Latest UV Ink Technology: A Catalyst to Pull Off Quality and Lasting Prints

May 9, 2005 – Donald A. Sloan said that today’s UV formulations are more versatile, more durable and easier to use. Inks are now used to sustain a wide gamut of specialty products. It also provides product differentiation and decorative appeal in addition to what is already feasible with digital four color printing process.

There was only few ink choices in the early days of ink technology thus, limited use and compatibility. Chemist, as a result, expanded their experimentation and the result was UV ink. Consequently, UV ink developed fresh innovations to generate greater ink applications. These innovations resulted to various types of UV ink. This include UV ink glow-in the dark, special-effect metallic, thermoformable, multi-purpose, high opacity, magnetic-receptive, thick-film UV formulations, fire-retardant and water resistant.

Thermoforming UV ink survives heat bending and routing plus advances adhesion and flexibility. Multipurpose P-O-P inks provide optimum adhesion to papers, cards as well as to polyolefins. This ink no longer needs additives to even diffusion. It also lessens ink inventory at the same time maintains a cost-effective price. Magnetic receptive ink made way to thick film-UV. The latter is composed of thick films which deficiencies can easily be cured by the printer. Aside from the foregoing, thick-film UV also made way for several special effects like glitters, photoluminiscent and formulations with sparkle, pearlescent and metallic. Fire-retardant UV ink resists combustion and suppresses flames. Nonetheless, it can not do it all alone. It needs considerable amount of oxygen to prevent said combustion and suppress fire. The foregoing are examples of how UV inks have advanced its flexibility, adhesion, elongation and water-resistance properties in order to optimize ink capabilities.

Recent breakthroughs in ink technology brought about improved ink performance and the discovery of latest ink applications to benefit the whole printing industry. It has advanced enormously up to the extent of producing newly developed UV inks as well as printing trends. UV ink continues to serve as catalyst to set new and quality standards in printing.


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