120 | Labelexpo Europe 2023 – MaterialsNazdar Ink Technologies displayed “IT IS A GOOD SHOW. WE GOT VERY UNEXPECTED the latest LED curing Nestlé Compliant inks, coatings and adhesives. In addition, RESULTS. OF COURSE, WE EXPECT TO SEE CUSTOMERS the company promoted new water-based fexible packaging inks. FROM EUROPE, WHO ARE CERTAINLY HERE, BUT WE DID Radior exhibited the latest generation of UV fexo metallic inks, scratch-off inks NOT EXPECT CUSTOMERS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND and release coatings. It also displayed its LED UV metallic and fuorescent inks. The SOUTHEAST ASIA TO BE AT THE SHOW AND THEY ARE company introduced the latest versions INTERESTED IN OUR PRODUCTS”of Radiorplus Ecogreen mineral oil-free metallic ink and the Radiorplus Foodpack low-migration metallic inks. not just to labels – from multiple layers to company has screen and fexo varnishes for The company also presented new mono-layer systems.’ overprinting digital labels that can accept water-based inks for food packaging. New hot stamping. Liquimetal W LMFP for coating units and An interesting launch by Luminochem ECG PRINTINGSmart Inks W LMFP for narrow web were Extended Color Gamut (ECG) printing was LuminoMark pigments, organic UV also shown. is gaining traction in fexo printing as it fuorescent pigments suitable for brand Sun Chemical presented its portfolio enables achieving spot colors with typically protection, labels or direct product for the packaging and narrow web, tag and CMYK plus orange, violet and green. marking and creative design. These label markets. Sun Chemical uses its ‘5Rs’ The process results in faster and more pigments are virtually invisible in ambient framework (reuse, reduce, renew, recycle sustainable printing as it requires lesser ink light but show their vivid colors when and redesign) to develop the eco-effciency and solvent usage and decreases press wash exposed to UVA light. and sustainability of packaging that up between jobs. Not to be overlooked, were inks uses its inks, coatings and adhesives. Pulse focused on ECG printing at the specifcally engineered to reduce The company showed products under its show by sharing the benefts of both its paper waste. SunEco portfolio, which are bio-renewable, Monolox Fixed Anilox Printing and its Siltech showed inks for variable compostable and recyclable. The company PureTone DC dual cure inks. Visitors saw information printing with liner-free focused on its color management system the benefts of using a single anilox volume labels, aimed at reducing paper waste. Colorbox to create the required colors for their print jobs with Pulse’s PureTone The inks are available in multiple colors on site. ink range. Pulse also showcased new food and can turn any substrate into a Nikola M Juhasz, global technical packaging-compliant PureTone DC, which thermal-activated area. The inks that director, sustainability, Sun Chemical says: can be cured with UV LED lamps. The range can be used on a fexo machine like a ‘We use reusable materials, reduce the use also includes CMYK+OGV for extended standard UV processing ink. It is applied of materials, use renewable sources in our color gamut printing. on label underneath the release coating raw material formulations and regenerative to produce a UV-decorated label with bio-based materials instead of petroleum, variable information. The ink can be used INKS FOR SPECIAL EFFECTSfossil fuels derived materials. We think a lot Actega presented its Ecoleaf technology, on paper, foils and flms such as BOPP about recyclability and compostability and a sustainable alternative to traditional polypropylene and polyethylene. The repulpability of our materials as well. metallic decoration. Actega’s range of company claims to be only one to offer ‘We have designed our coating in place haptic and visual effect coatings offer soft these inks for linerless UV printed labels of top flm that is durable and resistant and touch, matte and raised image effects. with variable information.enables you to take away that top flm to Actega also focused on its white and reduce the weight of the overall structure metallic inks. without loss of performance and that Sirpi presented UV screen inks and UV Keep reading to learn more from can be more recyclable than a two-layer varnishes for special effects. It showed workfow and inspection suppliers system. This applies to the packaging and black matte UV ink for wine labels. The at Labelexpo Europelabelsandlabeling.com