Sun Chemical announces additions to its SunCure® range of inks, SunCure® Lite, a series of high performance, UV curable, lithographic inks, designed for commercial printing and non-food packaging applications.
Utilising the new generation of energy efficient UV curing lamp technologies, based on formulations developed in collaboration with DIC Corporation, the ink formulations absorb the specific spectral output of Low Energy UV and LED drying systems and offer very fast UV curing times at up to 50% lower energy consumption.
Launched across Europe, SunCure® Lite inks, have been tested successfully by leading press manufacturers and will offer commercial printers and producers of non-food packaging applications, superior performance when compared to conventional inks, as well as greater productivity and shorter production times on paper substrates in either LE-UV or LED printing systems. Additional performance benefits include, higher print densities, lower ink consumption and reduced ozone generation around the press.
Jonathan Sexton, Marketing Manager, Energy Curing Products, Europe at Sun Chemical comments: "While UV technology is not new to the commercial print sector, which still works mainly with traditional print presses, new advances within it are still making their impact felt. Our launch of SunCure® Lite process inks is no exception, as the outstanding performance capabilities this range offers - which will provide commercial printers with the opportunity to extend their service capabilities, while helping to reduce energy consumption – will surely be a welcome addition."
"We're delighted with the way that the new SunCure® Lite inks have performed under tests. Our partnership with Sun Chemical's parent company DIC, whose technical know-how has been instrumental in the development of what we believe is a superior ink formulation, leads to faster curing and lower energy consumption while exhibiting superior litho printability and print quality. We now look forward to bringing this comprehensive range of UV inks to the European print market."
SunCure Lite is available as a range of high performance four colour process inks and blending colours. Complementary products such as overprint varnishes and metallic inks will be available shortly.
Sun Chemical's range of inks is available and customers can expect the usual high levels of technical and sales support from local sales teams.
