Flint Group has a new range of opaque white inks in the EkoCure series; the latest development in UV LED free technology for use on shrink sleeves.
Providing flexibility, adhesion and printability, EkoCure Shrink Whites are designed to provide more than 70% shrink.
EkoCure Shrink Opaque Whites are suitable for a wide range of films, such as: PVC, OPS, OPP, PLA, & PETG. They are also provided in a range of Coefficient of Friction (COF) values.
Printers can use these products with UV LED lamps on presses that have no or minimal heat management and be successful printing shrink film labels.
The company won the Award for Innovation at The Label Industry Global Awards in Brussels September 2013 for its EkoCure UV LED ink technologies. Flint Group was named joint winner alongside co-supplier and development partner, Mark Andy.
The judges’ comments were, ‘UV LED, mercury and ozone free ink technology, from Flint Group now offers a commercially viable option with its new EkoCure inks providing improved cure response, cost and productivity savings, waste reduction, energy savings and enhanced safety that will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the future of the label industry.’
