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The dry transfer technique was used in lettering sheets made by Letraset (left) and other companies (right). Dry transfers (also called rub-ons or rubdowns) are decals that can be applied without the use of water or other solvent. The decal itself is on a backing material such as paper or plastic sheeting much like a transparency. The dry ...
The bread clip was invented by Floyd G. Paxton and manufactured by the Kwik Lok Corporation, based in Yakima, Washington [5] with manufacturing plants in Yakima and New Haven, Indiana. Kwik Lok Corporation's clips are called "Kwik Lok closures". Paxton was known for repeatedly telling the story about how he came up with the idea of the bread clip.
Transfer molding (BrE: transfer moulding) is a manufacturing process in which casting material is forced into a mold. Transfer molding is different from compression molding in that the mold is enclosed [ 1 ] rather than open to the fill plunger resulting in higher dimensional tolerances and less environmental impact. [ 2 ]
Transfer paper is used in textiles and arts and crafts projects. Transfer paper is a thin piece of paper coated with wax and pigment. Often, an ink-jet or other printer is used to print the image on the transfer paper. A heat press can transfer the image onto clothing, canvas, or other surface. Transfer paper is used in creating iron-ons ...
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Plastisol. A plastisol is a colloidal dispersion of small polymer particles, usually polyvinyl chloride (PVC), in a liquid plasticizer.When heated to around 180 °C (356 °F), the plastic particles absorb the plasticizer, causing them to swell and fuse together forming a viscous gel.
Floyd Greg Paxton (March 17, 1918 – December 10, 1975 [1]) was a manufacturer of ballbearings during World War II, [2] and later inventor of the bread clip, a notched plastic tag used for sealing bags of bread worldwide.
The paper was purchased in 1899 by W.W. Robertson, who also purchased the competing weekly newspaper, the Yakima Daily Republic. [2] In 1968, the Herald & Republic combined to an all-day newspaper called the Yakima Herald-Republic. [2] Harte-Hanks bought the Herald-Republic in 1972 from the Robertson family. [3]