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Think Ink: Low-Migration UV-Curable Inkjet Inks

Think Ink: Low-Migration UV-Curable Inkjet Inks

With its improved graphics quality and increased productivity, inkjet technology is expanding rapidly into new applications like label printing and packaging graphics. With these new applications come new requirements not previously considered in the design of inkjet inks and media. This is particularly true for common UV-curable inkjet inks. They incorporate chemicals incompatible with food and pharmaceutical packaging and labeling. Here we will discuss the issues and some of the efforts to design inks and media that meet these new requirements.
Monday, December 21, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2542)/Comments (0)/
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Significant growth in functional and industrial print markets

Significant growth in functional and industrial print markets

A new report from Smithers Pira: The Future of Functional and Industrial Print to 2020, examines the rapidly emerging use of printing-for-profit in novel areas outside the traditional graphics and packaging arenas. This wide range of applications in professional 3D printing, printed electronics, biomedical and more are driving market growth, in a collective industry quantified by Smithers Pira as being worth $67 billion in 2015 – and reaching more than $107 billion in 2020.
Monday, December 7, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2269)/Comments (0)/
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The Challenges of Functional Inkjet Printing

The Challenges of Functional Inkjet Printing

New digital technologies are addressing nozzle clogging, viscosity, ink migration and – always – hoping to increase print speed.

Printing done within industrial manufacturing processes has traditionally been dominated by analog methods, particularly screen printing. Inkjet is increasingly becoming part of the discussion, however. Beyond well-known commercial applications, such as signage and outdoor advertising, inkjet printing now commands the majority of the market for tile decoration. Almost all expiration dates and batch codes on beverage cans are inkjet printed. Inkjet is playing an increasing role in printing glass, packaging, flooring, laminates, and other home décor products.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2472)/Comments (0)/
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A Closer Look at the Design and Typography of Unique Labels and Products

A Closer Look at the Design and Typography of Unique Labels and Products

As senior graphic designer at Roland DGA, one of my personal highlights each year is creating print samples to show-off the capabilities of our machines. We start these design and print projects by creating a pseudo print brand to showcase our specialty inks and features such as print/cut. Like everything at Roland DGA, this is a team effort and with the help of amazing freelance illustrators like Joe Diaz, these projects are always some of our most eye-catching and impressive.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2383)/Comments (0)/
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The Power of Digitally Printed Packaging

The Power of Digitally Printed Packaging

Digital Printing and more specifically inkjet printing technology has made vast advances over the past two decades. We can comfortably say almost everyone in today’s world uses inkjet technology or comes across an inkjet printed product. It has made serious inroads into various printing applications, at times revolutionising the applications themselves staying true to its disruptive nature. Paper printing for home or office use, Graphics, Coding & Marking, Ceramics, Textile, Glass are some applications/industries where inkjet is competing with conventional process’s or has replaced the conventional process. Digital printing is becoming increasingly important as business’s are changing their strategies from mass production to mass customisation. However, digital print is only just beginning to infiltrate the packaging market and demonstrate its true potential for seamless and personalised advertising, both on and offline.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2251)/Comments (0)/
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A Very Brief History of Industrial Inkjet Printing

A Very Brief History of Industrial Inkjet Printing

Industrial applications for inkjet are expanding rapidly – perhaps the most exciting developments in all of printing. The roots of these breakthroughs can be traced back further than you may think.
Monday, November 9, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2190)/Comments (0)/
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The Tangible Benefits of UV and UV LED

The Tangible Benefits of UV and UV LED

UV technology, both traditional UV and UV LED, offers a great many advantages for print service providers. Among them are many tangible benefits that allow shops to parlay greater flexibility, a wider array of capabilities and lower materials, energy and labor costs into new opportunities for profit.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2289)/Comments (0)/
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Getting the Best Results from Your LED Exposure System

Getting the Best Results from Your LED Exposure System

Once you understand the output characteristics of your exposure unit and the peak absorption of the stencil system you wish to use, you can better gauge its compatibility. Figure 9 shows the typical absorption curves for the three types of stencil systems (Red: Acrylate sensitizer – Combined with diazo in dual cure emulsions; Blue: Diazo – Alone in single cure emulsions; Green: SBQ – Photopolymer emulsions.) Provided that an exposure system generates sufficient energy at the wavelengths where the stencil systems are reactive, the crosslinking necessary to harden the stencil will take place.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2349)/Comments (0)/
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Nazdar to showcase UV/LED ink solutions at InPrint 2015

Nazdar to showcase UV/LED ink solutions at InPrint 2015

Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced it will be showcasing a full range of high quality alternative ink solutions at the upcoming InPrint show.  
The company and its key representatives will be present in Hall A6 on Stand C47 throughout the event – which is scheduled to take place in Munich, Germany, between 10th and 12th November 2015 – and will be showcasing Nazdar’s latest innovations to current and prospective customers, distributors and OEM business partners.
Primarily used by printers in the Industrial, Container, Metal, Nameplate/Membrane Switch, Point of Purchase (POP), Roll Label, Sign, and Textile decorating markets, Nazdar has a full range of high quality alternative ink solutions for almost every application.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2414)/Comments (0)/
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The Magic Is in the Money

The Magic Is in the Money

Mum’s the word when it comes to the finer points of counterfeit prevention, but there are a few things we can tell you about how money is printed...

Mum’s the word when it comes to the finer points of counterfeit prevention, but there are a few things we can tell you about how money is printed...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015/Author: Anonym/Number of views (2514)/Comments (0)/
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