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News Release from: Sun Chemical Europe | Subject: Solarcat
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2005
New UV Ink Cures Twice As Fast As Rival
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What is claimed to be a major breakthrough in UV ink technology, which has improved efficiency and production speeds, was announced yesterday by Sun Chemical.
What is claimed to be a major breakthrough in UV ink technology, which has improved efficiency and production speeds, was announced yesterday by Sun Chemical Solarcat cationic UV flexo ink, is also claimed to be at least twice as fast in curing than other products in the marketplace
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 23 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sun said that the product has the technical properties of a cured ink film recognised in cationic systems, whilst delivering improvements over existing technology.
Solarcat is said to have a higher cure speed, lower humidity sensitivity, produces a low press room odour and does not create hazardous photoinitiator by-products in the curing process.
Solarcat is part of Sun Chemical's Solaris ink portfolio that was launched in Europe at Labelexpo in Brussels.
The inks in the new range are now available for commercial supply and are also undergoing trials at various speciality packaging, label and shrink sleeve companies worldwide.
They were also used live at Labelexpo on the Gidue stand as part of a PET shrink film job supplied by DuPont Teijin Films.
The Solarcat range of inks are also said to have good adhesion and resistance on almost all filmic and metallised materials used in narrow-web printing, high shrink film performance up to 80 per cent and retortable without loss of adhesion and are claimed to have high colour strength to give mileage, whilst allowing the use of fine aniloxes for high fidelity printing.
The inks also have low viscosity for ease of handling and printability and they are based on new technology that is subject to patent applications by Sun Chemical.
Jonathan Sexton, Sun Chemical's European product manager for narrow-web labels, said: "The Solarcat inks display exceptional technical performance combined with ground-breaking productivity and solve many of the drawbacks of existing cationic technologies." Felipe Mellado, Sun Chemical's European vice-president for technology and marketing, added: "The creation of the Solaris portfolio signals our commitment to the needs of the growing narrow-web market.
With the development of Solarcat, Sun Chemical is demonstrating the commitment to building productivity, innovation, global reach and local service into the Solaris product line.".
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