Ink Technologist Series: Formulating Approaches for Narrow Web Flexo Inks
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Terence Kenneth
- Jan 9, 2012
Narrow web flexo printing is a growing segment of today's printing industry. It is commonly used to print labels, sleeves and other materials that don't require the quantity or investment of wide web printing. The other advantage of narrow web printing is that it gives the user more flexibility when it comes to making small changes to an existing design, such as including a seasonal promotion or adding more varieties to an established brand.
In this article we’re going to focus on what it takes to compose several useful formulations for narrow web flexo printing.
One of the biggest differences you'll encounter with formulations for narrow web printing is the use of and reliance on reducing varnishes, ink mediums (sometimes referred to as extenders, mixing varnishes or mixing "white") and other additives.
In conventional wide web printing we add the ink to the ink pan, thin it down with the desired solvent or water and away we go. Well, OK, things don't always go quite so easily, but for narrow web printing we typically require a more sophisticated approach to managing the ink. It is not uncommon to find the narrow web printer making many adjustments to the ink in order to get it running right. The table below illustrates the requirements for different situations.
posted by Lars Keldebäk, R&D - Applied/ Formulation/ Product development at Flint Group
It was an enjoyable and informative article, understand the meaning of article and the description of the composition of the Ink formalution. But for the Europeen region, there is now many of the raw materials that are not allowed under Swiss Ordinance and Germany regulation.
And this will effect the formalution of the Ink
posted by Terence Kenneth, Consulting/ Training/ Education at Terence Kenneth Consultant
Thanks to everyone for your comments. If you would like more details on these formulations and applications, please email me at terencekenneth at hotmail dot com
posted by PRAVIN PANDHARKAME, R&D - Applied/ Formulation/ Product development at roto color
It seems to good options to control various printing objectives .These highlighted narrow web prints are printed suceessfully with this formuations?
I would appreaciate more info.
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