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Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... and reduced costs, making the technology worth a closer look. Q: What is the definition of UV/EB ink systems and how do they work? A: Energy-curable inks are so-called because they contain certain ...

Sun Chemical to Showcase Sustainable Ink, Coating and Adhesive Solutions at Flexo & Labels Summit 2023

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2023, ... lightweighting, extend shelf life, make packaging pop, and are part of a family of functional barrier and energy-curable adhesives and coatings that allow for the redesign of packaging by reducing and ...

Sun Chemical Warns of Possible Ink Shortage

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2018, The company says that potential shortages of photoinitiators could impact its supply of energy-curable inks PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical says that due to a potential shortage of photoinitiators as ...

Ashland and Phoseon Report Initiative

(Coating/Laminating)

November 05, 2017, ... between two suppliers in the energy-curable value chain reportedly will provide the converter base with proven plug and play solutions combining compatible UV LED coatings and laminating adhesives with ...

INX Expands Kansas Facility

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, The plant in Edwardsville, KS, is now double the size to support company’s growth in energy-curable inks and coatings SCHAUMBURG, IL | INX International Ink Company recently doubled the size of its ...

Sun Chemical Opens Coatings Lab

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2016, ... to develop new and improved water, solvent, and energy-curable primers, inks, and coatings. A lab laminator will be added in 2017 to help study the interaction among ink, substrate, primers, overprint ...

UV/EB | North American Market for Energy Curing Technologies

(Technical Reports)

January 26, 2015, ... energy-curable systems speak of the “UV Dividends,” among them, customers received a better, more consistent product, and operators saved significant time.” Future forecast Based on the research, the ...

Sun Chemical Offers Online Troubleshooting Guide

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2014, ... with their flexographic, sheet-fed, paper packaging, gravure, and/or energy-curable printing issues. After choosing the printing process, the online guide uses both photos and defect terms (dot gain, ...

PCT Engineered Systems and Breit Offer Converting Line

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2012, ... anti-counterfeiting features. This low-cost and environmentally friendly process utilizes a reusable film to micro-emboss decorative effects into the surface of energy-curable varnishes. The BroadBeam ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... the preferred level. So if the surface of polymer films and other non-polar substrates are made polar, how does corona treatment create the bond with solvent-borne, water-borne, and energy-curable inks, ...

Environmental Honors

(Green Converting)

February 29, 2008, ... UniQure inks, a new-generation, energy-curable ink technology developed specifically for the process. The inks contain no alcohols, organic solvents, or volatile compounds other than water. Since ink trapping ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... renewable resources. Contains 34 g/L of VOCs and is said to be equally effective on cold set, heat set, and energy-curable inks. PFFC-ASAP 406 Line Sensor Does Many Things Baumer Electric, Southington, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... oligomer was mixed with 0.5% bis (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phenylphosphineoxide to evaluate it as a major component in an energy-curable laminating adhesive. A previous study had shown this material performed ...

On the Move

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... to RadTech and the advancement of UV/EB technology. Ron Zessack is appointed manager of energy-curable products at Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp. , Morganton, NC. Omet, Lecco, Italy, names ...

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... they benefit their bottom line. The price of UV/EB inks is "the coin flip," while the productivity is "the ball game." Improved productivity is the main driver for energy-curable inks and coatings. Faster ...

Getting Better with Time

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... inks to continue to evolve, yielding resistance more closely approaching that of solvent or energy-curable inks.” Restrictions of time and space limit the number of companies, products, and trends ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... of energy-curable inks, which cure instantaneously after the printed image is exposed to the EB installed in-line after the CI cylinder. Speakers at the December 4 demonstration, which was attended ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... inks and energy-curable inks. However, converters should make careful choices when selecting ink systems. They have to balance how efficiently the ink runs through a print system with how well the ink ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... cosmetics, multimedia, sporting goods, and tobacco. “Packaging converters have made it clear they want premium performance from energy-curable inks,” says Steve D'Angelo, director of marketing at Flint ...