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Adapting for Digital or Conventional Labels

(Flexpack)

August 11, 2024, ... job for $1,000, a traditional job on a conventional flexo press can cost the customer $5,000 to $10,000 or more. Yet practically every digital job requires the prepress department to "touch" that job.  ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2021, ... providing an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional inks without impacting the recyclability of paper, and board packaging taking a step towards reducing the microplastics which can be found ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

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 ...

Sun Chemical to Produce Molecular Inks

(Print)

October 21, 2017, ... Based on ionic molecules processed through a reduction process, the new IPS family of products reportedly will offer a viable alternative to conventional polymer thick film conductive inks and serve as ...

INX to Show Range of Inks, Coatings at Graph Expo

(News | New Products)

July 26, 2015, ... polymers. It reportedly eliminates the need for conventional press varnish and solvent-based topcoats and is environmentally safe. ProCure offers high performance sustainability and can be used over nearly ...

Flint Issues Inks for Paper Cups

(News | New Products)

July 18, 2015, ... graphics.” Parrish continues, "Our customer appreciates the fact that they can substantially reduce costs associated with conventional pH adjusters to maintain viscosity; the press operators were happy ...

Flint Adds Two Inks to EkoCure Line

(News | New Products)

October 12, 2014, EBONY & IVORY UV LED inks are said to offer many benefits, including increased press productivity   PLYMOUTH, MN | Flint Group Narrow Web introduces EBONY and IVORY, two of the newest products in ...

Color-Logic Silver Inks Suited for Offset

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2014, ... less than conventional metallic silver ink—permitting better control on press and significantly cutting down on ink usage. Company says using the new ink produces big cost savings on most jobs due to reduced ...

Sun Chemical Offers Inks for Corrugated

(Corrugated)

October 28, 2013, ... special GCMI color matches when added strength is required to hit GCMI color targets. The Advantage HS inks are also said to be 40–50% stronger than conventional mid-grade GCMI inks. Reportedly, the ...

On Print | Conductive Inks & Coatings

(Coatings)

February 21, 2013, ... readily with conventional approaches. Silver nanowires, which have dimensions of about 30–100 nm diameter and 2–30 μm in length, are a demonstrated transparent conductive material. They are typically provided ...

Study Looks at Inks, Coatings, Additives

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2010, ... these formulations are priced higher than conventional products, thus supporting overall market value. Packaging additives are projected to achieve the most rapid gains through 2013, with plastic packaging ...

US Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand to Reach $3 billion in 2013

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2010, ... as powder and radiation-curable coatings, which provide greater efficiency. Although increased efficiency will limit volume gains, these formulations are priced higher than conventional products, thus ...

Eco Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

December 31, 2008, ... of things.” For example, he says, they don't maintain certain performance characteristics of conventional acrylic inks. Notes Buystedt, “One of the downsides of soy technology is that it doesn't have ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and has made minimum penetration into the conventional water-based ink market. Today, ink formulators are developing water-based inks that can be run at lower pH with an ultimate goal of formulating ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... real-time information as to the package condition. Conventional inks are used to provide the customer with brand identification, information about the packaging contents, UPC symbols, and advertising. ...

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

(Materials)

January 30, 2004, ... applications such as lithography, screen, and flexography. One challenge to UV jet ink growth is the high cost of the UV jet inks compared to conventional jet inks. UV-curable inks are several times ...

Security Inks Raise Our Level of Protection

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... applications. Besides the more conventional approaches to security that involve some physical or chemical change, biological tracers offer another approach. Rapid and sophisticated analytical techniques ...

Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... on his press except, in some cases, the rollers. He can achieve the quality of UV and get the advantages over conventional ink, such as instantaneous drying, so work could be processed immediately off-press ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... for a number of reasons. Foremost is the fact they cure in approximately one-tenth of a second, as compared to conventional heatset and sheet-fed litho ink systems, which can take from several minutes ...

UV-Curable Jet Inks Are We There Yet?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... inks in this application. The primary driving force for UV technology has been the reduction of VOC emissions compared to conventional printing processes, energy savings, high print quality, and most ...