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Understanding Latex and Acrylic Paints
Latex and acrylic paints are water-based and made up of synthetic polymers that resemble natural latex—but there is no actual latex in them. They are an umbrella term, and within this category of synthetic water-based paints are a variety of specific types. This includes acrylics, vinyl acrylics, styrene acrylics, and more. So when you’re looking at one paint type vs. another, it’s not latex vs. acrylic because acrylics fall under the latex paint umbrella. That said, roughly 75% of the paints sold today are latex because they offer a number of advantages over the alternative—oil-based paints. The acrylic within these […]
How Coatings Keep Concrete Uncompromised
It’s difficult to imagine a world without concrete. Our roads, sidewalks, and buildings would be weak and messy. They would be dangerous and virtually unlivable. Additionally, a world without concrete means a world without highways, airports, and even without the Panama Canal and the Hoover Dam.The nature of concrete—the way in which a variety of materials in specific proportions mix to form a complex chemical reaction—makes is hard and strong. In essence, perfect for infrastructure needs. But despite this nature, it’s actually quite vulnerable. Wearing and abrasion, along with chemicals penetrating its porous surface, corroding rebar, and other environmental factors […]
Understanding The Unique Advantages And Challenges Of Water-Based Inks
At Gellner Industrial, our team of experts can promote the benefits of water-based inks indefinitely. But it’s not just because we’ve been making the acrylics that produce them for over a quarter of a century. It’s also not because our products have served countless ink-manufacturing clients over the years. It’s because the advantages of water-based inks are numerous and significant. Inks made from water, as opposed to solvents, are used for a number of processes, including digital printing of fabrics and garments. Obviously, water is the main solvent, keeping the pigments in their liquid form. Some of the many advantages […]
The Effects of Temperature on Gravure Ink Printing, Profits, and the Planet
If you’re one of the country’s 480 gravure printers, you know that anything that can be done to prevent solvent losses from gravure ink printing during press operations is a good thing. Particularly if you’re a product or packaging gravure printer—running a smaller operation with fewer employees—every dollar counts. Knowing this, there’s some good news; according to statistics discovered in a joint study between the Gravure Association of America (GAA) and the EPA, Western Michigan University (WMU), and the University of Tennessee (UT), there are ways that controlling ink temperature can directly reduce your solvent losses while improving your print […]
Gravure Printing Inks: Everything You Need to Know
Did you know that ink was used as far back as 2500 B.C.E.? How about the fact that inks were used in such historical contexts as the Dead Sea Scrolls, William Shakespeare’s plays, and, of course, the first printing presses? Much has changed since each of those uses, particularly the way we communicate, but one thing remains the same: the universal necessity for ink. One of the most important and widely used types are gravure printing inks, which are used for such applications as glossy magazine, wallpaper, and the wrapping paper on birthday presents—as well as the accompanying birthday cards. […]
Manufacturing Day 2014: Let’s Keep it Going!
American manufacturing: it’s an industry filled with innovation and technology, is the backbone of the country’s economy, and is responsible for every single item we all count on in our daily lives. In short, it’s critical to our existence, and is something we as Americans and as manufacturers can and should be very proud of.After all, numbers don’t lie, and here are just a few, courtesy of NAM*:Manufacturing supports an estimated 17.4 million jobs in the United States—about one in six private-sector jobs.In 2013, manufacturers contributed $2.08 trillion to the economy, up from $2.03 trillion in 2012.For every $1.00 spent […]