Inks and coatings

 

More than just ink

15 January 2018

The liquid inks team at the new premises in Nottingham   When hubergroup first introduced liquid inks to the UK in 2014, the Gecko range…

UV inks and how to cure them

20 December 2017

Narrow web label press with LED curing at KDS in Sulejówek near Warsaw, Poland    Sean Smyth takes a look at the science behind UV…

MPS appoints new global marketing manager

18 December 2017

Marjolein Ekkelboom, global marketing manager, MPS   To further broaden and elevate international marketing communication activities, MPS has appointed Marjolein Ekkelboom as global marketing manager. …

Simply the best

14 December 2017

(L-R) Sante Conselvan, president of ATIF and FTA Europe, Xavier Boadas, president of ATEF and Egidio Scotini, from the ATIF Technical Committee    Held in…

FINAT event tackles the new world of labels

13 December 2017

Labels and packaging are just beginning to explore the available technologies that make packaging and labels smart   The biennial FINAT Technical Seminar, taking place…

Global price increase for Flint Group inks

7 December 2017

Due to outages and tight material supply, key solvents are under pressure   Further to announcements made in March 2017, incremental cost escalation has forced…

Sun Chemical to increase prices

4 December 2017

Inks and coatings will be more expensive in 2018   As of January 2018 Sun Chemical will increase its prices on liquid inks and coatings…

Communicating colour

18 October 2017

RK PrintCoat Instruments’  K303 Multicoater is a multi-tasking benchtop unit    Tom Kerchiss, managing director of RK PrintCoat Instruments, looks at how important colour is…

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