Zeller+Gmelin updates LED portfolio

The inks of the new Uvalux LED U45 series are designed for sheet-fed and web offset printing, and fulfill the requirements of the process standard offset printing (PSO) according to ISO 12647-2. Areas of application include non-food package printing, and job printing on paper and cardboard. In addition to the gloss effect, the inks also feature high color strength and improved ink mileage due to optimized pigmentation. The series shows a stable printing behaviour in both the inking and dampening unit even with extremely high or low ink application.

The new flexo ink product line has been specifically designed to work with the latest LED curing systems. Developed through an extensive program using international technical resources, the product line starts with the process inks and opaque white, operating in the 385-395nm wavelength range.

Zeller+Gmeilin’s presence will also feature a new generation of the low migration Uvaflex FCM Y81 series for printing on food packaging and labels. The formulation of the new ink series completely dispenses with BPA-containing raw materials. The molecular weight of the cross-linked photoinitiators exceeds that of conventional photoinitiators, and they contain polymerizable groups which participate in the curing and are incorporated in the chemical structure of the printing ink film. Uvaflex FCM Y81 colors meet, amongst others, the requirements of the current Nestlé Guidance Note dated September 2016, with high color strength permitting a reduction in the cell volume of the anilox roller, so reducing ink consumption. The inks of the FCM-Y81-series can be overprinted both with laser printing and the direct thermal or thermal transfer processes. It is also suitable for overlacquering and refinement by foil stamping.

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