Kao Collins upgrades Sigma inks range

Chemists at Kao Collins reformulated the solvent-based ink to meet Swiss Ordinance compliance and developed color versions of Sigma to support industry needs.  

 

All new Sigma inks meet the requirements specified in Annex 10 of the Swiss Ordinance. 

 

Kristin Adams, Kao Collins’ marketing manager, said: ‘Focusing on the future is at the core of our business, which means staying ahead of global regulations. We wanted to give our customers and the industry a competitive advantage without being required to do so.’ 

 

The development of the new inks reflects Kao Collins’ ongoing commitment to a safer environment and the company’s My Kirei Lifestyle embodied in three core principles: make every day more beautiful, make thoughtful choices for society and make the world healthier and cleaner. 

 

The new Sigma inks are formulated and manufactured in accordance with the EUPIA Guideline on Printing Inks applied to the non-contact surface of consumer packaging such as pet foods, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and beverages 

 

Beyond Swiss Ordinance compliance and the 12-hour decap, the new Sigma inks, packaged in factory-new HP cartridges, are available now in five colors – red, yellow, blue, green, and violet. 

 

Sigma prints on non-porous substrates used for flexible packaging, rigid plastics, and metals, including nylon BOPP, PE, PET and PP, foils, aluminum and laminated papers. 

 

The inks are said to offer 24-month shelf life, reduced nozzle failure, fast, heatless drying, high trajectory, volume, and velocity.