The Crystal(R) brand UV curing inks with full greyscale printhead capability and UGT inks are designed for use in display graphics and other applications such as packaging and label printing in digital presses using Xaar’s drop-on-demand inkjet printheads.
A the leader in inkjet innovation and technology, Sunjet aims to be the ink supplier for applications in new and emerging markets making use of the benefits of digital technology.
Sun Chemical is the parent company of Coates New Zealand Ltd and one of the world’s largest producer of printing inks and pigments. It is also a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets.
Greyscale printing offers the potential to expand scope of digital printing, and at IPEX 2006 in Birmingham, UK, Xaar will be demonstrating single pass label printing using the ITI Digital Web Printer (DWP) which uses Xaar OmniDot 318 printheads and SunJet ink.
The Crystal(R) UOX UV-inks are approved for Xaar’s innovative OmniDot 760 GS8, offering single-pass, multi-pulse, greyscale technology for precision printing on non-porous substrates. While the Crystal(R) UGT UV-inks have achieved approval with the company’s robust OmniDot 318 printhead to support printing on a variety of non-porous substrates within industrial and packaging applications.
Xaar is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment to commercial printing and industrial manufacturing markets.
“As the requirements in digital graphics printing become more demanding of print quality, where variable drop printing is a necessity, it is important that inks match the expectation of both the printer and the end graphics buyer,” says Peter Saunders, SunJet sales & marketing manager.
“To maximise the technology potential of greyscale printheads, SunJet has worked in conjunction with Xaar to develop ink chemistry specifically tailored to provide both excellent printhead running performance and wide ranging substrate suitability”.
Ink approval in greyscale heads is heavily focused on jetting reliability as an essential feature of ink performance, which is a key requirement for single pass printing.
With annual sales approaching $4 billion, Sun Chemical has over 12,000 employees supporting customers around the world. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes such well-known names as Coates, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, and US Ink.
