Paints and Inks

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Antifoam.  Prevents the formation of foam. (See Defoamer, Deaerator, Foam Control.)

Deaerator.  Remove small air bubbles from the applied coating. (See Antifoam, Defoamer, Foam Control.)

Defoamer.  Destroys foam after its formation. (See Antifoam, Deaerator, Foam Control.)

Flexography.  Printing process utilizes special (Anilox) rollers containing small cells that carry the ink from the ink fountain to the plate.

Foam Control.  Reduction or elimination of foam (a dispersion of a gas in a liquid or a solid) formed in a coating or a coating constituent.1 (See Antifoam, Defoamer, Deaerator.)

General Metal.  Market that covers all metal coatings with the exception of automotive, metal containers and metal furniture; i.e., steel structures, doors, wire, aluminum.

Heat Set.  Method of drying letterpress and lithographic inks under the action of heat by the evaporation of their high-boiling solvents.2

Intaglio.  Printing from flat copper or steel die plates in which the image has been engraved. Intaglio inks are of viscous consistency composed of modified lithographic type varnishes.

Resin % of Market.  The estimated percent of the market represented by the resin and delivery system for a given application.