THE NEW SUSTAINABLE INK: EB-CURABLE INKS

摘要

Q: How did the GelFlex EBsolution come about? A:Since 1997,1 had been working on various ecological al-ternatives to current solvent-based CI Flexo ink systems. Around 2008 I had come up with a variation of a high-solids, EB-cured ink system. It used a small amount of solvent not to dilute but as an additive to adjust the solubility parameter of the total system to permit wet trapping of the inks and then final energy curing. I showed this to the owner of Antilhas, a Brazilian flexible packaging company. He liked the concept so much he bought into the technology. He and I then incorporated TechnoSolutions. Antilhas further invested in EB equipment and installed it on one of the CI-Flexo presses and is commercial today.