Harper Scientific introduces Altrawash Blue

HarperScientific, the printing and coating supplies division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, has introduced AltraWash Blue, an environmentally friendly, multi-purpose cleaner for UV and solvent-based inks which is ‘absolutely safe’ for use on aluminum, says the company.

The sister product to AltraWash Green, the non-corrosive cleaner designed for water-based inks, AltraWash Blue is a new, concentrated cleaner specifically formulated for cleaning UV and solvent-based inks in pressure washing systems, soak tanks and ultrasonic tanks, or it can be used simply as an on-press anilox cleaner. It is also useful for cleaning printing plates.

‘The fact that AltraWash Blue is perfectly safe for aluminum is particularly exciting,’ explained Tony Donato, product development engineer at Harper Corporation of America. ‘Because aluminum is used in the construction of most wide-web and narrow-web anilox sleeves as well as lightweight anilox rolls, a non-corrosive cleaner with a safe pH level is critical for protecting anilox investments.’

AltraWash Blue has a pH of 11.8. The new cleaner’s surfactant technology is also environmentally friendly, using no petroleum distillates or environmentally hazardous chemicals. It is a biodegradable, low-V.O.C. product, and has low vapor pressure.