CTI launches glow-in-dark ink portfolio

Chromatic Technologies (CTI) has introduced water-based glow-in-dark ink formulas for paper and film substrates for high-speed flexo and gravure printing as an alternative to UV or solvent ink technologies.

Chromatic Technologies (CTI) has introduced water-based glow-in-dark ink formulas for paper and film substrates

According to CTI, its new water-based glow-in-dark inks offer an alternative that’s as easy to print and that glows as strongly as UV or solvent ink systems. A single print station with a 10-13 (BCM) anilox allows print operators to deliver the same glow strength as CTI’s solvent-based ink.

‘It’s a real breakthrough that converters have desired for years,’ said Lyle Small, founder and chief technology officer of CTI. ‘Conventional wisdom says that phosphorescent pigments and water-based vehicles don’t go together very well. We are pleased to offer a product that goes against the conventional wisdom and performs so well.’

CTI’s R&D team developed two formulas – one for paper substrates such as QSR cups and secondary packaging, and another for film substrates typically used in food package laminated structures.

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