falling Off Bottles
MODERN LABELLING MACHINES
CHAPTER 6
Problems and Tools
Cross Reference of Problems and Tools
CHAPTER 7
Hot Melt
HOT MELT VISUAL BEAD PROFILE MILEAGE INDICATOR FOR CASE AND CARTON SEALING
FAULTS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
HOT MELT SHOOTING CHART
APPENDIX
Properties of Label Papers
THE IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF LABEL PAPERS
Runnability and Printability Properties
THE EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT OF PAPER
Relationship between paper temperature and moisture content
EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY OF PAPER
STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF LABEL PAPERS
Papermaking process and furnish variables that affect basis weight
Papermaking process and furnish variables that affect thickness
Papermaking process and furnish variables that affect grain direction
Recommended (or typical) Values of Label Paper Smoothness Relationship of smoothness to other properties
Impact of Smoothness and Levelness on Label Printing and Label Application
IMPORTANT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LABEL PAPERS
Internal tearing Resistance Measurement (The Elmendorf Tearing Resistance Tester
Surface Strength of Paper
APPEARANCE PROPERTIES IMPORTANT TO LABEL PAPERS
GLOSSARY
Adhesive Terms 187
DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT (PART NUMBERS)
SUPPLIES, REFILLS, EXTRA KITS
Trouble Shooting Kit Customer List
Notes