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News Release from: Flint Ink | Subject: Arrowlith UV inks
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2004
Flint Claims First UV Colour Coldset
Inks
Flint Ink has launched Arrowlith UV inks, claimed to be the first UV ink system for colour coldset web applications.
Flint Ink has launched Arrowlith UV inks, claimed to be the first UV ink system for colour coldset web applications Arrowlith inks are said to offer commercial coldset web printers the ability to print on coated and supercalendered stocks, broadening their existing capabilities, and increasing pressroom productivity
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 28 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Coldset printers can now print full-colour, high-volume newspaper inserts, Sunday sections, and other special projects in-house, said Flint.
The company believes that the inks enable coldset printers to make full use of existing capacity.
Norm Harbin, vice president of business and technical development at Flint Ink's North American news ink division said: "Our coldset web customers can now meet demand for high-end printing applications in-house, with faster turnaround times and greater control over the printed product, meeting the expectations of readers and advertisers.
Printing with Arrowlith UV inks also enhances the quality of traditional coldset printing applications by creating images with sharper colours and higher gloss.
Commercial printers gain the high-end, lustrous look of heatset inks with the production and environmental benefits of UV inks." The inks are formulated with Flint Ink's photoinitiator chemistry that produces faster cure speeds it is claimed.
They create durable images with no rub-off, marking or streaking and the images adhere well to high-end coated substrates.
The inks also have enhanced ink and water latitude for runability and press stability.
Flint also said that the high solids content eliminates pressroom VOCs (volatile organic compounds).
Flint Ink said it would work closely with coldset customers to help retrofit existing web equipment with proper UV lamps.
The UV inks are an extension of Flint Ink's existing Arrowlith line of high-performance ink systems for coldset web printing.
They are available in four-colour process sets and match colours for a variety of printing needs.
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