New SolarFlex Neutron White and SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White have been added to Sun Chemical’s SolarFlex family of narrow web inks to be shown at Labelexpo 2013.
Packaging printed with the two new white inks
SolarFlex Neutron White is a high opacity UV flexo first down white ink, and beta testing has shown that it can outperform leading competitive products in terms of opacity, printability and gloss.
Printers can use a finer anilox roller to achieve the same opacity as with a conventional UV flexo white, requiring less ink to achieve the same hiding power. Finer aniloxes also allow the printing of sharper text and lines while still retaining maximum contrast over the darkest of labelled goods.
SolarFlex Neutron White is intended for the printing of labels, tags, sleeves, tickets and other narrow web applications where high opacity and whiteness is required. As the ink is able to print pinhole free, it also allows printing on aluminium substrates in a single layer.
The second UV flexo white ink the company is showing at Labelexpo 2013 is SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White, which allows customers to match the opacity of other UV flexo sleeve whites but at a lower film weight.
This is a UV flexo last down ink intended for the reverse printing of shrink sleeves and other impervious substrates where high opacity is required. The ink is suitable for a number of applications including wraparound labels, clear, paper or board substrates such as tags and tickets, and other filmic applications where a high opacity and high slip covering white is required.
The ink can fast cure to a resistant and flexible ink film with shrink capability up to 60-70%. The ink also has low viscosity and good flow for optimum press performance.
Jonathan Sexton, European sales and marketing director for screen and narrow web, said, ‘We are really excited about the new Solarflex Neutron White which delivers a significant advance in printability and opacity in UV flexo printing. We think this is going to be a real winner in high quality label printing. Together with our SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White these new innovations at Labelexpo 2013 take our UV flexo product range to the next level.’
