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Siegwerk Unveils Next Generation of Sustainable Water-Based Inks for Paper and Board Applications

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2021, ... applications and labels, is now offering a new generation of sustainable water-based inks for paper and board applications: UniNATURE. The new product range is formulated with renewable and natural components, ...

Fujifilm Water-based Flexo Inks Offer Critical Benefits

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2012, Designed for paper and film substrates, inks provide high quality results and reduce labor and variability factors VALHALLA, NY | Fujifilm North America Corp., Graphic Systems Div., offers new water-based ...

ANI Reports Raw Material Supply Crisis for UV and Water-Based Inks

(Archive)

January 23, 2005, Based on recent negotiations with its key suppliers, ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based inks. ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, In a water-based ink, many of the ink components contribute to the ink pH. For example, the common acrylic resins used in water-based inks are acidic. They are not soluble in water but are soluble when ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... their existence. Unlike water, alcohols have low surface tensions. Foaming is rarely a problem in solvent-based inks, since the low surface tension does not support foam stabilization. Water-based inks, ...

What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, The performance of water-based inks in flexographic printing is, to a large degree, based on additives that are incorporated into the ink to optimize The performance of water-based inks in flexographic ...

A Deeper Look at UV Inks in Label Production

(Surface Prep)

August 16, 2024, ... can be time consuming. An alternative is to coat the substrate with a water-based, or more typically, UV primer. Regardless of the preferred method, this adds a step to the printing process, necessitating ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... this assertion, Flexo Technical Association Japan (FTAJ) and Water-based Flexographic Printing Advancement Council partnered with the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization (SuMPO), a well-known ...

PCMC’s Fusion C Now Equipped to Run Gelflex-EB Inks at 400 Meters Per Minute

(News | New Products)

June 16, 2021, ... to reduce their volatile organic compounds. By moving away from solvent-based ink systems, printers can remove solvents at the source. Water-based inks and EB curable inks both fill this need.”  Gelflex-EB ...

Ashland Introduces New Purekote 29100 Water-Based Inkjet Primer Series

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February 21, 2021, Designed for water-based inkjet on-demand printing, Ashland’s coater-ready Purekote™ 29100 primer series offers a versatile range of high gloss Designed for water-based inkjet on-demand printing, Ashland’s ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

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January 19, 2021, ... can reduce their overall ink consumption and experience energy savings, compared to conventional solvent or water-based flexo inks,” said Schouten. “Additional cost savings are possible by eliminating ...

CTI Announces Water-Based Glow-in-Dark Ink Formulas for High-Speed Flexo and Gravure

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October 29, 2020, ... water-based GID formulas for paper and film substrates. CTI’s new water-based GID inks offer an alternative that’s as easy to print and that glows as strongly as UV or solvent ink systems. A single print ...

CTI Introduces Solvent Thermochromic Color-Changing Inks

(Print)

June 26, 2019, ... are used by over 95 percent of flexible packaging suppliers. Prior to CTI’s development of Solvent Thermochromic Ink, printers were forced to run water-based specialty technology.   Using water-based inks ...

Inks and Coatings | Catching Up With Sun Chemical’s Felipe Mellado

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, ... seen demand increasein solvent and water-based packaging inks along with UV and inkjet applications. At the same time, we have seen a continual decline in demand for pigments and preparations used in publication ...

CTI Launches Inks for Tamper Evidence

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September 04, 2017, Tamper Alert inks are said to have a tight activation window in which to show evidence of tampering COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) reports the introduction of Tamper Alert, ...

Epson Says Inks Are Free from Toxins

(News | New Products)

October 28, 2015, ... that the water-based inks used in its SurePress L-4033A and L-4033AW digital label printers are free from a lengthy list of major toxic chemical substances. “As the industry takes a closer look at the ...

Sun Chemical Offers Water-Based Flexo Dispenser Program

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December 07, 2013, ... new water-based flexo dispenser program for narrow web tag and label printers. Program is said to allow users to decrease their overall bottom-line operating expenses in ink volume and ink costs by up ...

HTI Spectra HE Uses Sound to Dry Inks, Coatings

(Drying)

October 08, 2013, ... web speed by 50% to 70% without compromising quality. The dryer is said to offer environmental benefits by broadening the use of water-based ink and reducing energy consumption. Compared to convention ...

BASF Announces Emulsion for Metallic Inks

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August 06, 2013, Joncryl 2136-A is said to produce stable bronze and aluminum water-based printing inks for paper and paperboard that resist hard setting   WYANDOTTE, MI | BASF has introduced Joncryl 2136-A, described ...

BASF PU Dispersion Aids Flexpack Inks

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June 16, 2013, Joncryl FLX 5200 is said to make it possible to formulate water-based lamination inks with bond strengths suitable for most food packaging applications   WYANDOTTE, MI | BASF has introduced Joncryl ...